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Patrick O'BeirneAre you on boards.ie? 7 day <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastodaoine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/@mastodonie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mastodonie</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/masto_ie_support" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@masto_ie_support</a>

ExilianWe run a forum. We probably talk about that a lot.But still. It's a nice place and we'd like you to join it. If you'd like to join it. And all that.Anyway the link is here, we're not your aunt or your boss: <a href="https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php</a><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Webforum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Webforum</a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/CreativeToots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreativeToots</a>

gator MatorI've recently started using the hikari3 imageboard and its very nice. Its awesome that in the rules, it explicitly bans any AI generated content. Here is the link for anyone interested <a href="https://hikari3.ch" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hikari3.ch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imageboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imageboards</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#noai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fuckai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antiai</a>

Linux Is Best<a href="https://fedia.social/@zstg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@zstg@fedia.social</a> That is one of the cool things about NixOS, is you can do things differently. True, the documentation is poorly written and seldom kept up to date. But the underline ability to make it your own is there. The problem is their support community suffers, a common problem many Linux Support Communities suffer from. Far too many jerks who are unhelpful and gate keep. You spend a good amount of your time trying to figure something out, going to the forums as a last resort, and you damn regret doing so shortly after submitting your post. <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Forums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/SupportForums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportForums</a>

Linux Is Best<a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/@starlight" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@starlight</a> To NixOS's credit, most of the people here on the Fediverse are friendly and helpful. There are good people who use NixOS. But they're not on the community forums. And if they are, I never noticed them or encountered them. That said, it is still a good OS. <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/NixOS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NixOS</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Nix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nix</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Forums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/SupportForums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportForums</a>

Linux Is BestYou all should just delete the account. I'm not coming back. Seriously, my whole account history was either me fixing my own problems, myself, by myself. Or trying to avoid not tripping on a landmine with someone who wanted to debate what I was doing. ChatGPT proved more helpful. <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/ChatGPT" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/NixOS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NixOS</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Nix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nix</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Forums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/SupportForums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportForums</a>

Linux Is BestI am likely going to be banned from the NixOs Community Forum, as I posted this as my reply to someone. - I do not even care. Why? If you look at my post history, I solved my own problems. All I ever got was people criticizing and never actually providing solutions. Which is what most people looking of help want - A solution (or at best a working tip, beyond a vague cryptic statement). <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/NixOs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NixOs</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Nix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nix</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Forums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/SupportForums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportForums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Foss" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Foss</a>

Linux Is BestThe golden rule for support forums should be, if you have nothing to actually add to help someone achieve their goal, then you should shut the fuck up. If all you're going to do is criticize someone's efforts, without offering a working solution, you should shut the fuck up. If you add no value to the conversation, you most certainly should, shut the fuck up. <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Forums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/SupportForums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportForums</a>

