shadshack

joined 2 years ago
[–] shadshack 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hah! I just recently got to switch off Comcast to a newer local fiber company. Comcast emailed and texted me for weeks telling me to return their equipment that I never had, but even their website showed I had nothing to return so I ignored it. Eventually the emails changed to "you've been charged", so I called to complain. They assured me that I wasn't actually charged, and then realized they owed me a prorated refund since I cancelled in the middle of a billing cycle. They absolutely weren't going to give that back unless I called.

[–] shadshack 3 points 5 months ago

I just set my domain email up with Zoho. Was easy enough and they have a free option. Although I pay $1.25/mo per user for two users, just to get a little extra storage space and be able to use SMTP and ActiveSync to send email from my servers for notifications and use a different mobile app than their default one.

[–] shadshack 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah I'm with you. Just say ACAB. No sense in obscuring it further than the acronym already does.

[–] shadshack 6 points 9 months ago

This will be down voted, but I also tried a bunch of launchers and never found one I liked better than Nova. I ended up installing TrackerControl and Nova has its internet connection fully disabled. It doesn't need Internet for any features I use, so I felt like this was a good compromise, personally. I ended up starting to block trackers in all my apps now because of it, so I see it as a net win.

[–] shadshack 14 points 10 months ago

Tracker Control on Android works well for system-wide tracker and ad blocking, and you can configure custom blocking rules per-app. Works without root by using a VPN profile (but no data leaves your device via the VPN, it just routes the traffic through this app).

[–] shadshack 1 points 11 months ago

Another place that's got good deals is https://nationalofficeinteriors.com . Learned about this place at an old job. They sell used stuff that's pretty much new but has like one little stain or scuff on it or something, so places making bulk purchases refuse it. Just doing a search for the Steelcase Leap (which I also highly recommend), they've got a bunch for like 50-70% off full price right now.

[–] shadshack 3 points 1 year ago

I think they don't take your phone, just scan it. I don't know how it works with this, but I have a trial for my state's digital ID app (the app works but isn't fully implemented as a complete replacement for physical IDs yet), and it has two modes I can put it in which generates a QR code on the screen with my data. One mode for police to scan at traffic stops which has my driver's license info, and one just called "age verification" which can be presented when buying alcohol which just verifies that I'm over 21. I like the privacy of the second mode, since there's no reason a liquor store needs to be able to see my home address.

[–] shadshack 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mine's "Abraham Linksys"

[–] shadshack 13 points 1 year ago

A great puzzle game with terminals often found in woods or other outdoors locations. Like so:

[–] shadshack 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought the same, but it only took me like 2 days to get used to it.

[–] shadshack 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You guys use more than just the +30 button? Weird.

[–] shadshack 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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