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    @DownPW said in From VPN to Spyware: The FreeVPN.One Chronicles: With rare exceptions, if it’s free, either you’re the product or it’s no good Yeah, you got that right!
  • Virgin Media Pricing

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    @phenomlab some good savings there Mark. I’ll post mine once my new deal changes over.
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    @phenomlab yeah you have a good point there. Information over lives just doesn’t seem to be worth it. And being the one to release that info and be the one who first put it out there, you may be on the right track about the notoriety.
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    See enclosed article from Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/worlds-largest-botnet-taken-down-as-alleged-chinese-mastermind-arrested-and-29m-in-cryptocurrency-seized-13145394
  • Recall to take screenshots every 2 seconds

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    Updated, but still a privacy nightmare https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3xjrj7v78o
  • Linux vs Windows - who wins ?

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    @phenomlab LOL ah yes, I remember all of that. The good ole days!
  • what is the reason for choosing node BB over flarum?

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    @jac @Hari my thoughts around this are that with any platform - be that WordPress, Flarum, or NodeBB, there is an inevitable “lock in” - very much like Hotel California (“you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”). What I mean by this is that you are buying into an ecosystem that offers no easy or readily available path out. If you plan to stay for the long term and there is a clear progression path from that project meaning it’s a viable route, then great. However, all of these platforms (except WordPress perhaps) have a way of ingesting data from other sources, but little to no way at all of taking that data somewhere else. This is nothing against any of those platforms, but the fundamental issue here is that whilst it’s probably easy to move into another product, it’s a different story altogether when you want to leave and take your data with you. Most FOSS based platforms can realise this and make money out of migrations. I know for certain that wpForo does this, and I also know that it’s something that one of the developers at Flarum has been touting for some time.
  • Platform development diary

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    It’s been a while since I checked in here. Plenty going on - mostly around rectifying small pockets of resistance between light and dark modes, plus the addition of new features such as an enhanced reputation system and the ability to create polls. Plus, there are several changes going on under the hood which are completely transparent to users or the operation of the platform. However, some changes mean that the platform does need to be restarted for code changes to stick and function correctly. I tend to do this during non busy periods, but sometimes, it’s unfortunately inevitable. The good news is that in most cases, a full restart takes only 20 seconds. More to come