[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Great question. I am in the United States and it would probably be best to stick with the United States for now. Probably Canada too.

Of course, I would like it if anyone from any country could use it, but that starts to get complicated. If a lot of people are interested, that may change things.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'm very curious what you think would work best. Also, if you are interested, you can leave a comment or direct message me.

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I really like this device. It's really cool to see my saves on another device. Some of them are well over 30 years old. Right now though, it isn't seeing much use because I have all of my media backed up. Every once in a while I get something new and that's about it.

These are pretty expensive. I bought mine for $265. So to put this to good use, does anyone want to have their content backed up? I don't know all the details on how it would be handled yet. I thought I'd gauge interest first. It definitely takes some time to do, so it wouldn't be something I would be doing for free, but I'm sure we could come to a reasonable price.

I could also be interested in lending it to you for a fee and/or deposit. But again, I'm just gauging interest right now.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'll look into that. Thanks!

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There are a lot of different types of people in the world. These 3 groups made sense to start with:

Also, a first blog post with details on how to move to Wallabag: https://getoffpocket.com/blog/get-off-pocket

I hope these guides help!

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https://getoffpocket.com/self_hosted

The link is the view for people who like to self-host. I'm also hoping to guide people who would never self-host to using open source tech. I'm a big proponent of that myself. I switched to Wallabag quite some time ago.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Graphene is likely to run into issues soon. They were relying on the AOSP source tree including Pixel-specific files. Google isn't releasing those anymore, so GrapheneOS would have to reverse engineer or extract the needed files somehow.

That's true for LineageOS, etc too, but they have more releases on non-Pixel phones so they may weather the storm better.

Of course, if you bought a Fairphone, my impression is that these problems go away. It's just a matter of their policies. I'm a huge fan of the idea of their phones but I don't own one.

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I previously posted this at https://lemmy.world/post/30816595

I really appreciate all the feedback from the community! I haven't had time to address everything yet, but I thought I'd share the redesign as I continue to make this a useful tool for everyone who needs to find a new home for their articles. For anyone who saw the old version, I think you'll agree it has come a long way!

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Thank you to everyone who commented! I'm digesting all of what has been said and will be adjusting the guide as I can. If you're able, donations are welcome! (See link on the site)

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Do you know if there is any interest in resurrecting it?

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Good question! I know Wallabag has some eReader integrations through KOReader. People on Kobo devices seem to like it especially. There may be other options too. I'll look at this some more! I'd appreciate anyone sharing details that they know too.

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Still a work in progress, but even at this stage, I hope it can help you and anyone you know who has been affected by the Pocket shutdown.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I do sometimes, when I know the tech stack. (I wonder if GitHub Copilot could help in other situations?)

For example, I've been learning more about FreshRSS and Wallabag (especially now that Pocket is shutting down).

In any case, with open source, I trust that someone looks at it.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Pocket is shutting down on July 8th, but you can retake control of your reading with Wallabag, a self-hostable read-it-later app.

For RSS, try FreshRSS--simple, private, and available to run however you'd like.

The tools are out there. The web can still be yours.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I guess I don't log in enough. Sorry for a late reply. Yes, a link would be nice.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Well, it can be the last version of Windows for you. ๐Ÿ™‚

Ubuntu is nice. I use it daily. Others in my family too. And there are other options too. I hear Mint is nice though I haven't used it much.

Give it some thought. ๐Ÿ™‚

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Perhaps a more thorough explanation of your answer would help?

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