It works pretty well! I found in my one quick test that a pair of known points on a diagonal offer the best tracking. Definitely need to play with that feature again.

It uses the magnetic field sensor on the phone (compass). It can only detect magnetically active metals and also kinda weakly, but it's quite fun!

I mean, true...but I don't think the average user is paying for the service rather than they're paying for not having to worry about setting up everything needed to get syncthing working.

I don't consider myself a luddite in any way, but within five seconds of reading syncthing's install instructions even I basically just said, "yeah...no." And I say that AS a nearly 12 year semi-advanced linux user. It's not that it's difficult. But difficult enough to not be worth it for the average person.

Too bad for Apple users though

For images I highly recommend Immich. It's the Google Photos equivalent, and it works excellently.

I use SyncThing for documents, but photos from my phone go to Immich.

this was my experience too. kept putting it off because I assumed I'd need to tinker a bit. didn't at all, worked immediately with only the simplest configuration. genuinely amazing, I wish my software worked that well.

You know Dropbox? Google drive? OneDrive? That's file synchronisation. Files across multiple devices kept in sync by the software provider. Except in the named cases above, all your data is uploaded to their servers. With syncthing there's no cloud server, just your devices operating over the internet. So you have some backup responsibility to cover.

Caveat: I've never used syncthing and I wrote the above with a total of 10 seconds of reading their website and so it is entirely possible I'm completely wrong about everything and so I emplore you to do your research.

Haven't used this feature before, but this flag might be what you need

I get the thought, but your phone can also have a security breach at any moment, ESPECIALLY because normal user error is by far the weakest and most often exploited attack vector.

Bitwarden's vaults are also encrypted with the option for even stronger argon2id encryption. Bitwarden themselves can't access them or reset them. It is open source and most importantly, audited. KeypassXC has only had one audit ever. (Though that passed and I would also definitely recommend keypassXC, it is great software security-wise)

The database is stored, encrypted, once on their server and once to each device you sync to, so it is available locally.

Even if they had a security breach, by design the assailant couldn't access your database any more than they could access your keypass database.

You can also self-host it which would bring it exactly to the level of keypassX variants as far as attack surface.

Not to mention with bitwarden, you will also only need one key. That is the whole point of a password manager.

"It is available locally and a lot better..." is simply untrue. They are both great options. Just whatever works best for the person. Bitwarden has a ton more QoL options and enterprise options, plus separate, shared password databases and such for families and companies. Again, just as secure.

I have a lot of experience with both. As a tech savvy user, I slightly prefer KeePass. Syncing between devices is slightly more painful, but I find it to be more reliable, and it doesn't have the attack surface that Bitwarden does. (While encrypted, Bitwarden still really wants a web server and a local database connection.)

VaultWarden is probably better for those who can't be bothered to move a file around and want direct browser integration. With KeePass when you need a password, you'll make sure the username has focus and then alt+tab to KeePass and hit "autofill". Some sites won't take "username{tab}password{enter}" and you'll have to customize the configuration.

VaultWarden is better at prompting you to add new passwords. I prefer the workflow that's encouraged by KeePass, where you open the app first and use the app to open the URL. (You can do this in VaultWarden too, but it's less obvious.)

While I personally use KeepassXC and Keepass2Android on mobile devices (as with KeepassDX there is no reliable way of syncing the database that I know of) to other less tech-inclined people I'd always recommend Bitwarden as it is much more suitable to most people's usecases.

I always wanted to contribute to OSM but found it a bit daunting.

Any contribution helps! Hell, I went around town just looking for bike parking racks to add, and was able to put dozens of new ones on the map. You can even just label house numbers (with the aforementioned apps listed in the comment you replied to).

There seems to be a huge overlap in functionality. But a major difference is that Paperwork is a local application that runs on Windows and Linux, while Paperless has a web front end that makes it accessible anywhere (it also has some independently native apps for mobile).

Everything runs locally, OCR, ML, etc, which can be a bit taxing on lower end hardware, but there are ways to disable the more advanced and computationally expensive features, like NLTK for advanced Natural Language processing.

Your data is stored locally on your server and is never transmitted or shared in any way.

https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/

I ran into issues when using Bitwarden for the first time, i don't understand why, i just like having my password vault close to me, KeepassXC and KeepassDX just makes things a little more painless

It gave me trouble when i tried to log in ob my account, and i prefer having the database WHERE I CAN SEE IT

Hoe do you sync it? I've been meaning to make the switch to these for a long time now, but still not gotten around to it.

