Murks

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Is the I2P network growing? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Murks@discuss.tchncs.de to c/i2p@lemmy.world
 

Hi, I'm new to I2P and wondering, if the network is growing or shrinking.

I have a small VPS that had little to do, so I run a router there. My router knows of 8,700 other routers (that's pretty constant).

  • Would this be a good measure to estimate on how big the network is?
  • Do you have a similar number of known routers?
  • And is the network growing or shrinking?

Thank you.

[–] Murks@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I had this issue with sponsored websites. It took me a while to figure it out, but this resolved it for me:

When you just disable showing sponsors, Firefox will still autocomplete them.

  • You have to let FF show those sponsors on the homescreen.
  • Then remove them one by one from the homescreen.
  • After all are removed, you can again disable the sponsors in the settings.

If this guide is too vague, I can be more explicit.

[–] Murks@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Of course posts older than a day are still useful. But how useful is an experience report on an OS that is over 2 years old? I have no idea about Void Linux, but whenever I seek a tutorial on something, I limit the search to 1 year, because stuff changes. Take the discussions on VPNs recently for example. For many people a lot changed due to policy changes from some VPNs. All threads regarding those VPNs that are older than 3 months should be viewed as archived.

One could argue that a post from programming humor is still as funny as it was 2 years ago. But I don't want to see the same post over and over again, just because someone wrote a comment in it. And old posts aren't gone and can be found if one wants to. But I don't want posts to stay on my front page for years.

[–] Murks@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This makes lemmy almost not usable for me. If I sort posts by active or hot, I get 80% posts that are older than 2 years. Always with new comments.

I belive that fixing the sorting algorithms is extremely important for lemmys success.

[–] Murks@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

I (and many of my colleagues) do this since I switched to laptop 7 years ago. I use them during my whole time in university (CS using Linux).

They are very reliable. And (at least the old models that I use) can be fixed manualy when something is wrong (change SSD, RAM, thermal paste,...)

If money is no issue, I would go with a framework (I have no first hand experience with them). If money is to be considered, I would go with a refurbished ThinkPad.