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DESCRIPTION:&#13\;\nSummary:&#13\;\n&#13\;\nWhat happens to legacy intern
 et infrastructure when the sole technical owner passes away? When Jon Ba
 ckstrom (AKA Prairie Nyx) died in 2023\, they left behind critical piece
 s of community infrastructure under risk of going offline completely —in
 cluding the nameserver prairie.net and vital segments of the geography-c
 entric .US locality domain space (RFC 1480).&#13\;\n&#13\;\nThis talk co
 vers the messy\, real-world saga of digital succession and infrastructur
 e rescue. We'll walk through the technical and human challenges of break
 ing into systems without passwords\, tracking down next of kin and the r
 emaining passionate user base to keep them informed.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nOn t
 he technical side\, we will look at how to quickly audit\, patch\, and m
 igrate legacy services under pressure. We'll discuss practical strategie
 s for cloud juggling\, lowering operational costs\, and eliminating both
  technical and human single points of failure by balancing the best of m
 odern cloud automation with DIY resilience.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nFinally\, we 
 will dive into the history\, near-death\, and possible resurrection of t
 he Internet for actual human communities. Ultimately\, this is a talk ab
 out digital stewardship\, service preservation\, and remembering why we 
 build and maintain systems for the pure joy of the craft.&#13\;\n&#13\;\
 n&#13\;\nBio:&#13\;\n&#13\;\nRyan Sayre is a cloud and storage technolog
 ist who enjoys the restoration\, maintenance\, and tinkering of vintage 
 computing hardware. In his spare time\, he manages legacy internet infra
 structure (skylab.org and prairie.net)\, coordinates a Portland school b
 ike bus initiative\, and tries to keep good stuff alive for the good of 
 the commons.&#13\;\n\n\nTags: plug\, linux\, surviving death\, dns\n\nIm
 ported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482620
URL:https://pdxlinux.org/
SUMMARY:Portland Linux/Unix Group General Monthly Meeting: Death & Digita
 l Succession\, Cloud Optimization\, and the Resurrection of a .US Locali
 ty Registrar\, with Ryan Sayre
LOCATION:Portland State University Fourth Avenue Building (FAB) Room FAB 
 86-01: 1900 Southwest 4th Avenue\, Portland OR 97201 US
SEQUENCE:2
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