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Sovcit made a performance contract. in c/insanepeoplefacebook

[–] Roopappy 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"By your performance, we mutally agree". "It is now effective due to their performance."

Is "performance" some kind of magic word? On the surface, and also under the surface, this doesn't make any sense.

Proton is dead (for me). Let's collect and discuss alternatives! ✊🛡 in c/[email protected]

[–] Roopappy 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been doing research into this because I want to degoogle. Looking for hosted and secure Mail, Calendar, Drive... maybe docs if possible. I don't mind paying as long as I'm a customer and not a product to be sold.

My short list was: Mailbox.org, Zoho, and Notion.

Then there are the services I don't understand as much because I don't really want to self host or step into server maintenance... NextCloud, OwnCloud, LibreCloud, OnlyOffice. Maybe someone could straighten me out with those if I'm off base.

Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’ in c/nottheonion

[–] Roopappy 62 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Didn't we finally realize that the whole "shoplifting epidemic" was all bullshit to cover up inept corprate management?

Yes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/briefing/shoplifting-data.html

Proton CEO goes full MAGA in c/protonprivacy

[–] Roopappy 22 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Shit, I was literally about to open a Proton account as part of my degoogling this weekend.

Ok, new plan. Sigh.

Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS in c/linux_gaming

[–] Roopappy 7 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

my concern is that I install a distro this year and want to switch to SteamOS later, but would have to start over with customizations, etc. in the new distro.

I wouldn't sweat that at all.

I switched distros last week, didn't like the new one as much as I thought I would, and switched again a few days later. It's not that big of a deal. Install some apps, reload your files from a USB stick. It's not a major commitment.

Your tea bag is likely releasing billions of microplastic particles, according to a new study in c/world

[–] Roopappy 1 points 2 weeks ago

Stroke rate increasing as well.

Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld coming soon to Kickstarter for $159 - Liliputing in c/[email protected]

[–] Roopappy 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My first thought: If this ever ships, I'll eat an outboard motor.

Car owners in NY are devastated! in c/fuckcars

[–] Roopappy 39 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Driving in Manhattan is for truck deliveries and taxis only.

If you try to drive a car from point to point in Manhattan, you're an asshole.

trying to find security cameras in c/[email protected]

[–] Roopappy 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Without wires you have no permanent power. Also, it sounds like you want it to be wireless transmission without a network. That's a challenge.

Lets Ignore the "no cables" part then. If you want this to be cheap, highly reliable, and non-networked... use wires. You can't go wrong.

You can get 4 camera systems with local storage from companies like Lorex for a reasonable price for good quality. I got mine at CostCo for $299. It might support cloud storage (maybe?) but I never enabled it. It just records locally. It's been running for years with no downtime or issues and the cameras still look great.

Cheers in c/tenforward

[–] Roopappy 17 points 3 weeks ago

Kirstie Alley looked a lot different on Cheers. She kinda looked like Shelly Long and/or Shooter McGavin.

Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 1 Has been released! in c/[email protected]

[–] Roopappy 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

So... back when I used Pidgin, I aggregated AIM, YahooIM, GoogleTalk, and Pre-MS Skype. What is the use case today?

Washed in c/comicstrips

[–] Roopappy 50 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I do believe that everything old was better, everything new stinks, and my feet hurt all the time.