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Rimu

@ rimu @piefed.social

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Web developer. Lead developer of PieFed

  • I don't enjoy the Internet any more

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  • It really makes a big difference.

    I've greatly reduced my Mastodon usage because of the daily "oh shit this link goes to AI slop again, sigh, close tab" experience. It's such a drag.

  • Holy rule of pride shirts

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  • In PieFed the 'AI generated' checkbox is in 'More options' when editing/creating a post.

  • fail2ban behind reverse proxy (nom)

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  • I used fail2ban as an anti-scraper strategy for a few months. It helped with the really basic scrapers that only use one or a few IP addresses.

    But then they adapted and started using hundreds or thousands of different IP addresses, each one only making a couple of requests. fail2ban became counter-productive as it slowed my server down - the log files it was monitoring became massive under high load and it needs to scan the log files often to check if an IP has been seen before.

    I'm not saying don't try it, I'm saying it's only effective in some situations.

  • I don't enjoy the Internet any more

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  • Also you are using piefed.social which aggressively filters out AI content, the topic of the article.

  • PieFed v1.7.11 is released - Finding and adding people to follow, posts from RSS feeds and more

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  • What is your weirdest self-hosting problem you've had to solve? For me: Mouse inside the server.

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  • It's always dns at least half the time

  • What is your weirdest self-hosting problem you've had to solve? For me: Mouse inside the server.

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  • haha looks like you're aaalmost at the point where water cooling is compulsory.

    Is it a Threadripper? I built a couple of those for architectural rendering, such absolute beasts.

  • What is your weirdest self-hosting problem you've had to solve? For me: Mouse inside the server.

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  • Nice chonky heatsink, goddam

  • Porto introduces free public transport for all city residents

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  • That was interesting, thanks!

  • Porto introduces free public transport for all city residents

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  • I like the unique double-layer bridge in the picture.

  • Someone didn't like me posting such "awful" fried rice last week. So I'm reflecting on what they said and...

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  • There's always more ways to criticise than there are ways to agree so the comments create a negative atmosphere. Upvotes don't balance them out because comments carry more emotional weight. Votes are nearly empty, emotionally, so it takes hundreds of upvotes to counter a single negative comment.

    This is built into the structure of the threadiverse and it skews things towards the negative. I'm pondering ways to counter that but I'm not optimistic about finding a solution.

  • Baked potatos

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  • Yes it's pretty fun. It's impossible to pretend that multiculturalism has been perfect and always great but I think it's turning out better here than in most places. This shows up in the food and in other areas.

  • Baked potatos

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  • The indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand have their own style of cooking in an earth oven which is also used throughout the Pacific Islands. It produces very smokey meat which some people love. Not me. These days it's only used on special occasions when many people come together.

    All the immigrants who arrived since the 19th century (about 90% of the current population) eat a melting pot from all over the world. Lots of European influence (emphasis on UK and Italy), lots of Asian influence. Turkish, Mexican, the usual.

  • sunrise from mount san antonio

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  • I've seen a looot of spectacular sunsets and sunrises and photographed them but that still captured my attention. Nicely done!

  • Baked potatos

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  • salivating emoji

  • Dark Blue PieFed Photon Theme

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  • Nice one :)

  • PieFed v1.7.11 is released - Finding and adding people to follow, posts from RSS feeds and more

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  • Hmm isn't boosting the same as sharing? Or by "share", do you mean quote?

  • First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity

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  • Batteries get better all the time. In 10 years things could be quite different.

  • Did PieFed 'steal code' from Pylova? Let's look at what happened

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  • I have updated the post with some additional details - the timing of the two commits.

    There have been allegations that I did things differently in the second commit because I did the first one, then various things happened, then I did the second one (the one without the attribution they wanted) because of those various things. But we can see from the git history that the two commits are minutes apart and there simply isn't enough time for things to have gone that way. It was one piece of work, done in one session, for the same reasons with the same state of mind.

    https://join.piefed.social/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/git_history.png

  • Electric Vehicles @slrpnk.net
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    First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2026/08/first-test-flight-of-largest-all-electric-aircraft-used-just-5-of-electricity/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    PieFed v1.7.11 is released - Finding and adding people to follow, posts from RSS feeds and more

    codeberg.org /rimu/pyfedi/releases/tag/v1.7.11
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Open source runs on good faith

    join.piefed.social /2026/08/14/open-source-runs-on-good-faith/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Did PieFed 'steal code' from Pylova? Let's look at what happened

    join.piefed.social /2026/08/14/did-piefed-steal-code-from-pylova-lets-look-at-what-happened/
  • Programming @programming.dev
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    AI Software Development – What Does The Data Say?

    codemanship.wordpress.com /2026/08/12/ai-software-development-what-does-the-data-say/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    What PieFed blocks out of the box - and how to unblock it

    join.piefed.social /2026/08/13/what-piefed-blocks-out-of-the-box-and-how-to-unblock-it/
  • Electric Vehicles @slrpnk.net
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    97% of car buyers in Denmark choose electric cars

    thedriven.io /2026/08/11/denmark-joins-norway-at-ev-pinnacle-as-97-per-cent-of-private-buyers-opt-for-electric-cars-in-latest-month/
  • Feminism @beehaw.org
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    ‘We are still here’: a day in the life of 12 Afghan women

    www.theguardian.com /global-development/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/day-in-the-life-of-12-afghanistan-women-taliban
  • Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz
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    'It's amazing': Aucklanders get first look at new City Rail Link station

    www.rnz.co.nz /news/regions/933067/it-s-amazing-aucklanders-get-first-look-at-new-city-rail-link-station
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    What PieFed's "social credit system" actually does

    join.piefed.social /2026/08/06/what-piefeds-social-credit-system-actually-does/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Hide & mark a post as read without voting on it

  • Crazy Fucking Videos @lemmy.world
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    The futility of existence

  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Anti-fascist PieFed features

    join.piefed.social /2026/08/04/anti-fascist-piefed-features/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    Trans-friendly PieFed features

    join.piefed.social /2026/07/28/trans-friendly-piefed-features/
  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    PieFed 1.7.9 includes Anubis-like scraper blocking

  • PieFed Meta @piefed.social
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    PieFed is 3 years old today

  • Astronomy @mander.xyz
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    See stunning images in this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition

    edition.cnn.com /2026/07/24/science/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2026
  • World News @beehaw.org
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    New front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2026/7/26/new-front-in-us-iran-war-escalates-as-houthis-fire-at-saudi-oil-facilities