Thanks for doing this, you rock!

I don’t need any games but want to wish everyone of you a happy new year and hope you accomplish whatever you look for in 2024!

Syncthing has built-in encryption and works pretty well, it’s also really easy to use. I have been using it for some time with several instances and never had a problem, it requires more CPU though, so some old raspies had a hard time working with my big photos folder (800GB) when encrypted. On instances that are not encrypted, the full HDD is encrypted (the option you have when installing Linux).

Not sure how secure it is, but from the docs: Encryption is XChaCha20-Poly1305 and AES-SIV with a key derived from the password and folder ID using scrypt. Considering how polished, huge user base and how much attention to detail Syncthing has, I trust it’s good enough for my needs.

Happy I moved to Syncthing a long time ago. My data is replicated on several locations and instances on cheap old raspberries+drives and syncs instantly even on my phone, where I keep Obsidian notes. No size limits, no huge hassle, 10 minutes to get a new instance set up.

Every now and then I will rsync the encrypted version to an offline drive and store it somewhere else.

For anyone using Figma, there’s a free open source alternative called PenPot that’s quite decent.

I read quite a few articles around the web and all had one issue or another. Your guide is straight and to the point while also giving the tools to debug further with the winetricks (haven’t got into it since the game already worked). Thank you so much!

Sorry, I laughed harder than I should have just imagining the whole thing.

Thank you for telling your story, I’ll think about your rachet strap whenever I remember about my Coke can and that will definitely provide some comfort knowing there’s just some crazy nonsensical people out there.

I once got my window crashed to steal my radio plus a warm can of Coke I had in case of a long drive sleepiness emergency. The radio I get it, but the warm Coke… dunno why but I still think about it decades later.

My thoughts too. Many countries in Europe and around the world enjoy summer holidays in August. Specially if the main features of the app have been developed and there’s no breaking bugs, the developers may have decided to enjoy holidays which they definitely should!

Love Connect! It is the best, great work Kuro

Thank you guys, you are doing an amazing job. These are great times for the internet and you are a huge part of it!