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Cake day: June 11th, 2023
  • punkskunk@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•After Raising $235K, Abode Remains Committed to Taking on AdobeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I agree - while I am very frustrated with Adobe’s practices I can’t deny that their creative software is very, very good. They have managed to build software suites that have been stable, consistent, and near the cutting edge of their industry for decades while avoid significant bloat and legacy hangover.

    There is clearly a market for alternatives and we’ve seen some interesting packages come out but nothing has been a proper replacement yet. The barrier to entry for alternatives hasn’t been a legal barrier - it’s been a lack of design and development expertise.

  • punkskunk@sh.itjust.workstoHome Improvement@lemmy.world•Using a router on construction board (e.g. “Wedi”) to make a beveled corner
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    1 year ago

    I actually have used Wedi in a couple projects. I am not an expert or professional but will share what I know.

    The stuff is essentially sturdy foamboard and can be cut with a razor knife, no power tools needed. It is critical that the entire system be fully sealed and waterproofed, with all joints sealed with the provided wedi sealant. (I used the stuff provided in caulk tubes) While you could cut a V and bend the board, I would not trust it to be waterproof and you would need to seal it with the sealant anyway , so it would probably be stronger to just do a butt joint with sealant.

    While I would generally never recommend on planning on anything being accessed from inside the wet area, wedi sealant might work to your advantage because you could probably cut out the box along a sealant joint, replace the part, and then re-seal the box to the location with new sealant.

    I’d check the wedi documentation for the correct joint details. I’m not sure exactly where your box will be and if it will have standing water against it, but if so the details might be different or even not at all recommended.

    Hope that’s helpful.

  • punkskunk@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•Apple watching & logging EVERY APP YOU OPEN [Louis Rossmann]English
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    1 year ago

    Well put. I’m a privacy-conscious Linux user, but I’m constantly frustrated by the lack of technical understanding in the privacy community, especially towards Apple solutions. They’re not perfect but they are very good. They have made major investments in improving the privacy protections for their users in a way no other major company has that I know of.

    Are you a very technical person who wants to improve their privacy and have fun figuring out technology? Great, me too, run Linux and GrapheneOS.

    But, if you’re not highly technical or you don’t enjoy it you run a real risk of misconfiguring something and being far less private than you think. The truth is you might be better off with Apple’s “Advanced Data Protection” (E2E encryption), Private Relay (VPN + Tor hybrid on Cloudflare CDNs to avoid VPN blocks), “Hide My Email” email masking, disabled telemetry, fine grained app permissions, etc.

    At the end of the day, all this stuff is good for is pushing back a bit against corporate advertising profiles. Focusing on it too much isn’t healthy for anyone.