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Definitely!
Yes, boycotting American companies is a good idea.
Kagi pays Yandex to use their API.
Yandex represents about 2% of our total costs and is only one of dozens of sources we use.
https://kagifeedback.org/d/5445-reconsider-yandex-integration-due-to-the-geopolitical-status-quo/19
We have wildly different definitions of the word discrimination. The fact of the matter is that doing business with Russian companies funds the Russian war. There's no away around that, and the fact that innocent Russian civilians have to suffer the repercussions of that is tragic, but it's through no fault of the people choosing to boycott. Throwing accusations of discrimination in this situation is asinine.
Stop with this childish nonsense.
Discriminatory? Are you for real?
So anyone who does business with a Russian company is "sponsoring the Russian war"?
Yes. Russian companies pay taxes to the Russian regime, and the Russian regime uses that tax money to fund their war. Therefore, if you do business with Russian companies, you sponsor the Russian war.
Am I saying that means you shouldn't pay for the service? No. We can't boycott everything, but people should at least know where some of their money goes. Where you draw the moral line is entirely up to you.
It's worth noting that Kagi, the company behind this browser, is sponsoring the Russian war against Ukraine through its business with Yandex.
It's worth noting that Obsidian is closed source and proprietary.
Enabling SSH password authentication is unnecessary and not a good idea, especially if your temporary passwords are simple.
Noted, thank you!
I haven’t used Hetzner but there is probably a way to upload a file or to paste into the console
Pasting generates garbled text, with letters and symbols being replaced or simply missing. I haven't found a way to upload a file, nor have I found a solution to the issues in general. I found a few threads on Reddit complaining about the same thing, but no one had found a solution. It just seems to be an issue with the way Hetzner has set up their KVM console.
There is a way to upload custom ISO files, but it's quite annoying as you have to open a ticket with a direct link to the ISO and wait for the staff to upload it for you to the UI.
You may want to look into cloud-init instead of manually installing and configuring your VMs.
Thank you! I'll check it out.
LUKS may not make your server meaningfully more secure. Anyone who can snapshot your server while it’s running or modify your unencrypted kernel or initrd files before you next unlock the server will be able to access your files.
That's true. It's mostly just to prevent data recovery should the VPS be recycled for services that don't support E2EE, like Immich. I thought it would be better than nothing.
If I can use E2EE, I will. This VPS will never be exposed to the internet, it will only be accessible through Netbird. The main reason for setting up FDE is for Immich which doesn't support E2EE, so that the data won't be (as easily) recoverable should the VPS be recycled. But yeah, it's not perfect, but like you said it's better than nothing.
I don't really take physical access (including Hetzner and law enforcement) into account in my threat model.
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Like I said earlier, I didn't say that you or anyone else should boycott Kagi. I merely informed everyone for transparency. It's up to you how you compromise your morals, because compromise we all do. I can live without Kagi, and therefore I don't need to pay them. If I can refrain from supporting war and shitty governments, I will do so. That includes avoiding American companies, which I do primarily thorough self-hosting alternatives to big tech software.
Either way, you're a very exhausting person to communicate with so this will be the last time I respond to your comments.