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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentYa that's not clear cut. For me the vendor lock in with apple got to be too much and I switched to Linux where I can, started with MacOS when I have to, and grapheneOS for my phone. So I'd go with...Ya that's not clear cut.
For me the vendor lock in with apple got to be too much and I switched to Linux where I can, started with MacOS when I have to, and grapheneOS for my phone. So I'd go with the framework and run Linux and have the repairable platform.
If you're looking at Mac vs the FW running windows... the framework is way more repairable and has those swappable dongle things vs apple with a (probably) smaller device that integrates your stuff.
Forget both of those options though. Go full linux; grow a neckbeard and buy a used thinkpad.
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
mild_takes LinkI'm so into this. I don't need a new laptop though... so I guess I'll just have to drop my current laptop in the bathtub /sI'm so into this. I don't need a new laptop though... so I guess I'll just have to drop my current laptop in the bathtub /s
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Comment on Framework reveals 13 Pro laptop with 20-hour battery in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentHe kind of glossed over it a bit. There was lots to go over there and I think all of that stuff may or may not have been actual production units. For anyone that isnt interested, the one REALLY...He kind of glossed over it a bit. There was lots to go over there and I think all of that stuff may or may not have been actual production units.
For anyone that isnt interested, the one REALLY interesting bit is that they included a usb-c to usb-a adapter slot thing for their laptops that had recessed port so the dongle sits flush with the laptop when plugged in. I don't get the point of using a keyboard like that with my laptop, but Linus mentioned using it for his wireless mouse and it half way fit his mouse dongle.
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Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp
mild_takes Link ParentBut syncthing has servers that point your devices at eachother. Your IP can change and your devices will link back up. No port forwarding, no setting IP addresses, no setup, it just works. Its...But syncthing has servers that point your devices at eachother. Your IP can change and your devices will link back up. No port forwarding, no setting IP addresses, no setup, it just works. Its kind of half the point of using syncthing.
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Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp
mild_takes Link ParentWhy tailscale? Syncthing works across the internet not just your LAN.The rest is cross-synced to all of my machines (laptop, desktop, NAS) with Syncthing via Tailscale
Why tailscale? Syncthing works across the internet not just your LAN.
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Comment on The raspberry danish latte is making its way around the world after its inventors at a US small town coffee shop decided to share the recipe in ~food
mild_takes Link ParentI went and grabbed one. They were out of raspberry compote so it wasn't quite the real deal, but it ended up just tasting like coffee. Then my wife knocked it off the counter with 90% of it left....I went and grabbed one. They were out of raspberry compote so it wasn't quite the real deal, but it ended up just tasting like coffee. Then my wife knocked it off the counter with 90% of it left. Not sure if I'm going to try again or not.
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Comment on The raspberry danish latte is making its way around the world after its inventors at a US small town coffee shop decided to share the recipe in ~food
mild_takes Link Parent6am6am
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Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp
mild_takes Link ParentHow long is an HDD really good for?How long is an HDD really good for?
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Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp
mild_takes Link ParentI don't actually. I moved EVERYTHING to long random passwords. I don't want my email to get hacked because thats kind of the key to being able to reset a shit ton of passwords. Also it has 2fa now...I don't actually. I moved EVERYTHING to long random passwords. I don't want my email to get hacked because thats kind of the key to being able to reset a shit ton of passwords. Also it has 2fa now so if I don't have access to a 2nd factor (or maybe a backup code... I should set that up) then I'm screwed.
I know maybe 4 of my current passwords:
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bank card pin
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log in for my computer
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phone pin
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password for KeePassXC
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password for work accounts but only because they make me put it in endlessly and also don't allow me to use a phone at work AT ALL... so I use a weak password I can remember
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Comment on Medium term cold storage options? in ~comp
mild_takes Link ParentIf my house burns down and I don't have anything except a (hypothetical) brand new computer then how do I access that? Edit: and bus factor.If my house burns down and I don't have anything except a (hypothetical) brand new computer then how do I access that?
Edit: and bus factor.
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Medium term cold storage options?
Increasingly I'm looking at my backup solution and I'm not totally happy. My "threat model" I guess is if the house burns down and we only make it out with the shirts on our backs. Alternatively...
Increasingly I'm looking at my backup solution and I'm not totally happy. My "threat model" I guess is if the house burns down and we only make it out with the shirts on our backs. Alternatively if I get hit by a bus I'd like a backup of passwords and maybe some instructions for my wife.
