Oh, I totally get it.... I've been in the same place many times (and I'm sure I will be again...)

I just have a policy of trying to support these things whenever I'm able to, otherwise I feel I'm not able to grumble when privacy respecting apps disappear from existence through lack of financial support...

For what it's worth, I ended up choosing the obsidian sync service. While it goes against my "self host everything" mantra, I do also want to support software makers who make great products that respect peoples privacy. As such, I decided the $8/m investment was warranted.

My son in highschool uses Obsidian for all his school note taking, so he actually is able to use the same sync subscription.. As each vault has separate keys, there's no privacy issues between us...

My favourite part of this solution is it supports live update from multiple devices at once, so I have the vault open on phone, tablet, home laptop and work laptop simultaneously, and it just works...

Just thought it was worth sharing.

Or wear it to your claim rejection review meeting maybe?

Thank you for this diagram. 🙏🏻

I just live in constant amazement at the mathematics and science that allow us an understanding of our place in the universe, and the creation of such a diagram... 🤓

https://he-man.fandom.com/wiki/Orko

Orko from He-Man in 1986

I only skim read, but the provided link seems to me that opting out isn't an option:

However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.

there are ways to make it easier; it's been gamified:

https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

Available on FDROID.

When my partner stops to play pokemon go, I complete some Open Street Map info quests...

English language story from Reuters (no paywall) for anyone that doesn't speak French...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-messaging-app-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-tf1-tv-says-2024-08-24/

They run GrapheneOS Wonderfully...

My favourite was when my GP gave me a list of 10 docs to call to see who was taking referrals for adult diagnosis.

Yeah, that list sat unopenend (combination of overwhelmed and totally forgot) till 6 months later when I had to see the GP again, I panicked, and I called all 10 in the 30mins before my GP appt and then was late for the GP and almost missed my GP appt...

Fun times..

I was also diagnosed late in life (mid 40s).

For me it became a significant impact in two places in my life:

1. as my roles changed and I needed more ability to handle "blank page" type work assignments as I became more senior, rather than "survive this chaos" which I've always excelled at (given my ability to drop something, pick up something else, then revert later.) With previous "chaos surfing" roles, my now diagnosed ADHD was actually a secret super power (seriously, I managed turn ADHD into a career). As my roles became more "take this blank page, and figure out what to do, and make it into a project to make stuff better" I fell off a performance cliff.

2. as 1 happened, my ramp up of symptom management routines started to impact my family. (I didn't actually realise this until my partner filled in her part of my diagnosis questionnaire. )

My Doc basically told me I had been doing everything they want ADHD patients to do to manage the impacts of their symptoms, but my level of challenge had reached a point where medication could help me live at an effort level below the 99.99% constant I had all the time.

He was right and it did..

https://www.gamesradar.com/gabe-newell-piracy-issue-service-not-price/

As Gabe Newell said: "Piracy isn't a pricing issue, its a service issue"

As my friend said: "every time a plastic video disc says " operation not permitted " a torrent is born...

As I say: "People will pay when it's easy, more reliable and more convenient." As a software product manager, I forbid my product from ever wasting developer cycles with copy protection.. It's expensive to deliver, annoying to real customers and doesn't make us any more money...