Linux Is BestHere is the full version. The commands are update, logs and break up the logs daily, and clean (both old logs and the system). I wanted the logs broken up into their own independent daily logs as not to be greeted with a wall of text. Part of this code was me (my work), and part of this was ChatGPT. <pre><code># ---------------------------------------- # 🔄 Automatic NixOS Upgrades. # ---------------------------------------- # Automatically checks for and installs system updates daily at 3:00 AM. # It runs `nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade` and saves the output to a log file. # # ✅ What it does: # • Downloads the latest NixOS packages. # • Rebuilds your system with updates applied immediately (no reboot needed). # • Saves upgrade logs to: /var/log/nixos-upgrade.log # # ⚠️ What it *doesn't* do: # • ❌ Won't reboot your system — you'll need to restart manually. # • ❌ Doesn't update Flatpak or home-manager apps. # # 📝 Tip: Change the time below if 3 AM doesn’t suit your schedule. system.autoUpgrade = { enable = true; # Enable automatic system upgrades. persistent = true; # Remember missed upgrades and run ASAP after reboot. dates = "03:00"; # When upgrades run daily — customize this time. }; systemd.services.nixos-upgrade.serviceConfig = { StandardOutput = "file:/var/log/nixos-upgrade.log"; # Logs upgrade output here. StandardError = "inherit"; # Shows errors in system logs. }; systemd.timers.nixos-upgrade.timerConfig.WakeSystem = true; # Wake system to run upgrades if asleep. # ---------------------------------------- # 📑 Logrotate for Upgrade Logs. # ---------------------------------------- # Rotates `/var/log/nixos-upgrade.log` daily to keep logs manageable. # Keeps the last 7 days of logs (you can change `rotate 7` below). # # 📁 Logrotate state is stored at: /var/lib/logrotate/status # Rotation runs daily at 4:30 AM — 90 minutes after the system upgrade. # 🧾 Define logrotate rules. # Change "rotate 7" below to keep more or fewer days. environment.etc."logrotate.d/nixos-upgrade".text = '' /var/log/nixos-upgrade.log { daily missingok rotate 7 compress delaycompress notifempty create 644 root root } ''; # 🛠️ Define the logrotate service. systemd.services.logrotate-nixos-upgrade = { description = "Logrotate for NixOS upgrade logs."; enable = true; serviceConfig = { Type = "oneshot"; ExecStart = "${pkgs.logrotate}/bin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.d/nixos-upgrade --state /var/lib/logrotate/status"; }; }; # ⏰ Set the daily timer. systemd.timers.logrotate-nixos-upgrade = { description = "Daily Logrotate for NixOS upgrade logs."; wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ]; timerConfig = { OnCalendar = "*-*-* 04:30:00"; # Log rotation happens 90 minutes after the upgrade to avoid overlap. Persistent = true; WakeSystem = true; }; }; # ---------------------------------------- # 🗑️ Weekly Garbage Collection. # ---------------------------------------- # Cleans unused packages every Monday at 4 PM, waiting 24+ hours after updates to avoid issues. # # ✅ What it does: # • Runs: "nix-collect-garbage -d". # • Deletes unused system generations and packages. # • Frees up disk space safely. # # ⚠️ What it doesn't do: # • ❌ Won't remove your currently active or booted system configuration. # • ❌ Doesn't reboot your machine. # 📝 Tip: Adjust the times below to fit your schedule or preferences. # Enable automatic garbage collection in Nix. # This cleans up unused packages and old system generations regularly. nix.gc = { automatic = true; dates = "Mon *-*-* 16:00"; # Monday, 4:00 PM - Change if you want a different day and time. }; # Timer for running Nix's built-in automatic garbage collection systemd.timers.nix-gc.timerConfig = { WakeSystem = true; Persistent = true; }; # Custom service to wipe ALL old system generations manually. # This is a more thorough cleanup, safely removing all old system snapshots. systemd.services.nix-gc-wipe = { description = "Wipe all old system generations"; serviceConfig = { Type = "oneshot"; Environment = "PATH=/run/current-system/sw/bin"; ExecStart = "/bin/sh -c 'nix-env --delete-generations old --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system && nix-collect-garbage -d'"; }; }; # Timer to run the custom wipe service every Monday at 4:15 PM systemd.timers.nix-gc-wipe = { wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ]; timerConfig = { OnCalendar = "Mon *-*-* 16:15:00"; # Monday, 4:15 PM - Change if you want a different day and time. WakeSystem = true; Persistent = true; }; }; </code></pre> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/NixOs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NixOs</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Nix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nix</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Forums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/SupportForums" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportForums</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/AI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>

julianTopic thumbnails, uploads, and media display There have been some scattered feedback on a change I made for v4.0.0 that caught some people off-guard: Uploaded media is now shown in addition to topic thumbnails. I'll start with why this change was made, and then solicit feedback. The why v4.0.0 introduced ActivityPub integration into NodeBB. This added dimension meant that content was consumed in a manner that was similar, but unfamiliar to NodeBB, and so much of the work involved normalizing that data into a format that made sense. (As an aside, I tell people that that's pretty much 99% of my job — glueing together APIs. I jest, but it's also basically true.) One of those unfamiliar aspects was uploaded media in the form of attachments. NodeBB had discrete concepts of inline media and topic thumbnails, but attachments were something different entirely. Attachments were not inlined in the text (they tended to be added before or after the main content), and thumbnails were images only, while attachments could be lots of other things. The second part was that a lot of the content I received relied on media to do the heavy lifting. Oftentimes the text would be minimal and in response to the attachment. After all, a picture's worth a thousand words. Given those two things, I allowed NodeBB to consume and store attachments separately, and updated the topic thumbnail retrieval logic to pull media from both post attachments and inline media. That retrieval logic is what governs what you see next to the title. I also decided on the all-in approach because while NodeBB has multiple ways of slotting media, majority of ActivityPub software generally only uses attachments. This means both inline media and topic thumbnails were unceremoniously shoved into <code>attachments</code> when federating outward. There is movement toward changing this, and so this rationale may no longer make sense today. I initially did have concerns that perhaps this would dilute the meaning and specificity of the "topic thumbnail", but I also wagered that the UX improvement of promoting any and all media found would be of greater benefit. Your turn — feedback! Maybe I'm wrong! <ul> <li>Perhaps the media row is best used to showcase topic thumbnails and post attachments only (not inlined media.)</li> <li>Perhaps a configurable option would appease all folks (although I'm usually loathe to add options purely for that reason.)</li> </ul> <a href="https://community.nodebb.org/post/104604" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://community.nodebb.org/post/104604</a>

