Tutanota — это такой сервис, который вроде как про приватность, но по факту больше про то, чтобы ты ни с кем не мог нормально взаимодействовать. Забудьте про SMTP и IMAP, это слишком небезопасно по их версии реальности. Поэтому подключить почту к своему клиенту? Нет. Сделать рассылку с CRM? Нет. Перенести архив писем на другую платформу? Ну-у-у… теоретически когда-нибудь. Зато внутри своего уютного гетто всё шифруется насмерть, а если вы хотите написать внешнему миру, то собеседник должен пройти квест с паролями и временными ссылками. Очень удобно, да. И да, сервера строго в Германии, потому что если уж быть заложником системы, то хотя бы с немецким паспортом. Tutanota — это не «почта нового поколения», это скорее почта без почты. Без протоколов, без совместимости, без вариантов. Полностью безопасно, потому что полностью изолировано. Лучше сразу голубями, там хотя бы SMTP не нужен.

#Tutanota #Email #Privacy #SecureButUseless #NoSMTP #NoIMAP #LockIn #TechRant #Encryption #DigitalPrivacy #Germany #EmailClients #WalledGarden #PrivacyMyth #UserExperience #EmailGatekeeping #BetterUsePigeons #ModernTech #PrivacyForWho #GDRPApprovedPigeons https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/111114851022098476

Hey I'm on TV!

[TECH RANT] Don't act like you're not creative #techRant
https://podcastaddict.com/tech-rant/episode/193103819 via @PodcastAddict

Thanks @activenode for having me.

#tech #rant #dev #podcast

Spent better part of last night, running around the office building and borrowing HDMI capable displays. And no fucking dice (8 displays, 3 cables, and 2 DP converters tried, thus at least 48 combinations). This industrial Intel based board is just not compatible anymore with modern displays and resolutions. So how the fuck am I going to get into it's highly guarded BIOS?

Who thought that HDMI was a good idea?

#techrant

It just occurred to me that when someone asks for information that you could easily find online:

1. they're not asking for the information, and
2. it's not easy to find things online

Let me explain, Tarantino-style.

1. People often say "G00gle it!" because if they found it that way, then so could you. This is actually a poor assumption. Not only do search engines vary results based on location and other factors, more importantly, the person who you are saying "Juugull EET!" to IS NOT YOU.

As an individual who is particularly skilled and experienced in technical matters, not only do I know the right search terms to find a thing online, I also (and this is crucial and leads to point number 1) know what I'm looking for.

1. People don't want just any information. They want information that is:

• credible,
• vetted,
• trustworthy,
• reliable, and
• safe

With all the information and misinformation online, all the scams, and hacks, and frauds, it seems like everyone is out to make a buck off you, legally, or not. With my tech experience, it is trivial to spot scams and know good information from bad. However, the training and experience I have wasn't easy and came after years of study and exposure. Not many have it.

People don't want information. They want assistance that is trustworthy, safe, and reliable. Those of us with tech skills might remember that the next time they go to tell someone to "Yoogl It".

Things that are simple to some, are mountainous to others.

#techrant
#insight
#care
#helpothers

Veeam is turning into a 4-letter word for me, like how I think of Cisco.

#ITSysAdmin #TechRant #Frustration

Robot vacuum cleaners without LiDAR navigation are a useless piece of plastic. It’s a fact!”

#RobotVacuum #TechFacts #LiDAR #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #CleaningTech #TechReview #VacuumTech #ModernLiving #GadgetFail #InnovationMatters #FutureTech #TechRant #HomeGadgets #TechTal

Oh man war das wieder n tag heute. 6h versucht nen Server wieder zu leben zu erwecken...
Wer findet das eigentlich ne gute Idee, dass beim Bootvorgang einfach alles Biber irgendwelchen Schriftzügen und Bildchen zu verstecken? So ne Scheisse
#dc #server #techrant

-ESP: Necesitamos reconocer cuando las compañías de "Tecnología" promueven cualquier cosa que denominan "INTELIGENTE" es en realidad un eufemismo para VIGILANCIA y como clientes debemos RESISTIR A TODA COSTA, hacerlos admitirlo y pedirnos permiso.

-ENG: There needs to be a reckoning and admit that when "tech" companies promote anything "SMART" it's a euphemism that means SURVEILLANCE and as Customers we SHOULD RESIST AT ALL COST, make them admit it and ask our permission.

#techrant

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Tech companies really do take their existing users/customers for granted. Always chasing bigger numbers.

Same reason the "Sign up" button on a website is more prominent than "Log in".

#tech #TechRant

This morning, a VPS hosting a small e-commerce site (powered by WooCommerce on Ubuntu 22.04) experienced another out-of-memory issue. A colleague (one of the developers) urgently called me, asking to upgrade the VPS due to excessive load.

I pointed out (again, as has often happened in recent weeks) that a VPS with 32GB of RAM (!!!) and 16 dedicated cores (!!!) should not run out of memory with just five simultaneous visits to a small e-commerce site. We host much larger and busier websites on much smaller VPSs. There's likely a WordPress module with a leak, or some interaction between modules causing this issue.

The response: Okay, but just add more RAM and power to solve it.

The illusion of "infinite resources" in the Cloud has led to poor development habits. Sometimes I wonder how much energy and resources we waste (and pollution we generate) due to a lack of basic optimization.

#Tech #Development #CloudComputing #Optimization #WebHosting #WooCommerce #Ubuntu #WordPress #Sustainability #TechRant

Just updated my Android device, and received 25 weeks worth of notifications about which bin I should be putting out.

This isn't the future I was promised.

#futurism #TechRant

Website van het Vlaamse Energie- en Klimaatagentschap waar men het onlogische MM/DD/YYYY formaat gebruikt.

Waarom toch?

#TechRant

https://apps.energiesparen.be/thuisbatterij-premie-aanvragen

Oh boy: een #SQL script met een WHILE lus die loopt over alle id's uit een tabel ipv een simpele JOIN te gebruiken...

#TechRant

Was ist eigentlich mit dieser Unsitte, dass inzwischen (wieder) immer mehr USB-C Docks mit diesem proprietären DisplayLink-Protokoll arbeiten statt den USB DisplayPort Alternative Mode zu benutzen?

Das eine ist (semi-offener) Standard, das andere davon abhängig, dass eine Firma nicht irgendwann den Stecker zieht.

Der absolute Endgegner sind dann Docks, die zwei Ausgänge nur über DisplayLink und einen nur über DP-Alt ansprechen. WARUM?

#tech #techrant

Canonical going public doesn't change things. I really don't see how this spells the end for Ubuntu. Like, you already put your faith in a business. What if Canonical shut it's doors tmw? You'd be in the same boat. Luckily it's still just Linux and there are tons of distros and other services to use. (I use Arch btw) #linux #ubuntu #techrant

It takes special education, skill, and experience to build software that is reliable, stable, performant, and safe. It amazes me how many engineers with long careers that have no clue about this. #techrant