• 0 Posts
  • 11 Comments
Joined 2 years ago
Cake day: June 16th, 2023
  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•[POLL] Do you use/require a headphone jack on your phone?English
    4·
    2 years ago

    Yes. I use my headphone jack at least 3 times a week for 4 hours at a time went I’m on dialysis.

    Plus for home listening I have a nice pair of over ear headphones which I run off a mobile DAC/AMP which connects to the phone via 3.5mm aux cable.

    I won’t buy a phone if it doesn’t have a headphone jack. Hence my previous phone was an LG30 and my current is a Sony Xperia 10iii.

    I once tried using Bluetooth in ear headphones at dialysis and the damn thing fell out of my ear and onto the floor. Had to leave it there for hours until I was unhooked from the machine. Thank goodness the cleaner never came to sweep otherwise it would be lost forever.

    With wired this is not a problem, neither is forgetting to charge them since they don’t need charging.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Self hosted Google Keep alternativeEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    Of all the open source note apps I tried over a year ago, they didn’t seem that great. I’m also not interested in self hosting.

    I like that Keep let’s you quickly create lists, let’s you add images, you can markup images, you can pin notes, search is fast and it all backs up to the cloud seamelessy. And I can result access it on any device.

    In general I think there’s a lot to be said for Google services. Drive is great, put anything in there and have it everywhere and easily share.

    Photos is indispensable because it’s so tig byhtly integrated with Android: take a photo and instantly it’s backed up to the cloud. No worry about losing my phone because my memories will be in the cloud.

    I use Calendar all the time to manage events and reminders and it works perfectly. Also syncs to my calendar on Mint perfectly. It’s fast, easy to use, let’s you get in and out.

    Google Messages now uses RCS which is great, is designed very well, and you can also send and receive messages from the web if you want. Plus it integrates nicely with Phone, Meet and Contacts.

    It’s really hard to beat. And this is all free, although I pay €20 a year for the larger storage plan.

    You can replicate this in Nextcloud but then you need to self host, set up incoming open ports, sorry about being ddoss’d or hacked, have either a large HDD or external HDD which may fail at any time. And it won’t integrate with Android as well.

    I get people’s concern with privacy but I don’t think it’s as big a deal as people make out and end up throwing the baby out with the bath water.

  • danielfgom@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is this it? Is there anything more to life, am I missing something?English
    31·
    2 years ago

    Sorry to say but this is it. If you follow the uni then work path, this will be your life. Getting married and having children will add more stress and expenses.

    That’s why I hate money and the setup of the world, is plain satanic if you ask me.

    However you can change the course of your life now. If you’re able to find some land somewhere to live, build an initial home out of scraps and farm the land, you might be able to live free, but without money.

    Alternatively you could travel the world, doing odd jobs in each country to make money. Especially in Europe, once you’re here, there are no borders and plenty of trains so get a temp job and live in a hostel. See that country, meet people, have fun then move to the next country and repeat. This has worked out well for some people who say it have them a new perspective on life.

    It’s up to you.