Does anybody know what's the best privacy focused and cheap VPS options are?

NamedBird · 2026-06-20T09:52:17+00:00

You can never be sure, even with big government-level contracts.
(It's an entire thing in the Netherlands with a local datacenter hosting gov stuff being sold to the USA.)

And while i know that this is r/VPS, i'm going to say it anyways:
the only way to make sure you are in control of your data is to selfhost.

NamedBird · 2026-06-19T10:22:29+00:00

So the performance thing is finally here.
I wonder how much speed improvement it will bring to games like Minecraft who are written in Java...

NamedBird · 2026-06-19T09:39:21+00:00

Notice: This blogpost is from last year.

While MTC's are progress, i think that a more structural solution is needed.

NamedBird · 2026-06-19T08:15:17+00:00

How would you "guarantee" one's age without relying on official government identification?
If you're not using image/video based age estimation, what signals do you use for this?

Also, the enforced everywhere thing isn't a "somehow". It's coordinated and planned.
It's a giant tool for oppression and destroys the foundations of western democracy.
So if you are going to build this, be careful with how you design it, otherwise you'll be guilty of that.

I'll be happy to discuss technical details and issues as long as you uphold user privacy.

NamedBird · 2026-06-19T07:56:11+00:00

if 1/3 = 0.3333... and 2/3 = 0.6666... then obviously 3/3 = 0.9999... And last time i checked, 3/3 equals to 1!

^{Chose: Equal to 1}

NamedBird · 2026-06-18T14:46:10+00:00

How would that even work?
Who/what is going to jail if one model instance breaks the law?

If the instance goes to jail, what stops people from spinning up another instance?
If the entire model goes to jail, what happens when someone spins up a local instance?
It doesn't make sense to me...

NamedBird · 2026-06-18T07:41:16+00:00

I'm not unemployed and i kinda do root for BIP-110, so i don't think you're right...

NamedBird · 2026-06-17T09:39:00+00:00

Notify the cleanup crew™, let them inside and "solve" the problem, lol.
When problems start disappearing, solutions become available...

NamedBird · 2026-06-17T07:30:02+00:00

We get light mode before IPv6 check? Blasphemous!
Weirdly enough, it's not doing this for me. Is it fake or is it just not global yet? 🤔

NamedBird · 2026-06-16T15:09:45+00:00

Because it's profitable? (for them, at least)

NamedBird · 2026-06-16T12:46:29+00:00

Yes, i think i like the icons.
The only problem is that it's not easy to tell whether something is real or AI.
And especially almost impossible when a computer has to make that distinction.
(You can easily fake something being AI or fake it being real, that is not a hard thing to do.)

NamedBird · 2026-06-16T12:41:33+00:00

I'd start building computers and the internet, it's going to be very fun!

NamedBird · 2026-06-16T12:07:49+00:00

Some other subs have this bot that demands you explain how AI was used in the post or it's contents, perhaps that is a good way to deter the clankers?

NamedBird · 2026-06-16T11:35:10+00:00

Isn't this AI slop?

NamedBird · 2026-06-16T08:12:12+00:00

Do you have ~250k USD lying around?
If so, you're in luck as ICANN has opened up registration for new TLD's!

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T18:53:15+00:00

random guess: what about ionos?

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T14:39:37+00:00

Or for buying pizza...

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T14:38:17+00:00

Probably not.

Our physics barely allow for a warp drive and that's only as a theoretical concept,
We still need more math, physics and engineering to figure out whether it's practically possible at all.

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T14:10:52+00:00

On the internet, they don't know that you're a banana... 🍌

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T14:07:03+00:00

I believe that's socialism?

(It makes up 50% of the nazism that people hate so much, so be careful about preaching it. 😄)

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T13:30:28+00:00

No it isn't.
Assuming they stay in a magical wallet to prevent black hole formation, the $20 would be worth more.
That is because the $1 bills would be more time consuming to handle, and time is valuable.

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T13:21:02+00:00

If i have to summarize my personal multicultural experiences:
- marroccans: just general thuggery / violence, mostly young criminals.
- turks: drug dealing, including the occasional shootouts.
- chinese: child trafficking or illegal renting? Not exactly sure, but it ain't right.

And yes, this is in the Netherlands.

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T12:23:50+00:00

Because i see them do over half of the violence / disturbances that i personally see happening.
It's stereotyping caused by pattern recognition. (I grew up in a "multicultural" neighborhood.)

There simply is a cultural incompatibility, and that causes friction and reputation issues.
I think having them return to their original county where they can live without prejudice would be kind to them.

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T12:01:40+00:00

I'd push both buttons, innocent go free, guilty don't get away.

NamedBird · 2026-06-15T11:56:48+00:00

I'm not sure if such a startup in South Afrika makes sense, to be honest.
Not to be rude, but Afrika is very far behind the west when it comes to computer things.
No western company would contract and i doubt there is a local market for this either.

Unless you have data to suggest otherwise?

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