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Re:Offline-First Apps: Why Should Apps Be Made to Work in an... by swyx on Sunday August 21, 2022 @06:49PM (#32545286)
this works until you lose or break your "supercomputer in your posession".
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Re:Offline-First Apps: Why Should Apps Be Made to Work in an... by szundi on Sunday August 21, 2022 @06:53PM (#32545309)
the first in "Offline First" does not mean only
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Re:Offline-First Apps: Why Should Apps Be Made to Work in an... by jleyank on Sunday August 21, 2022 @08:29PM (#32545920)
Err, email copies, backups, USB sticks, save-to-sync, ... There are lots of shared/safe alternatives when saving my data/work. Not having to have to sweat net lag, though, is a big win. And devices are pretty damn reliable unless you drop the things.

And even then, I have this phone thingie that has lots of storage - why can't I sync to that directly without 3rd-party involvement? This would address you "what if it crashed" by giving a second copy (or more if there's multiple people sitting near me).

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