• oretoise@programming.dev
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    3 months ago

    It tends to be more “I want a thing that just works.” rather than no technology, but yes.

    Self-hosting services that are reliable and don’t get in my way, not using cloud-connected smart devices, running Linux instead of Windows, etc.

    • tatterdemalion@programming.dev
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      3 months ago

      It’s sad that self-hosting is apparently the path to having a solution that “just works”. You’d think that paying for a product would be more effective, but alas…

  • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    The issue isn’t the tech itsefl but the corporate world and its effects throughout society.

    There is a lot of cool tech, but used for the most asinine products. 2015-2016 was especially terrible with the accessibility of IoT. Everyone and their mother had a Kickstarter with a common everyday item with wireless capability tacked into it.

    No, my bottle doesn’t need Bluetooth.

  • Gust@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Was working on a PhD in CS focused on industrial cybersecurity, though current events involving the three letter agency that funded my research lead to me crashing out and now I’m trying to get into law school and do immigration law. Far too frail and pasty to buy a farm though