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Alex asks a reasonable question that often comes to mind as we grow older:
I've had the experience of losing a loved one with some IT baggage (as it were), and a small amount of preparation on their part made all the difference. Much of this was around ensuring passwords for critical things like bank accounts were safe and secure and able to be recovered by a few of us working together (rather than a single person), which meant we were able to help their dependent partner much more easily than otherwise. This person didn't have much of an /Internet/ presence to deal with, though, which is more where Alex is thinking about.
I'd be happy for my Internet presence to fade out - I'm comfortable with the transient nature of all things - though helping the remaining residents of my long-time small hosting service to migrate elsewhere might be a nice thing to do. I'm lucky that my partner has similar sysadmin skills and so it could be possible, with a bit more documentation about where to look for things, for them to help with such. I've also been part of an association offering hosting (elsewhere, not here) for the best part of twenty years. With web hosting having turned into a commodity service, it's fair to say that many of our members have much less interest in helping to keep it going than they once did. A few faithful plug away, but each year things feel a little more grim. My preferred future is for this to dissolve into a world where people could easily self-host - a FreedomBox in every home! - perhaps there's something in helping folks with the management of them?
Today's listening: