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  • you call them or just show up. It’s like the 2000s out here.

    TIL: I'm living in the 2000s and didn't realize it. 😅

    Yeah, this is what I do. Sometimes I show up and the place is closed. I wasted 30 minutes driving there. It's annoying. But, not so annoying that I want to use FB. (For me personally. I understand people have different tolerances.)

    I'm older, I guess, this is just what we did when we were growing up.

  • Yeah, I guess you're right actually. You pay money and get more features. I tend to think of subscriptions for Open Source more as donations, but Fluxer is a little different.

    But, yeah, like someone else said, you can self-host and not pay anything and get access to everything. Did I mention it's fully Open Source without a CLA?!

  • When I was driving in Mexico, I learned this is possible! They're very consistent with this.

    California (not sure about other US states) on the other hand ... people will purposely drive in the left lane, block traffic, and then get mad at you when you pass them on the right.

  • Growing up in a small town, this is exactly what we did. I was absolutely shocked to learn that people ride bikes ON THE ROAD! Right next to the big metal death machines!! 😱

    I see why bikes on the road make sense for high density areas... but it sure seems weird in smaller towns.

  • Real question, can you describe this experience more? How do businesses get locked behind Facebook?

  • I'm glad I deleted my accounts years ago. I don't have loss aversion from leaving them. I don't know what I'm missing, I guess, and that's good.

  • Did you guys also consider Fluxer? I tried Stoat first, but the main instance is really slow and there are some video features disabled due to high cost. Which is totally fair.

    Fluxer seems to have more features and their main instance is a lot snappier. They're also accepting donations via Plutonium. Which seems to be helping with the server costs.

    Both are AGPLv3, with Fluxer recently saying they're gonna remove their CLA so that it's true Open Source.

  • Honestly, yeah, I'd do the same. After several past jobs required Linux, even downgrading to a Mac feels pretty bad. Can't imagine Macroslop Wangblows.

  • Actually, one thing I want to do is switch from services being on a subdomain to services being on a path.

     
        
    immich.myserver.com -> myserver.com/immich
    jellyfin.myserver.com -> myserver.com/jellyfin
    
      

    I'm getting tired of having to update DNS records every time I want to add a new service.

    I guess the tricky part will be making sure the services support this kind of routing...

  • God I hate those stupid magic links. They're WAAAAYYY slower than just using my password manager.

    AND they kinda contribute to locking you into Big Tech. I sometimes have problems with those stupid links because I don't have a Gmail account. Somewhere along the stupid chain there's probably some stupid check that delays or blackholes emails to non-big-tech domains.

  • Not even once.

  • It asks to verify pin once a month. Which I think is fair, since it can help you recover from a lockout / transfer your device.

    Even that is too annoying. OK, I just realized there's a way to turn off reminders. Trust me bro, I'm not gonna forget. I'm a big boy.

    backups are important, but they can also be disabled

    Ah! YES! Thanks! I just poked around deeper in the settings and disabled them. Backups are not important to me. I don't want to backup my messages.

    I have never been asked to verify my recovery key.

    Maybe it's because I had backups on? Let's see if this popup goes away.

    Donating to open source projects is important, as it’s a large portion of their funding.

    Agreed. Which is why I donate to them.... And I still get the popups! I'm already a donor, leave me alone.


    Overall, I want to give my attention to my messages, not to Signal. Leave me alone. Let me message people. I don't want to be nagged. WhatsApp doesn't nag people nearly as much. I know Signal is overall better, but user annoyances like the excessive popups makes it harder for me to try to convince normal people to use Signal.

  • I've been using Signal more to test if I can recommend it to other people... it's mostly like WhatsApp, which is good...

    Except, can we please disable all of those god damn popups. Everyday: "Hey! Verify your pin!", "Hey! Verify your LONG ASS recovery key!", "Hey, plz donate!", "HEY! I couldn't start a backup", "HEY LOOK AT ME!"

  • Are you logging in on a web browser? Or the desktop app?

  • Uhh... Sure, I'll try the super salad...

  • God yes. I don't even care which side of DST we land on. As long as we stop changing the damn clock.

  • ntfy.sh v2.18.0 was written by AI

    Jump
  • Time to switch to Plan9!

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    Does anyone have any experience with Sync-in for online files?

    github.com /sync-in/server
  • Boycott US @lemmy.ca

    Resist and Unsubscribe

    www.resistandunsubscribe.com
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    Ars Technica: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations

    arstechnica.com /staff/2026/02/editors-note-retraction-of-article-containing-fabricated-quotations/
  • Open Source @lemmy.ml

    How do you ramp off being an open source maintainer?

  • Self-hosting @slrpnk.net

    Anyone have a favorite NAS (for normies)?

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    CasaOS/ZimaOS (or similar) vs just Debian experience?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world

    Why do we have shampoo, conditioner, and body wash soaps?

  • SteamOS and (unofficial) SteamOS hardware @lemmy.world

    Base Steam Deck is 20% off for Black Friday!

    store.steampowered.com /steamdeck
  • homeassistant @lemmy.world

    Wake Up Babe, New Connect ZBT Just Dropped

    www.home-assistant.io /blog/2025/11/19/home-assistant-connect-zbt-2/
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    Ai told me to kіӏӏ 17 people (and myself)!

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world

    Google CEO: When the AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean

    arstechnica.com /ai/2025/11/googles-sundar-pichai-warns-of-irrationality-in-trillion-dollar-ai-investment-boom/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    Bash One-Liners Explained, Part III: All about redirections

    catonmat.net /bash-one-liners-explained-part-three
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    Using Fail2ban to protect exposed services

    arvind.io /posts/using-fail2ban-to-protect-exposed-services/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml

    Intro to nftables: Protecting Incoming Traffic

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world

    How to handle events firing on reboot?

  • Programming @programming.dev

    Anyone have any favorite diffing tools?

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    What's gluetun?

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world

    Meross MTS300 controls and sensors

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world

    Intent recognition for HomeAssistant without an LLM?

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world

    Thermostat recommendations?