GreatBlueHeron

@GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca

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GreatBlueHeron ,

WP 5.1 on DOS for me. Kids these days and their fancy WYSIWYG.

OneDrive automatically backups folders in Windows 11 without users' permissions ( windowsreport.com )

According to the latest reports, Windows 11 has made an independent choice by automatically turning on OneDrive folder backup for Desktop, Pictures, Documents, Music, and Video folders without your permission. This signifies that, whether you approve or not, everything is becoming coordinated with the cloud....

GreatBlueHeron ,

I'm in a similar situation - I'm a (retired) Unix admin and have Linux servers at home but I'm still on windows for my desktop because of OneDrive. If you use it as intended, it works really well. I can login to my laptop, my phone or either of my wife's PC's and all my stuff is just there.

Yes, I've tried nextcloud and it's close, but the windows sync client is (was?) broken - the upload speed throttling logic is broken and it was going to take ages to sync my data. I went to the nextcloud community and it seemed to be a known issue that know one cares about because the sync just happens in the background and it's done when it's done.

As I typed this I realised that if I move to Linux desktop I don't care about the windows sync client :-) So now I've just got the issue that I won't get my wife off windows and if we're paying for 5TB of cloud storage, I might as well use it. Yes, I know there are ways to use OneDrive on Linux, but it doesn't look as seamless and I'd be always concerned that Microsoft will do something to break it.

GreatBlueHeron ,

My issue was specifically the windows sync client - not server or web related. I turned on debug in the client and watched the logs and saw it making stupid (IMHO) decisions about speed throttling.

GreatBlueHeron ,

Is the +C "new"? I have a B.Sc majoring in mathematics. Now I graduated over 30 years ago and I never used much that I leaned in my degree during my career - so I couldn't differentiate or integrate to save my life today. But, the equations at least look familiar. The +C does not.

GreatBlueHeron ,

Took a while, but I found "me". Slackware 3.1 was 3 or 4 boxes of floppies if I remember correctly. A full box, or more maybe, for X!

fvwm2?

GreatBlueHeron ,

You're probably about my age. I was just late getting into computers. First attempt at university was dumb terminals connected to some Unix host. Failed everything and dropped out. Went back a few years later and had 8086 based PCs booting DOS off diskettes.

GreatBlueHeron ,

I don't think they'll be able to leave - no airline is going to board them with fake docs.

GreatBlueHeron ,

And I spent most of my life so far in Australia so I default to needing an airline to go anywhere.

GreatBlueHeron ,

Wow - I'd forgotten about Flickr

Food looks good!

GreatBlueHeron ,

One beer early evening. We eat later.

GreatBlueHeron ,

That was my first thought when I saw it too, but I went and looked and was reminded how bad my geography knowledge is!

There's really not much in the southern hemisphere. I spent most of my life in Australia and generally thought of Africa and South America as being down under with us, but 2/3 of Africa is above the equator and even 10% of South America is "north".

Fossil Fuel Industry Knew About Impending Climate Crisis as Early as 1954 ( truthout.org )

For at least 70 years, the fossil fuel industry has been aware of — and, in fact, funded — research showing that their products would cause climate crises and global warming, newly uncovered documents have revealed.

GreatBlueHeron ,

I just learned about Eunice Foote yesterday. We've known about it since 1856!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_Newton_Foote

GreatBlueHeron ,

Yeah, it's good news but to put it in perspective - my really rough, and probably wrong, math puts that at 0.03% of the net worth of the 10 richest people combined.

They don't need to target millionaires, it's the billionaires they need to hit.

GreatBlueHeron ,

Yep - I use Facebook and Instagram regularly. I spend a lot of time in both tapping on "hide this" or "show less of this" or "report and block user", but I find it worth it for the interactions with some like minded people in hobby related groups. I'm aware of the privacy implications, but I figure I've been there for so long there's not much more for them to learn about me. I use ad and tracker blocking to slow them down a little.

GreatBlueHeron ,

I assume enforcing the no photography rule?

GreatBlueHeron ,

I'm the same. When I was recently buying some new wool socks the seller said something like "these are great - you can wear them for days without washing" and I thought that was gross - but he was right. I leave them loosely sitting on top of my boots to air overnight and they are ready for another day.

GreatBlueHeron ,

I've been using vim since it was just vi and I can't even begin to think about using it on a virtual keyboard!

GreatBlueHeron ,

Thank you - your description is the only one that allowed me to see the "other" perspective. If I really focus on the "wrong" bottom face and bottom left vertex I can see it the wrong way for a short time but the instant me brain notices the top right vertex it flips back.

Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution—here's how to clean your clothes more sustainably ( theconversation.com )

The most common microplastics in the environment are microfibers—plastic fragments shaped like tiny threads or filaments. Microfibers come from many sources, including cigarette butts, fishing nets and ropes, but the biggest source is synthetic fabrics, which constantly shed them....

GreatBlueHeron ,

I tried to read the article, but it was a struggle - I skimmed bits. But, I'm pretty sure it never suggested reducing the amount of plastic in your clothes as an option.

GreatBlueHeron ,

No h on the end - just Jerboa

Looking for men's work pants

I'm retired spend most of my time in my workshop or doing maintenance on outbuildings on our rural property. I really like Dickies Duck Logger pants, but they seem to wear out quickly. I have three pairs that get worn almost constantly in rotation. The oldest pair is now just over two years old and is worn out - I've repaired...

GreatBlueHeron OP ,

Wow - $230 a pair (with tax and shipping). Do you get 8+ years from them?? I do like the look of them though - the front pockets look big enough that you can get things out while wearing gloves?

Should I move to Docker?

I'm a retired Unix admin. It was my job from the early '90s until the mid '10s. I've kept somewhat current ever since by running various machines at home. So far I've managed to avoid using Docker at home even though I have a decent understanding of how it works - I stopped being a sysadmin in the mid '10s, I still worked for...

GreatBlueHeron OP ,

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/19b61114-5229-4c97-a9f6-7e7ebef11539.png

Well, that wasn't a huge investment :-) I'm in..

I understand I've got LOTS to learn. I think I'll start by installing something new that I'm looking at with docker and get comfortable with something my users (family..) are not yet relying on.

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