Jake in the desertThe silver lining of the "AI" hype is the increased aversion that more and more people are having to the overly shiny, phony mainstream internet and how all of that is pushing more underground, independent weirdo creators to thrive and to make REAL things of human value on the web, be they blogs, personal websites, indie services, or back to the small forums of old. <a href="https://c.im/tags/SmallWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallWeb</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blogs</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blogging</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indie</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndieWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieWeb</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PersonalWebsites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersonalWebsites</a>

Evan Hahn"One Last Time, Discord Is Not A Suitable Replacement For Forums" <a href="https://aftermath.site/discord-forums-move-champions-neverwinter-star-trek-support-faq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aftermath.site/discord-forums-move-champions-neverwinter-star-trek-support-faq</a><a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Discord</a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a>

Robert KingettOne Last Time, Discord Is Not A Suitable Replacement For Forums <a href="https://aftermath.site/discord-forums-move-champions-neverwinter-star-trek-support-faq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aftermath.site/discord-forums-move-champions-neverwinter-star-trek-support-faq</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Discord</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Forum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forum</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a>

Patrick O'KeefeResearchers at the University of Zurich spammed the r/changemyview subreddit community with AI-generated comments in an effort to prove that LLMs could be used to persuade people to change their views. They did so without permission from Reddit, the moderators of the subreddit, or the members who were emotionally manipulated through their interaction with the comments.A few points to follow.<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k8b2hj/comment/mp4vgcm/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k8b2hj/comment/mp4vgcm/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reddit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UniversityOfZurich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UniversityOfZurich</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineCommunities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CMGR</a>

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mental</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/professionals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#professionals</a>, you might like the online <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a> of Clinicians Exchange, for discussing ideas, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resources</a>, & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/expertise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#expertise</a> including <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ethics</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/practice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#practice</a> building, & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clinical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clinical</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/issues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#issues</a>. The public can’t join these forums, but they can read them. <a href="https://www.clinicians-exchange.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.clinicians-exchange.org/</a>

openSUSE Linux🐧 What if Linux was easier than you thought? With <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE</a>, it is! Friendly <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a>, great docs & helpful <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a>. Start today ➤ get.opensuse.org <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UpgradetoFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UpgradetoFreedom</a>

KB SezInternet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a> are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Discord</a>. And that's worrying. For years now, the conversation has moved to social media and new platforms.  But many of them are closed and not indexed in search engines.  <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reddit</a> has become the great global discussion forum, but that has its dangers. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#facebook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#discussion</a><a href="https://www.xataka.com/servicios/foros-internet-estan-desapareciendo-porque-ahora-todo-reddit-discord-eso-preocupante" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.xataka.com/servicios/foros-internet-estan-desapareciendo-porque-ahora-todo-reddit-discord-eso-preocupante</a>

julianThe upcoming possibility of browsing to remote federated categories/communities has me thinking about interesting use cases for it. Note that Lemmy, PieFed, mBin, and other "community-centric" software already do support this, so it's nothing new, I'm actually playing catch-up. One interesting use case centers around NodeBB's <code>/unread</code> route, which tracks new topics since your last visit. Since ever, and even now in v4, this is only for local categories, but if you're able to "subscribe" to a remote category, then we could enable use of this page for that content too. Think about waking up and seeing a self-curated feed of new content from your subscribed communities! There are some interesting parallels to RSS here, too. What other forum-centric use cases do you think would be enhanced by the ability to browse remote categories?

The Christian Science MonitorNew types of civic spaces for civil dialogue, such as citizen assemblies, are showing promise in “bringing to light a truth.” <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/civics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Civics</a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/tag/forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forums</a> <a href="https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0311/Listen-up-wise-up-Forums-that-inspire-trust" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0311/Listen-up-wise-up-Forums-that-inspire-trust </a>Posted into The American Story <a href="https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/the-american-story-u1nco3brz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@the-american-story-csmonitor</a>

openSUSE LinuxGot questions about <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#openSUSE</a>? 💡 Our <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Forums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Forums</a> are where <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> helps each other solve issues, share knowledge & grow together! Join the discussion! 💚 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> 💚 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://forums.opensuse.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://forums.opensuse.org/</a>

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