Oh you just reminded me, KepassXC and DX Doesn't demand you to create an account and log in to access your vault 😄

Self-hosting KeePassXC requires installing one package and backing up one file. I expect that requires less technical skill and is doable for more people than to self-host Bitwarden.

KeepassXC honestly is more userfriendly IMO.

You don't. KeePass databases can be easily shared totally offline.

However, it all depends on "how easy" you want the sync to happen...

There are many ways to "sync" KeePass databases, basically you just have to copy password database among the devices, which can be done totally offline.

• HARD - Manually copy the KeePass database to the devices
  • Can be accomplished via any Network connection or USB cable connection
• EASIER - Put the database on any file sharing service that's available on your devices, and sync that
  • The file sharing service can be available on the internet (Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud...), but it also works with any file sharing service that's not connected to the internet (e.g.: local only Nextcloud server, or not even that, using Syncthing if that's your thing..., which would not even require a local server)

So, I'll just give one example.

If you have 2 devices:

• Linux PC
• Android Phone

You can use KeePassXC on the Linux PC, and KeePassDX on the Android Phone, and have a copy of your kdbx file (the encrypted database) on each device, manually copying the newer version whenever there are changes on them.

Issues that might happen: consistency between the files in case you make changes to both databases and forgot to sync manually previously. There's no easy way to handle this currently afaik if you are doing manual syncs... I'd suggest maintaining one of the databases as "kinda read only", not performing edits on it unless you can immediately copy it to the other one.

You can do the same thing above, but instead of manually copying the files among the devices you can use Syncthing... Or if you have a local Nextcloud server, you can use that to share the files, which is pretty easy to use to ensure consistency if you are using KeePassXC and KeePassDX, since if you open the database on Android using KeePassXC directly to the "file system" that links to the Nextcloud folder, it will always automatically retrieve the newest version to your device if there has been any change and if your local Nextcloud server is reachable, otherwise it just uses the local cache, and you will know it's using the local cache and was not able to sync.

Nope, sonce your Keepass database is store locally, all you need is Syncthing, you won't beleive how easy it is to use.

I will still prefer KeepassDX and KeepassXC

it's a GUI for yt-dlp

Perhaps this will change drastically with immutable distros

It's not that it's inherently safe, but that Microsoft is inherently not.

Recently they officially added a module to censor stuff on an individual instance basis...

Yes. It may be a bit silly but I'm pretty happy / proud that I've had some contact with him while working on it :D

I have a great technique for this.

First, pick some to do software. Start adding things as you remember them, and ticking them off as you do the. Soon you will find you are adding things to the list much faster than you are ticking them off!

Now here's the trick: find some new to do software, and start adding your to dos to that one instead! Ignore the previous list.

Repeat! It's like magic!

Check out GL.iNet, good hardware and ships with OpenWRT but with their own WebUI. I set up my dad's place with their router and an access point and I don't remember the specifics, but it was really easy to access LuCI and do the advanced stuff.

The Turris Omnia is an open, powerful router that comes with OpenWRT.

Turris adds an additional UI and features beyond that, but the OpenWRT UI is still available and the stock firmware can be completely replaced with OpenWRT if so desired.

It's a bit pricey but has great specs (1.6 GHz dual core, 2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC) and is an excellent device for tinkerers with headers exposing UART, JTAG, GPIO, and more. It has three internal mPCIe ports as well.

I am not affiliated with Turris but just happened to stumble upon a new one at a garage sale a couple of days ago. Lucky find and I'm excited.

They're broken for me as well. They're missing the https:// at the beginning, which I think is the problem. Here are the links:

https://shotcut.org

https://openwrt.org

You can use both on your phone to sync with each of them, yes. Immich and Google Photos won't communicate directly (and don't need to).

It's a good idea in case your Google account ever gets banned. (Say you issue a chargeback against Google Wallet or something.)

LineageOS is very stable and usable as a daily driver, meanwhile PMOS struggles to deliver basic functionalities like calling and sending SMS.

LineageOS has a bigger community and supports more mainstream devices, where PMOS primarily focus on PINE64 and Purism.

