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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • I call it, “subscription fatigue”.

    Work bought me an iPad. It was my first foray into iOS.

    I’m not sure what the app store was like before, but I couldn’t find a single app that didn’t have a subscription plan. Even a simple SSH client built using open source libraries wants $6.00/mo.

    I totally understand why people groan and do a face palm any time they see yet another app wanting to charge them monthly, hoping that once there you’ll forget that you’ve subscribed.

    The only reason that I paid for Sync is that I’ve seen the dev interactions and their dedication to the project. I would never ever pay for a software subscription from any of the big players. For a single person setup, I’m more than happy to do it. I donate to my favorite podcasts and my favorite designers from Thingiverse.

    Late stage capitalism and the rent-seeking economy sucks. But becoming accustomed to individuals paying other individuals is one of the things we’re going to have to do to make it suck less.




  • Game. Changer.

    I live my life as FOSS-y as possible.

    This is the only subscription that I have. $2/mo or $16/yr is not even a blip on most people’s radar.

    The OG Sync was the most used app on my phone and tablet.

    So download, enjoy, and pay the dev! He’s phenomenal, approachable, and transparent. This isn’t some Flappy Birds knockoff. This is a polished app that allows us to connect with one another more easily. And I’d like to see what features he comes up with next.

    It takes a lot for me to trust an app/dev this much. Hopefully everybody else will too and we can help him do even more neat things.



  • First comment. Looking forward to the new(ish) community full of familiar faces.

    I have a weird request to the other Redfugees: I had considered going through and nuking my entire post history for all of my accounts. But then I realized that a lot of the advice that I’ve given on /linux and /python would be lost. I’m not a master at either, but I like to think that I’ve helped people out.

    So before deleting everything as a (justified!) middle finger to a terrible CEO, take into account that what you’ve written is a part of a tapestry of internet history. 99.99% is trite. But you never know what future generations will find interesting or useful.

    Just my $0.02.