This is a repository for the thoughts, notes, and achievements of Mr. Jacob Honeyhume. It contains posts on a large variety of subjects, technical and otherwise.
Posted on 2016-01-21
Now that it is in beta, I decided that I should request HTTPS certificates through the new Let's Encrypt certificate authority. It is free, secure, and provides a unique way of requesting certificates.
Posted on 2015-11-11 (Updated on 2017-01-13)
The "fediverse", as we call it, is a collection of self-hosted servers that communicate and federate with each other using open protocols. GNUsocial is one such server, and that's the one I run on my server. Friendica is another piece of software that does a similar job. These servers are designed to work together, unless I mess that up.
Posted on 2015-11-11 (Updated on 2017-01-13)
UPDATED 2016-04-29: Updated for Debian 8 in GNUsocial on nginx and Debian 8.
Posted on 2015-09-30
Last week, I tried to upgrade my Debian desktop to the latest Debian stable. Due to my own ineptitude at setting up my desktop in the first place, and my foolishness in telling aptitude to "ignore recommends" when dist-upgrading, I wrecked my system.
Posted on 2015-09-07
One of the most irritating aspects of Windows servers are Windows Updates. Simple software updates require a full reboot of the machine, keeping these servers a pale shadow of their Linux/BSD-based counterparts.
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