Interesting blog!
Clicked on your NAS article (one of the first linked ones) and spotted an error… you write that Synology NAS boxes don’t use standard RAID, but they do. They have official docs up on how to hook them up to a standard Linux system for disaster recovery (it’s just Btrfs or ext4 on mdadm RAID).
Probably not super relevant for you or most readers, but just thought I’d point it out :)
No worries, if you also want to use it on your phone be sure to check out the OsmAnd or Organic Maps app.
Well it’s not hard (I have Linux experience), but I’m worried about the time investment to maintain and secure it myself. I’d rather pay someone else to do that for me…
I’m surprised you don’t like OSM, in terms of the actual map it’s much better for me than GMaps. The only thing I still use GMaps for is to see reviews of restaurants etc.
What do you use for a GDrive alternative?
And for a better GMaps alternative, try OpenStreetMap
I would suggest adding some screenshots to your website
I think this is a better ask for !privacy@lemmy.ml
Important to say, I mean products you use even though there are alternatives, not monopolies like YouTube.
I don’t think this is quite true when it comes to YouTube. There are plenty of alternatives that content creators could use (and some do), from Vimeo to Nebula to PeerTube.
The reason content creators prefer to upload on YouTube are the user base and monetization opportunities. They’re not forced to do so, and in fact YouTube is facing competition from e.g. Twitch and TikTok.
Will the real Jesus Christ please stand up?
The biggest concern for me is that Microsoft and GitLab use your code to train their commercial AI.
But to be honest… what are we really getting out of federation for something like GitHub?
You already mentioned it: familiarity. If you want people to contribute to your project, you have to make it easy for them to do so.
If you’re resident in the EU, check out My Data Done Right
Others already gave some good suggestions, but if you want to keep using your computer, another option could be a second display and a drawing tablet (e.g. Wacom)
Does anyone here use this? Any experiences?
There are some game engines where you can make a game without needing to write code, you can do the programming with ‘blocks’. Some smalltime devs are actually making impressive games this way.
Some options are Game Maker Studio, GDevelop or Buildbox.
Btw, just make some 2D games to start. You can do 3D once you have some experience, but 2D is easier for beginners.
In the beginning you can just follow the tutorials, and after a while you will know enough to make your own game.
Yeah Synology is pretty good with that kind of stuff (we use one at work). They’ve really just got a Linux system with custom management tools on top. Of course for DIY purposes, self-building is still cheaper and more flexible though.