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Serial entrepreneur and PostgreSQL ninja.

Founder of PG Support (https://pgsupport.dk) and DebianSupport (https://debiansupport.com)

Website and contact info at https://thomasdamgaard.dk/

Blog at https://blog.thomasdamgaard.dk/

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Comment · 6 months ago
How is KMail and Evolution at this point? I have not tried them in like 10 years. Are they actively maintained and a real alternative for serious email use?
Comment · 1 year ago
Sounds like you need digikam. I have been a happy digikam user for more than a decade now. It works really well.

The automated AI face detection can be improved compared to immich. But I guess this whole area is developing rapidly these days so I expect it to get better soon.

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Migadu SMTP servers and MX relays seem to have been down most of today.

The status page (https://status.migadu.com/) seems to switch between saying they are online/offline due to maintenance.

Users are unable to send outgoing emails at the moment and have been for the entire day.

Anyone else experiencing problems with them at the moment?

Comment · 1 year ago
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Comment · 1 year ago
The primary purpose of teeth is to chew food. Including moderately hard materials such as roots, etc.

I am not convinced that chewing on wood sticks for a few minutes will require dental work at all. Much less extensive dental work.

Why do you think it would require extensive dental work?

Comment · 1 year ago
For non-German speaking, here is a summary of TFA:

In June of the previous year, Russian hacker Oleg N. was arrested in Yerevan, Armenia, at the request of U.S. authorities who accused him of large-scale fraud. However, he managed to escape during a court session and disappeared. Later, leaked chats revealed that Oleg N., known online as "Tramp," was the leader of the notorious hacker group Black Basta. This group specializes in ransomware attacks, targeting over 500 companies and institutions worldwide between April 2022 and May 2023.

The leaked chats also showed the group's internal discussions during an attack on the U.S. hospital chain Ascension. Members expressed concerns about the ethical implications of their actions, especially regarding potential harm to patients. Despite these concerns, they decided to decrypt the affected servers but still demanded ransom for the stolen data.

Oleg N. was previously involved with another ransomware group, Conti, and used his experience to establish Black Basta. The group is considered a significant threat to cybersecurity, having extorted over 700 companies globally. Oleg N.'s escape and continued activities highlight the challenges in combating cybercrime.

Additional details from the chats reveal that Oleg N. claimed to have high-level connections that helped him escape. He mentioned having friends in the Russian intelligence services, FSB and GRU, who assisted in his release. This suggests that Russian intelligence agencies might have intervened to prevent his extradition to the U.S., protecting their interests and ensuring he wouldn't testify against them.

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