archomrade [he/him]

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Cake day: June 20th, 2023

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  • yup. I haven’t done it yet, but apparently ceiling fan controllers are a pretty standard thing, so usually all you really have to do is replace the whole controller box (they’re like $30 apiece from what I remember), or replace the controller board itself like you mentioned.

    I’ve stopped buying appliances from places like Home Depot for this reason, seems like they simply do not stock items that aren’t their brand-name cloud-hosted services, or larger brands like hue.








  • Tldr - selfhosting is useful when:

    • you need a lot of storage

    • you need a lot of processing

    • you are collaborating with multiple people/family members

    • you are sharing media with other people outside your network

    • you are sharing media across devices

    • you want a standalone backup independent of your mobile device without doing so manually

    • you want more advanced AI features that are not feasible to do on device (such as image detection or live security camera object detection)

    • you want your home IOT devices to work locally without a cloud connection

    • you have old hardware collecting dust and want to put it to use

    • you like to make things

    Seems like you might have understood the purpose of those apps, you just didn’t personally have those needs yourself, and that’s fine



  • A massive, comprehensive data privacy law would’ve covered the TikTok base and any software by any other threat

    That’s assuming the ban is motivated by privacy reasons, but i don’t think it is. It’s far more likely that it’s because the US has no control over the platform’s algorithm, which they fear is feeding Americans media and perspectives that are antithetical to their foreign policy objectives (Blinken and Romney have both stated as much).

    A US buyer would be more friendly/responsive to US regulatory influence. That’s the only reason this isn’t a privacy bill instead of a ban or forced sale.