lol I thought this was a guerrilla IT warfare post where you snuck in and did it, but you actually did it with permission… 😂

yeah that happens sometimes, and I have no idea why. The web hosting people told me the encryption certs are fine and everything’s working, but it sometimes does that 🤷🏼‍♂️

I built it myself, using 2005 html skills, so it’s probably something I’ve done… but give it a few more goes, or take off the VPN and try. We have no trackers in the site so you’ll be safe.

https://distrosea.com/ this is amazing for previewing linux OS flavours right in your browser, no need for a USB stick or installation! Linux Mint, Zorin, Ubuntu and Fedora are the winners for me in terms of being normie friendly.

I’ve put together lists of alternatives on this site: https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/

OK try this https://simplex.chat/contact#%2F%3Fv=2-5&smp=smp%3A%2F%2F1OwYGt-yqOfe2IyVHhxz3ohqo3aCCMjtB-8wn4X_aoY%3D%40smp11.simplex.im%2Fu1AqxBdpGX7IjZ74F5H98xxYn_oI_PIK%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAmgo4PVlg6L-YyASR7_PGZgvAgeXyTHOLmWqAVkE-sjM%253D%26srv%3D6ioorbm6i3yxmuoezrhjk6f6qgkc4syabh7m3so74xunb5nzr4pwgfqd.onion&data={"type"%3A"group"%2C"groupLinkId"%3A"5R1cLs7MuxTkMIfeezR8IA%3D%3D"}

ah… bugger. That’s the link I used. I’ll see if I can find another from the person who posted it.

e.g. there’s this https://swicg.github.io/activitypub-data-portability/ - is that being looked at by the people developing the protocol?

For Hitler and Nazi Germany it certainly was a way to prepare for expansionist wars: https://www.richardjevans.com/lectures/autarky-fantasy-reality/

They’re all ‘one-party states’ aren’t they?

Opposite of democracy… so whether they work well economically is irrelevant, since you’re relying on the party not to become totalitarian. 😬

Naomi Klein’s book ‘Doppelganger’ is good on this topic…