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Otter@lemmy.cato Privacy@lemmy.ml•Recent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.English111·2 days agoI commented this in the other thread, sharing it here as well
I’ve been waiting for this feature for a while actually 😅
When I last saw people talking about it, there were rumors that there would be a reasonable free backup (ex. up to 1 Gb) with relatively cheap paid options above that. I scrolled through the GitHub link and couldn’t confirm or deny if this is still/actually the case.
Backups are the #1 pain point for friends that tried to switch to Signal, especially for those on iOS. I have a local backup + sync setup for my own phone, but it’s a lot to expect for the average casual user to set up.
Whatsapp has backups to Google Drive, which is better than nothing but not ideal. It’s time Signal had a reliable backup method for casual users
Otter@lemmy.cato Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the term 'blockbuster' came from a time when blocks of ice in front of a fan were used to cool movie audiences. A large audience required more cooling thus "busting" the block of ice.English3·6 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)
https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/blockbuster
This seems like one of those terms without any clear origin, and the Wikipedia doesn’t list this potential use as one of them. I’m not saying it isn’t true (I don’t know), but @Quilotoa@lemmy.ca you could edit the title to something like “the term ‘blockbuster’ may have come from”. Or even just add “[disputed]” to the title
That’s actually around -18°C (to -23°C)
So it is in line with everyone else
Otter@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•Self-Driving Tesla Fails School Bus Test, Hitting Child-Size Dummies… Meanwhile, Robo-Taxis Hit the Road in 2 Weeks.English0·10 days agoI believe Waymo has a better set of sensors (Lidar + Radar+ Cameras instead of just cameras), more processing power, and more research / time / resources spent on it compared to Tesla.
So it’s not that we aren’t ready for self driving taxis, but rather about which cars are ready to provide that service
Otter@lemmy.cato Programmer Humor@programming.dev•You can't "skill issue" yourself out from every situationEnglish0·13 days agoThere’s a quote along the lines of “User error is not a thing, the system allowed for the error through bad design”
Which can be true depending on how far you stretch it. I’d say that if a chunk of the user base is having a problem, it’s a design problem
Here is a list
https://selfh.st/apps/?tag=Bookmarks
Karakeep (formerly Hoarder) is another popular one, although I haven’t tried it yet
Otter@lemmy.cato Fediverse@lemmy.world•FediForum, an online unconference for discussing the future of the Fediverse, 19-20 MarchEnglish0·1 year agoInteresting
What does the money go towards, since it’s all online?
It’s nice timing! Looking forward to seeing you and your instance in the world of pie :)