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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Working on some demo @silverbulletmd spaces to demonstrate its versatility.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Rewrote the homepage content of SilverBullet.md for the n-th time. Hard to position it. Quite happy with this version though: “SilverBullet is built on a few fundamental beliefs:” silverbullet.md

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Now that @Pikapods offers @silverbulletmd 2.11 with multi-user, multi-space, revisions and collaboration support, it’s probably the smoothest #silverbullet deployment experience available. Probably you can deploy this in < 1 minute. At a ~$2/month cost (and you get $5 credit to start).

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Time to quit my day job and become a professional YouTube influencer.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

The Austrian English accent is objectively the best English accent. Anecdotal yet definite proof: Arnold Szwarzenegger (rewatching Terminator II right now), also: Toto Wolff.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

A whole bunch of collaboration features are landing in @silverbulletmd soon: better concurrent edit merging, built in revision support (git backed), @ mentions, comments. This is going to be quite something. When fully ironed out in a few releases, probably reason to bump to 3.0.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

Those that can — do, those that can’t — teach. As my favorite CS professor used to say. Think about that when you open your LinkedIn feed next time.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/08/2026

I would build a spreadsheet app just to be able to call it Piece of Sheet.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

Somehow ended up going to the cinema 3 times this weekend. Here’s my ranking of movies I saw: 1. Spider-Man 2. Minions 3. Disclosure Day

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

Can’t believe how bad of a movie Disclosure Day was. I’m still angry about it.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Workflow I have been adopting to keep access (and ability to edit) #DocsAsCode for some of my repositories on mobile: 1. Setup the docs/ folder as a SilverBullet.plus space. 2. Create a @Pikapods #SilverBullet instance for it. 3. Configure SB+ to sync to it and done. I now edit my docs/ repo […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Off to Scotland (Edinburgh to start) for a family vacation today. Never been!

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Oh wow. Beside SubSpace still being online (after the community took over) I just found that Infantry is also still active www.freeinfantry.com Speaking of blasts from the past…

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Infantry Online « Massive Multiplayer Online Isometric Shooter

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Ok. I may have slipped again. Another “how hard could this be” experiment that rapidly escalating into something potentially insanely cool (akin to @silverbulletmd before). Again: a programmable/moddable X project, except this time in the domain of gaming. Anybody remember SubSpace? […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2026

Back on the @hachyderm ? Running my own #GotoSocial didn't give me enough but isolation wi😉

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2026

So my #selfhosted server that has been spinning in my attic for the last few years more or less died a few weeks ago. Now that I better understand my requirements I replaced it with a much cheaper ($75 more or less), second hand Lenovo Tiny. What shocked me, as a decades-long Apple ecosystem […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2025

I assume that if I were to switch to my own #selfhosted #GotoSocial instance my hashtag subscriptions would essentially stop working, right? Because they pull from the firehose feed of the server you’re on, which would be mine, which means it’s effectively quiet? If so, any way around that?

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2025

All online writing feels like AI writing now, which is very distracting because I’m constantly asking: was this written, merely enhanced or 100% produced with AI?

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 27/12/2025

If you’re a self hoster or interested into getting into #selfhosting have a look at this series by @colocataires blog.colocataires.dev It’s very well written, informative and has a few projects listed I wasn’t aware of yet.

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colocalhost | Colocataires Blog

Colocataires official blog

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Simon Willison @simon.fedi.simonwillison.net.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025

Rob Pike got spammed by "AI Village", a poorly considered experiment in autonomous AI agents which has been sending out unsolicited emails to people (including NGOs and journalists) since April - I wrote up some notes on what happened and how it all works […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025

I think issuing 20+ #AI generated PRs in a timespan of 24h can be considered the open source equivalent of a #DoS attack right? Sounds like a reason to ban without explanation? github.com/silverbulletmd/silverbul… That would be the sensible thing to do, but I’m not sensible so […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 26/12/2025

I remember to have seen some open source projects implement AI policies that aim to not be overwhelmed with this type of shit (see screenshot). Anybody remember or can point me to something?

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/12/2025

The move to #homeassistant is also another step away from HomeKit, which means less lock in to the Apple ecosystem, which I’m also happy about. This will a possible switch away from iPhones at some point a little easier.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/12/2025

Just officially replaced a whole slew of hacks with a nice and clean @homeassistant set of dashboards. It’s objectively a huge improvement and enormous simplification. It is also… a change. As a result, my wife’s enthusiasm on this upgrade is very underwhelming.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025

A few days in, I have to say @homeassistant is very impressive. Definitely going to replace HomeKit and a whole slew of random brand-specific mobile apps for us. Awesome.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025

Just reinstalled @homeassistant again after a few years and oh my. Last time integration of all my devices had too many gaps and I went with HomeKit. The smart home space came a long long way since. This is going to be yet another #selfhosted time sink…

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025

Every time a website malfunctions now I'm checking the Cloudflare status page...

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025

Very, VERY excited about this. And it seems to work: auto fills in cookie consent pop-ups: consentomatic.au.dk

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Consent-O-Matic

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

Switched to using #pangolin to expose all my #selfhosted services through the internet (with an auth layer). Very sleek. Easy to set up. Open source. Completely under your control. Just requires a (small) VM (mine is on #hetzner) to deploy. Uses #wireguard behind the scenes. pangolin.net

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Pangolin | Secure Access Platform

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Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷 @larsmb.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

If you're still relying on #MinIO, you're certainly aware that after their #OpenSource bait-and-switch, it is now a growing liability and technical debt in your infra. #Ceph (a rock solid choice!) seems daunting & complex for your use case? Check out #garage! #S3 storage written in #Rust, all […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

Deployed @writefreely to notes.zef.pub can also be followed via @zef@notes.zef.pub All content published with a fresh (prototype level) #SilverBullet library (as promised): github.com/zefhemel/silverbullet-li… #selfhosted #activitypub

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

Little in-joke status when index progress is off in #SilverBullet #67

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

Is Mastodon also illegal for kids under 13 in Australia now?

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

Tried #freshrss yesterday, but no, I’m back with #miniflux. Can’t beat that minimalist and efficient design working great on all my devices without any apps. #selfhosted of course. Now running on a #RaspberryPi since my other server died.

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

Just installed @writefreely on a server, contemplating to use it for more off the cuff random writing — classical weblog style. Pretty nice and lightweight tool. Minimalist, rss, activitypub support. Just the editor is… minimal, which is actually not a problem because it’s markdown, it has an […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

Sometimes I think: why did I commit to writing an article for @manager every week!? But then, practically every week inspiration strikes on schedule and all is well. It’s kind of amazing feeling to be able to write something sensible on a weekly cadence for effectively years on end. Habits are […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

Most interesting alternative to Dockge I've seen so far is Komodo: komo.do will install it a bit later. #selfhosted #Selfhosting

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Build and deployment system

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

#Selfhosted and #Selfhosting people, what your current go-to for web-based docker container management? I've been using #dockge and I like it, but it seems nothing much is happening there (last commit 8 months ago). I tried Arcane, but... it's a bit... arcane, I liked dockge's simplicity more […]

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Zef Hemel @zef.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

“Liquid Glass my ass” — my wife, 15 minutes after her forced iOS 26 upgrade

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