You can view the source for my comment and copy paste :)

Do this in order:

1. Install with LUKS full-disk encryption and Btrfs subvolumes for @ and @home so snaps are atomic.

2. Enable automatic snapshots with Timeshift or snapper.

3. Export your package lists:

   • Debian/Ubuntu: dpkg --get-selections > packages.txt
   • Arch: pacman -Qqe > pkglist.txt
   • also flatpak list --app > flatpaks.txt

4. Put your dotfiles under version control and manage them with chezmoi or GNU Stow.

5. Use Flatpak for GUI apps, containerized toolchains (podman) for dev environments, and keep only system-critical packages in the distro manager.

6. Back up with Borg: borg init --encryption=repokey /path/to/repo ; borg create repo::$(date +%F) /home /etc --stats ; borg prune --keep-daily=7 --keep-weekly=4 --keep-monthly=6

7. Keep a small, bootable USB with the exact kernel/tools you use so you can unlock LUKS and mount Btrfs snapshots.

8. Test restores quarterly: restore a snapshot to a spare partition and boot it. Do that for a year and tell me reinstalling is fun again.

Why post something in the first place then?

The other user asked you for more context because they want to understand/ learn from what you’ve shared.

Your post is missing context.

Snack compartment

I can confirm, we banned that user and set it to remove their content from lemmy.ca

You were one of the 7 users that got messaged when we were looking into a report about it

Maybe they had trouble hitting that atom, and decided to surround with many other U-235 atom before trying the split

programming of physics joke

Yes

It’s possible that their accounts were grandfathered in and already marked as “different people”. During the next little while (the exact period is unknown, but let’s say 6 months), any new accounts from that IP may get banned, but especially those that are deemed “suspicious”.

We don’t know the exact details because Reddit doesn’t release the details. You might find someone here who can tell you about workarounds, but most likely you’ll get the advice to move on and find something new. Most people are here because they no longer want to use Reddit, and I’d say the vast majority is here because they chose to leave and not because of bans

Your device has an ID, and there are various other metrics that they can use

A demonstration:

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

How does tracking technology follow your trail around the web, even if you’ve taken protective measures? Cover Your Tracks shows you how trackers see your browser. It provides you with an overview of your browser’s most unique and identifying characteristics.

Is the only way to evade the ban to dodge your online fingerprint? (new phone, new email, new ph number. Etc)

Not easily. If Reddit isn’t getting enough data from you, and they can’t figure out who you are, they will often just ban you again

Is there a downside to using the term “provider” when talking about choosing an instance? Ultimately, that is where the difference would be. The entity in charge of the instance needs to be trustworthy and have a moderation style/philosophy that the user agrees with.

I like “home”, I might try using that in the future :)

An immediate problem is that “community” is a term in the threadiverse, where !fediverse@lemmy.ml is a community. It also might make it sound like an exclusive space with a specific topic, whereas in reality when you join a server you can still interact with the wider network.

IMO this is a concept that can’t be expressed in one word when someone is unfamiliar with the concept. We put together this guide a while back to try and explain it: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/get-started

I posted this to /c/news where it was promptly removed of course

The removal might be duplicate post or original title related? I see this another post in the community with the same article here:

https://lemmy.ml/post/36868753

If you check the web UI, the cross post section should have links to those other posts.

As for the title rule, I’m not a mod there but we have a similar rule in !canada@lemmy.ca. What I’ve recommended to people is to keep the original title and then add extra context in the post body. The exception being when people add updates or fix clickbait with some indication that the title was modified. Or alternatively, make a text post where it’s clear that you wrote the title, and add the link(s) as supporting evidence in the post body.

Even if your custom title is correct, the rule is needed since it gets difficult for mods to weigh in on every post and decide on what’s correct and what’s misleading/disinformation

Unless they mean something like the Respondus rootkit

https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/best-way-to-use-respondus-lockdown-browser-for-school/26098

IMO some exams should just be proctored in person

Is this because it’s getting difficult for students to mess with the boot options?

This reminds me of the “WHY IS THERE CODE??? MAKE A FUCKING .EXE FILE AND GIVE IT TO ME” post that blew up a while back

https://copypastatext.com/i-am-new-to-github-and-i-have-lots-to-say/

And both boil down to

• guides can be prioritized more in some projects and it might be in the best interest of the creators to do that

• different guides are written for different audiences, sometimes a guide isn’t meant for the average person

Just do like 10 minutes of research before you buy

The average person might not know what’s reputable and what’s not. A lot of the VPN review sites are also secretly run by the VPN companies, or get paid off by them. Someone might even mix up the bad PrivacyTools for the legitimate PrivacyGuides

I haven’t heard of any learning curve with Jellyfin. It seems easy to set up, and the apps are about as user friendly as you can get (especially the third party ones)

On a related note, this story from 2024:

https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/facebooks-onavo-vpn-used-to-wiretap-competitor-data-court-filings-reveal

Even ignoring any ownership issues, it’s an awful service. If you look up “ExpressVPN cancel” you’ll find lots of posts and comments from people complaining that they were charged again after cancelling, that the interface makes it difficult to cancel, that they needed to reach out to support multiple times, etc.

Instead:

• Use a different VPN
• Check if you actually need a VPN for your situation

I check this guide from time to time to see if anything has changed with the usual recommendations:

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/

Most sites run as well, if not better, on Firefox for me.

If you’re running a quick and dirty test, you might not get an accurate picture of the performance differences. For example:

• Your usual browser might have cached some content from the last time you used it
• Unless you kill them properly, your computer might not have the RAM/processing to be running two browsers at the same time with the best performance
• One browser might be bogged down with extensions / issues that built up over time

You could try giving Firefox a clean install, or opening it in safe mode (it’s now called troubleshoot mode), to see if there’s any difference