Roopappy

joined 10 months ago
[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 36 points 5 days ago

It's not just a breach you have to worry about. Credit agencies actively monetize your financial data by selling it to anyone who wants it. You didn't give it to them, you didn't authorize it, they collect it and they sell it.

https://www.equifax.com/business/marketing/

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That must be why mobile and discriminating populations choose to move to China.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

Don't do it. They'll blame you for every perceived problem they have (most of which will not actually be problem).

It's expensive to refuse to learn new things.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Never give up the domain. I've let several go that I wish I still had. They only get more valuable, like real estate.

RIP stinkfist.org

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Man, I rode my bike everywhere as a kid. I could get through 5-6 elementary schools. I could get to the rich kids neighborhood and the ghetto. I could get to 2 different movie theaters. I could get to 6 different great record shops.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

My HOA is... fine. It's like $25 a month, and it includes trash/recycling and common area maintenance. I've gotten a few warnings about leaving my trash cans out too long, or some other small violations, and I've cursed them for that because I'm obstinate and ornery... but I take care of it, and I don't actually get a fine.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I miss mixed CDs. You meet someone, you understand their music tastes, and you make them a mix of stuff that you think they'd like, but from your favorite known artists. I made plenty, and ones I received got me into some awesome bands.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

I burned CDs just titled "Pink Floyd", "Beatles" or "Radiohead" with their entire discography of mp3s on it. I really got deep into a lot of bands back then.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I remember downloading the big stuff at work, because they had a T1, and network security wasn't really a thing yet.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

Have you tried explosive diarrhea? You will.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

Unless I did a really poor job researching it, you cannot change your default SMS/MMS application on an iPhone.

You can use other messaging apps like Signal, Whatsapp, Telegram, or AIM. But if you want to use SMS, you have to use iMessage.

Maybe this is US-specific though. Europe often forces Apple to do things they don't do here.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The real reason: Apple intentionally doesn't support the open protocols that send pics and videos to non-Apple devices. These protocols are a decade old and work great. They use a proprietary protocol instead, which they will not share with other phone manufacturers.

What the average iPhone user thinks: Apple is better than Android!

It's pretty dumb.

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