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JOEY BATEY in Whitechapel
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Honestly I miss the energy Tumblr had when the first Pacfic Rim movie came out. Everybody was talking about who they were drift compatible with and that was like a huge compliment. Ppl were drawing Kaijus, and Jaegers, naming ‘em. It was a better time
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The image still isn't loading on my upcoming events calendar for FB/Insta. Guess I'll find out tomorrow morning.
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Which is robot for: she loves you, very much.
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Okay Threads let me post it, but maybe Threads is far less moderated than FB and Instagram. We shall see.
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I will be putting a newsletter out soon, so I did a newsletter signup post on Fb/Insta and it was going well until I put up the image for it.
I made a little image on Canva with a bunch of different Pride flags all over it and Meta let me schedule the post but the picture is NOT loading.
Now I wonder what, if anything, is going to show up tomorrow morning.
This is the image btw
Anyway, my newsletter
Fascinating (and awful) that Meta will let me post to promote my gay shit, but not actually let me show or say gay. (Possibly. Waiting to find out tomorrow.)
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it’s obviously trendy to hate on america but I genuinely need ppl to understand, especially going into the next four years, that over half of AMERICANS did not want this. we’re protesting, we’re advocating, we’re educating. but our government will not listen to us. you do not need to tell us that our country is an imperialist war machine or make jokes about school shootings or about our healthcare system. we know. we are actively being exploited for our time and our bodies by the capitalists that want to bleed us dry. they do not see us as humans to help, but cattle to profit from. and they are in charge. there is plenty to make fun of. maga, elon musk, trump, etc. but some of you truly lack empathy. underprivileged vulnerable communities make up the majority of this country and we are suffering and will continue to suffer as we descend farther into a fascist state disguised as an oligarchy
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Magawa, a rat trained to detect landmines, retired in 2021 after five years of service. During his career, he helped clear more than 20 football fields’ worth of land in Cambodia, significantly contributing to the safety of local communities.
His work earned him several accolades, including a prestigious award from the UK veterinary charity PDSA.
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The Human Heritage people in the Beings 'verse are Nazis, btw. I don't know if people understood the HH or their choice in propaganda was Nazi shit. But yeah.
#being(s) in love#rereading Taro's story and they came up and it made me wonder if people understood that
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when is the next season of Dungeon Meshi or Stranger Things coming out? Netflix is raising prices again and I object on principle because it's shit and I only even have a membership because I've had one since the DVD in the mail days. But I can cancel and rejoin later if I need to, and I am so tired.
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Pi-hole Setup & Usage Guide
Howdy howdy! Finally getting around to making this guide for folks who want to see less ads on their internet browsing. To put it simply, a Pi-hole is a customizable network-level ad and tracker blocker. This is gonna be a long post, but I hope you find it helpful!
(Current as of posting date Nov. 4th, 2024)
Main site: Pi-hole.net
(Instructions below the readmore)
Jargon Overview
This section is a quick review of the computer jargon I'll be using to talk about this project. I don't want to assume any particular level of background knowledge, so if this is over explaining or you know what I'm talking about, feel free to skip this section.
Hardware- The physical computer parts. If you can touch it, it's hardware.
Software- The programs that the computer runs on its hardware.
OS- Operating system; the software that acts as the stage for all other programs the computer runs.
Flashing/Imaging software- Flashing or imaging describes writing a program to a storage medium (like an SD card or USB drive) so that it runs the program when it's plugged in.
IP Address- A string of numbers that acts as your computer's name on a network.
VNC- A desktop sharing system that allows remote control of a computer.
DNS- A protocol that allows computers to translate website names to IP addresses. (more information at https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/what-is-dns/)
Materials Needed
A computer with an ethernet port to act as the server for the Pi-hole; traditionally a Raspberry Pi, but it doesn't have to be. You can use an old laptop if you've got one lying around. I would recommend using this computer only for a Pi-hole, at least at first.
Another computer to flash software & remote access the Pi-hole
A way to flash the Raspberry Pi OS onto the computer. For a typical Pi this is a micro SD card, for another computer, maybe a bootable USB drive.
Software to flash the OS onto the card AKA Imaging software- I personally use the Raspberry Pi Imager
An ethernet cable
Admin access to your wifi network
This guide will be using a Raspberry Pi 4 for the hardware, a micro SD card & USB SD card drive to flash the OS, and Raspberry Pi Imager as the flashing software.
Part One: Setup
Steps in this section:
Make a bootable storage medium (SD card or USB drive)
Connect your Pi-hole computer to the router via ethernet cable
Boot the OS
Enable VNC in settings (optional, but recommended)
Install VNC software on other computer (optional)
Set a static IP address for the Pi-hole computer
Reboot, and check if VNC is working
Step 1: Make a bootable storage medium
Download a flashing software to your non Pi-hole computer (recommended: https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/) and open it
Plug your SD card or USB drive into your non Pi-hole computer
Select the appropriate options, most importantly, select Raspberry Pi OS (64 or 32 bit) for the second option. (If you're not using a Raspberry Pi computer, select No Filtering for the first option), and click Next
Click No for the customization settings (it doesn't affect the functionality of the Pi-hole), and Yes to erase the data on the drive & begin flashing it with the software.
Step 2: Connect your Pi-hole computer to the router via an ethernet cable
DON'T connect the power, just plug it into the router.
