Is there any good private messenger at all?
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    It's not too difficult to establish a Signal account from a burner number from a prepaid sim card. I currently have a Signal account tied to a sim not in my name. Getting a burner with cash is an option. Or, if you're lucky enough to live near a payphone and can gain access to the number, you can activate a signal with a phone call.

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  • Any good Telegram alternative?
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    I think the intent is baby steps for those who aren't already privacy invested. Getting parents or tech illiterate to switch to Signal is a win. They weren't hiding their number anyway.

    I currently have a Signal account tied to a sim not in my name. Getting a burner with cash is an option then park it. Or, if you're lucky enough to live near a payphone and can gain access to the number, you can activate a signal with a phone call.

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  • I did it finally, deleted win10 and installed Linux Mint
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    Thanks for the recommendation. I'm looking like 73% compatibility with the deck, so I'd assume slightly higher for the computer. I mostly play single player anyways so I'm probably overall looking good.

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  • I did it finally, deleted win10 and installed Linux Mint
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    Thank you for this inspiration. I've also been things about a switch to Mint but the only thing holding me back is my Steam library. I'm going to dig into it a little more and look at the compatibility of my games. It's encouraging to hear others making the leap.

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  • Car Privacy is Shit
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    I don't recall what kind of car it was, but there was one that saved the phone number associated with any phone that connected via Bluetooth.

    While I don't think it's likely as a way to trick people to connecting to get their phone number, it was a rental car which opened them up to impersonation scams. Knowing they just rented from the company and where in the city provides quite a bit of information on you.

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    White Man's Burden, Lloyd, my man! White Man's Burden.
    Flag is just a piece of cloth
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    Probably comes from a combination of belief in American exceptionalism, tradition, and either popular opinion remains with reciting the pledge or a lack desire to change.

    States are managed individually for the most part and only 47/50 still require reciting the pledge (with some exceptions). Without a call for change from the people, it would be political suicide for any lawmaker to come out for a change like this. Opponents could use this decision as a claim of lack of patriotism.

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  • Flag is just a piece of cloth
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    The context of the origin of the US' pledge of allegiance is it came shortly after the end of their Civil War when there was still a lot o political tension. A desire was born to instill national loyalty in children.

    "Historians point to surges in American patriotic oaths and pledges to the flag after the Civil War, when tensions surrounding political loyalties persisted, and in the 1880s, as rates of immigration increased dramatically"

    However, today as mentioned by another commenter, students cannot be legally compelled to recite the pledge, nor punished for not reciting the pledge as decided by the Supreme Court in 1943 using the first amendment as the base.

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  • Democratic billboards stress Trump link to rightwing Project 2025 manifesto
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    Voting for Trump is voting for a system that enables Project 2025.

    Everyone focuses on the man, however, it's also a vote for his appointees and staffers.

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    Just so it doesn't get lost.
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    Ownership isn't required to use the death note. This is like when Ray Penber, the FBI Agent, unknowingly wrote the names of all the FBI agents on the page.

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  • It Takes Two does not require EA app anymore and its Steam Deck Verified now
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    Wow, literally just got my wife a steam deck to play this game with me and created her an EA account last week. Joining each other was annoying using the EA friend's list and the steam deck trackpad. Hope this update streamlines the process.

    Update: Invites using the Steam friend list was simple and worked well.

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    [Nostalgia] An American Tail & An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (western animated movies)
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    Recently watched both with my children in order and they loved them. The movies hit harder emotionally now that I'm older with children (a few tears were shed).

    The animation is beautiful and a couple songs stuck with my kids. "There are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese!"

    I agree the second one is more fun, but still enjoyed the first.

    After googling, there were two more sequels and a tv series I haven't seen.

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  • Sorry to hear Tom isn't making videos anymore. Anyone know about an archive of his videos available for downloading for later viewing and archiving?

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    I've never played D&D and I'm getting into BG3. I must be marathoning my characters cause I'm usually out of spells when I run into fights. My useful exploration spells also cost spell slots so I'm usually proceeding with cantrips for my adventures until I decide I really need to recharge. How often is everyone else going through a long rest? I know there's a trade off of consuming camp supplies and so maybe I'm just the guy who saves all the items for end game and never ends up using them.

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    Researchers analyzed 190 million hacking events on a honeynet and categorized the types of hackers into Dungeons and Dragons classses. Rangers evaluate the system and set conditions for a follow-on attack. Thieves install cryptominers and other profiteering software. Barbarians attempt to brute force their way into adjacent systems. Wizards connect the newly compromised system to a previous to establish 'portals' to tunnel through to obscure their identity. Bards have no apparent hacking skill and likely purchase or otherwise acquire access. They perform basic computer tasks.

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