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“Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS server is popular for its speed, reliability, and support DNS over HTTPs (DOH), which gives you some added privacy. However, 1.1.1.1 doesn’t do much besides lookup IP addresses for you. If you want something that offers additional security, you should try 1.1.1.2 instead.”Many folks do use Cloudflare for their DNS and using 1.1.1.1 is the usual default (it is often better than using your own ISPs DNS) but if you do, you can notch up your security a bit by rather using 1.1.1.2. It could help prevent you from visiting a phishing link or being infected by some malware.It is a small quick change that you can make, and typically is just one small change on the home router.See howtogeek.com/everyone-uses-11…#Blog, #DNS, #malware, #security, #technology

Great WallI am just as tempted as anyone to aim for greatness when I try to create anything.  So often, I... https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/great-wall/#Blog #AmateurEfforts #EarningTheWin #WorkingThroughAdversity

I recently came across a social media thread that got my head churning.  A person whom I follow, a prolific...Read more in my post: Never Enough #Blog #Criticism #SocialMediahttps://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/never-enough/

The #Mastodon plugin as a Fediverse bridge — learn how the free blog engine #FlatPress is integrated with your favourite federated social network: https://www.flatpress.org/2026/04/25/the-mastodon-plugin-as-a-fediverse-bridge/ #foss #blog

“Pinchflat can technically download individual videos, but its strength lies in archiving entire channels and playlists at a time. For starters, Pinchflat lets me add channel and playlist URLs as sources, and I can modify the indexing frequency, download cutoff days, and retention settings. On conventional YouTube downloaders, I’d have to pull new videos manually every so often, while Pinchflat can archive fresh uploads after detecting them with its indexing algorithms.”Personally I have been using TubeArchivist for this, but there are some key differences between the two:Pinchflat acts like a “Sonarr for YouTube.” Once you set up a source (channel or playlist), it downloads the videos, names them according to your template, and saves the NFO and poster images. It uses low resources.You install the TubeArchivist Jellyfin Plugin. This plugin talks to the TubeArchivist API to pull in metadata, thumbnails, and watches progress. TubeArchivist has its own dedicated web UI to browse your YouTube collection and is a bit heavier on resources (Requires Redis, Elasticsearch, and the App container).See xda-developers.com/this-app-tu… or github.com/kieraneglin/pinchfl…#Blog, #Jellyfin, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology

New blog post: Linkdump No 104http://82mhz.net/posts/2026/04/linkdump-no-104/ #blogging #blog #links #linkdump #linkpost

@elebertus I already have many websites that I coded myself, but I'm looking for an easy solution where I could accept donations. I might still just code it all myself, but maybe there's something out there that would fit my need already.

@asmw I think I see what you're going for. It would be nice to write something like a book, then link together different "chapters" into a coherent narrative.I haven't built in Markdown support (using a block-based WYSIWYG at the moment) but it's certainly doable. I'd wondered if others would want that or if it's just me.And yeah, self-hosting is a must. Even if you don't WANT to host it yourself, you should be ABLE to.. it keeps the enshitifiers away

Oh look. I wrote something silly on my personal #blog called fifty walks, walk three.One of these days I’ll be able to tell you it is actually spring and keep a straight face. Once...#Bridges #FiftyWalks #FreewayWoeshttps://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/fifty-walks-walk-three/

RE: https://bunte-kuechenabenteuer.de/le-chat-eine-europaeische-alternative-zu-copilot-chatgpt-und-claude/So nun aber.. Le Chat ist eine KI der Firma Mistral aus Frankreich. Und sie leistet genauso gute Dienste wie ChatGPT und Co, zumindest für meine Anwendungsfälle.Für mich ist es eine gute Alternative, mit ein paar Abstrichen.#blog #ki #mistral_ai

“After being essentially flat for five years, Google searches for MP3 Player tripled since last fall. A Reddit group for fans of digital audio players is now attracting 90,000 visitors per week on average. And this spring, The New York Times published a trend piece on how iPods are suddenly in fashion with teenagers.”I can imagine many today want a device that plays music without distractions, and where you can buy and install your own music with it being yanked back by some streaming service.My original Apple iPod still powers up and works just fine today, and the music I had back then, is all still there.The Sleevenote integrates with online services (for purchasing music and downloading) such as bandcamp, qobuz, amazon music, beatport, bleep, and quite a few more.See theverge.com/column/917369/sle… or sleevenote.com/tag/technology/…#Blog, #music, #technology

A short update since my last post about tech.https://philredbeard.com/2026/04/22/downgrade-update/#Apple #Blog #WritersOfMastodon

Oh look. I wrote something silly on my personal #blog called media: love, robots & cowboys.In between writing code and going for walks I have found a moment here and there to hunker down and...#Cowboys #Robots #ScienceFiction #StreamingTvhttps://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/media-love-robots-cowboys/

@liesvanrompaey Hi Lies, Thank you for your kind words and for passing it on.That's a great point, I added observation.org to the Citizen Science paragraph. Thank you!

@derthomas ah, yes. Whew boy did we listen to a lot of Razors Edge. My good friend had a copy, who would later become the drummer in my first band. So damn good. And of course the Anthrax and Megadeth you mentioned too. Didn't hear a lot of those til later except for of course Got the Time on the radio, I believe.. Haha. And Anthrax had a great one on the Last Action Hero soundtrack too, which I was super into at the time.

Does everyone need to brand themselves?  A personal brand goes well beyond a clever URL and a logo made up...Read more in my post: Costume Party https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/costume-party/#Blog #DigitalExplorations #DigitalMasks #OnlineIdentities #PersonalBrand

Looking for a podcast to listen to? I just published my 2026 edition of "podcasts I listen to", so you might find something of interest in there.#blog #podcasthttps://blog.jonsdocs.org.uk/2026/04/22/podcasts-i-listen-to-2026-edition/

Schließung des Android-Systems hat erste FolgenEinige Entwickler von Android-Apps berichten, dass sie ihre Apps nicht mehr bei Google registrieren können, um sich zu verifizieren, weil andere es bereits für sie getan haben.Soweit zum Thema „wir wollen es dadurch sicherer machen“. Wenn Google DAS unter Verifizierung versteht, machen sie es eher schlechter für alle.Google hat den Fehler in diesem Fall wohl bereits behoben, aber wenn das System bisher ein komplettes Kraut- und Rüben-Dasein führte, wird das wohl noch sehr lustig werden.#shortpost #blogpost #blog #Google #Android #Verifikation #Fail

Oh look. I wrote something silly on my personal #blog called weekender, eight.Spring actually seems to have arrived this past weekend. I’m going to regret writing that in a week when we...#DeathAmpTaxes #Weekend #WeekendWarrior #WestEdmontonMallhttps://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/weekender-eight/

Oh look. I wrote something silly on my personal #blog called twenty-five.I’m gonna go on about this all day and probably longer, but today—as I write these words and post them...#Anniversaries #Blogging #PersonalBackstory #StateOfTheBlog #WhyIBloghttps://wander.8r4d.com/2026/04/twenty-five/