On Linux, it depends which firewall you use & which interface you use for it.

For example, if you use `ufw` you don't want to write rules to `nftables`, directly.

On Windows it's always the same one, except you install a third party firewall, which often is based on the internal Windows one, anyway.

For your specific situation, I recommend WFC - Windows Firewall Control.

It shows you, which app tries but doesn't get through & you can "unblock" it via its GUI. :)

Your first statement is wrong.

Remember old cheap "dumb" phones?

I had a friend, who literally had it washed in the washing machine by accident. He let it dry for 2 days, before turning it on, again.

Still worked.

Try this with a "smart" phone.

Yet, the "smart" phone is highly "optimised", much more expensive, luxurious, etc.

Similar thing with laptops.

Back then, bulky & heavy laptops could fall to the ground & it was fine for a long time.

Now, with all those so-called "Ultrabooks" etc., you have to watch out to not break it or it's screen during normal usage, outside.

These are just two examples out of many, where "cheaper", heavier & bulkier means, it actually lasts way longer, than a highly "optimised" edition of the same type of product. :)

"Bulky" & "less optimised" is way cheaper, because you can actually do something about it, when there is some failure.

The too high so-called "optimisation" is what makes users buy a new phone every one or two years.

Not enough mandation brought us into this hell hole in the first place. When it comes to electronics & technology, we need standards otherwise centralised third parties with huge money pockets will rip out every last cent out of your own pocket.

I'm a strong #RightToRepair advocate, because it's insane how you gotta buy new shit, even when your old stuff is technically still working except it needs something technically simple, like a new battery or a new USB-C connector.

I also don't understand people, who simply accept this. I mean, humans *love* things that they are used to. People don't like change. They always want to use the same crap all their life long.

Suddenly, when it comes to electronics, like smartphones & other stuff, like clothing, people are ready to change it every month or every year or something. Does not make any sense.

For anyone interested in this topic, check out the genius Louis Rossmann.

https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a

Questions from a young relay provider with no users, yet.

Did you register your relay anywhere?

Do you have an idea, how the clients found & started using your relay?

What will you do, when the traffic becomes too big for the available server resources?

Thanks!

Shouldn't this be the feature set of a generic #Nostr note? :)

https://onion.tube/watch?v=aA-jiiepOrE

This video explains the reason, why #Nostr is the first social medium, I'm actually active in, the first time in my life, in less than 10 minutes.

Never wanted to be the product. All I wanted, is to be one user among many. :)

#NostrOnly

How to join the resistance for freedom, free technologies & free money, to support & improve a censorship-resistant & freedom-loving communications protocol.

1. Join a fucked up centralised communication server, where you sell your data & soul.

2. Apply to some single third-party with your project, which could be rejected by this single third party.

3. If this single third party approves your project, you may claim the bounty.

Is Black Hat Go within your bunch of books? If not, you should get that one. ;)

Now, add proper documentation, so people can start making tons of websites. :)

Cringe

If you want to fix the world, fix yourself.

Sounds good, but I think, the value you get from this is by far overshadowed by how this can be also maliciously exploited.

#FuckDRM #FuckGoogle

The DRM for streams or similar services isn't even the worst part.

The worst is, that they want to kill Ad Blockers, which are basically the only real reason I still have the ability to browse the clearnet.

Without ad blockers I would literally uninstall all clearnet browsers, because I wouldn't be able to handle even 10% of what a generic page shows of ads.

Truth is, most people cannot handle it properly, but they do not admit or realise it.

https://onion.tube/watch?v=0i0Ho-x7s_U

https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/google%27s-trying-to-drm-the-internet%2C-and:0

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/

Who still uses npm? :D

And I thought I'm the only one here into this. :D

Pretty long while ago, considering how new this app is. At least a few months back.

Since then, I Force Stopped it & didn't turn it on, again. :D

I don't know about these notification options. Will check that out, thanks. ;)

Speaking of SimpleX, in my life this app was a total failure.

I convinced someone getting an alternative to WhatsApp, so we could talk to each other, since I don't support WhatsApp.

What's happened is, that the person installed SimpleX & uninstalled it within 24 hours, because it drained tons of battery compared to how the person was used to battery drain.

Basically, I lost one opportunity, because SimpleX was no sufficient alternative.

I think I even reported the issue & then realised, this was a huge problem, which was going on for a long while & they still hadn't fixed it by then.

So, again, not sure why SimpleX is so hyped. In my experience it sucked ass. Do people actually use it outside, without constantly charging the phone? :D

Convincing someone is an art.

A pretty long while ago, I decided one day to leave WhatsApp.

I told people, I'm just going to use an alternative for now & no WhatsApp, anymore.

All my real family, friends etc. came with me, because they wanted to stay in touch with me. :)

Others, who simply didn't wanna switch were people after all, who I could easily drop, since they apparently weren't that important. :)

So, the remainders stayed on WhatsApp & haven't used it since then. Lost the account access & cannot retrieve it, since it requires a phone number, while my requirement are local backups, which means WhatsApp is doing too bad of a job, fulfilling my requirements. :D

My point is, if you really wanna convince someone, you can't just tell them to do something with your words. Sometimes, you have hard shells to crack, which means you need to do something relatively drastic about it. :)