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Evil Maid
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The mythical Year of the Linux Desktop
https://evilmaid.net/blog/linux-user-friendliness/index.php
Published: October 31, 2026 00:00
In search of user-friendliness, make everything harder and complicated. The Year of the Linux Desktop is never happening with the current state of affairs, in fact it already happened 2 decades ago when you could buy Linux software in your…
Self-hosting is dead, long live self-hosting
https://evilmaid.net/blog/self-hosting-is-dead-long-live-self-hosting/index.php
Published: October 24, 2026 00:00
The sorry state of self-hosting. I'm in my writing mood with a persistent thought that won't go away, so it is time for another (vent)post/rant. This post is brought to you by my recent anger brought upon me by the cross-section of…
People, Algorithms, Social media and the Fediverse
https://evilmaid.net/blog/people-algorithms-social-media-fediverse/index.php
Published: September 18, 2026 00:00
Why do users want algorithms despite their flaws, and do they fit into the Fediverse? Every once in a while Fediverse users new and old talk about either lack of post on their timelines, or missing out on posts from low-volume posters that…
The Art of Loosing Credibility
https://evilmaid.net/blog/art-of-loosing-credibility/index.php
Published: August 25, 2026 00:00
Politics as a method of software self-destruction and sabotage. Since the beginning of both open‑source and free-software movements, they've always been political. However in the last years, things have been taken to new levels never…
Anti-AI slop cult
https://evilmaid.net/blog/anti-ai-cult/index.php
Published: March 6, 2026 00:00
Who really benefits from all the infighting in free/open source software regarding any use of LLMs in development? This post has been written rather quickly to summarize my opinions when they are still fresh, before I forget what I wanted…
Trusting Trust in the Fediverse
https://evilmaid.net/blog/trusting-trust-fediverse/index.php
Published: February 10, 2026 00:00
Implied trust and how easy it is to break it. How various safety and privacy features added to ActivityPub can be useless in the eyes of users unaware of inner workings.Last edited on 2026-02-12 None of the techniques and issues described…