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@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 * About Niels
 
-Niels G. W. Serup is the creator of metanohi and [[/projects/mege/][mege]], metanohi's engine. He
-was born in 1992 and lives in Denmark.
+Niels G. W. Serup is the creator of metanohi, metanohi's engine. He was born in
+1992 and lives in Denmark.
 
 He studies datalogy (computer science) at [[http://diku.dk/][DIKU]].
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ He goes by the nicknames "ngws" and "nqpz" (and a few others).
 
 Niels can be contacted at [[mailto:ngws@metanohi.name][ngws@metanohi.name]].
 
+
 ** Software which Niels uses
 
 *** Emacs
@@ -41,9 +42,11 @@ efficient. [[http://stumpwm.antidesktop.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl][Get it]].
 
 Links: <@eval macros.titlelink('/writings/stumpwm')@>, [[https://gitorious.org/nqpz-config/nqpz-config/blobs/raw/master/home/.stumpwmrc][my .stumpwmrc]].
 
-*** Trisquel
+*** Debian
 
-I run Trisquel, a fully free as in freedom operating system. [[http://trisquel.info][Get it]].
+I run Debian with only a small amount of proprietary software.  [[http://debian.org/][Get Debian]].  I used to run
+Trisquel, but I realized that I would rather use something with more support, so
+I switched to using Debian after I bought a new computer.
 
 *** Unison
 
@@ -54,18 +57,6 @@ to synchronize their [[http://nxg.me.uk/note/2005/singular-data/][data]]. I don'
 internet, and I cannot be sure that my data is secure, except if I spend time
 encrypting it heavily.
 
-When I am done using my desktop computer at the end of a day, I transfer files
-from my desktop computer to an encrypted partition on my USB flash drive with
-Unison. Then I place my USB flash drive in one of my left pockets and forget
-about it. The next day, when I need to synchronize my files with my laptop, I
-remember putting my flash drive in my lower left pocket. I pick it up and put it
-in my laptop, and then I run Unison again.
-
-It's fairly fast, secure and durable (I sometimes have poor or even none
-connection when working on my laptop).
-
-(Actually, my desktop computer died, so currently I use only my laptop.)
-
 
 ** Things which Niels uses but doesn't like
 
@@ -98,6 +89,10 @@ coding". GitHub's focus on making branching, merging, etc. easy is probably the
 right one, but I don't see why that can't be done in a decentralized way. After
 all, git is decentralized.
 
+*** Dropbox
+I don't use it for my own files, but sometimes I use it for shared files because
+others depend on my using it.  I like to run it chrooted when I have to run it.
+
 
 ** Virtual existences
 
@@ -105,7 +100,8 @@ In order of randomness:
 
   + [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:NqpZ][Wikipedia]]
   + [[http://identi.ca/nqpz][StatusNet]]
-  + [[http://hongabar.org/profile/nqpz][My public friendica profile]] (currently down, didn't use it much anyway)
+  + [[https://diaspora.hongabar.org/u/ngws][My public Diaspora profile]] (uses a CAcert certificate, might not work with
+    other pods)
   + [[https://gitorious.org/~nqpz][Gitorious]]
   + [[https://launchpad.net/~ngws][Launchpad]]
   + [[http://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:NqpZ][Libreplanet]]