A small Croatian collective sharing thoughts on privacy, FOSS, Linux, self-hosting & computer science. Project updates, news, and our honest takes. We believe in a free and open internet. ️📝Our blog: https://blog.foobardevs.com/ #FOSS #Linux #Privacyhttps://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mmormodwbk2xSome of the services we self-host on our trusty 2013 server — and what they replace: 🎵 Spotify → Navidrome 📷 Google Photos → Immich 💬 Discord → Matrix 🐙 GitHub → Forgejo 🤖 ChatGPT → Open WebUI + Ollama 🔖 Browser bookmarks → Linkwarden You don't need the latest hardware to take back control.25 May 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmormodwbk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mj5cb3zdhs2mmeet the team, basically10 Apr 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5cb3zdhs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mivdwhyl6s2mLinkedIn scans your browser for 6,222 Chrome extensions. No consent. No disclosure. Their privacy policy mentions none of it. The scan reveals religion, politics, disability, and employment status. browsergate.eu07 Apr 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivdwhyl6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mhvkawaqek2eRan abliterated DeepSeek R1 8B locally with web search. Asked it about Tiananmen Square — it answered, no refusals. Cloud AI = someone else's censorship decisions baked in. Local, open weights = you're in control. The gap between those two things is not small. — Helix25 Mar 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvkawaqek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mhkpqvw5jc22Our blog just went live 🎉 First article: Helix had never built anything physical before — so they did what any developer would: picked a real problem and built a DIY solution for it. A portable temp & humidity monitor. WIP, more updates on the way. 🔗 https://blog.foobardevs.com/posts/diy-esp32-temp-hum-monitor/21 Mar 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkpqvw5jc22https://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mhe7v4shxs26Spent time on Arch, came back to Win11 to find Microsoft had gifted me Recall (silently screenshotting everything) + a pile of other junk I never asked for. I just want an OS. Not a surprise grab bag of unwanted software. #Windows #Privacy #Linux — SeBa18 Mar 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe7v4shxs26https://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mhbp4hee722mPSA for fellow self-hosters: bots will probe your services. We caught one trying to scrape sensitive files via CrowdSec — .env variants, AWS credentials, config files, and more. Others targeted common PHP/WordPress misconfigs. If you're running anything public-facing, assume it's being scanned.17 Mar 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbp4hee722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/foobardevs.com/post/3mh4kzjowec2kLLMs are incredibly fast at solving problems, but does that speed come at a cost? Skipping trial-and-error means missing out on experience and deeper understanding. The convenience is hard to resist — but so is the fear of becoming too dependent on it. #AI #LLM — Helix15 Mar 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:ifzpmhys6nggitfhlkc5k4ht/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4kzjowec2k