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I'd love to use Dropbox again, but ethically cannot as long as Rice is still on the board.

by fein 12y ago

uptown 12y ago
Have you switched to an alternative?
- diasp 12y ago
  If privacy matters use http://owncloud.org http://owncloud.org same experience like Dropbox with desktop client. Or host your data under the german privacy law like https://owner.io https://owner.io 500 GB for $ 89 per month.
sheetjs 12y ago
What do you use instead of Dropbox?
- fein 12y ago
  Spideroak, but my storage needs aren't incredibly high. I only use it for old code archives. Everything else is on gdocs. edit: if I'm putting a huge file up (last one that comes to mind is one my dad shot of him driving his MG TC), I put it up on S3 so he can share it around.
- deleted 12y ago
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kamme 12y ago
I had the same moral objections as you and I've been using btsync (http://www.bittorrent.com/sync http://www.bittorrent.com/sync) and must admit it works great. My archive is not that big tough, ymmv. To be honest I won't use dropbox again, even if Rice quits, since btsync is vastly superior for my use cases.
- ekianjo 12y ago
  You can also use Syncthing since its development is progressing well, too.
- Fastidious 12y ago
  You are going to hate the new --upcoming-- BTSync.
  - simlevesque 12y ago
    Could you give us some info about what you mean ?
    - Fastidious 12y ago
      Beta testers are under NDA, sorry. Update: I stand corrected, it seems it was released yesterday. See http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/download http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/download
      - webmaven 12y ago
        So, in that case, what's to hate?
        scott_karana 12y ago
        No clue, but here are the changes: http://sync-help.bittorrent.com/customer/portal/articles/1632902-introducing-sync-1-4 http://sync-help.bittorrent.com/customer/portal/articles/163...
        Shorel 12y ago
        I had to make one extra click to add a folder. It's outrageous!
        webmaven 12y ago
        points for faux outrage.
hyperliner 12y ago
Don't single out Ms. Rice. Have you checked who made your jeans? Or why tomatoes are cheap at the local grocery store? Or the latte you paid $8 at Starbucks?
- fein 12y ago
  She's a war criminal. I unfortunately can't avoid produce and my pants (although I'd sure like to!), or thoroughly vet all of my local coffee shops' bean sources. I can, however, choose not to use this service.
  - rjohnk 12y ago
    Ah yes, here we go, war criminal. Same with nearly 100 Senators and much of the House at that time who voted for the Patriot Act and war.
    - naturalethic 12y ago
      I guess if everyone is doing it, it's ok!
  - mcovey 12y ago
    You can find most clothing produced in the US so at least you're mostly guaranteed that the workers were at or above minimum US labor standards. And chances are any cotton/wool are of domestic origin as well.
- antris 12y ago
  Yeah, if you're not trying to solve all the problems in the world at once, why try to solve anything?

I'd love to use Dropbox again, but ethically cannot as long as Rice is still on the board.

by fein 12y ago

I'd love to use Dropbox again, but ethically cannot as long as Rice is still on the board.

uptown 12y ago

Have you switched to an alternative?

diasp 12y ago
If privacy matters use http://owncloud.org http://owncloud.org same experience like Dropbox with desktop client. Or host your data under the german privacy law like https://owner.io https://owner.io 500 GB for $ 89 per month.

sheetjs 12y ago

What do you use instead of Dropbox?

fein 12y ago
Spideroak, but my storage needs aren't incredibly high. I only use it for old code archives. Everything else is on gdocs. edit: if I'm putting a huge file up (last one that comes to mind is one my dad shot of him driving his MG TC), I put it up on S3 so he can share it around.
deleted 12y ago
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kamme 12y ago

I had the same moral objections as you and I've been using btsync (http://www.bittorrent.com/sync http://www.bittorrent.com/sync) and must admit it works great. My archive is not that big tough, ymmv. To be honest I won't use dropbox again, even if Rice quits, since btsync is vastly superior for my use cases.

ekianjo 12y ago
You can also use Syncthing since its development is progressing well, too.
Fastidious 12y ago
You are going to hate the new --upcoming-- BTSync.
- simlevesque 12y ago
  Could you give us some info about what you mean ?
  - Fastidious 12y ago
    Beta testers are under NDA, sorry. Update: I stand corrected, it seems it was released yesterday. See http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/download http://www.bittorrent.com/sync/download
    - webmaven 12y ago
      So, in that case, what's to hate?
      - scott_karana 12y ago
        No clue, but here are the changes: http://sync-help.bittorrent.com/customer/portal/articles/1632902-introducing-sync-1-4 http://sync-help.bittorrent.com/customer/portal/articles/163...
      - Shorel 12y ago
        I had to make one extra click to add a folder. It's outrageous!
        webmaven 12y ago
        points for faux outrage.

hyperliner 12y ago

Don't single out Ms. Rice. Have you checked who made your jeans? Or why tomatoes are cheap at the local grocery store? Or the latte you paid $8 at Starbucks?

fein 12y ago
She's a war criminal. I unfortunately can't avoid produce and my pants (although I'd sure like to!), or thoroughly vet all of my local coffee shops' bean sources. I can, however, choose not to use this service.
- rjohnk 12y ago
  Ah yes, here we go, war criminal. Same with nearly 100 Senators and much of the House at that time who voted for the Patriot Act and war.
  - naturalethic 12y ago
    I guess if everyone is doing it, it's ok!
- mcovey 12y ago
  You can find most clothing produced in the US so at least you're mostly guaranteed that the workers were at or above minimum US labor standards. And chances are any cotton/wool are of domestic origin as well.
antris 12y ago
Yeah, if you're not trying to solve all the problems in the world at once, why try to solve anything?