Post ANODEY0Y3j0bXF7UVk by fullstackthaumaturge@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #ANO6JjkL8x6ji749BY by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T12:24:42Z
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Creepy creepy #Apple creepyhttps://kevquirk.com/icreep/
(DIR) Post #ANO71YpF6mQIa7FvXc by davidoclubb@toot.wales
2022-09-09T12:31:34Z
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@kev good review 👍I'll stick to cobbling together hand-me-down Linux systems partly for cost and partly for obstinacy 😂
(DIR) Post #ANO7i0yooxyI3zyjse by hq1@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T12:40:19Z
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@kev the pencil is indeed brilliant and hilarious when charging 😃
(DIR) Post #ANO7tGAyf8qINY1n6G by dallin@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T12:42:28Z
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@kev I’m glad you’ve found tech that works well and does what you need. When it comes to tech, we all have to decide which pros we want and which and cons we are willing to live with.I’m currently trying to pry myself from the grip of Apple lock-in and it’s really difficult.
(DIR) Post #ANO8DM04iaTOEYVg5w by chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com
2022-09-09T12:45:52Z
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@kev Looks like we're on similar paths here too. My timing is a bit different as 2017-18 I stepped out of Apple but, starting in Jan of last year, nearly all our devices are Apple.
(DIR) Post #ANO8FR6ahzKoe7YCf2 by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T12:46:24Z
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@dallin I think I could leave their ecosystem relatively easily. All my data is synced via my Synology, so I don't really use iCloud.It's more the integration at an OS level that I find really useful.
(DIR) Post #ANO8KwuhsD2SkIcXcO by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T12:47:22Z
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@chris I think for me it boils down the fact that I don't have the time or inclination to fiddle (read, battle) with my tech any more.
(DIR) Post #ANO8QyPRE2Fd7crqnw by chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com
2022-09-09T12:48:25Z
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@kev That's been a huge part of it with me too. I didn't mind it so much for myself but neither my wife nor my parents would put up with the fiddling and any down time would get super stressful for me.
(DIR) Post #ANO8YirMvDnhDFcvyq by sotolf@social.linux.pizza
2022-09-09T12:49:55Z
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@kev Personally a big anti-fan, but hey, if it works for you it works for you.
(DIR) Post #ANO8byEiD0u5lr5uls by chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com
2022-09-09T12:50:35Z
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@kev I have a 4-bay Synology with upgraded ram and an M2 drive for caching. I think it would be great if my home connection wasn't limited to 10mb upload but it's all but useless when I'm away from the house because of it@dallin
(DIR) Post #ANO8kQv1S66F2ov6TA by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T12:52:00Z
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@chris I only get around 10Mb up myself, but it's fine for me. I only sync small files and my off-site backups run overnight.Streaming is always done over the LAN, so I don't really see that problem. It would be nice to have more bandwidth though.@dallin
(DIR) Post #ANO8vTvOcGPhYLMZea by chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com
2022-09-09T12:54:00Z
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@kev @dallin On nice! We bought this when we were still traveling a lot. We tried to love it but it drove my wife crazy (she does need a lot of large photoshop files for her job). Today it was just cheaper to switch to the Apple One premier plan. We're actually paying less over all the services it covers and it's enough space for us both. The Synology is now just a VERY expensive time machine.
(DIR) Post #ANOBn1ERi8oo6rvi08 by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T13:26:01Z
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@chris yeah, mine is effectively a file server at this point. Don’t think I’ll get another one when this goes.@dallin
(DIR) Post #ANOBs7Ap31gJz8fHE0 by curtismchale@mastodon.social
2022-09-09T13:00:39Z
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@chris @kev @dallin Are you using your Synology for Plex?I need to upgrade my video storage and have a very old Mac Mini attempting to run Plex still that needs replacing at the same time.Which model do you have?
(DIR) Post #ANOBs7kysabZnHa9aK by chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com
2022-09-09T13:01:21Z
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@curtismchale @kev @dallin I'm not. Though I did pick up a DVD drive last fall to rip all our old movies. Still haven't gotten around to it though.
