Christopher

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

I'm just a Midwestern Jesus Follower, Husband and Dad.

Location:: Midwest USA

Gender:: Male

Status:: Married

Homepage:: https://itschristophers.life/ ✅

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:42:02 -0700

Christopher
christopher@my.talesofmy.life

I have spun up a few new instances to see which I like best.
Go ahead follow these if you want.
Streams: @Christopher
Friendica: @Christopher
Forte: @itschristopher
Pixelfed: @Christopher
Hubzilla: @Christopher

2025-07-30 18:42:02

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

2025-07-30 18:46:34

Jas Bird

gbm@new.talesofmy.life

When did you spin up Pixelfed? I'm on the .social instance, I think it is, but I seldom take photos ...

2025-08-01 18:58:28

OCTADE

octade@soc.octade.net

@Christopher@clicked.talesofmy.life @itschristopher@the.talesofmy.life @Christopher@fresh.talesofmy.life @christopher@new.talesofmy.life @Christopher@my.talesofmy.life

I like the Friendica UI. However it stores a massive amount of data per user. I tested it with just one local user account and it stored gigabytes in the database in just a few days. Multi-user would likely have needed several terabytes storage.

2025-07-29 18:35:43

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Is #Sharkey being maintained again? It's in the @YunoHost catalog again... No longer in the 'broken' status.
#yunohost

2025-07-18 15:09:37

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

My friend is asking me about creating a mini PC that can be used for Parental Control on his home network. Something similar to the Bark Home. Does anyone have some good ideas?
#network #HomeNetworking #ParentalControl #parenting #networking #cybersecurity #dad #mom #kids #children #family

Bark Home

Looking for the best internet parental controls? Bark Home manages screen time and filters websites on all of the internet-connected devices in your house.

2025-06-16 17:54:44

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

This might be old news, but I just learned that Pocket is shutting down.
I just got that to work with my hacked Kobo, too. 😭
What a bummer.
I guess it's time to spin up a @wallabag instance. 🤷‍♂️
#Pocket #mozilla #Wallabag#

Pocket is saying goodbye - What you need to know | Pocket Help

More information about the end of support for Pocket.

2025-06-13 07:16:55

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Good morning! I noticed the latest Samsung Android update removed permissions for apps like Nextcloud and Syncthing. I think I can install Calyx OS on my tablet. I think I'm going to do that soon.

2025-06-13 07:27:40

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Looks like it is not on CalyxOS, but it is on e/OS...

@Gaël Duval - /e/OS & Murena

2025-06-11 19:07:04

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Brew of choice tonight. 4Hands Brewing Company's City Wide American Pale Ale. Brewed in #StLouis #Missouri #beersofmastodon

2025-06-11 17:57:52

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Ok. I have been fooling around with Nostr the last few days and the potential there seems to be growing and growing. Don't get me wrong... I'm still a huge Fediverse fan, but they might be on to something over there at #Nostr.

I guess what I mean is how quickly it's getting built. Between your normal text and photo posts, it now has audio posts in YakBak. You can also play geocaching games thru treasure.to. Then add the fact that there is a payment system in place for content.

That's just touching the surface from what I can tell.

Yes, there are a lot of crypto bros there.... But I'm equally annoyed by many here in the Fediverse. Lol.

2025-06-18 19:24:15

Darren

TerrorOfDemons@rcsocial.net

@christopher I'd follow you on Nostr.

2025-06-11 07:23:00

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

Here is another photo from a recent hike at #StarvedRockStatePark.
#MidwestUSA #hiking #hikingadventures #Illinois #nature #sunrays #canyon

2025-06-10 09:53:20

Christopher

christopher@my.talesofmy.life

The Midwest USA does have some cool stuff to check out. I'm going to share a few photos over the next week or two from a recent hike at #StarvedRockStatePark.
#MidwestUSA #hiking #hikingadventures #Illinois #nature #waterfall

Starved Rock State Park - Wikipedia

Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha). Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River, the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any...