VTDARKSIM

VTDARKSIM, 13 days ago to Mac

lol this might take a while…

Started at 5/31 11am ET. We’ll see how fast this baby moves on a 12yo #MacMini using #ProtonVPN & gigabit #fios through a #glinet #AXT1800 router, a CAT6-connected AP, a #MoCA -connected AP, & finally CAT6. It’s a circuitous route, I know, but these are the limitations of a 74yo house.

FWIW speeds right now are slower than usual: 174 Mbps down, 178 up. Usually in the 500-600 range. Maybe it’s the age of the #Mac, or I’m splitting between the #Ente & speed test?

haruki_zaemon, 2 months ago to random

I appreciate wanting to measure engagement, but I’m pretty fed up with links in newsletters being email tracking links with redirects. I’d say 80% of links I would otherwise find useful, are now utterly useless, unless I agree to being tracked. Which I do not.

VTDARKSIM, 3 months ago to TikTok

Apparently a #TikTok ban is being fast-tracked through a #USpol #HouseCommittee. I sent my rep @RepDonBeyer a note this morning:

“Please vote no on the upcoming bill working its way through the House Energy & Commerce Committee that would effectively ban TikTok. Aside from this being a potential self-inflicted political wound as 150M+ Americans use the app and would not take kindly to it being taken away, it does not address the real issue of consumer privacy rights.

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VTDARKSIM, 4 months ago to AdGuard

Can I block the operation of an #Aternity browser extension by using a custom filter on #AdGuard on my router? Or perhaps using a @protonmail VPN config on my router?

I really don’t like my big bad business daddy digging into my personal health #data, communications, etc., & I don’t have admin rights on my PC to disable/remove it.

#surveillance #spyware #malware #IT #CorporateSurveillance #privacy #DataPrivacy #PrivacyMatters #Proton #ProtonVPN #VPN

VTDARKSIM, 4 months ago to privacy

IT snuck #Aternity in as a browser extension & I don’t have admin rights to remove it. It has rights to see/handle/change all site data. I contacted IT & told them it’s problematic from a #privacy standpoint bc it has access to literally all websites I visit, including Gmail, protonmail, anthem, & MyChart. It even has access to the “anonymous” #Menti survey form sent out by corporate.

#IT told me not to do personal stuff on a work PC if I’m concerned w/ privacy 😒

#spyware #surveillance

VTDARKSIM, 4 months ago to Type1Diabetes

Oh good, I’m glad this bullshit persists with the #Dexcom #G7 😒

#WTFDexcom #CGM #T1D #Type1Diabetes #Diabetes #DiabeticProblems

VTDARKSIM, 4 months ago to animals

Happy belated #caturday from the #DuchessofWestEnd!

#CatsOfMastodon #FluffyCat #NorwegianForestCat #WedgieCat

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VTDARKSIM, 5 months ago to KindActions

I lost touch with many of my #mutualaid #diabetic friends when I left the bad site, so please boost for me.

My wife’s Opa passed away this week, leaving behind ~7 vials of #Humalog #insulin and a number of #Dexcom #G7 #CGM sensors (non-pump compatible). Everything is paid for and we don’t want it all to go to waste.

If you or someone you know could really use this stuff, please contact me at:
“mutualaid.abruptly295@ passmail.net”

VTDARKSIM, 5 months ago to Dragonlance

Hey #runners #bikers #cyclists #spinners #hikers

Is there a tool/app to plot a course & then enter a distance traveled to see how far along that course I am?

This year I want to #cycle /#spin the equivalent miles between my home & #KeyWestFL (1204 mi). Most rides will be on a stationary bike & I’ll track the total distance on an odometer. But, I’d like a visual for how far along I am on the #map route.

Any suggestions?

#cycle #cycling #bike #biking #spin #spinning #hike #hiking #run #running

randahl, 5 months ago to random

The Danish government presents about 200 new laws per year.

Denmark is a country of just 5.9 million people.

This year's US Congress has enacted 27 new laws.

Not 270. Just 27.

In a country of 332 million.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/us/politics/bills-laws-2023-house-congress.html

VTDARKSIM, 8 months ago to random

My company was purchased in December by an evil corp that will remain unnamed. They appointed their own CEO to our company, and he is asking for anonymous feedback via a survey. Most of it is canned questions with a rating scale, but there is one final fill-in-the-blank asking "If you could change one thing about working at <Company>, what would it be?"

Dear god I hope this is actually anonymous...

hazel, 8 months ago to security

Could anyone give me recommendations for a password manager? Google is basically useless now and I don't know anywhere else to ask. 😅

So far, I've never found one that I trust enough to use. I do understand the importance but I'm extremely, incredibly hesitant to hand over my passwords to a 3rd party program. I'm even more hesitant to use randomly-generated passwords that I can't memorize as a backup.

All that being said, here's what's important to me:

• Transparency - public audits, published whitepaper, and/or open source.
• Export to a printable format. I don't have reliable backups, so this is a must-have!
• Works with desktop & mobile Firefox.
• Works on Windows & Linux (I regularly use both).
• Works on Android - not critical, but would be really helpful.
• Can work offline (I don't trust any sync server to stay online).

For everything else, I'm more flexible. I don't mind paying a small amount for a better / more trustworthy option, either.

Any suggestions, recommendations, or just boosts are appreciated! Thanks so much in advance! 💙

#PasswordManager #PasswordManagers #Password #Security #ComputerSecurity

VTDARKSIM, 8 months ago to Steamdeck

Finally bit the bullet and signed up for a free @protonmail account today. I’m testing it out but will probably upgrade to an #Unlimited plan since I’m looking to get away from the Googs (mail, calendar, drive) & was in the market for a #VPN I could eventually put on a router and my mobile devices anyway. #Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonCalendar #ProtonDrive