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With little system administration skills and a habit of getting ahead of myself, I’ve grown to fear containers more than the bare metal lol

But maybe I’ll get to it one day. Still, there’s no use for a single-user Lemmy server on another network if it can’t federate to anything else.

Same! Hosting and properly managing Lemmy is far beyond my expertise, even without the added layer of onion hosting specifically

Basically, this idea, illustrated through a terrible quality meme:

At some point, you get to accept the freedom this idea gives to you. And with that, comes not only appreciation of big moments of leisure and joy (like what you described as writing poetry and listening to cicadas), but also little moments of everyday life.

When you get to your job next time, try to stay out of your smartphone and be vigilant.

• A cute cat runs across the road
• Flowers bloom around
• A smell of recently mown grass fills the air
• Someone has made an art on the wall
• Someone wore a shirt with the inscription that made you smile
• People across talk about a BBQ party, or how quickly kids grow up, or plan a new friends meeting
• A stranger needs help. Maybe you can offer one, and you’ll wish each other a good day?

There are millions of such moments happening every day. Keep an eye out of them, and you’ll see the life happens all the time, not only on vacations.

Are there any .onion instances or mirrors of Lemmy available?

Lately in the light of more Internet censorship I’ve been trying to establish more reserve channels for communication. As part of it, I am exploring some of the .onion services that are available.

Since at least 2023, there was a discussion of using Lemmy on Tor network. Are there any actual instances or mirrors of instances available through it? Also, is it possible to federate between .onion and clearnet Lemmy instances?

.zim archive, can be viewed directly via Kiwix for example

Reputability and reliability will absolutely take a deep dive.

The greatest asset of Wikipedia is not the trove of data (I have the copy on my computer), but efficient moderation, neutrality, and trust.

None of the clones are nearly as trusted, as they’re edited at a whim of whoever owns them, or simply poorly moderated.

Exactly what the other commenter said. Grandma level, all necessary tools are straight inside Kiwix app itself.

As of June 30th, 2025 (this years report is pending), Wikimedia has $213 million invested in corporate bonds, stocks, mutual funds, mortgage-based and US Treasury securities. This is about a $30 million uptick from 2024:

…wikimedia.org/…/Wikimedia_Foundation_FY_24-25_Au…

Meanwhile, their actual hosting expenses sit at $3,5 million. Should they cut benefits and grants, they can last indefinitely on their assets appreciation alone.

One of the reasons I am on the Fediverse is that it often highlights pieces not widely reported on mainstream media. This is not just one case

Wikimedia Foundation does not have problems with funds, quite the opposite.

There was a scandal about it a year or two ago. They have plenty, and this is where it goes.

You can also download Wikipedia for offline use via Kiwix, so that you always have the snapshot that won’t ever change and enshittify.

The whole English Wikipedia takes up about 110 gigs, and it’s 110 gigs well spent.

Before then, download and keep and offline Wikipedia copy via Kiwix. It doesn’t take as much space as people imagine - 111 GB for the English one, with pictures, if I recall collectly

My rule of thumb is: donate to small developers, not large established projects.

Wikimedia Foundation does not run low on funds, and your donation is a drop in the bucket on their balance sheets.

For small projects and indie devs, your donation will have a much bigger impact.

Even better, do not fracture the already weakening Wikipedia community. Keep fork as a backup, but fight for Wikipedia itself.

Also, download an offline Wikipedia copy via Kiwix or similar tools. The entire English Wikipedia takes less space than a modern game, and having a snapshot might come in handy.