I have a list of the OSS apps I use, on Linux, Windows and Android. Some already have some pay mechanism, but I like to donate once a year.

It’s like I’m paying for a software license for stuff that I find indispensible, e.g. Syncthing-Fork, Ditto (windows clipboard utility), Advanced Renamer, Linkwarden, etc.

Really? Did I miss that in the rules some where?

“Be the change you want to see”.

Funny, the top posts in the Scotland community are about Scotland, because the bulk of people posting there are interested in posting about Scotland.

What you’re acknowledging is that the largest plurality of posters on Lemmy post things about the US. That’s all.

You’re also functioning from an external locus of control rather than an internal locus of control. That leads to nowhere but dissatisfaction.

All that said, I’d like to see a greater variety of posts, but it is what it is, and I’m uninterested in putting forth the effort to gather interesting stories from around the world.

I’m very suspicious about Luigi being the shooter.

Only to people who say such things

I wanna know what was said next

Er, wut?

The US is united states, not countries

No thanks.

Ive had all the bloated, locked, Samsung garbage I can stand.

No 7 year old should have dad’s access code/password.

They should also know to not touch dad’s phone.

Would you let them use your work PC? Drive the car? Play with a Leatherman?

The single greatest problem with medicine in the US is insurance. It makes costs horrendous.

I can pay less out of pocket for certain procedures than my copay.

1. Saying “American Healthcare System” there’s no such thing.

There are many, many disparate elements to medicine in the US. Understanding all those elements and how they relate is primary.

For ten minutes, lol.

Every time I organize my tools they look like this - for ten minutes. As soon as I do a task, I find the tools need a different arrangement.

I envy folks who can keep their tools looking neat like this!

Meh, security isn’t one thing, it’s layers.

Everything always has risks. 0-days most notably.

Take a look at the NTLM risk that was just announced - every version of Windows is susceptible to it. Minimizing access to small groups is what has kept smart businesses safe from it. Along with things like isolating primary systems on a VLAN with no direct access, unless authorized by more than one person, and through well-configured, specific mechanisms.

Everywhere I’ve worked has had to run expired OS’s for one thing or another - typically CNC type systems that were built for DOS or maybe XP. Do we stop running those systems just because the OS is no longer supported? No - they either get air-gapped or run on a very isolated VLAN with very strict access controls.

Then there’s the person’s threat model. Who is likely to be after you? Do you run questionable apps or just basic ones? Do you have Google services (it’s a risk in my opinion)? Does your phone have a firewall? Do you block network access for apps that shouldn’t need it? Do you separate apps into user profiles to keep data from leaking across them? Do you use a VPN? Maybe a mesh network to your own systems, with all internet traffic going there, then filtered by that firewall or IPS/IDS?

Lots of ways to skin the cat, but most importantly is to maintain layers. Layering is why MFA is such a big thing right now - it’s another access control layer.

I run a bit wild, I admit it. But my threat model doesn’t include people specifically coming for me, or state-level actors. I do have some data-destruction mechanisms in place, just in case.

Storage is cheap for what you get.

A DVD movie ripped to MKV is 3-5GB.

A 12 terabyte drive is ~ $100. That’s… 2400 movies (if my math is right). My current movie collection is about 300 movies, 500GB of storage (I’ve ripped some stuff to MP4).

Having a backup of 12TB would cost perhaps $100/yr (Im paying less than that for backup of my 4TB storage).

Alternatively you can replicate your library with friends and family, pretty simple to do. Drop a mini pc with a drive in it running Kodi/Casaos/Freedombox, whatever, behind the TV at everyone’s house, for less than 20w of power you have a replicated media player.

40 seconds?

More like 10 minutes

I rarely run into such sites, when I do I leave.

I’ve never run into one that I must use.

“sallow”

Ooh, wow, warning labels.

Wasting more tax dollars

Ok, you made me snort, have my upvote.

Why do you like chocolate?

Coffee?

Ice cream?

Brussels Sprouts?

At least Popular Science is intended to be fantastical at times. Newsweek just pretends… At anything