absentbird

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[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Don't call it a comeback, it's been here for years
Connecting all peers, putting Comcast in fear
Makin the tiers blow off like a typhoon
Now watch how the bandwidth blooms
Transmissions, not expiring
All the competition, it's inspiring
Mom & pops, online shops
The benefit of equal access rocks

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

What's the difference between that and being demisexual? I identify as demi, but now I'm wondering if I misunderstood something, because I relate to what you said.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's spelled embarrass, you wrote 'emberass'; would that be like someone who sits on hot coals?

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 35 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Where do you think Lemmy got all its users?

Fixed that for you.

/le reddit larping

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So Chromebooks aren't popular there?

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm not saying you don't own the data, I'm saying it's more expensive than storing it yourself. Obviously it depends on the purpose and budget; if you need it to be highly available and secure, and you have thousands of dollars to direct to the project, the cloud is great. If you want to make a backup of all your DVDs that fits on a single disc, it might be overkill.

The sort of data suited to discs like this is probably pretty different than the sort of data suited to an S3 bucket. It could make a decent tertiary backup though, a local copy of your data stored on offline media can be a lifesaver.

This isn't a competing technology to the cloud, it's complimentary.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Why store data on media when you can pay the price of a sizable mortgage payment for someone else to store it for you?

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

So would they count as dependents for tax purposes?

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I adore CUPS. One of the killer apps of Linux if you ask me.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you think about it, a transistor is a bit like a hardware if statement, it's if statements all the way down.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

What about nickle-metal hydride?

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

+1 for Pinetab. I got a Pinetab 2 this year and I love it.

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