Just a geek, finding my way in the fediverse.

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • clif@lemmy.worldtoFediverse@lemmy.worldDon't reply "just Google it"
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    4 months ago

    You ever revisit an old problem, search it, find someone with the exact problem and as you read it think “yes… YES! This person has my exact same problem! Wait, the tone sounds familiar…”

    Only to realize you found your own post from an old throwaway account? With no replies.

    Because I have. It’s soul crushing.






  • Internal RAID1 as first line of defense. Rsync to external drives where at least one is always offsite as second. Rclone to cloud storage for my most important data as the third.

    Backups 2 and 3 are manual but I have reminders set and do it about once a month. I don’t accrue much new data that I can’t easily replace so that’s fine for me.



  • clif@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world*deleted by creator*
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    6 months ago

    Might vary by locale? Around here (South US) it seems like every single store has their own rewards/discount/whatever system that requires your phone number but it’s not necessary for the transaction… It’s just an extra info grab.

    Sometimes the user facing POS/credit card reader will let you handle it (enter/skip) but many places rely on the salesperson to ask and then enter it or skip.

    But, I also don’t get around much so my experience is limited.


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    6 months ago

    Same.

    Cashier: “What’s your phone number?” (For the store tracking/rewards/whatever)

    Me : “Don’t have one!” (As I remove the credit card from the case on the back of myphone)

    Nobody has questioned it once. They don’t want to ask in the first place but are forced to.



  • I feel your pain.

    Years ago I threw a party for work friends and acquaintances where I had 30 confirmed and 10 tentative (from calendar invite). I bought a variety of drinks (alcoholic and non) and bought/cooked food for about 50 to ensure there was plenty.

    … 4 people showed up.

    That was the instant that I stopped giving a fuck. Ever since then I’ve adopted the approach of “I’m going to do something, you can come if you want, but I’m not planning for you”. Or, more commonly, I just don’t organize anything :)

    EDIT: I should note that this was a recurring yearly party that got bigger and bigger over 5 years until it just died. Pre COVID.