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Re:What we talk about when we talk about sideloading on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @04:25PM (#45738647)
After Google implements this, will I still be able to "side-load" (install any software) on Android-derivative OSes like GrapheneOS?
Re:I deleted all of my email filters on Saturday January 18, 2025 @01:27PM (#42750260)
> It seems like people ... just don't even look in their inboxes for legitimate, personal correspondence anymore

I disagree with that - in my experience sending persona correspondence to my friends/family are generally received and read.

It does seem like people really want the "like (with an emoji)" funcitonality of the rest of the web in email ... Gmail and Outlook are building it in, but unless you're in their walled gardens it does not work great (i.e. email reply: "X has ed your message")

So google owns the "image and text box on a web page" design?
Where did this happen at?
Re:Why don't more people use Linux? on Friday September 13, 2024 @09:22AM (#41531030)
through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault
> could be lost forever unless the recording label has backed up the missing data in another storage drive or medium

I think anyone here understands that you should not store valuable data exclusively on a single hard drive then throw it in storage for 20+ years.

Another plug, as always, to the 3-2-1 backup guidance: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/

ActualBudget
Re:The Pitch Deck for 'Active Listening' Ad Targeting on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @09:09AM (#41434612)
I would be interested to hear from anyone with active listening startups.
Why is this case located with the United States District Court For The Northern Mariana Islands?
Re:It's Time to Give Up on Email on Monday March 04, 2024 @10:29PM (#39599117)
I love email!
Re:Joplin is an open source note-taking app on Sunday March 03, 2024 @02:33PM (#39583656)
Same here! And you can encrypt the sync so you know Microsoft cannot get access to your personal information.
Re:Joplin is an open source note-taking app on Sunday March 03, 2024 @02:32PM (#39583652)
It works fine for me. I've used it moderately and never had issues.
Re:Ask HN: Has AI/LLMs turned you off of tech? on Friday February 16, 2024 @02:24PM (#39401768)
Same feeling here.

And also: any helpful or informational blog posts I post on the public internet I assume have been stolen to train these models, making me less passionate about sharing information through my blog posts.

I also switched from YNAB4 to ActualBudget about 6 months ago. I'm hosting it on a Raspberry pi in my network. Overall it's working great!
Re:Forward Email: Open-Source and Privacy-Focused Email Service on Saturday February 10, 2024 @12:41AM (#39323916)
Why use this vs. Protonmail?

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