Well done. You just reinvented the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratky_method

GDPR ownership of your data and the ability to have your data erased

Majel > HAL 9000

RIP Win7. You did what no other Windows could do. You had functioning components.

If you use the YT app instead of Firefox with an ad blocker, then that’s on you.

IMO if you are using a companies VPN then the larger the company, the more chance it’s data is being exfiltrated. Looking at you Nord.

If you know how to host your own then your risk goes dramatically down. Although for anonymity you should choose a cloud that you don’t need to give your personal info to. Good luck with that.

This is why criminals rely on hacked devices. No credit card needed.

If you are simply torrenting some media then no one is looking at you anyway. Pretty much any VPN or location would be fine for that.

Your security posture should relate to your risk.

Same, we use AWS, Azure and a third party VMware suite cloud. The VMware is superior by far IMO because I like to have full control of my systems and roll my own stuff. I think the big clouds make their money by saving time on dev ops. I come from a sys engineering background and transitioned to development so none of that stuff is very difficult. I’ve tried Linode, Hetzner, Digital ocean and a few more but I think VMware does all I need.

All I can say is try be your best self. Try respect and love yourself. Try live up to your own standards and try to achieve the goals that you set for yourself. That kind of energy is attractive. Don’t fuss with people who couldn’t give a damn about you.

We are more than our instincts. But sure, I acknowledge that following some instinctual drives can give some satisfaction.

For example: I made a choice to not have children and I am happy with my choice. I don’t feel like I am missing out on anything. It’s actually quite the opposite. While I see my peers raising little shits, I get to stay a little shit and embrace my inner child. It’s half a selfish choice because I want my life to be better, and half a compassionate choice because the world doesn’t need new children for its meat grinder.

If I had little choice and was forced onto a path, that would be disheartening. So I get you.

The grass always looks greener in the neighbors yard.

Being desired is OK. Having sex is OK. Feeling deeply understood is unmatched.

I was in a 12 year relationship and I didn’t feel that. I am in a new 1 year relationship and I don’t feel that. Do I appreciate my partner? Yes. Am I attracted to them? Yes. But I crave to be understood.

God doesn’t exist. You just had bad luck.

It’s so sad he never got to be president. As a non American he was a favourite of mine.

One of my favourite ex people.

I’m on all the ADHD communities and I appreciate the diversity of servers. Fediverse FTW

Yeah, its pretty unfortunate. We can’t move the community since it’s already established.

Isn’t it great when a community self moderates? It seems like its been pretty good here for a while. If you still need some extra eyes, I’m on fairly often.

After all that walking you must have a dream butt

Multinational scam artists

Just use an incognito tab. You will get cookies for your browsing session and then when you close the tab, poof they are all gone