Graphene vs /e/ os - Lemmy.World

A question as old as time, I know. I’m getting away from Google and I’ve done the easy stuff: CoMaps, Proton mail (I know, not the best move), aveslibre, etc. I currently don’t have the time (or the knowledge base) to learn how to self host, but hopefully that will replace Drive and such in the future. But I digress. I’m looking at a new OS for my phone. I’m currently in a contract with a phone that is incompatible with alternative OSs. Graphene needs a Pixel. Used, they’re $150-400. /e/OS will run on a Motorola or whatever and those are like $80. There’s also the option of going full Fairphone with /e/os and I like that idea in the future. The internet people tell me that Graphene is the best due to ease of installation, privacy, and security. I don’t need a lot of security. I just want Google to stop suckling all that sweet, sweet data from my teat. What are your thoughts?

Indoor cat doing outdoor cat stuff - Lemmy.World

No birds were harmed in taking of this picture, no matter how bad Rinny wishes they were.

Self hosted security cameras? - Lemmy.World

My girlfriend is be very interested in putting Blink (Amazon) cameras up around our property. I am not interested in paying Amazon to keep our security footage. What I’d like to do is have motion activated internet connected cameras around the property that somehow send footage to a server (I don’t know if that’s the correct term, I’m kind of an idiot) that I keep on the property. So I have three questions: 1) is this the right forum to be asking about self hosting security footage? 2) does anyone here have experience doing this and would they be willing to send some pointers my way? 3) is this a feasible DIY project or am I better served paying for a service? I’ve done a little digging into self hosting and it’s not cheap, but I think it will be cheaper than paying a subscription. And safer too, which is rad. Thank you all!

Steam is giving me options for a return and I'm hoping for advice - Lemmy.World

I just bought the 256GB Deck at the beginning of this month and it arrived on the 10th for $529. On the 13th they announced the OLED Deck and dropped the price of the 256GB Deck to $399. I wrote to Steam customer service and asked if I could return the deck and purchase the OLED model for $30 more and they wrote back with two options: 1) return the deck, get a refund, and then buy the OLED model 2) keep the deck I own and get $130 in my Steam Wallet. I’m not sure which option to choose. On the one hand, $130 is a nice chunk of change to buy some games. On the other hand, a brand new, bigger, and nicer deck is worth waiting a couple weeks and $30. Any advice?

The Countess Bathory and her new buddy Cat-therine the Great - Lemmy.world