| 30 Jan 2023 |
 Anon | Dan (Is not the man & Braxman Tomsparks Advocate): what is ur thoughts | 01:14:37 |
 slate-module | In reply to @anon7642594:matrix.org
oh it looks good, seems like it also comes with already setup versions for different desktop environments and window managers (i3, kde, xfce, dwm, etc).
My thing with it is that, i've been using artix for a while, and i use the arch repos and AUR. I don't think i've ever considered needing to use debian or fedora repos/packages like apt/dnf. aur pretty much has every niche thing I do wonder what the benefit is from being able to use Ubuntu and Fedora packages on Arch. I feel like Arch is the distro that needs that the least with the AUR lmao. | 01:48:53 |
| slate-module | I guess security-wise, you can trust the Fedora/ubuntu packagers more than the AUR (?) | 01:49:44 |
| Anon | In reply to @slate-module:matrix.org
I guess security-wise, you can trust the Fedora/ubuntu packagers more than the AUR (?) yeah but alot of times you have to add repos for packages :/ | 01:53:02 |
| slate-module | True | 01:54:08 |
| Anon | one advantage of arch and arch based distro is the aur imo | 01:55:31 |
| Anon | there is no need to add dnf/apt/apk etc to arch | 01:55:49 |
 Nate B (he/him) | Not sure if anyone here has been pushing me for a Substack, can't recall, but I guess I'm on the bandwagon. We'll see how it goes. https://thenewoil.substack.com/ | 02:06:05 |
 Alan Smith | In reply to @nateb:privacyguides.org
Not sure if anyone here has been pushing me for a Substack, can't recall, but I guess I'm on the bandwagon. We'll see how it goes. https://thenewoil.substack.com/ One of us, one of us... | 02:49:15 |
| Nate B (he/him) | In reply to @natoc72:matrix.org
One of us, one of us... Probably not.
Tbh, I'm partially doing this out of spite. Everyone that keeps saying "make a substack" keeps pointing out how you can bet paid. I bet you I don't make more than $20 tops. | 02:50:45 |
| Nate B (he/him) | * Probably not.
Tbh, I'm partially doing this out of spite. Everyone that keeps saying "make a substack" keeps pointing out how you can get paid. I bet you I don't make more than $20 tops. | 02:50:54 |
| Alan Smith | Probably. I don't even have paid activated 🤣 | 02:52:51 |
| Nate B (he/him) | I always activate that kind of stuff just cause why not? It's 100% definitely leaving money on the table. I recently created a subscription for Odysee. But the truth is I just don't have time to create exclusive content for subscribers (nor do I have any interest in paywalling anything) so I just don't expect it. | 02:53:58 |
| Nate B (he/him) | I'm just amused cause everyone keeps saying it and I don't expect it to happen | 02:54:10 |
| Alan Smith | Oh, that's totally fair. My reasoning for putting it off was it makes it easier to accumulate readers early, especially in the privacy space. Also it seemed a hassle.
Maybe I'll think about putting it up when I'm finally able to start writing again in a few weeks | 02:56:07 |
| Nate B (he/him) | I activated the paid stuff but I'm not actually paywalling anything. Anyone who pays will be doing so simply out of the goodness of their heart to support the project. | 02:56:53 |
 Dan (Is not the man & Braxman Tomsparks Advocate) | In reply to @anon7642594:matrix.org
Dan (Is not the man & Braxman Tomsparks Advocate): what is ur thoughts Nate scared them off | 04:15:20 |
| Anon | lol | 04:21:29 |
| Dan (Is not the man & Braxman Tomsparks Advocate) | Nate scambater channel when | 04:48:06 |
| Dan (Is not the man & Braxman Tomsparks Advocate) | * Nate scambaiter channel when | 04:48:17 |
| Alan Smith | Hopefully I'll be able to start doing Psyvacy again soon. Without going into detail, my work was far more taxing in terms of time, energy and mental health than anticipated, and I just did not have the bandwidth to manage the blog as well as other stuff. Even higher priority stuff started getting pushed out, to the point where a lot of mitigations I did for deadlines were basically more than obliterated.
But I've put in my notice to quit, effective before the end of the month, so hopefully that will help. I enjoyed writing it, was fun diving into a different topic every week | 05:43:32 |
| Anon | In reply to @natoc72:matrix.org
Hopefully I'll be able to start doing Psyvacy again soon. Without going into detail, my work was far more taxing in terms of time, energy and mental health than anticipated, and I just did not have the bandwidth to manage the blog as well as other stuff. Even higher priority stuff started getting pushed out, to the point where a lot of mitigations I did for deadlines were basically more than obliterated.
But I've put in my notice to quit, effective before the end of the month, so hopefully that will help. I enjoyed writing it, was fun diving into a different topic every week what do u work at like what type of job | 06:55:22 |
| Alan Smith | I won't go into detail, but I will say it's corporate, for a company that makes at least some of its money as a data broker (although that's not what I do there) and my work involves working with vulnerable populations and handling sensitive information | 07:30:19 |
| Anon | In reply to @natoc72:matrix.org
I won't go into detail, but I will say it's corporate, for a company that makes at least some of its money as a data broker (although that's not what I do there) and my work involves working with vulnerable populations and handling sensitive information got it | 07:59:28 |
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 Freddy (he/him) | In reply to @nateb:privacyguides.org
Probably not.
Tbh, I'm partially doing this out of spite. Everyone that keeps saying "make a substack" keeps pointing out how you can get paid. I bet you I don't make more than $20 tops. You only make money if you already have a big audience | 16:56:28 |
| Freddy (he/him) | If you're a columnist for a big newspaper (and you know that people subscribe just to read your stuff) then it can make sense. Most people aren't like that though | 16:57:14 |
| Freddy (he/him) | I'd say my blog has a following. Not a substantial one, but a few people. But if I made it paid I'd lose them... | 16:57:55 |
| Alan Smith | https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/5027/press-landmark-ruling-exposes-years-rule-breaking-mi5 | 20:44:37 |
 No | Anonymous Planet |
You only make money if you already have a big audience
This. Like Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian who was already a successful reporter before Substack.
| 21:04:10 |
