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- Comment on If you are in the US, and a karen threatens to call ICE on you, what's the best course of action? 5 days ago:
Due to issues regarding paranoia and melanin, I have declined to answer your question. Despite counsel’s advice, I upvoted anyway. This message will be deleted in 24 hours.
- Comment on What happens if a world leader gets assassinated during a foreign visit by a *former* citizen of that leader's country? (Like: international relations wise) 1 week ago:
Somebody may have already made a movie about your novel.
- Comment on VOIP - Lifetime alternative to hushed 2 weeks ago:
I used Hushed as a giveaway phone number (food delivery, new account sign up, etc.) and was fine with it until it wasn’t cost effective anymore.
Most of my friends still use Burner app but if you’re interested in keeping the same phone number, look into MySudo.
- Comment on VOIP - Lifetime alternative to hushed 2 weeks ago:
If you’re in USA, Canada, Australia or UK, check out MySudo.
They have three different plans starting at $19.99 USD (year) for one VOIP phone number; when my subscription expires, I plan on renewing and possibly upgrading.
There’s a Free version but it’s just email and no phone number. They’re cheaper than Hushed and more reliable.
Avoid TextNow, it works fine until you need it or expecting something important (voicemail or text) and that’s when they lock you out until you pay up.
Note: I didn’t read the fine print or ToS for MySudo UK so I don’t know what they need from you if you sign up.
- Comment on meal 3 weeks ago:
Dinner and Dessert in the same plate for an eco-friendly meal? Less dishes to wash?
or just blatant food crime…
- Comment on Top 50 news websites in the US in July: BBC drops five places as paywall introduced; Most report traffic declines. 5 weeks ago:
This screenshot is from July 2025 when I got hit with a paywall and was served with a ton of cookies, so I set my VPN to UK, lol.
- Comment on Change your profile to Clippy (call to action) 1 month ago:
Done. Had to figure out where to go to change my profile pic – didn’t take as long as the video, lol.
- Comment on What are some good "frugal" movie viewing setups? (Recommendations) 1 month ago:
Ditto on used flatscreen (not-smart tv) from thrift shops; they’re light enough that you can take it with you when you move.
$500-$1000 is a good budget so you can buy new (non-smart tv) at the big box stores.
Yes, you should consider a good projector and a white bed sheet from the same thrift shop and iron it (I speak from experience). If the acoustics in your room is good then you may not need to spend a lot of money on speakers/headphones.
My friend couldn’t find black bed sheets so she bought the ugly stained ones and dyed them black and put them behind the curtains. We were able to do this setup in her backyard for the kids, too.
I also used a pre-primed canvas with my easel and worked just fine as soon as I got the angle right. Both came from JoAnn Fabric when they were closing the stores (maybe $35?). However, my Bose speakers and Sennheiser headphones were not cheap. Living in concrete and 2 different types of insulated walls are probably the reason why the acoustics suck.
That setup was so portable and worked really well that when my friend borrowed it she told me I wasn’t getting it back. You need to decide what you want to spend top dollar on: VR headset, projector, TV, etc. I’m actually curious how you end up with your entertainment setup. Good luck.
- Comment on Where do you ask for TV Show suggestion on Lemy? 1 month ago:
Perhaps it’s Luther, Line of Duty, Broadchurch, Endeavor, The Tunnel?
Or Midsummer Murder, Case Histories, Professor T?
It doesn’t sound like Death in Paradise, Brokenwood Mysteries, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Annika or The Fall.
BritBox has a list of tv series similar to Sherlock, Alienist, etc.
There’s Haden Clark but that’s gruesome. There’s a TV series about it on AppleTV and somewhere else I can’t remember but same title.
I’ll come back if I think of anything else. Good luck!
- Comment on UK police treated to 10 new LFR vans in fresh expansion 1 month ago:
Perhaps our British friends should start wearing the Camera-Shy Hoodie?
- Comment on Upvotes and downvotes are public information on Lemmy 1 month ago:
🤦🏻♀️okay, good point.
- Comment on Upvotes and downvotes are public information on Lemmy 1 month ago:
Scroll all the way down: join-lemmy.org/docs/…/03-votes-and-ranking.html
- Comment on Upvotes and downvotes are public information on Lemmy 1 month ago:
I posted in the wrong spot, sorry. There’s a link and screenshot here:
- Comment on Upvotes and downvotes are public information on Lemmy 1 month ago:
Here’s the link (scroll all the way down):
join-lemmy.org/docs/…/03-votes-and-ranking.htmlTBH, I haven’t really searched for any info regarding IP address.
I just assumed that everyone here on Lemmy lives behind layers of adblockers and has their VPN Kill Switch toggled ON. - Comment on Upvotes and downvotes are public information on Lemmy 1 month ago:
Yes, exactly! This is just what they hoard on iOS devices:
- Comment on NPR Sunday Story - an approachable story on why privacy matters and the invasiveness of surveillance capitalism - Lemmy.World 1 month ago:
TBH it’s been frustrating to see how watered down the reporting has been this year.
Agreed. Perhaps it’s because they were trying hard to deliver unbiased news (which is boring), whilst every other news station focuses on sensationalism or clickbait to get more viewers.
Regardless, they lost their federal funding anyway simply because they did their job and did it well IMO. Sad.
- Comment on Sony says it’s not done making Xperia phones just yet 1 month ago:
You’ll have to go through Murena for the Fairphone 4. More details on my comment here about US coverage.
- Comment on What are the easiest types of internet videos to make that are not slop? 1 month ago:
Cat videos! Have you seen the upvotes on those vids?!? Amazing (and easy)!
- Comment on Was there a Cold War conflict where the Soviets funded the right-wingers and the Americans funded the communists? 1 month ago:
Maybe the United States involvement in regime change in Latin America is what you had in mind?
Or perhaps you’d like to peruse through old CIA files.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
YOUR body, YOUR choice!
If you think that you’ll regret it later on, you can always make a deposit to a sperm bank. These days, I highly doubt it’s covered by insurance. Also, you need to do some research (and a lot of phone calls/emails); some places are so damn strict that you need an appointment just to get info.
A friend did that before, he has no regrets. Good luck, young lemming!
- Comment on PSA on privuhcy 2 months ago:
Brave for iOS has the Copy Clean Link option. There’s GNAT Cleaner from the App Store but I’ve never used it.
I tried adding screenshots but I haven’t been able to upload photos in almost a week.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I had to look up wine cans. Lol Learned something new today.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Any hobbies? How about breaking a record?
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- Comment on BBC gains rare access to the Congolese mine powering mobile phones 2 months ago:
Got hit with paywall and cookies! Lol Can’t blame BBC for POTUS tariffs.
Upvoted for sharing.
- Comment on Exclusive: Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest 2 months ago:
Amen!
Digital camera + SD card (about $100) and save the little plastic container that came with the SD card in case you have to swallow it.
- Comment on What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol 2 months ago:
Thank you so much for that!😂
