Thanks for this!

Is there a way to clear messages from the disk other than by deleting the Signal Desktop app itself or is that sufficient?

People just need to abandon that shit site already.

I’ve used VeraCrypt successfully to encrypt volumes/folders.

It’s worked great for me, although I recently started encountering issues accessing files but it seems the problem is with my external and not with the encryption method. Hopefully I can recover those files someday. Backup your backups and then backup again.

I once flew across country with a knife (accidentally) and they only caught it on the return flight. I was so surprised to see it, especially since I had already gone through a secondary patdown on the initial flight, that I just asked them to please throw it away.

I must’ve left it in my backpack after a camping trip and forgot.

Thank God they always caught my water bottles and prevented me from starting a mid-flight water fight though.

Have you tried Retro Music?

I like it and got it in an attempt to move on to something more aesthetically pleasing than VLC, but I just ended up going back to VLC.

I don’t know about Lyft apps, but Uber still lets you use the browser.

Fuck you, Collin Woodard.

Ah, damn. I didn’t know that. Coincidentally, I also already have Privacy Badger.

Thanks, by the way!

Also wondering how much more effective Arkenfox is to tightened security settings, uBlock, Decentraleyes, Ghostery, etc. on Firefox?

I use Ubuntu Budgie and that works perfect for me, but I hear Mint is good for beginners too.

And if you live in the US, always use a VPN when torrenting. But if you live in a country where you know no one will give a shit about you downloading a movie, then have at it.

In terms of digital security best practices, though, you should pretty much always use a VPN anyway. And follow this guide if you feel like you do need a VPN when torrenting.

I feel like you could have put this, both, differently and better.

As that quotation said, it mostly affects innocent immigrants getting implicated in crimes they weren’t even involved in.

And most immigrant detainees are people of color:

This expanded DNA collection worsens racial disparities in the criminal justice system, as it disproportionately affects communities of color. Black and Latino men are already overrepresented in DNA databases, and adding nearly a million new profiles of immigrant detainees, mostly people of color, will further skew the existing 21 million profiles in CODIS.

Studies suggest that increasing DNA database profiles does not significantly improve crime-solving rates, with the number of crime-scene samples being more relevant. Additionally, inclusion in a DNA database increases the risk of innocent individuals being implicated in crimes. This expanded DNA collection worsens racial disparities in the criminal justice system, as it disproportionately affects communities of color.

I, frankly, am shocked.

Yeah, I’m absolutely not perplexed by American fascism in the slightest.

“I said ‘coup them’, not ‘cup them’, Rudy.”

—Trump, probably

Damn, this is absolutely terrible. I never heard this before.

Does this also apply to people applying for US citizenship?

I have premium and I have no idea. I just pay it to support them.

It’s an excellent password manager. I love it!

I don’t know if I would consider this “dishonest”, it seems like maybe there was some misunderstanding or miscommunication happening.

Either way, if you think it’s too expensive you could just use the free account. I pay for an account but I also have a couple of free, extra accounts and they work perfectly fine.

The dragging of feet continues.