this is probably not a good idea

Dec. 21st, 2023 08:48 am
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Technology is unreliable. I'm the anal geek who has not just one backup of everything but TWO backups in different places.

I don't rely on "cloud" tech at all. I don't trust services because the owners can do whatever they want.

But it's so frustrating to have Diigo (social bookmarking), Evernote (note taking and storage with cloud-like backup and available on multiple devices) and Google Docs all with different info.

I've got:

  • all the fanfic files saved on my computer (easy backups)
  • the bookmarks saved in Diigo (hard-ish backups)
  • the files and bookmarks saved in Evernote (hard backups)
  • the files saved in Docs (slow backups)

They're all organized into folders, and both Diigo and Evernote have tagging for easy search.

But none of them care connected at all! And I haven't found a good one-size-fits-all program.

So every time I want to save a fic, I either have to decide which one I want to save it in or save it in all the places. That's time consuming.

Diigo also has a browser add-on, which is EXTREMELY convenient because my memory sucks and it tells me when I've already been someplace so I don't re-read fics constantly without knowing. It also has a cache feature, which is awesome.

Google Drive now has the ability to sync across my desktop and Evernote, so any changes I make in my desktop automatically gets updated in Drive/Docs and Evernote.

But this is SCARY. I could fuck things up badly with a mistake or a virus (which I haven't had since my early days of being a geek but it can happen any time).

But... CONVENIENCE šŸ˜­

I also want to be able to share fics with people easily, and the easiest way is granting access to Docs, which would be sharing a fic from my own computer, which is fine for friends, but just throwing it out there to anybody who asks is weird even if it's view only.

Now that I have all the fics I recently downloaded from a friend, I want to have them all in the same place. That's going to take a lot of organizing, and I need to decide on this before working with over 1 million files.

I fight depending on a tech service this strongly, but the features and convenience are so tempting!

Maybe I could just do more frequent backups?

Seriously if anybody ever built a service that did all this AND made it easy to do backups, I would pay for it.

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Day 12: 100 Days Challenge

Apr. 13th, 2015 12:14 am
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100days12
April 12, 2015
12. What fandom is vastly under-appreciated and you'd like more fic from?

I've gotta say Dexter is a fandom I wish had more writers. It's so dark and I really like the idea of a guy who appears normal to everyone else but he's a serial killer who has his own set of morals and good reasons for doing what he's doing. I identified with Dexter about 10 minutes into the first episode and I followed it until the end. I think a lot could be done with his character in fandom, but perhaps he's just such a loner that I wouldn't even like him paired with anyone or crossing over into other fandoms, but I'd like the chance to find out.

The Blacklist is another fandom where I wish there was a lot more fic. I didn't know who James Spader was until the Stargate movie. He made a fan for life outta me with that movie. I've watched a lot of movies just because he was in them since then. So when The Blacklist came along, it wasn't a question as to whether I'd watch it or not. And he totally makes the show IMNSHO. I'd love to read more fic with him in it whether it's gen, case!fic, slash, het, genderswap, or whatthefuckever. But so far I've not found much.

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Day 11: 100 Days Challenge

Apr. 12th, 2015 12:50 pm
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Youā€™re gonna get two of these today because Iā€™m really fuckinā€™ sick and didnā€™t get around to it yesterday.

100days11
April 11, 2015
11. Who's your favorite fandom artist?

There are plenty of artists who are noteworthy, but SmallWorld-Inc is someone I kinda stalk because the art is just THAT good.

The art has a softness/sweetness to it while at the same time being raw - and I can't even explain it. I just really like it.

I don't always save the art for fics I download, but if SmallWorld-Inc has done the art for it, I ALWAYS include it in the EPUB.

Tomorrow: 12. What fandom is vastly under-appreciated and you'd like more fic from?

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Day 10: 100 Days Challenge

Apr. 11th, 2015 12:54 am
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April 10, 2015
10. Who's your favorite fanfic writer?

There are SO many writers I could list here, but I'd have to say Xanthe is my overall favorite. I discovered her writing back when I first started reading fanfic. She has a TON of lengthy X-Files fics and she's one of those writers I'll still check on to see if she's written anything new. I'd read pretty much any fandom she wrote in just because it's her writing.

In fact Xanthe is the reason I started reading NCIS fic. I had never seen the show when Andy was posted. I read it, wanted to find out more about the characters, so I watched a few episodes and really liked them. I haven't watched the whole series, but enough to enjoy fanfic for it. Since then I've read quite a bit of NCIS fic.