Lineage and Graphene are based on android and bear the danger of support loss when google drops support.

PostmarketOS is actual Linux (alpine is the base to be exact).

Graphene definitely is a lot more advanced since it uses all the proprietary blobs of android. There is no use in comparing the two. Its like comparing lemmy and reddit in terms of technical finesse.

It works very well for some apps already but it is highly dependent on people supporting either financially or through contributions (code, issues, translations, documentation, tutorials).

Sad face. What phone do you have?

Not any phone to be totally honest but many and growing.

Check here to see the devices that are supported.

But disclaimer: its a foss project so it wont ever be perfect and if you like the project, consider contributing and help solving issues instead of judging because that doesnt help anyone.

It can be installed on several phones... Probably not yours though.

Technically, every smartphone is a computer. Sorry if you thought you bought a phone. :)

The difference is that this is a full fledged linux operating system instead of the proprietary crap that comes with ios and android.

The downside at this point is that it’s not in end user stadium but a lot of folks are working on making that a reality. If you consider yourself a tinkerer, chances are you might be able to test it, maybe on a non daily driver phone if you have an old one, especially if its out of support.

With a de like kde mobile, it can be closer to a phone experience. Proprietary, obscure and unmaintained drivers for several phone components make such a project harder to develop.

I'm in the exact same boat. If someone figures out how to get tap-to-pay working on graphene, I'll be daily driving it so fast.

Specific supported devices, but the list keeps growing.

I use a Xiaomi Mi Band 7. Works pretty well for my needs.

It def looks cooler, whatever that's worth

Btop is kinda like htop but with the advantages that I mentioned

I tried ntfy, it is great

Not common enough, when you look at the small list of apps that support it

Croc just requires each computer to have internet access.

A lot simpler, IMO. That said, I'm still mainly using plain markdown.

Yeah it's nice to have a "IaC-lite" setup for stuff. Could definitely do an involved install but for my use case its not too involved :)

These config files are a standard feature of Raspberry OS. That's how all my Pies are set up initially (but once they are up and running I'm using Ansible for management).

TLDR it's a Debian/Linux image that comes preconfigured for raspberry pis and other small single board computers.

Firstly, it's quite minimal for a "full featured" Linux distro, reducing RAM and CPU usage which are usually in high demand on SBCs. But it also doesn't remove stuff that a typical linux user needs, so no weird configuration to get your regular suite of apps running.

Secondly, it has a library of utilities for managing your computer from the command line. Such as common raspberry pi configuration, setting up and managing cron jobs, services, DDNS, VPNs, disks, etc.

Thirdly, it has its own "repository" of applications, which are really just regular Debian packages but with extra scripts to configure said software for the typical user. Stuff like, installing and configuring a database, webserver, python, php are all done alongside your software setup, and it "just works".

It's usually used for hosting services like Plex, Jellyfin, Nextcloud, and other utilities with minimal effort but it's really just like any other Linux and you can do whatever you like to it.

dietpi.com if you wanna read about it from the devs

dont expect to daily drive it yet ive had an issue with random powering off and there isnt volte support yet which is required for carriers that have dropped 3g. VOLTE is coming though

The age in the comic was quite a misleading thing to add, because we all live in a different way and interact with different things, so anything can be new to anyone. Anyone can be in the "lucky 10000".

That... Was what you asked for. Things you hadn't heard of. Now you're in the lucky 10,000.

Telegram isn't encrypted by default btw! If you want that, I'd recommend Matrix, Signal or WhatsApp (in that order imo)

No, I honestly just started here, and started playing around with the example, and then started turning that into what I wanted and googling when I needed to: https://ochafik.com/openscad2/

Same. If a newbie can't get stuck inside, is it even a text editor?

Being unknown was not a premise in the question.

Amazing, thanks - I'll look into them.

Thanks for the suggestion, hadn't heard of it.

So I guess it's a VPN software - would that solve all three needs in one? I can see how it works for remote files but not as well how it would help with the other two.

That’s terrible. Their response (page 2) could’ve been worse, so at least there’s a very small something, but that’s terrible.

Looks meh why? Not interested it the Patch Theory for version control?

oops meant to reply, not make a new comment 😌

it removes folds

(game engine)

Thanks for sharing!

That doesn't seem compatible with the MPL. Or is it just their modifications that aren't in the original source files that are licensed this way?