Honestly, a massive one for me is not letting myself get angry at a game I can’t hope to understand or master at a highly competitive level. I do a lot better at recognizing these days when I am intellectually or physically incapable of getting better quickly at a game - my mind shifts these activities outside of a competitive mindset and more to a leisure mindset.

When I’m not trying to actively compete against others to a point of pride, suddenly I’m a lot more receptive to incremental growth at my own pace

You’re preaching to the choir, lol. I’m just saying the hardware on non-entry Chromebooks is outstanding these days. Everything else is a matter of time & licensing

Like any computer, Chromebook hardware sucks if you’re buying entry level sub-$500 devices. The reputation for shitty hardware is generally from people who have only used entry level devices

Our standard fleet for our teachers is Acer Spin 513-2WH. They’re exceptionally nice

Absolutely - our local smoke shop in my towns plaza.

Aside from the polish, it’s also the familiar UX that many of us have used for a decade. It just feels familiar & right now!

Exactly my point :) This platform is unstable & the userbase isn’t dependable, especially so in the context of 3PA customers

How do you make this project viable/sustainable? Price it appropriately. I’ve already completed one decade with LJ & Sync, so I’m happy to bank on this app. And if it doesn’t, that’s the gamble - nobody is forced to agree, but it’d be odd for anyone to argue Sync should be priced in accordance with any expectation that the platform dies in the next year or so.

The whole pricing debate is so exhausting. Anybody who feels $20 is too steep for an app they might use for the next decade is welcome to their opinion, but they’ll never have the same perspective as those of us who enjoyed a decade of improvements to Sync for Reddit. LJ is a class act, Sync is leagues ahead of all other 3PAs, and I’m happy to pay my share.

There are so many FOSS & alternative options. LJ is dedicating his full attention to a niche platform and has set up a subscription model that allows this project to remain sustainable for him & his team (yes, team). Feel free to go with any other option, but let’s not pretend that Sync is the antichrist for being the first Lemmy 3PA developer that is prioritizing sustainability after a decade of supporting users who paid $2

Update with one time ad free option in review process right now

I love Lemmys existence, I am devoted to Sync. The release guarantees I will be active daily moving forward.

God it’s so good to be back

Unironically yes

ShareX and it isn’t even close

Currently a Bitwarden user at both home & at work. Picked up some Teams licenses for my department earlier this year - Password Managers are absolute essentials for next of kin & for successors at work.

You’re definitely missing something. Theres no announcement that Sync Ultra is being abandoned (presumably, as a subscription service, its brought along to the new app) & there doesn’t appear to be any other way to directly donate to LJ (i’ve asked)

Worst case scenario in which it doesn’t port over, I spent $30 on app that i’ve used daily without a subscription for over a decade. Good spend imo