Notices by Kev Quirk (kev@fosstodon.org), page 58

@joseph I really didn’t rate Mailbox.org one bit.

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@kelbot not sure what you mean? I set the dns server within my dhcp config on the router to be the pi. That’s all the website said to do. I’m looking online, and it’s basically a fancy Adblock plug-in, I thought it was more than that - more like a proper little proxy. I think I’ll be repurposing the pi for something else as this seems like a waste.

@joseph @mike

@joseph nope. It has a mac reservation.

@mike

@mike I know, completely weird. I've tested like 4 times and it's exactly the same each time.

@mike I'm having issues. When I update the DNS server to the pi hole, my WiFi won't connect. Think I'm probably gonna bin this idea, I don't have time to mess around with it.

Finally got around to setting up a #PiHole. Let's see how this goes...

@joseph Fastmail

@Igeljaeger what, about it? I have a sat nav in my car. There would be things I'd miss but I think it would be a positive change overall.

@mike yeah, it’s a great looking device.

Hmmm I’m seriously thinking about ditching my smartphone in favour of a traditional “dumb” phone.

@switchingsocial we've been using @mastohost for around 6 months now and can highly recommend their server. 100% uptime on instances.social says it all really.

@b yeah, good point.

@jason completely agree with every point you make. Many people ask about "lightweight" when really they mean optimisation/responsiveness. One does not necessarily imply the other.

As you alluded to; ultimately, making something really "lightweight" means cutting something out, which in turn means a reduction in features usually.

Great comment, thanks for the feedback. 👍

@b I don't know why people do that though. It's so damn cheap.

I realise that relative, and I may be classed as fortunate to be able to afford such things, but I wouldn't say I'm particularly out of the norm.

@Wolf480pl I completely agree. There's no excuse for lazy programming. 👍

@lottie @Michcioperz

@lottie I don't think anyone is saying an OS shouldn't be optimised, of course it should be, but make an OS "lightweight" so it runs on 200MB of RAM isn't the right for of optimisation IMO.

The workflow and stability need to be optimised, not so much the system resource usage.

@Michcioperz @Wolf480pl

@jex it's the default UbuntuMATE file manager. Caja, I think.

@ignitionigel @codesections correct

@Michcioperz @Wolf480pl be as verbose as you like. Go -vvv if you like. 😁

I love the discussion - as long as no one turns rude (which no one has), and we all have a discussion like adults, it's good with me.

Can I ask, what distros/os are you both running, guys?