Step 3: Boot the OS
Once the SD card/USB drive is done writing & verifying (the software will tell you when it's done), unplug it from the non Pi-hole computer, and plug it into the Pi-hole computer. Turn on the Pi-hole computer, and allow the OS to boot up. This may take several minutes.
(If you're booting from a flash drive, some helpful tips on how to do it properly can be found here https://www.digitalcitizen.life/boot-your-windows-10-pc-usb-flash-drive/)
Step 4: Enable VNC in Settings (Optional)
VNC will allow you to remotely access and control the Pi-hole when you're on the same wifi network. I highly recommend VNC, as it removes the need to have a screen, mouse, and keyboard for the Pi-hole.
Go into Preferences (top left corner menu) and then Raspberry Pi Configuration
Go to the interfaces tab, and turn on VNC, and click OK
Step 5: Install VNC Software onto non Pi-hole computer (Optional)
VNC software on the non Pi-hole computer is a necessity to remotely connect.
I recommend RealVNC https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/
Step 6: Set a static IP for the Pi-hole
Setting a static IP does two things:
It allows much easier connection via VNC, since the IP of the computer stays the same
It allows you to input the Pi-hole's IP into your wifi settings to ensure that your devices are all using the Pi-hole
Click on the wifi information on the top bar, and select Advanced Options, and then Edit Connections at the bottom of the drop down
Select the ethernet (wired) connection, and then the settings icon at the bottom
Go the IPv4 tab, and change the connection method to Manual
Input your chosen IP address (will usually look something like 192.168.X.XX), the netmask (usually 24), and the gateway address (your router's IP address, can be found on your router's login page), and click Add. Then click Save.
More on selecting an IP address can be found here:
Set static IP for Raspberry Pi: https://raspberrytips.com/set-static-ip-address-raspberry-pi/
How to find your router's IP address: https://www.howtogeek.com/233952/how-to-find-your-routers-ip-address-on-any-computer-smartphone-or-tablet/
Reboot the Pi-hole for the changes to take effect.
Step 7: Check if VNC is working (Optional)
Open RealVNC on your non Pi-hole computer
In the bar at the top, input the static IP from step 6, and click Connect. This should open up a remote desktop of your Pi-hole.
Part Two: Installation
Steps in this section:
Install the Pi-hole software
Access the web interface
Step 1: Install the Pi-hole software
Open the terminal (the icon with the carat and line in the upper left corner of the screen), and type
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
PLEASE read the github page (https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/#one-step-automated-install) for more information
Follow the installation steps in the installer
Select eth0 (ethernet/wired) connection
Select any DNS provider you'd like; I personally use OpenDNS (cause fuck google), but any option should work
Select Yes to install the basic block list
Select Yes to install the web interface
Select Yes to install additional packages for the web interface
Select Yes to enable logging, and select any option you'd like for privacy.
When everything is done installing, take a picture of the final screen. This screen has your web interface address and initial web interface login password. We'll change it in the next step.
Step 2: Access the web interface
On your non Pi-hole computer, open a web browser, and type in the IP address from the last screen on the Pi-hole set up
Enter the password from the last screen, it should open the web interface
Let's change the login password to something that we want. Open RealVNC and open the Pi-hole desktop. Open another terminal window, and in the command line, type:
pihole -a -p [newpassword]
Replace [newpassword] with whatever you want your web login password to be
Congrats! You now have a Pi-hole on your network. Let's make sure that your other computers will use it.
Part Three: Customization
Steps in this section:
Changing router DNS settings to make sure it's using the Pi-hole
Adding blocklists
Step 1: Changing router DNS settings
Go to your router's login page (type the IP address of your router into the search bar in your web browser) and log in.
NOTE: I'm using a Netgear router, different interfaces might function slightly different. I'd recommend a web search on how to do this for your particular brand of router.
Go to the Internet tab, and scroll down till you find the Domain Name Server settings. Select Use These DNS Settings, and input your Pi-hole's IP address into the selection box. Select Apply, and wait for changes to take effect.
Step 2: Adding blocklists
Blocklists are how the Pi-hole determines what to block on your network. The basic list that's added in the install is pretty good, and you don't have to add any other lists. I personally use the list set below:
https://v.firebog.net/hosts/AdguardDNS.txt
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_ad.txt
https://s3.amazonaws.com/lists.disconnect.me/simple_tracking.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Perflyst/PiHoleBlocklist/master/SmartTV.txt
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
To add these to the Pi-hole, copy the links above, and go to the web interface. Click on Adlists in the left column, and paste the above links into the Address box.
Update the Pi-hole gravity list by opening RealVNC, opening the Pi-hole desktop and terminal window, and typing:
pihole -g
Click enter, and wait for the lists to update
And that's basically it! Congratulations on your new Pi-hole! Please feel free to DM me / send an ask if you have any questions about any of the steps above.
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Please tell me that y'all won't go back to tiktok once Trump gets whatever nefarious concessions he wants from the company and "saves" it. Like, you all NEED to stay gone. Stay on Xiaohongshu or move to other platforms or create a new one or whatever, but don't go back to whatever Trump-appeasement monstrosity TikTok is about to become. Don't do it.
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no offense but you guys need to learn the difference between someone implying their experience is universal and a post simply just not being about you
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bilbo wasted his fucking opportunity man. if i'd gone out on a road trip with like 12 dwarves, i'm coming back pregnant. he should have thrown it back once in a while
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Trying to figure out if there's a difference between soft butch and futch to win an argument, but we've got bigger problems.
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