Richard Hemmer

Sad to hear of his passing. His whole saga began right around the time I started getting interested in computers, the Internet and such and while his was obviously a cautionary tale, it was still endlessly fascinating to read about his exploits (literally and figuratively). #

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A wild story about something I was only vaguely aware of. Good reminder to make all my servers IPv6 ready. #

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I've just set up my own Lemmy instance, and this here is a good place to start looking for existing communities. #

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That's a long one! Figlmüller is right there at the start, which is nice, but I still haven't been. And seeing how nowadays it's more of a tourist trap than anything, I probably won't either. #

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32 switches to play ambient sounds. Looks like a nice piece of furniture as well. #

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A route planner for the Roman Empire. Includes seasons and various means of travel. Splendid! #

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"Nothing became him in life like the leaving of it, says a character from “Macbeth” of the traitor Cawdor’s acceptance of his execution. Boris Johnson may have once been commissioned to write a study of Shakespeare but he has never taken that particular line to heart. Perhaps that’s why he returned the publisher’s advance." – What a way to start this piece. I like it. #

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While I completely understand the necessity for this service, the whole premise would also make for an amazing (horror) film. #

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