Billy Brawner

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#Linux user, #Android developer, casual #gamer. Live in #Mexico 🇲🇽 but from the #USA 🇺🇸. I speak #English and #Español (and a little bit of #Deutsch and #Suomi)
Homepagehttps://wbrawner.com
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Billy BrawnerApr 18, 2019
@one you could always self-host (that's what I do). I don't actually run it out of my own home, just on a VPS and then take nightly backups that I do pull down to my home server for safeguarding
Show threadBilly BrawnerApr 14, 2019
@omgubuntu life's too short to stress about stuff 😜
Show threadBilly BrawnerApr 14, 2019
@omgubuntu go for it!
Billy BrawnerApr 13, 2019
@russsaidwords not sure if you're an Android user or not but something tells me you'd like this: https://github.com/wbrawner/cowsay-android
Show threadBilly BrawnerApr 12, 2019
@omgubuntu thanks for the tip!
Show threadBilly BrawnerApr 9, 2019
I really hate web apps in general, but I do like the idea of keeping them sandboxed in their own little environment, so maybe once they get a bit better, I can give this another shot even without making any lifestyle changes, and then do any real computing with native apps on my FOSS phone. It seems as if we're moving towards a cloud-first future anyways, so that reality probably isn't too far off.
Show threadBilly BrawnerApr 9, 2019
While I'd very much like to get away from the proprietary crap, I don't think going cold-turkey is going to work for me. I probably need to make a few lifestyle changes first, like buying a car so I don't need Uber, and getting into a habit of paying with cash so I don't need to constantly check my banking accounts, but I'll need a little time to make the transition. I think the pragmatist in me is going to win out for now.
Show threadBilly BrawnerApr 9, 2019
I just had to use Uber's web app and dear god it's such a piece of shit. I also have to use the mobile web app versions of my banking apps, which is challenging to say the least, and I do really miss the quality of the photos from the stock Pixel camera. I didn't think I used my phone all that much but I'm finding that I use it for a surprising amount of my day-to-day activities and unfortunately rely on a lot of proprietary software.
Billy BrawnerApr 9, 2019
I'm only on day 2 of using #RattlesnakeOS and this is turning out to be a bit harder than I thought. I love the idea that I can install apps directly from FDroid, and that pretty much nothing on my phone is spying on me anymore. I can't really confirm it but I think my battery is lasting a tad bit longer too. Makes sense since none of the Google stuff is running in the background. Unfortunately that's about all the good things I have to say about it.
Billy BrawnerApr 9, 2019
@one creo que haces bien. Desgraciadamente así es usar el internet hoy en día