• Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub
    29·
    1 day ago

    Syncthing.

    Connect any two devices’ folders together wirelessly, from anywhere.

    Don’t have a server? You don’t need one. Every device is an individual node.

    Backup? If you do have a server, offload some of your content and keep on rolling, or set scripts to move files by age.

    • dave@lemmy.wtf
      2·
      20 hours ago

      very underrated piece of software! its been a total game changer in how i have my computers set up.

      also great for some apps too. things like keepass or newsboat (terminal RSS reader) or anything that stores its data in a single file or folder. its really great not having to rely on a connection to a server

    • lb_o@lemmy.world
      1·
      24 hours ago

      Oh wow! Thank you for sharing it! Glad to see there are still useful and free to use utilities available.

  • cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    5·
    23 hours ago

    In California (and Connecticut), you don’t have to pay to use the air pumps at gas stations. You can just go inside and ask them to turn on the air pump, and they legally have to.

  • dave@lemmy.wtf
    3·
    21 hours ago

    KDE Connect. its an app that lets you share lots of different things between your devices, and it does this over your home network without needing any “cloud”

    • send files from one device to another
    • share the clipboard. handy for copying text or a link to your phone
    • get notifications from your phone on your laptop
    • have music playing on your laptop and pause or change the track from your phone
    • control your laptop from your phone, move the cursor around, left/right click etc
    • leadore@lemmy.world
      15·
      1 day ago

      Landlords have guaranteed that tenants won’t bother to clean the place up by establishing the precedent over many years that they won’t refund your deposit no matter how spotless you leave the property. Everyone knows it and after getting screwed enough times, tenants are incentivized to leave a mess as an act of defiance.

      • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 day ago

        Sounds like fake news to me. I don’t do that for example. I don’t know many People of Land beside myself but I rather treat it as a beneficial service to the community that I happen to be able to support myself from.

          • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮@lemm.ee
            1·
            23 hours ago

            You think so yet I provide accommodation for dozens of people. If I stop they are homeless because no one will rent them for my price. If there is a mold outbreak they get cancer. If someone comes with bugs I need to handle the bugs. If something breaks I need to repair it.

            If someone is drunk and on drugs I need to kick them out so the rest of people are okay

            It’s not some kind of passive income lol

            There are various activities slightly less profitable for less work but I enjoy providing this service. Also I like renovation and interior design. It’s a real art to make interiors the most appealing with least amount of money.

    • rami@ani.socialEnglish
      21·
      1 day ago

      you’re gunna charge for it anyway, parasite. might as well help you get a actual day’s work in once in a while.

            • SippyCup@feddit.nlEnglish
              7·
              1 day ago

              The land was there before you, it’ll be there after you die. You provide nothing of value. You’re a drain on society. Every single one of your tenants would be better off if you and everyone like you didn’t exist.

              • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮@lemm.ee
                2·
                1 day ago

                On the contrary. I provide value of upkeep and managing the estate I rent. Without me people wouldn’t have place to live because they cannot afford to purchase the land.

                Thanks to me countless people are able to have a roof under their heads.

                • SippyCup@feddit.nlEnglish
                  5·
                  1 day ago

                  They can’t afford the land because it’s been turned in to a speculative asset by people like you.

                  People are entirely capable of caring for their own shit you absolute fool.

    • PlaidBaron@lemmy.world
      10·
      1 day ago

      Emmie. Please. Get help. Arguing with strangers on the internet for no reason isnt cool. It wont make your children love you. Please seek therapy.

      We are all concerned for your wellbeing.

    • PennyOaken@lemm.ee
      2·
      24 hours ago

      Can’t you basically deduct anythign from the deposit? I used to tell them it will cost more than the deposit to clean up and they immediately hire some cleaning service and get it cleaned and of course you still return only 50% even after that because there are something which they cant clean completely

  • TourCookie@lemmy.world
    2·
    21 hours ago

    Got to say Keepass, Open source Password Manager. And Internet Archive, a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more 😊

  • AnimalsDream@slrpnk.netEnglish
    7·
    1 day ago

    Not free as in freedom, but gratis. Also only works for people who are on Discord - FreeStuff Bot will notify you every time a game on one of the popular PC platforms is available for free.

    • the_q@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      Technically not free, but because so many people think it is it’s a great poster child for proper use of tax dollars and socialist programs. Libraries rock.

    • loopedcandle@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      Adding the library-libby nexus. Most libraries have an eBook collection connected through Libby. I’ve got a Kindle and zero books bought from Amazon. It’s great.

      Protip, if you went to any form of formal education (college) then you probably have alumni library account access. My Libby has three library cards logged in. I never wait for a book.

    • duckworthy36@lemm.eeEnglish
      17·
      2 days ago

      Our library loans out state parks passes for a month so you can go to parks for free. It also loans out hiking gear, provides immigration resources, and oddly, a ukulele.

    • starlinguk@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 day ago

      Nope. 15 Euro a year (Freiburg, Germany), which doesn’t automatically renew and it’s a bloody pain.

    • Steven McTowelie@lemm.eeEnglish
      33·
      2 days ago

      On a whim I googled my city’s library and “tools” and I found a non-profit society that specializes in lending of hand and power tools! This is incredible and I wouldn’t have known about it without this prompt: thank you!

      • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 days ago

        Can you share the name of this non profit society, is it a part of your local public library or it’s own independent thing?.

        I need a spanner for like single hex nut and I don’t want to buy one for it to collect dust in my drawer lol

        • Steven McTowelie@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          Yeah mine was called the [City Name] Tool Library, and it was a non-profit that was independent of our local library. I imagine that they receive donated tools from contractors and companies around the city.

          As an example, I googled a random city name (Calgary) and found one for them as well: https://calgarytoollibrary.org/

          There are likely tons of similar organizations throughout Canada (and probably your country as well!)