Mostly irrelevant discussion on my current backup or lack of situation
Up until recently I had a VPS running syncthing as a central backup for all my devices but it kind of looks like that got randomly wiped or something... my plan up until that happened was that I have a computer in a locker at work that I occasionally fired up to sync my syncthing stuff. This has some issues, the big one being that it doesn't deal with bus factor.
My next plan (and the point of this topic) is to have some data stored offline in a safe deposit box at the bank or some other secure location and swap the data out at some interval like 6 months or 1 year. The stuff I REALLY care about is easily under 1gb and stuff I kind of care about (photos and that kind of thing) is < 1tb.
Also currently I'm paying for iCloud each month even though I've mostly left the mac-osphere. This is where my < 1tb of photos are. I intend to download all of that and stop paying for iCloud in the coming months.
TL;DR What are decent medium term cold storage options for < 1gb that I can be really sure will be good for several years (maybe 10 or 20 years at the extreme end) and is fairly cheap. I was thinking optical media but I'm kind of lost as to what specifically to get and how to not get conned by buying fake media (m discs). I (somewhat randomly) have an m disc drive in my computer but I don't know if thats overkill or not? My important stuff may even fit on a CD actually...
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Comment on The raspberry danish latte is making its way around the world after its inventors at a US small town coffee shop decided to share the recipe in ~food
mild_takes LinkWho else is using that map to try getting one tomorrow? lol.Who else is using that map to try getting one tomorrow? lol.
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Comment on I’ve ‘run out’ of notes on TickTick in ~tech
mild_takes (edited )LinkI've been using simplenote which is free and has no paid tier. You can import or export notes. At one point I was using sncli which is a CLI for it if you want to take notes in vim or nano....I've been using simplenote which is free and has no paid tier. You can import or export notes. At one point I was using sncli which is a CLI for it if you want to take notes in vim or nano. Android, iOS, and MacOS apps plus a website.
Edit: it supports markdown as well.
Edit2: re reading the post, simplenote is of course missing a lot of those features you're currently using. I hate to say you might be stuck paying for it but it sounds like it's doing a lot for you.
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Comment on Installing every* Firefox extension in ~tech
mild_takes LinkHow many of these are used by nobody ever?It turns out there’s only 84 thousand Firefox extensions. That sounds feasibly small.
How many of these are used by nobody ever?
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Comment on France launches government Linux desktop plan as Windows exit begins in ~society
mild_takes LinkThis is exciting to see. Hopefully it helps improve some of the FOSS business/workplace apps.This is exciting to see. Hopefully it helps improve some of the FOSS business/workplace apps.
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Comment on Graveyard Keeper 2 announced for 2026. Original game now free to keep on Steam. in ~games
mild_takes Link ParentI'm going to try getting my wife on this next. She's basically avoided PC gaming (and especially my steamdeck) but I got her playing stardew valley on the deck and she has already spent far too...I'm going to try getting my wife on this next. She's basically avoided PC gaming (and especially my steamdeck) but I got her playing stardew valley on the deck and she has already spent far too much time on it.
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Comment on Graveyard Keeper 2 announced for 2026. Original game now free to keep on Steam. in ~games
mild_takes Link ParentWhen it gets delisted will I still be able to download it as long as I have it in my library?When it gets delisted will I still be able to download it as long as I have it in my library?
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Comment on Anthropic announces deal with Google, Broadcom, says revenue has tripled in ~finance
mild_takes (edited )Link ParentI mentioned this situation to my wife recently (she's too busy to watch all the tech drama in the world) and I'm pretty sure she swapped to Claude or will swap to it. She's using it in her...I mentioned this situation to my wife recently (she's too busy to watch all the tech drama in the world) and I'm pretty sure she swapped to Claude or will swap to it. She's using it in her business and when we talked about it I began to really realize that for her workload there is absolutely nothing tying her to one service; she deletes one app and installs another. Maybe Claude is better for coding and Grok is better at being a cringe edgelord, but these companies may have to start worrying about their reputation more.
Edit: She did switch to Claude and says its better in some ways but worse in others. Overall I think she's happy.
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Comment on Industry initiative launches Euro-Office as true sovereign office suite in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentHa, as long as it doesn't have a libre paperclip.Ha, as long as it doesn't have a libre paperclip.
See... I can't stand extra notifications on my computer and my phone mostly lives on do not disturb mode now. I tried KDE Connect and didn't like the additional stuff on my computer, and its not amazing like you said.
ONE OF US!
The touchpad is just never as good :-( and I never listen to anything on my thinkpad because its too terrible. Maybe look into some reviews on the framework trackpad on linux before buying (if you go that route) because a LOT of how well the trackpad works seems to be software.