You can have local models, but the vast majority of people are going to farm that out to a 3rd party provider via API calls because it’s the easiest thing to do.

Remember I said “It all depends on how you implement it”.

It all depends on how you implement it. He describes the text from images as using machine learning, which implies using an external API to do that translation.

Storing cloud backups requires a server and storage, etc.

• Ad free
• Cloud backup
• Highlight users
• Tag users
• Translate text
• Select text from images
• Push notifications
• Saved folders
• Import / export subscriptions

Source: The sync ultra description from in-app

I might be mistaken, but I don’t think Sync Ultra is the same thing as the ad-free sync premium. Sync Ultra is a subscription because it adds functionality that requires cloud resources, not just removes ads.

“No such thing as bad publicity” comes to mind.

That’s how you know they’re starting to feel the pinch of people being fed up with them.

It’s more like realizing that you’re surrounded by fire, so you might as well pick a patch with a nice view.

The best time to make a change in your life was 10 years ago, the second best time is now.

Don’t base your happiness on your achievements as compared to others. Life isn’t deterministic, every person is working with a different set of skills and circumstances. Set your own goals based on what you want to do, and work toward that.

If you don’t know what you want to do, start trying new things.

100% recommend. It was a way easier switch than I expected, and I feel much more secure now.

I use Bitwarden.

They’re definitely different, just found it ironic.

This is a great point. I think especially men approach dating as a quantity game, when really it should be a quality game.

The only reason to pursue “corporate legitimacy” is for profit, which. I’d say that folks interested in meta content can simply join meta instances.

I’ve seen a lot of comparison to email services, and I think it’s an apples to oranges comparison. Email is meant to be a electronic communication standard to allow you to communicate with anyone. The fediverse is all about individual community control, not global and universal communication.

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