Ah. This is of course the next campaign of theirs: target starved out long-term single people with a promise of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.
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I laughed. What is wrong with me?
I'm so sorry. :(
My workplace hasn't forces Big Evil upon us yet, but I think it's just a matter of time. Whenever that happens, I'll buy the cheapest off brand phone for that purpose.
Me, when installing Linux and *then* learning about the Intel Management Engine. 😬
Just call customer support. They even supplied you a QR code. What's your problem?
Ah... I will never forget the first time I stood up to my bullies. Grabbed a badminton racket during recess and smashed his fucking front teeth out. Somehow I was still the bad guy, got detention *and* was forced to write an apology letter to the piece of shit's parents *and* a letter to my mom explaining what I did wrong.
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Holy shit. Now THIS is pod racing I mean a great hack!
Somebody in your household really likes to use your landline. At least four times per day.
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To my understanding, it's not possible to remove, only to disable with me_cleaner. However, my laptop doesn't support it. 😅 Whatever. I cover it with opsec (just don't do anything sensitive on it).
Holy crap this made me think of Nier: Automata. I'm pretty sure there is a dialogue, cut scene or some other context in which they say, "do androids dream of..." But I can't remember the last part. Maybe "humans"? And I'm sure Nier got its inspiration from some philosopher or classical litterateur that I don't know of.
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Hey, don't shoot the messenger. ... I don't even know if there is a pun in there anymore.
I've been using Linux for five years exclusively with systemd, without noticeable issues. I'm only considering the switch since the main branch - which is still the one being used by most distros by default - has added an Age parameter in some config file. Which isn't verification in any sense - you may just leave it blank until an app or the OS requires it - but it's ideologically not my cup of tea.
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Yeah, this was intended as a meme related joke, not a cry for help. 😅
Thanks! I'll check it out! :D
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You know it's good when even the cookie notice probably doesn't comply with GDPR. LMAO
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My guess is that there definitely could be some sort of underground market for them, but as I understand the legislation, using them would be illegal.
But then again, if one really requires privacy, telephones and SMS are some of the worst options for communication. In the current state of things, I'd simply use an end to end encrypted chat app, preferably one that implements the Signal protocol.
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And here I was holding my breath for the legendary 0.0.7899999999998766. Thanks for ruining all my dreams.
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Well, now it's official... 😂 the snowball's rollin'.
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There are no VoIP solutions in my region for the very same reason. They call it their "war on crime".
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No. Both data-SIMs and prepaid cards require the buyer to reveal their name, address and social security number over the counter *and* online. The retailer is also compelled to verify the buyer's identity, either electronically or physically (ID card).
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I'm using a separate little laptop to chat, in this case, with Signal. It's a little inconvenient, but on the other hand, if you don't have multiple monitors, you are at least free from chat notifications in your gaming screen/window. :)
Yet another though, if you have an Android phone, just plug in a keyboard and use the phone for chat. :D
Well then, that sounds great, because I love tinkering and learning new stuff. :)
I do recall using some minor distro - perhaps antiX - a long time ago to save a broken laptop. I did do init [some number between 0-5] to manipulate the system's power state, I think. That's my experience with it haha.
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Yep. I mean, in this particular case it took me what... Five minutes to switch to a more privacy friendly *and* ethical option. :D
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Thanks, I'm going to check that out! I'm doing a fresh reset on the phone with just termux installed, so it shouldn't be a problem.
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I just recommended it to my friend. Let's see what they say.
I’ve always thought that was Bismarck.