About

About the site

dominik.fyi (formerly pata.gonia.org (from 2010 to 2025)) is my personal, non-commercial website, where I post about stuff I am interested in. The blog covers topics like: Postgres, Postgis, Linux, GIS, OpenStreetMap, Open Data, Security.

Imprint

Maps

I mainly use OpenStreetMap for navigation and address lookup. On mobile devices I use Oragnic Maps. And whenever I can, I use StreetComplete to give back to the community.

Privacy

Site

I don't collect any personal data. The site could be accessed via Tor.

Personal

I use Signal for messaging. For different purposes I use different mail providers like mailbox.org. Depending on the purpose, I use either the Tor-Browser or a VPN provider like Mullvad. I use Mullvad as a DNS provider as well with all kinds of sites blocked by default.

On my phone I use GrapheneOS with RethinkDNS.

Donations

I regularly donate to the following organizations:

• Electronic Frontier Foudation
• Epicenter Works
• PostgreSQL Europe
• NOYB - Europäisches Zentrum für digitale Rechte
• Tor
• Tails
• Internet Archive

License

The content of the website is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Social Media

Over the years I tried out various social media platforms, but none of them really caught on. The only platform I still use is flickr, where I share pictures under the Creative Commons license.

Tor

For no specific reason, the site is also available via Tor. The address is: http://bfs3urwu47shvkjg4xjdhhqu5jkym4bysrapz2kjbsok5ok6dtcb6myd.onion/

Website History

The page was first created in 2010, and the design changed a couple of times over the years. The Wayback Machine gives you the possibility to see the different versions of the site:

• first indexed in 2013
• 2019
• 2022
• 2025