Have you checked out either Calibre-server or Readarr? They’re servers specifically for managing text libraries.

Trust me, I’d have more, but my wife would kill me for spending $3k on hard drives

glances at their 32TB NAS

No I’m not.

You really don’t need a server for this functionality. You could handle everything locally with a bit of python and use an s3 connection or something to set changes remotely. It should be an extremely simple project.

It’s not like he’s developing a product that needs to meet FDA regulations or support hundreds of or something.

The easiest solution would be to get a digital picture frame that you could access remotely. You might also look into smart TVs that have an API for messages.

Really, you could make one pretty easily with a raspberry pi or arduino.

A strong, unique password.

API calls aren’t the only thing they’d be charged for.

It was in response to the claim of lost sales being higher than the AWS bill for the integration

It doesn’t really matter. The people who care are going to be a very small percentage of the population.

I mean, people still buy nestle products, and they’re straight up evil.

No one is going to remember this in a week besides the people who weren’t likely to buy their products to begin with.

I misread the comment, for sure. I thought they were talking about the call the letter referenced.

Right, but I highly doubt the back tracking is because of potential lost sales. It sounds more like the financial people got the legal people involved and they sent a C&D without asking the tech people for a solution. Now the tech guys are doing damage control for the idiots.

I’ve been that tech guy, and I know the general population either has no idea about this occurrence, or they forgot as soon as they scrolled past.

You’re showing your bias as someone who’s knowledgeable about technology. It’s not uncommon for people with an interest in something to assume that knowledge or interest is universal. It’s not.

The average consumer has absolutely no idea how technology works, and they have no interest in knowing. They’ll just buy off the shelf garbage because brand name and nothing else.

I mean, why does HP’s printer division still exist if “everyone” knows they’re a shitty company that will brick your printer if you use 3rd party cartridges? Why do people buy Tuya devices even though they’re essentially Chinese government spying devices?

It’s because “everyone” doesn’t know. And they don’t care.

Did you not read the letter you posted? It said a call with the IoT department.

I highly doubt it. Lemmy isn’t representative of the general population, and the general population has no idea what Home Assistant is.

Those are pretty easy to store off site since they shouldn’t change often.

That’s why you use encryption.