There are plenty of other writers I could list, but it would be along the same lines. If they can write long fics that keep me interested beginning to end and write so well that I'd rather stay up for days than stop reading? Then they're put on my list of must-stalk.

I like shorter fic too, and I have a very wide range of tastes, so not much is ruled out, but when I can really sink my teeth into something, that's my favorite.

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Day 10: 100 Days Challenge

Apr. 10th, 2015 05:41 pm
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100days10
April 10, 2015
10. Who's your favorite fanfic writer?

There are SO many writers I could list here, but I'd have to say Xanthe is my overall favorite. I discovered her writing back when I first started reading fanfic. She has a TON of lengthy X-Files fics and she's one of those writers I'll still check on to see if she's written anything new. I'd read pretty much any fandom she wrote in just because it's her writing.

In fact Xanthe is the reason I started reading NCIS fic. I had never seen the show when Andy was posted. I read it, wanted to find out more about the characters, so I watched a few episodes and really liked them. I haven't watched the whole series, but enough to enjoy fanfic for it. Since then I've read quite a bit of NCIS fic.

There are plenty of other writers I could list, but it would be along the same lines. If they can write long fics that keep me interested beginning to end and write so well that I'd rather stay up for days than stop reading? Then they're put on my list of must-stalk.

I like shorter fic too, and I have a very wide range of tastes, so not much is ruled out, but when I can really sink my teeth into something, that's my favorite.

Tomorrow: 11. Who's your favorite fandom artist?
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Day 5: 100 Days Challenge

Apr. 5th, 2015 06:39 pm
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100days5
April 4, 2015
5. Favorite kink? Other kinks?

My all-time favorite kink is spanking. I don't care whether it's discipline, erotic, anything in between, both, or just the threat of one. I like pretty much all implements, though a plain over-the-knee spanking is my favorite.

I have a lot of kinks and almost no squicks or turn-offs, so I read a huge variety of fics. Some of my favorites are humiliation (consensual), CBT, manhandling, and power dynamics. Panties on dudes, boyshorts on chicks, clothes swapping (dude in a sexy negligee and a chick wearing a guy's dress shirt and nothing else, etc.), anything BDSM-related, begging, crying, nipple clamps (guys or girls), painplay. bloodplay, biting, etc.

There are a few things I like but aren't my huge favorites, which include ageplay, Daddy/Mommy kink, puppy/kittyplay, watersports, sex in public, breathplay, needleplay, sensory deprivation, predicament bondage, waxplay, and more.

I like vanilla and/or gen fics too. I'm really not all that picky. Most of what I've written so far has been kinky, but I've also posted nothing but [community profile] spnkink_meme prompt fills.

All of this holds true for real life as well. Sure, there are a few things I like to read though I wouldn't do IRL, but I'm kinky IRL too :)

Tomorrow: 5. Boxers, briefs, or boxer briefs?
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Day 5: 100 Days Challenge

Apr. 5th, 2015 11:34 am
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100days5
April 4, 2015
5. Favorite kink? Other kinks?

My all-time favorite kink is spanking. I don't care whether it's discipline, erotic, anything in between, both, or just the threat of one. I like pretty much all implements, though a plain over-the-knee spanking is my favorite.

I have a lot of kinks and almost no squicks or turn-offs, so I read a huge variety of fics. Some of my favorites are humiliation (consensual), CBT, manhandling, and power dynamics. Panties on dudes, boyshorts on chicks, clothes swapping (dude in a sexy negligee and a chick wearing a guy's dress shirt and nothing else, etc.), anything BDSM-related, begging, crying, nipple clamps (guys or girls), painplay. bloodplay, biting, etc.

There are a few things I like but aren't my huge favorites, which include ageplay, Daddy/Mommy kink, puppy/kittyplay, watersports, sex in public, breathplay, needleplay, sensory deprivation, predicament bondage, waxplay, and more.

I like vanilla and/or gen fics too. I'm really not all that picky. Most of what I've written so far has been kinky, but I've also posted nothing but [livejournal.com profile] spnkink_meme prompt fills.

All of this holds true for real life as well. Sure, there are a few things I like to read though I wouldn't do IRL, but I'm kinky IRL too :)

Tomorrow: 5. Boxers, briefs, or boxer briefs?
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~Maya
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