Tor

Introducing human effort as a quiet filter in response to changing patterns of engagement and effortless consumption.

While I’m critical towards the Signal messenger, I understand that network effects are strong and even though many people would much rather prefer a different platform, it’s not easy to get friends and family onto something better. In this brief write-up, I’ll introduce an alternative Signal client to make using Signal at least slightly less troublesome.

Let’s set up and run our own “private Twitter” on Nostr, a simple, open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant publishing on the web!

An overview of privacy-focused, decentralized, open source alternatives to popular non-free spyware instant messengers like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Apple iMessage.

After having successfully set up an IRC server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD for you and your friends, let’s find out how you can outsource idling on your IRC server (and other networks!) to ZNC.

A brief guide on how to set up an IRC server (Ergo) as a Tor v3 Onion Hidden Service on OpenBSD for secret idle parties with your friends.