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So here we go again
Some bright-eyed young coder bro is back indexing every post that shows up in his Home feed:
"When your Mastodon Home feed loads new toots, the extension detects that the page content has changed and re-indexes the tab. This means every toot that appears in your browser gets added to your local index automatically."
What if I don't want to be "found" simply because I use a generic hashtag our bright-eyed young coder bro is indexing on a page that uses that hashtag, who I don't Foilow, and who I would otherwise be unknown to?
Famous last story, again
How do I #OptOut
Who do I #Block?
Y'all never seem to understand that not everyone --> wants <-- to be found by some complete stranger
Or do I need to go on #Github and open an Issue?
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Introducing built-in #mastodon support for Hister.
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Créer son propre moteur de recherche, avec une extension pour firefox et chrome pour l'indexation, le tout tourne en local (docker)
#Hister - Your Own #Search #Engine
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For the #selfhosted / #homelab people running #Hister (https://github.com/asciimoo/hister): you should update to version v0.4.0 ASAP. I reported a vulnerability in the previous version that allows any website to download your entire database due to missing CORS enforcement. The author responded very quickly to the disclosure and had a new release ready within a few hours, excellent work on his part.
Sadly, Hister is currently not packaged and does not auto-update, so people will have to manually download a new release, or be vulnerable.
CC @shollyethan, since he included it as a spotlight in this week's newsletter.
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Self-Host Weekly (20 February 2026)
The latest #drama in #vibecoded software, updates and launches, a spotlight on #Hister -- a browser #history tool, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!
https://selfh.st/weekly/2026-02-20
#selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #privacy #security #newsletter #smarthome #homeautomation #youtube #fediverse #sysadmin #devops #ai #aislop