Thanks, that was interesting

Edit: For anyone interested, the technology is called KBS-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBS-3

What a fun little website. Thanks for sharing

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Where to start: She’s only indicated interest in Linux, so start there and do the minimum changes needed to make it work. Create a partition on her mac, install a linux distro, and try set it up to replace her mac. The things that you can’t get working are the things she needs to replace with a cross-platform alternative.

While she switches these services (step wise, as discussed below), she can play with the stuff that does work on linux, maybe test different distros if she wants.

Once you’ve got a functioning linux set up that she uses as her daily driver, then you can discuss whether she wants to switch anything else.

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I’m in the process of switching off the apple ecosystem and my main learning so far has been to go slower than you think, change is hard and time consuming. I recommend the following.

1) Switch one thing at a time

I made the mistake of buying new devices before I had switched any service providers. This meant I had to switch and test a new os and multiple new services simultaneously, which was extremely stressful. Switching one thing at a time means the process takes longer but is more likely to keep her motivated and engaged.

2) Plan what to change and the order of the steps

It will help her motivation if she has a goal and knows why she is changing something, particularly if she can find a reason other than just platform compatibility. Think about things like cost, privacy or ethical considerations, practicality of services you two (would like to) share e.g. calendars, shared albums.

Timing also matters. First priority is those services which have compatibility issues with android and/or linux, for which you will need to find a cross-platform alternative. Other services she might only choose to change after switching her OS, to options that aren’t available in the apple ecosystem.

Start with the services she uses a lot or which have strong emotional value. If you can’t switch those, the experiment is over.

3) Osxphotos for faces

Apple photos does not have the option to export a lot of metadata. Particularly relevant for me was that no information on faces is exported, which is something I spent a lot of time on. I switched my photos to Ente, using their recommended approach directly on my iPhone, and none of that metadata transfered.

I recently discovered Osxphotos (on github), which lets you export all the metadata on a mac. That’s actually next on my to do list - export my photos on my mac and reimport them to Ente.

4) Setup the new os in parallel

Install Linux on a partition on her mac, so that she can switch between MacOS and Linux. That gives you time to work out any issues. If she likes it, she will naturally start using Linux more, until eventually it becomes her daily driver.

5) New hardware comes last

Hardware is expensive and it sucks to spend money and then feel like you have to use something which you don’t really like. So use linux on her mac and consider buying a 2nd hand phone to test and play with before switching her sim.

6) Be careful of dependence

Be careful of self-hosting too much for her. Think about what happens if you’re not around for any reason (accidents happen) and ensure she has a good plan and knows how to access and transfer her data from self-hosted to alternative options. That’s why I prefer Ente to Immich.

Also, if your self-hosted services go down at a critical time for her, that could be bad for your relationship.

My initial thought is that it all seems very dramatic for a “petty” grudge, so I suspect you’ve only told part of the story. That said:

1. You sound caught between your mother and your brother, which isn’t a fair place to be. Neither your mother nor your brother should have involved you in their personal issues. If they want the best for you, they should both want you to have a healthy relationship with the other person, especially if their disagreement is over something petty. In this particular example, your mother should be encouraging you to attend your brother’s wedding. If she isn’t, why not?

2. If your brother is the kind of person to hold petty grudges, your mother is unlikely to be the 1st person he has issues with. Is he known for holding grudges generally? If so, you are allowed to not want to be close to him.

If not, why this grudge? Who told you the details of the “petty grudge”? Have you heard both sides of the story? If you’ve only heard your mom’s side, maybe you should talk to your brother.

3. If you’ve decided not to go to the wedding, then at least RSVP no. There is no reason to be discourteous. Not RSVP’ing could seriously damage your own relationship with your brother and/or his future wife, which you may one day regret. No need to slam a door closed unnecessarily.

4. Simply tell your colleagues you can’t attend the wedding. End of sentence. You don’t have to tell them why.

I’m looking for a pet tracker. Which one are you using?

I’m doing my part adding reviews to Mapy but it’s pretty empty in my part of the world.

Also, I have mixed feelings about putting reviews in another closed system. Ideally there would be a FOSS review system based on open street maps that all map apps connected and contributed to. I’m not a developer or a multi-millionaire invester though, so ¯\(ツ)/¯

I’m sorry, I know how horrible that feels.

If I’m struggling to get up, it sometimes helps me to focus on a single body part e.g. my right hand, and just concentrate on moving my fingers, then the fingers of both hands, then my toes, my legs, then sit up, etc. I find moving the first finger is the hardest, each move after that is a little easier, until I’m standing up.

