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mbjdesign | 4 years ago

“Trust” is entirely my issue with Apple too. I spent some time - and even wrote a post on my site - trying to clarify my thoughts and the steady erosion of trust seemed to be what I most object to. I too am trying to take control and responsibility for the computers I use now. Proving tricky, but baby steps…

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smoldesu|4 years ago

Just read through your blog post, there's plenty of great insights on there and I appreciated someone being so thoughtful and tactful with their response. As a Rust developer, I fully encourage you to push through and learn the language: I've walked a few tenured web devs through the language, and they're always surprised by how strongly typed and simple everything is once you understand the syntax. Truly one of my favorite languages to work with!

As for 'alternatives' like you listed towards the bottom, I fully recommend setting up your own Nextcloud instance. It's a really versatile little thing, capable of hosting your photos/documents/music/whatever from a decent online interface (or WebDav, if you're a nerd.)