Another small victory today.'nA salesperson had almost convinced a client to move their email from 365 to Google because "they hold all the cards now".
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@stefano Good for you!
I just lost that battle - we are moving from onprem Exchange to 365 because the CEO wants all those shiny cloud integrations for their calendar.@thechris I know what it means 😔
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Another small victory today.
A salesperson had almost convinced a client to move their email from 365 to Google because "they hold all the cards now". I stepped in and suggested they keep their email on servers that they control instead. The salesperson almost mocked me, treating me like a "nerd" who doesn't understand how the world works.
I was happy to be a nerd, if necessary, to explain the pros and cons of the solution to the client.
The result? The salesperson was politely thanked and "sent home", and I'm now evaluating some details of the new mail server, which, by the client's choice, will be based on OpenBSD.Because people need explanations, not brochures.
@stefano@bsd.cafe not so small victory I think!
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@stefano@bsd.cafe not so small victory I think!
@oldsysops exactly. every single bit counts.
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Another small victory today.
A salesperson had almost convinced a client to move their email from 365 to Google because "they hold all the cards now". I stepped in and suggested they keep their email on servers that they control instead. The salesperson almost mocked me, treating me like a "nerd" who doesn't understand how the world works.
I was happy to be a nerd, if necessary, to explain the pros and cons of the solution to the client.
The result? The salesperson was politely thanked and "sent home", and I'm now evaluating some details of the new mail server, which, by the client's choice, will be based on OpenBSD.Because people need explanations, not brochures.
@stefano
"Holds all the cards?"
U should have told him: "Yes True, but only if we don't know how to self host and rely on a corporate selling pitches to decide what's good for us" -
@stefano
"Holds all the cards?"
U should have told him: "Yes True, but only if we don't know how to self host and rely on a corporate selling pitches to decide what's good for us"@vivekanandanks It's roughly what I said, but in an extremely subtle way. The client understood it perfectly, the salesperson did not.
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Another small victory today.
A salesperson had almost convinced a client to move their email from 365 to Google because "they hold all the cards now". I stepped in and suggested they keep their email on servers that they control instead. The salesperson almost mocked me, treating me like a "nerd" who doesn't understand how the world works.
I was happy to be a nerd, if necessary, to explain the pros and cons of the solution to the client.
The result? The salesperson was politely thanked and "sent home", and I'm now evaluating some details of the new mail server, which, by the client's choice, will be based on OpenBSD.Because people need explanations, not brochures.
@stefano ah, the dreaded “real world” which has its wars of “running”:/(
Congrats
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@stefano ah, the dreaded “real world” which has its wars of “running”:/(
Congrats
@mms thank you. Yes, exactly. The "real world"
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Another small victory today.
A salesperson had almost convinced a client to move their email from 365 to Google because "they hold all the cards now". I stepped in and suggested they keep their email on servers that they control instead. The salesperson almost mocked me, treating me like a "nerd" who doesn't understand how the world works.
I was happy to be a nerd, if necessary, to explain the pros and cons of the solution to the client.
The result? The salesperson was politely thanked and "sent home", and I'm now evaluating some details of the new mail server, which, by the client's choice, will be based on OpenBSD.Because people need explanations, not brochures.
@stefano Nice, well done!
Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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@carneade se da questa "bellissima, straziante, ammirevole mobilitazione di massa" non prenderà forma un progetto politico davvero di sinistra, capace di dare prospettiva concreta a delle esigenze e sensibilità condivise, di prendere posizioni chiare e forti, l'astensionismo sarà la risposta più sana che ci si potrà augurare.
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In case you missed it, here's my talk "Protocols and Purpose in a Global Democratic Crisis" https://dustycloud.org/misc/2025-10-04-fediforum-keynote.mp4
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L’intelligenza artificiale è una grande illusione collettiva? Report Le Monde
L'articolo proviene da #StartMag e viene ricondiviso sulla comunità Lemmy @informatica
Il “tecno-soluzionismo”, che consiste nel far credere che l'intelligenza artificiale consentirà di ottenere guadagni energetici sufficienti a rendere il processo sostenibile, è un'illusione, scrive Le
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@snow No, non troppo...Ma così imparo
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Noi qui si fa il weekend lungo.
#FreePalestine
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@carneade risposte fatte ogni volta di violenze e morte, anche nei confronti di persone disarmate e pacifiche, e hanno la faccia da culo di chiamare gli altri "terroristi".
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I have to say: kudos to @futurile and Tanguy of #Guix Foundation for the hard work that led to this fundraising campaign, and to @luis_felipe for the pretty web design and graphics supporting it! 💜
https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2025/fundraising-campaign-to-sustain-gnu-guix/
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Manifestazione a Roma, marea umana per Gaza: "Siamo un milione". Testa del corteo arrivata, gente in partenza - Il Fatto Quotidiano https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/live-post/2025/10/04/corteo-roma-palestina-oggi-news-aggiornamenti-diretta/8149120/