Also, I regularly walk my dog without having showered or brushed my teeth. I pull yesterday’s clothes off the floor, dress, and go outside. If anyone tries talking to me I just smile (closed mouth) or nod, and move on. I’ve become pretty good at “bugger off and leave me alone” body language 🤭

I hope you can get out of your head soon x

It can be anything which includes a step my brain wants to avoid, even things I want to do.

The thing I want to avoid is often linked to a negative emotion or anticipation of a negative experience (especially conflict or boredom), or a step that I think will be annoying and difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. I can’t always articulate why starting something feels like I have to scale a mountain but I know that anything I can’t start immediately just becomes harder as more time passes.

Some recent examples include:

• My brother has asked me to scan and send him a document. It’s been a week and I think of it every day but I still haven’t done it because the 1st step involves digging through a pile of papers that induce guilt because in 2.5 years I still haven’t sorted them out. So I think, “I can sort the papers at the same time”, and instead do nothing.
• I haven’t checked my post in 3 weeks. The bigger the pile becomes, the harder it is to start. I’m sure it includes bills that are now overdue, so combination of boredom avoidance and shame.
• I really want to start a dance class but need to organise a dog sitter for my puppy first (too young to stay alone for now). A dogsitter I can trust? So hard. I haven’t even tried.

More info and videos available here:
https://www.zoo.org.au/member-zone/zoo-news/member-blog-snow-leopards-at-melbourne-zoo/

pcspecialist. They’re based in the UK but also have mainland European websites (.de, .ch, etc) and deliver everywhere.

In addition to Calibre-Web there is also Calibre Web Automated.

the demarcation line [that] the parties undertook not to violate … was fixed. It was stipulated that Russia renounced any encroachment on the territory to the west of that demarcation. This was pure PR on the part of the United States because they knew perfectly well that Russia had no such thing in mind.

So we’re at this point in the story now. So weird that Europe and Ukraine don’t seem to trust Russia /s

I’ve been following this community for a while now and have not yet found the courage to selfhost anything.

I find the answers generally either assume a lot of knowledge, or throw out a single solution provider (synology, nextcloud, yunohost). Neither of these approaches helps me advance the big picture overview that I’m lacking, or a way of evaluating what the best setup is for me. I’ve started drafting an overview document for myself with the vague idea of asking for feedback here but I’m not sure such a request would be welcome.

So, yes, I would be interested in a solution that makes self-hosting more accessible.

I’m there as well.

I used to get so excited about the newest technology and tech gadgets, but that excitement gradually waned until now, I find myself trying to make my older, unintrusive devices last as long as possible. If it needs an account or an internet connection to function, I’m simply not interested anymore.

I switched to Graphene OS recently, after I discovered that an iOS software update had added a “consent” option (default opted-in) for Siri to learn from my interactions with my apps, which you have to opt out of for each individual app. It’s ridiculous but I felt so betrayed by Apple. I opt out of everything and have never used Siri, and they still sneaked it in and opted me in.

I live in Europe so safety isn’t an issue, but I can’t use the simplest things anymore, like the post office app, and the govt auth app. It’s madness - these are govt services that require me to share my data with American tech companies. Wth?!

I won’t pretend to understand what it’s like living in the Middle East right now, but I can relate a little. My family still live in South Africa. Fortunately the current govt is too incompetent for privacy tools to be dangerous. That could change though, and then their white skins will make them vulnerable.

Anyway, just wanted to say you’re not alone. Stay safe.

Yes

Precisely, that’s what I meant. Different market segments need different approaches.

Why not both? ;)

Some FOSS apps are only available for a fee in the play store and I think that’s great. They’re able to access a bigger market for funding purposes, and we both know the vast majority of play store users won’t make the effort to figure out how to make donations otherwise.

You can’t download paid apps through the Aurora store.

Update: They’ve released a roadmap.

They have a fixed plan for the next 3 months, mostly back-end improvements for app developers.

Longer term plans are listed in order of priority but without a time line, it depends on how much of their funding goal they reach.

Current funding on Github shown at 10% of goal.

I don’t think they’re aiming to replace F-Droid. Rather think of this as a tool to wean the masses off the play store. It’s also an alternative for those people currently using microg and Aurora Store.

Personally I have some proprietary apps that I don’t want to be without. If Accrescent could provide them, I could finally delete my google account. I literally just have an account to download apps.