1. They go bye bye. See all the Mastodon closures. Although Mastodon has account migration, not sure about Lemmy.

2. Yes and No. They can be @durd_ but they cannot be @durd_@lemmy.world.

3. See 2.

Here are some revised configs I put together as the docs were insufficient if it helps https://git.minnix.dev/minnix/lemmy_configs

It’s extremely light to run, and very easy to install and upgrade. I ran one for just myself without open registrations. The only con is that the community (self-hostable) version doesn’t allow js due to “safety reasons” so in order to have something like comments for your blog you have to either perform several janky CSS hacks or adjust the source code yourself. The only reason I chose wf was because of federation, but I eventually switched to standard WordPress with the federation plugin and now have comments and whatever else I want.

I realize Buster’s appearance is unconventional, it’s not his fault. According to the rescue org, the woman he was seized from was found beating him with a stick outside and was reported by a neighbor. He suffered multiple skull fractures and went through a long recovery process. He still has breathing problems (he is a very loud snorer) but despite all that he has no fear of people and is very lovable.

Hegel has often been described as a brilliant philosopher and mind yet terrible communicator/writer so you’re not alone. There’s some great videos out there that helped to clarify Hegel’s points that I would recommend seeking out. Heidegger is very similar in his writing style as far as density and obscurity. It took me a long time reading and re-reading Being and Time to make sense of it.

I’m not sure how soon you need this, but if you can wait sipeed has a $20 kvm with ATX control that should be out soon https://lunar.computer/news/sipeed-announces-new-20-risc-v-kvm-device/

At the very least you need to install a webserver and you need a proxy of some kind. If you truly want old school you can just create html pages hosted from the root of your webserver (although there are now easier modern ways to do this, you might learn more the classic way rather than using a CMS).

You will want a reverse proxy to lie between your webserver and the internet that handles SSL. Let’s Encrypt is a good option to generate a cert so that you only expose port 443 on your router to the internet and your webserver. You’ll have to open port 80 to generate the cert but can close it again once generated. Then you will have https.

That’s the basics. The how-to’s are easy to find online.

Nothing wrong with the matrix spec. I’ve ran a matrix homeserver for several years now and have never had issues with illegal material. It’s free, open source, and self-hostable. If you have an issue with matrix.org that’s a different issue. Don’t use matrix.org servers. In fact, they have made it a point in their literature that they want you to use your own servers, they preach against centralization, and point out that matrix.org is an entryway to get you started, not an endpoint.

Yes I watched your video. So many wrong comments from ignorance. And blaming a protocol for the behavior of people? Another commenter here pointed out how Tor could be blamed in the same way. Why not just do away with the internet then? Ridiculous.

Feel free to link us to these abusive communities then since you are making a singular claim yourself.