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mauvehed

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Hacker. Ham Radio. Woodworker. Runner. Mental Health Advocate.

The IntertubesJoined February 2023

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I am a recovering technologist who fell in love with people management & leadership.

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mauveRANTrant.mvh.dev13 posts

About

I am a recovering technologist who fell in love with people management & leadership.

mauvehed's blogs

mauveRANTrant.mvh.dev13 posts

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Self-Hosting PieFed: Building a Fediverse alternative to Reddit

The introduction If you've been anywhere near the internet in the last few years, you've watched the slow-motion implosion of centralized platforms. Twitter became X. Reddit killed third-party apps an

1h ago·10 min read

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Discord Alternatives: My Personal Deep Dive into Matrix, Zulip, Discourse, and Stoat

Discord's recent announcement of mandatory age verification for all users has sent the community scrambling for alternatives. Search volume for "Discord alternatives" spiked 10,000% overnight, with Matrix seeing a 2,133% increase and the relatively u...

6d ago·14 min read

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Self-Hosting Matrix: A Journey Into Federated Communication

Self-Hosting Matrix: A Journey Into Federated Communication 0x04 - Taking back control, one Docker container at a time The introduction I've been running my own infrastructure for decades. Servers, containers, networks, the whole homelab thing. There...

Feb 4·11 min read

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Why I'm Leaving Instagram for the Fediverse

The introduction I've been thinking a lot lately about the tools I use and the systems I've allowed to become part of my daily life. As someone who has spent over three decades breaking, building, and tinkering with technology, I find it somewhat iro...

Feb 1·6 min read

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Connecting My Home Network to 44Net

By Nate, K0MVH After a 15-year hiatus from amateur radio, I returned to the hobby in 2025 with fresh eyes and a lot more networking experience under my belt. One of the things that caught my attention was 44Net, a piece of Internet history that's bee...

Jan 23·11 min read