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  • I use primarily debs but if your using Ubuntu it will include Ubuntu supported snaps. This is all from the distro supplied repos generally.

    Installing random stuff not distro support contains a lot of addition risks such as potentially more bugs and malware.

    I think the only 3rd party program I have installed is an AppImage of Joplin. I found the snap buggy.

    I am not big fan of snaps or flatpacks as I had issues with both. One rarely needs them on Debian based distros anyway.






  • flatbield@beehaw.orgtoPrivacy@lemmy.mlJWZ weighs in on Signal again
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    7 days ago

    The big upside of signal is that it is better then SMS, and has more adoption then any of the other reasonable options. Adoption is still not enough to make it that useful when compared with Messenger and SMS and even with this addressbook thing your complaining about trying to drive it.

    Big downsides abound too including needing a phone number, and being tied to a phone.





  • Consider low maintenance materials. Simple roof line, with good landscape drainage away from the house. Metal, ideally stainless steel roof. Triple pane metal clad or fiberglass windows choose by the sun exposure in terms of coatings. Heavily insulated. ERV ventilation. Consider commercial grade doors, and hurricane approved windows, etc. Consider unpainted stucco or another low maintenance exterior. Ground loop heat pumps for heating. Enough electrical capacity for all electric house including eV charging, but with backup power source. Design for no maintenance in the first 50 or 100 years. You might consider a safe room.

    Edit: Might consider hidden and/or locked storage too, a locked filing cabinet at least, or a safe.

    Edit: You might also consider a security, home automation, and house monitoring system but choose carefully. One that you control, not some cloud service.