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This website is now on the darknet

Tor as the gateway to information The Tor network empowers people to access the uncensored internet from many places around the world. It provides a way for all of humanity to access information in a free and open manner. It includes many tools and options to circumvent censorship and even active measures taken against it. Tor bridges or the Snowflake browser add-on, for example, help people in censored countries connect to Tor even when the known entry node IPs are blocked by the state. ...

May 10, 2025 Β· 5 min Β· 909 words Β· Lukas Nagel
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How to automate Bluesky posts

I had Bluesky on my radar for quite a while but never liked the way the platform was built. 1 But recently, I decided to give it a try. With this post, I want to share my experience automating my posts to Bluesky with you. (You can find my profile here.) I also wrote a post in which I explained how to automate posts to Pixelfed (a Fediverse platform), which is quite similar to this one. I might refer to that post from time to time because the process is quite similar. ...

January 29, 2025 Β· 6 min Β· 1255 words Β· Lukas Nagel

How to automate Pixelfed posts

My problem with posting to Pixelfed I started with Mastodon as my first account in the Fediverse. After a while, I found out about Pixelfed and created my account there. I kept using it for a while and even posted from time to time. My problem with posting to Pixelfed was the lack of a scheduler. I want to post regularly, but I do not want to login every day and make a post manually. This feature was even announced but never finished. Even today, this is not implemented. There is also a GitHub issue discussing this if your interest goes deeper. In the following post by Pixelfed, you can see the announcement. ...

May 5, 2024 Β· 10 min Β· 2102 words Β· Lukas Nagel

What is the Fediverse?

In this post, I want to explain what the Fediverse is and why you should join it. I talk very little about the technical stuff, but this post is intended to be understood by anyone. Another post for the really technical topics is planned for the future. Where does the name come from? The name is a portmanteau of federation and universe. So the Fediverse is a federated universe. ...

January 27, 2024 Β· 12 min Β· 2478 words Β· Lukas Nagel