Duh fuq.

I wonder how many people would give their social that easily.

Have you heard of adblocking?

‘in the 10s’

… man I feel old now lol.

Unless your lists are 1000s of items long, just use text files in a folder.

Could even go fancy and use markdown.

2 bucks says commercial ai is still being trained on those comments.

Sometimes I wonder: for a PC sitting behind a consumer router with no extra ports forwarded: How important are OS updates?

I mean if everything works for you on this version, why rock the boat? The idea is supposed to be security, fixes, and new features. We can throw out new features and fixes if you’re happy with everything as is.

Security is very buzzy and kind of vague to this type of user, but they also probably don’t tread far off from popular (likely … hopefully … safe) websites.

So hmm, if not accessing unsafe websites, and hidden behind a router NAT, and with physical safety of home, I wonder if the benefit of rocking the boat (and getting more ads and crap) is worth it.

Like definitely risks are there for any internet connected device but weighing it would be interesting. Someone in infosec should do a real analysis of this situation.

Seems cool. Thiccc though.

Any ideas on price?

Ah. Then just buy a gift card in cash from CVS, etc. Then use it on an alternative account and delivered to one of those pickup boxes.

Still sketch though lol.

It’s public knowledge. If they want to know where you personally live, they could look it up via the ways I previously mentioned.

Heck, even if you never visit their sites, they could easily get big lists of names and addresses that may include you: all legally.

Any attempt at fighting that is likely not to be fruitful. It’s basically security by obscurity, you’re trying to complicate it via one way, but they can just go another (more obvious) way if they wanted.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but most people can lookup most other people’s addresses in the US for free (or cheaply) on websites like whitepages.com. Even without that, if someone is very determined, they can visit the record office for the area on get public info on you, which also likely includes address.

What’s the benefit of paying such a premium for an anonymous delivery if your address is likely already available?

The only thing I can think of is if buying something sketchy, but I’m genuinely curious here.

I’ll cast a vote for checking the local Facebook marketplace or craigslist for a deal on a good laser printer.

In principle I agree. In practice idk.

Yep. He told Republicans he would stop pausing it to pass funding for the government.

He should have lied like they would.

Make it automated.

But why? This should be automated based on my coverage plan.

How about a similar rule that puts the provider on the hook for getting authorization for what they do?

Like I know the system is fucked, but I don’t want my doctor having me go somewhere to find out I get a $500 bill. Make them get authorization and if it fails tell me the cost before the appointment gets made.

If I have to spit in a tube again to get a $500 bill, I’ll call and threaten Natera again till they drop the bill. Bastards.

Anyone remember Intel Optane? Nah, just me.

I hadn’t thought about this, but you may be on to something. I had a car issue, googled it, found nothing but crap and generic articles. I searched the same on YouTube and found a couple videos about fixing the exact issue on my type of car.

Really interesting observation.

You have the right to buy something else.

I disagree. I’d rather have 500 choices and let the consumer choose than a triopoly on my poor USB cables.

Edit: Maybe the ranking system needs more work. Personally I like seeing all and making choices. Though some may just want above board picks.

Reminds me of code. Too bad ya can’t just regex search combined with star ratings and some secret sauce to get rid of what the viewer thinks of as crap.