i probably have more drafts in my #substack than posts😅
so i started recording my rants, then transcribing them. even hung a ziploc from the shower for my phone, bc i have so many ideas/rants there😊
so this is my rant on Dem messaging on Repugs w/ ideas re #PeerTube & other stuff.
I even included the audio recording of my rant in the shower for those who don't want to read it💙
https://worldtravelerall7.substack.com/p/dem-messaging-for-what-its-worth?r=56nrnz
This is a bit of a review of 2025 and an outlook to 2026 regarding #MakerTube. The platform matured a lot in the last year. We had a lot of growth, but also technical stability improved a lot. This is primarily thanks to the moderators while I could focus on operations. Thanks a lot for your work and support! Also, Framasoft is doing a great job to improve #PeerTube and incorporates our feedback. 1/4

Seit Nov 2025 führe ich eine Art #Experiment durch: Kann ich genug (deutschsprachige) Zuschauer für #Peertube begeistern, um dort einen #Gaming Kanal mit Let´s plays zu betreiben?
Der Focus liegt auf Survival- und Aufbaugames, die Videos sind geschnitten, es gibt #Untertitel und täglich mind. 1 Video. Mein Gequatsche im Video konzentriert sich auch auf das jeweilige Game. Für 2026 ist die Finanzierung gesichert.
Gerne Feedback, ich bin lernfähig ;)
BTW, we have PeerTube installed via the YunoHost app. Very easy to set up:
https://apps.yunohost.org/app/peertube
Cuba and the US Drug War: The Story Washington Isn’t Telling You
[A video about #Cuba, hosted on #PeerTube.wtf, from the #news / #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
https://peertube.wtf/w/2ii94MbMzkFcZ233Rp1qEK
The #Trump administration seems to be careening toward war in the #Caribbean under the banner of stopping drug trafficking. It’s an open secret that its real objective is #oil and regime change in both #Venezuela and Cuba. It’s also been widely reported that Venezuela is not the real source of drug problems in the US.
But what few journalists are covering – and what nobody in the Trump administration dares acknowledge – is that for years Cuba has arguably been the US government’s most reliable regional ally in #counternarcotics efforts. We expose the uncomfortable (for Marco Rubio) truth about Cuba’s long track record of protecting #US borders from drug trafficking even as Washington tries to undermine its government.
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#politics #USpol #LatinAmerica
@cuba
🔴IT'S TIME FOR A LIVE STREAM!!!🔴
Come watch me play some games or talk about whatever is on my mind today!
I don't ignore the chat! The entire reason I stream is to talk to YOU! So come chat with me!
LET'S GO!!!!
https://dudelike.wtf/w/orANARRWKzePxSuxDuCZA1
#live #PeerTube #livestream #FediLive
#Tìm phần mềm lưu trữ video tự chủ cho kho YouTube riêng #Selfhosted #Lưu_trữ_video #Diachi_unhankho
Bạn cần tự lưu trữ video (không đăng video lên mạng xã hội), quản lý nhiều kênh, thiết lập tên, mô tả, ngày upload và tìm kiếm theo tác giả gốc. Đã kiểm tra Peertube, MediaCMS, TubeArchivist, Plex, Jellyfin nhưng chưa phù hợp. Ai có gợi ý? Gửi gợi ý giúp ngay!
#Lưu_trữ_cá_nhân #Peertube #MediaCMS #TubeArchivist #Source_Selfhosted #Video_Private_Archive #TechVn
Ich plane übrigens meine Peertube Instanz von meinen Hetzner Server zu einem Server bei mir zu Hause zu verschieben (vorausgesetzt ich kriege mit dem #OpenWRT Router das Routing hin).
Das hätte zwei Vorteile:
1. Ich könnte meiner Peertube Instanz mehr Speicher gönnen.
2. Ich würde pro Monat knapp 145€ sparen da ich den Hetzner Server dann kündigen könnte.
Da ich Gigabit Internet habe, sollte die Bandbreite eigentlich auch ausreichen.
Mal aus Neugier: Hat jemand von euch schon mal getestet ob Peertube's Transkodierung mit v8 HDR heile lässt?
Ich werde auf meiner Instanz noch testen, aber vielleicht ist einer/eine von euch auch HDR begeistert und hat mit v8 in der Hinsicht schon Erfahrungen gesammelt.
Und da ist es: das neueste #Luanti Video mit der Weihnachtsgeschichte von den Heiligen drei Königen über die Flucht nach Ägypten bis zur Heimkehr von Josef und Maria mit dem Kind nach Nazareth. Schaut mal rein bei #peertube:
https://tube.tchncs.de/w/aWfkWbTe6P3TfRaP5kFqSG
#Weihnachten
Štěpáne, moc díky za nasměrování na #immich to je něco, co jsem opravdu dlouho hledal. 👍 Tvoje přednáška na #peertube #vhsky byla podnětná, zase mě to nakoplo opustit další služby na bigtech. Díky! @stepan
I’m not one of these cynics who is 100% dead-set against Machine Learning. It has some cool capabilities that are hard–if not impossible–to replicate in traditional software. But there’s a RIGHT WAY and a WRONG WAY to implement AI. Mozilla’s going about it in DECIDEDLY the wrong way.
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00:00 Introduction
02:34 I’m an AI skeptic
06:14 There’s real benefit to Machine Learning
07:20 A caveat on “Ethical” AI and Machine Learning models
07:50 What can Machine Learning actually do?
08:17 Automatic audio transcription
09:33 DaVinci Resolve’s AI Voice Isolation
11:34 Affinity’s Object Selection tool
12:52 But what about AI tools in free software?
14:13 The Firefox-sized elephant in the room
21:04 AI isn’t intelligent
22:46 AI Chatbots are theft
24:18 AI is a massive privacy concern
25:12 There’s ZERO value proposition
25:51 Agentic browsers empower you to commit fraud
28:28 The most concerning thing about all this
30:02 Mozilla has no clothes
32:53 The AI Bubble is really a Death Spiral
35:43 The Existential Threat to Mozilla
About Gardiner Bryant: A native Maine resident, Gardiner (yes, that’s his first name) is an enthusiastic Linux evangelist, a believer in the efficacy and superiority of the Free and Open Source way, and President of Heavy Element. Heavy Element offers web design, media production, and YouTube consulting services to individuals and companies in Maine and beyond.
Gardiner Bryant is a privacy advocate and public speaker on the topic. Learn more about his speaking series and schedule an engagement at your institution at https://gardinerbryant.com