Encryption and offsite backups. If someone nicks it then they don't get any private information. And with backups it's easy enough to just push the data onto a new device.
Looking at how much of a reach some of the disruptive + proprietary stuff is... Yeah, there isn't a lot of recent innovative proprietary stuff, is there?
Although I would put Chrome under "disruptive". It absolutely was when it released decades ago, and even now it's still changing the browser landscape.
So, to address the elephant in the room... Why does commenting on a blog post need any kind of account? Why not have fields for "name" and "comment body" and use capcha and/or manual approval to guard against spam?
Like, why does everything need to be tied to an account nowadays?
I've always done things bare metal since starting the selfhosting stuff before containers were common. I've recently switched to NixOS on my server, which also solves the dependency hell issue that containers are supposed to solve.
Syncing software is not a backup. I've had cases where they get confused and end up deleting data. They'll also blindly copy over corrupted or randomwared files.
I've been using NixOS on my server. Having all the server's config in one place gives me peace of mind that the server is running exactly what I tell it to and I can rebuild it from scratch in an afternoon.
I don't use it on my personal machine because the lack of fhs feels like it'd be a problem, but when selfhosting most things are popular enough to have a module already.
People say that AI generated art displays a lack of talent, but I think that's not exactly true.
This technology steals the work of artists, funnels money into the hands of dictators and megacorps, poisons towns populated by minorities and sets the planet on fire. Defending all of that requires a level of talent in lacking empathy that's almost admirable.
One notable difference between X11 and W3C is the case of "Gray" and its variants. In HTML, "Gray" is specifically reserved for the 128 triplet (50% gray) . However, in X11, "gray" was assigned to the 190 triplet (74.5%) , which is close to W3C "Silver" at 192 (75.3%) , and had "Light Gray" at 211 (83%) and "Dark Gray" at 169 (66%) counterparts. As a result, the combined CSS 3.0 color list that prevails on the web today produces "Dark Gray" as a significantly lighter tone than plain "Gray" , because "Dark Gray" was descended from X11 – for it did not exist in HTML nor CSS level 1[8] – while "Gray" was descended from HTML.
I had a visceral reaction to this because obviously the wish count should be decremented before the wish takes place. Even though I can't think up a convincing technical argument for it.
Would it? I would assume a "confirmed human" Fedi account could be worth $5-20. If you live close enough to the library, it's like 5 mins to pop in, drop off the piece of paper and go about your day. Double if you can sneak in two pieces of paper.
What's stopping someone making a new account every month this way or going to many different libraries and then just selling the account to bot farm operators?
You're assuming that the grading system follows the "literal minded" definitions. On top of that, you better believe that they'll make you do the test in a loud and overstimulating environment.
Counterpoint: Making positive lifestyle changes can result in a more positive outlook which in turn leads to more positive social interactions.
Would rebuilding his face not be akin to someone getting in shape and thus feeling and acting better.