(DIR) Post #ANOBs8ArKNIz5XgovA by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T13:27:02Z
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@chris @curtismchale @dallin nor me. I use DS Video (synologys video app) for streaming video. It has apps for Roku and Apple TV, so works fine.
(DIR) Post #ANOBsRP1puveizSu92 by chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com
2022-09-09T13:01:44Z
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@curtismchale @kev @dallin Oh, and it's a DS918+ with max ram and the M2 drive
(DIR) Post #ANOC6cDkPbBwKXwo64 by chris@mastodon.chriswiegman.com
2022-09-09T13:29:43Z
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@kev @curtismchale @dallin Oh, that's good to know. I'll have to remember that when/if I start ripping these
(DIR) Post #ANODEY0Y3j0bXF7UVk by fullstackthaumaturge@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T13:42:17Z
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@kev I had gotten an iPhone SE for free in 2021 because my mobile provider was drinking the 5G koolaid and wanted all their customers to upgrade their devices.But after I got the iPhone I ended up getting a secondhand Macbook Air and iMac, both with M1 CPUs.They're good machines if you get them used but in good condition, and #macos still hasn't quite gotten rid of the underlying #BSD/#darwin heritage so I can use #homebrew and run #Emacs.
(DIR) Post #ANODK16HK01JDBPM0W by lordvalor@mastodon.social
2022-09-09T13:43:23Z
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@kev really a good post. I am a still user of Linux. But i understand you approach of M1 laptop. My wife's work have been sended her one.
(DIR) Post #ANOHs0dlw9u9RqXSxk by birnim@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T14:34:19Z
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@kev did any of your real life buddies/coworkers star to call you iKev after noticing the change?
(DIR) Post #ANOPLDPaETsl8Nm9Xk by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T15:58:02Z
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@birnim nope. None of my real life friends give a damn about it.
(DIR) Post #ANOqCfQvNR3GCKYFRA by psychxr@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T20:58:37Z
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@kev Apple had a bad run in the 2010s with loads of design flaws in their hardware. It seems like they were trying to compete with themselves at that point by making everything thinner and lighter than before at the expense of durability and build quality. Things are considerably better these days.
(DIR) Post #ANPbsK2a057DrFWqbg by RyuKurisu@fosstodon.org
2022-09-10T05:53:10Z
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@kev I was a bit confused by your clickbait-ey title; I was expecting some CSAM stuff getting in your way ✌️😏
(DIR) Post #ANPiSSKDHAPlhYOEAS by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-10T07:06:54Z
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@RyuKurisu I wouldn’t say it was click bait. iCreep as in scope creep. There was no attempt to mislead or illicit an emotional response with the title.So no click bait, I don’t think. 😊
(DIR) Post #ANPif4NRcneNC1uqm0 by jforseth210@rcsocial.net
2022-09-09T23:55:38Z
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@kev Wait, what's the difference between a NAS and a file server. I thought they were the same thing?
(DIR) Post #ANPif4mc7DmcS5gx0K by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-10T07:09:03Z
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@jforseth210 there’s the misconception. A Synology is WAY more than a NAS. It can be a mail server, a Git server, a web server, a media streaming server, it can run docker. So the possibilities are endless.
(DIR) Post #ANPirN7tk1ZkolVhyK by lil5@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T21:40:24Z
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@davidoclubb @kev M1 looks very enticing unti I saw Apples history of removing support to MacOS updates on older hardware… nope not for me
(DIR) Post #ANPirNaG2aGEEimMAy by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-10T07:11:26Z
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@lil5 @davidoclubb I’d argue that Apple support their stuff way longer than their competitors. Especially in the mobile space.Asahi will hopefully remedy that though.
(DIR) Post #ANPsihlQdntxl9VShk by lil5@fosstodon.org
2022-09-10T09:01:57Z
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@kev @davidoclubb in the mobile space definitely but on the desktop/laptop nothing has won against Linux on an intel cpu with amd graphics
(DIR) Post #ANPuSYSVfZ4CAv5H6W by kev@fosstodon.org
2022-09-10T09:21:25Z
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@lil5 @davidoclubb oh yeah, absolutely. Nothing is even remotely close to that.