Les OrchardJul 24, 2024

@vkc This is a thing I keep running into and I feel dumb because it surprises me every time: folks who either have no idea that self-hosting is possible or, even weirder, somehow think that self-hosting anything is ILLEGAL. Like, DIY anything on the internet is an impossibility beyond reach.

And I forget that I grew up with dial-up BBSes run on personal computers in bedrooms. And web servers on hardware we assembled with domain names we bought. Even as cloud came around, internet services running under our own accounts.

Seems like all of that is not even a memory to a lot of folks today, because they've never seen it in action in their lifetimes.

Show threadFlauschdompteur
@lmorchard @vkc well, that was the short golden age *before* overzealous law enforcement, low-effort trolling (like what, 10$/h ddos) and organized warez + p*dos became a massive problem. eternal september basically
Aug 17, 2024 at 6:24pmWeb
Show threadFlauschdompteurAug 17, 2024
@lmorchard @vkc you just *can't* operate a lot of services on the internet on your own unless you got serious amounts of money to deal with both keeping your servers alive and if you're allowing any kind of UGC to deal with moderation. anti-terror laws in EU require <24h response time, good luck complying with that
Show threadFlauschdompteurAug 17, 2024
@lmorchard @vkc p*dos are even worse, they'll abuse literally anything to store their shit, and it's your door the cops will kick in - and that's just the criminal-law side. civil law is even worse, yes there are shields (DMCA et al) but these carry serious requirements on their own to avoid getting held liable.