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Lol

perch56 8y ago
iLol :)
brazzledazzle 8y ago
Despite how inappropriate this comment is its cynicism is appreciated. I like my iPhone but I miss Android for things like this. That said, I think it might be possible but I think you might have to shim it and wouldn’t have direct access to the file system under the photos.
have_faith 8y ago
As an iOS user this is an appropriate response.
Terretta 8y ago
Let’s keep in mind the user story: “Being able to wirelessly perform an incremental backup of all your photos and data is life-changing” The LOL is telling your Mom about DropbearSSH when this is now how iCloud Photos and Files just works. The equivalent goal is baked in. You can still use cables or local WiFi via iTunes, but now all media and files sync over-the-air as files, along with an incremental backup of all state. For the first time in last fall’s iPhone hardware upgrade, I didn’t use a wired backup/restore and every app’s and settings worked, along with device config. I’ve had an iPad Pro unexpectedly need replacing, no wired backup/restore needed. All my stuff syncs across all devices including desktop, all ambiently available. The life changing part is confidence it’s working to the point of not having to think about it any more. // Note: Photos and media end up as originals on Mac, along with all files. Those all backup in turn to Backblaze, for loss scenarios not covered by rsync style replication.
- bjoli 8y ago
  The bizarre part about Apple is than when an idevice fails, which they do at a rate higher than anything else I have ever owned, you have to go to an apple store, pull your pants down and bend over. If they consider the device fixable (which they often don't) they take it from you for at least 10 days (since Apple won't allow them to have any parts in the actual stores) and you get back a device with a fix that usually doesn't work that good (small rubber mats to push a chip in place) or they will have replaced the faulty part with a new one that is at great risk of being faulty in the same way in a couple of months again. This forces you to actually pay for iCloud since they will wipe your device even if the problem is in a completely unrelated part of the computer. After repairing countless idevice that the Apple store deemed broken beyond rescue with 10 minute soldering jobs for a fraction of the price of what apple would have charged for the job had they been willing to do it (because apple can't solder or underfill even if their life depended on it) i have simply stopped buying apple devices and recommended others to do like me. Someone else said it better than me: being an apple user is like being in a bad relationship.
  - throwaway-hn123 8y ago
    > you have to go to an apple store, pull your pants down and bend over. I mean, if you paid extra for that, that's your deal, and no one is going to judge you. My iPad stopped working last week. I made an appointment, went in, and in 10 minutes walked out with a brand new replacement iPad. I guess people get treated like they deserve to be, huh?
- _hyn3 8y ago
  Everything in iCloud, including your encrypted messages, are easily accessible to Apple[0] and will be released without a fight, despite Apple's vaunted privacy stance. (Perhaps that social contract has some fine print if the CEO of your company looks at your files and decides you're guilty without wasting time with 'a jury of your peers' and all that nonsense.) Android (with Google) offers the same functionality (AFAIK) as iCloud, but sometimes you just prefer that your private photos remain just that. 0. https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/xwm4ya/paul-manafort-may-be-going-to-jail-because-of-his-icloud https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/xwm4ya/paul-manafort-may...
  - greedo 8y ago
    Any data you sync to a cloud provider is subject to subpoena by LEO.
    - grawlinson 8y ago
      tarsnap/cryptfs should really be SOP when uploading anything to cloud.
tambourine_man 8y ago
Thank you for your thoughtful contribution. Open Terminal managed to sandbox a busybox like suite (grep, curl, gzip…). And a scripting language to boot. rsync limited to the app's directory + shared folders such Photos, iCloud drive, etc would be pretty useful, even without full file system access. iOS's restrictions are loosening up, vide Files.app

Lol

iLol :)

Despite how inappropriate this comment is its cynicism is appreciated. I like my iPhone but I miss Android for things like this. That said, I think it might be possible but I think you might have to shim it and wouldn’t have direct access to the file system under the photos.

have_faith 8y ago

As an iOS user this is an appropriate response.

Terretta 8y ago

Let’s keep in mind the user story: “Being able to wirelessly perform an incremental backup of all your photos and data is life-changing” The LOL is telling your Mom about DropbearSSH when this is now how iCloud Photos and Files just works. The equivalent goal is baked in. You can still use cables or local WiFi via iTunes, but now all media and files sync over-the-air as files, along with an incremental backup of all state. For the first time in last fall’s iPhone hardware upgrade, I didn’t use a wired backup/restore and every app’s and settings worked, along with device config. I’ve had an iPad Pro unexpectedly need replacing, no wired backup/restore needed. All my stuff syncs across all devices including desktop, all ambiently available. The life changing part is confidence it’s working to the point of not having to think about it any more. // Note: Photos and media end up as originals on Mac, along with all files. Those all backup in turn to Backblaze, for loss scenarios not covered by rsync style replication.

bjoli 8y ago
The bizarre part about Apple is than when an idevice fails, which they do at a rate higher than anything else I have ever owned, you have to go to an apple store, pull your pants down and bend over. If they consider the device fixable (which they often don't) they take it from you for at least 10 days (since Apple won't allow them to have any parts in the actual stores) and you get back a device with a fix that usually doesn't work that good (small rubber mats to push a chip in place) or they will have replaced the faulty part with a new one that is at great risk of being faulty in the same way in a couple of months again. This forces you to actually pay for iCloud since they will wipe your device even if the problem is in a completely unrelated part of the computer. After repairing countless idevice that the Apple store deemed broken beyond rescue with 10 minute soldering jobs for a fraction of the price of what apple would have charged for the job had they been willing to do it (because apple can't solder or underfill even if their life depended on it) i have simply stopped buying apple devices and recommended others to do like me. Someone else said it better than me: being an apple user is like being in a bad relationship.
- throwaway-hn123 8y ago
  > you have to go to an apple store, pull your pants down and bend over. I mean, if you paid extra for that, that's your deal, and no one is going to judge you. My iPad stopped working last week. I made an appointment, went in, and in 10 minutes walked out with a brand new replacement iPad. I guess people get treated like they deserve to be, huh?
_hyn3 8y ago
Everything in iCloud, including your encrypted messages, are easily accessible to Apple[0] and will be released without a fight, despite Apple's vaunted privacy stance. (Perhaps that social contract has some fine print if the CEO of your company looks at your files and decides you're guilty without wasting time with 'a jury of your peers' and all that nonsense.) Android (with Google) offers the same functionality (AFAIK) as iCloud, but sometimes you just prefer that your private photos remain just that. 0. https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/xwm4ya/paul-manafort-may-be-going-to-jail-because-of-his-icloud https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/xwm4ya/paul-manafort-may...
- greedo 8y ago
  Any data you sync to a cloud provider is subject to subpoena by LEO.
  - grawlinson 8y ago
    tarsnap/cryptfs should really be SOP when uploading anything to cloud.

tambourine_man 8y ago

Thank you for your thoughtful contribution. Open Terminal managed to sandbox a busybox like suite (grep, curl, gzip…). And a scripting language to boot. rsync limited to the app's directory + shared folders such Photos, iCloud drive, etc would be pretty useful, even without full file system access. iOS's restrictions are loosening up, vide Files.app