BearOfaTime 13h ago • 100%
It definitely gets better once it's all caught up.
But it's still much harder on battery than ST when folders have changes.
It's kind of not Foldersync's fault, it's really because of the protocols - it's all connection-based, and FS has to compare each file at sync time.
Syncthing keeps an index so it knows what files have changed. Very different tools with different use-cases and approaches.
I used FS for years until I found ST, and had to do a lot more tweaking to get sync to work the way I wanted with FS. FS doesn't have sync conditions like ST, so I had to use Macrodroid to trigger it when on WiFi, for example.
FS can be a solution, it's just a lot more work for anything beyond basics.
BearOfaTime 14h ago • 100%
It's stupid easy to setup, even has a built-in photo backup job.
I use Syncthing-Fork because it moves all the sync conditions into each job.
So my photos sync regardless of charging state or network (I'm willing to pay for the data to ensure photos are instantly synced). While other things only sync while on WiFi and charging (e.g. Neobackup).
BearOfaTime 14h ago • 100%
Only one I can think of is Resilio, but it's hard on RAM and battery for large folders.
BearOfaTime 14h ago • 100%
That takes a lot more effort.
With Syncthing, I don't have to setup a server, poke holes in my firewall/expose ports, etc.
Plus Foldersync is way harder on battery, I've experimented a lot.
And I've used Foldersync since at least 2010 - it's great, really has it's uses.
BearOfaTime 14h ago • 100%
Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought they used Syncthing as part of a business not directly related to Möbius - as a vendor supplying data management solutions to other companies. I suspect Möbius came out of need for their clients.
I can picture the vendor website in my head, just wish I could remember who it was for sure.
I would eagerly pay for syncthing, it's that important to me. I keep hundreds of gigs moving around using it. It's on my annual donate list already, but clearly that's insufficient.
Maybe the Syncthing-Fork dev will keep it going.
iOS is already more restricted on app sandboxes, and Möbius can handle it in the paid version.
On Android, Resilio somehow has more file access than Syncthing, even without root (it can read/write to either SD card root, while Syncthing can only write to a subfolder of SD0, and can't write anywhere of an external SD). So there's something going on.
BearOfaTime 15h ago • 100%
I can only hope the company makes the iOS client (Möbius) decides they need syncthing to continue and decide to get behind it.
As I recall, they use Syncthing as a solution in their business, this would be a big-break for them.
BearOfaTime 15h ago • 100%
And yet Resilio can access a lot more than ST, even without root.
BearOfaTime 16h ago • 100%
It can do sync jobs in a very similar way as syncthing.
But I find Resilio to use more RAM because it stores the file DB in RAM. This kills a phone, but isn't a big issue for a desktop.
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
You are way too kind. Dipshit implies a mistake from ignorance. This guy is an ass of the greatest magnitude.
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
There was a big expose in them in the early 90's about how much the top got paid, that 80% of income went to paying staff, and rampant nepotism.
Fuck Good Will
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 75%
Hahaha, right,right.
Making something usable by more people is "severely inconveniencing" someone. 🤦♂️
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
The UI shitshow today is unbelievable. Low contrast being the "cool" thing. I have great Vision and find it frustrating - I can only imagine what it's like for people with vision issues.
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
Phones in 1998/99 had BT, well before smart phones.
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
"Apple" is Old English for "fruit", not specifically apple.
And apparently "pineapple" for the tropical fruit predates "pine cone", OE used "pine nut".
Earliest use of "pineapple" is 14th century translation for "pomegranate".
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 80%
Apps have to download the thumbnails and whatever you actually click on.
Though that is a shitload.
Get SDMaid. Even the free version makes cleanup a lot easier.
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
Hell, my Espresso machine has minimal electronics (techically the LED indicators are electronic, as is the thermister that controls heating). Nothing else.
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
And RX7
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
BearOfaTime 2d ago • 100%
Yea, for appliance components like compressors, thinner materials has practically no impact on performance (but probably saves a little money on manufacturing, and probably reduces life span).
For the condenser and evaporator, it could make a difference, but those have been largely optimized probably since the 60's - they're not complex things. Even there, a thinner wall on the tubing isn't really going to make a major improvement, since it's fin density that really matters.
It's controls that break 98%+ of the time. A refrigeration circuit is pretty simple, so long as you don't poke a hole in the system, generally it will continue to work.
Of all the systems I've worked on, I've rarely replaced even a compressor (it does happen). Condensers and evaporators practically never wear out - almost all that I've replaced have failed from being hit by something, or being cleaned with an unfriendly chemical (some newer ones are really fragile, and even conventional ones don't like dog urine on them constantly). A family friend has been an HVAC guy since I was little (he taught me), and this squares with his experience.
Controls are #1, seals are second (especially on automotive systems, since they get shaken around constantly and deal with much greater temp swings).
"New" stuff (starting in the 80's) has shit electronic controls - they're manufactured as cheaply as possible (unlike say electronic controls for a car engine or safety systems, which have to meet regulatory requirements). Old school controls are so simple there's little to go wrong.
The "new" DC/inverter compressors are probably the biggest improvement in recent years, since they can run at varying loads instead of just off/on - this should make them noticeably more energy efficient.
BearOfaTime 3d ago • 100%
Thanks, it's been a while.
From their About page: >Project Liberty is stitching together an ecosystem of technologists, academics, policymakers and citizens committed to building a people-powered internet—where the data is ours to manage, the platforms are ours to govern, and the power is ours to reclaim. I just heard Frank McCourt on a podcast plugging his book "[Our Biggest Fight](https://ourbiggestfight.com/)". It was great to hear someone with a voice talking about the problems we see with user data and social media, especially the problem of the [Social Graph](https://webisoft.com/articles/web3-social-graph/) (the map of all your social connections, which includes weights and values). Their solution to this problem was to develop a social networking protocol that enables any compliant app to use (think how email works - a standard protocol, SMTP), but encrypted and user data controlled by the user. They call it DSNP - Decentralized Social Networking Protocol. I see both sides of their approach, I'm kind of ambivalent, lots of concern here long-term. They've already acquired MeWe and have converted some users to this protocol. He wants to buy the US side of TikTok (if it becomes available) and convert it to DSNP, which would encrypt about 30 million US accounts. I'm always cynical about stuff that sounds promising, but I don't have the tech background to really dissect what they're doing. Anyone understand this better?
I have no idea where to even start to combat such things. Healthcare professionals must appease the masses of their peers. I've seen this first hand in the corporate world, where it's called a 360 review. It's a popularity contest. While there's value in the idea of such reviews, they're ripe for abuse. It *codifies* an environment of dishonesty - where people who are good at masking (err, sociopaths anyone) excel.