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Call people? For database software??? I’ll install postgres from my private dark corner tyvm

Kinda depends on where you live but there often is an excess of hydro and wind power overnight.

It’ll depend on how efficient your phone charger is vs your PC PSU. Looking at some charts, it’s a very close battle but generally the phone charger seems to win out. Probably because it’s more optimized for its max power output, whereas the PSU needs to support a wider range of loads.

https://silentpcreview.com/power-lost-a-better-way-to-compare-psu-efficiency/

https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/power/whitepaper/21129264/gan-fulfills-promise-of-efficiency-and-simplified-power-adapter-design

The amount of heat this will add to your case is negligible. We’re talking 15% waste on a 20W load, so 3W worth of extra heat. And that heat is produced in the PSU.

(PSU efficiency standards: https://i.imgur.com/WSWrsCm.gif)

Or just don’t use it

IP rights is not a problem that needs solving. In fact, the existing legal system has ways of punishing copyright violations whereas the Blockchain does not.

Supply chain validation is also an example of the block chain “in action”. But the people that are entering the data on the Blockchain are the same people that were typing it in an email yesterday.

I used to be a fan of the technology as well but so far it hasn’t show itself to be useful. A solution in search of a problem.

100% compostable

No config. It should just work

KDE Connect? Edit: It doesn’t look like that supports calling. But it does texting

The location permission is because in dense cities there are enough unique, stationary bluetooth endpoint that you can guesstimate a location.

Unless you have the ability to root it, does it matter? It’s likely a completely custom, stripped down distro anyway.

Well hopefully the democratic process can help us find a decent standard. No violence or authoritarianism required.

One form of harm does not excuse the other. We all have to make some effort on multiple fronts if we want the future to be brighter. Besides, it’s easier to survive as a vegetarian than without technology in modern society.

Batteries don’t explode either. It’s just a really hard to extinguish fire.

Bike bags

Nintendo: “How about you don’t play those old games and buy our new games instead.”

Same here but YT Music instead of Spotify since Spotify ruined their app. It’s a nice package and I like their recommendation engine better.

External communities are just searchable, subscribable and browsable from here. Sometimes you need to change a search filter or default view from Local to All. Or is there something else you feel is missing? I think 90% of the issues people are having are UX related and not a core issue with federation or decentralization.

About two years ago my gf and I just informed everyone that we would be switching in a week. We gave a few reasons why and linked to a local news article of a recent data breach. I recommend making the switch right after a big scandal because it makes it a lot easier to understand for people that don’t follow FOSS or privacy news. We let them know how to contact us on Signal or through SMS. We were actually surprised by how many people installed Signal because of us, already had it installed or were actually already exclusively on Signal but we didn’t have them as a contact yet. I think in the end I have about half of my contacts migrated but that also counts for 90% of the people I care about talking to regularly.