Makes sense why my phone provider was nagging like crazy to give me a phone for free with a 2 year plan.
Initially they offered a new phone for $30 and a month for cellphone and $20 plan upgrade on a $50 plan. So $100 a month.
I waited it out for a few weeks and it dropped to $0 for phone and 10 add-on to phone plan. So $60 total for the same device. Or $50 if we do direct withdrawal payments.
They knew free switching was in the works
They do. But I have seen a lot of nasty divorced couples, that made me realize most adults are still kids. 🙁
They’ll want to change the Paris to Dakaar Rally to carry oil on this new route
I can’t answer directly but have seen some instances with a family member, and a stranger. Family member: stayed friends and once in a while them and their spouse have dinner with the ex.
Strangers: i saw a family at the doctors office. Daughter and Mom and Step Dad, then Biological Dad showed up. They all got on really well, and the StepDad and Dad talked about getting together for some BBQ Salmon and beer one day.
Some seem to show a lot of grace, in what could have been awkward dynamics
If it didn’t scare them off then maybe. But snoring doesn’t mean unaware. My wife snores but the slightest noise and she’s awake.
Hungry animals like humans
If you run Linux then there is KDEconnect phone app, you have permissions and access stuff on phone end and PC end. I.e. I can SMS from my desktop, or use they keyboard input for phone, access phone folders, copy clipboard between them etc.
There is a Windows app but I find it really poor and broken, compared to the Linux app.
Well if you have various phone models that support display over the USB port, then you can plug the phone into a PC dock and you will get the screens, keyboard and mouse working. If you need a Linux terminal you can setup Termux.
Samsung’s flagship have DEX mode when you dock and you get a full Desktop experience, many versions back it was a Linux environment… Now its a more closed android desktop, but still great for travelling light and connecting for work stuff when at hotel or office has workspaces.
Depends on the area. Ontario I had a few issues, but in BC it has been amazing (for me and my family). Its triage, so emergencies go first, and some folks have issue with that.
Ads? Their biggest innovation was hiding their pedo ring, and paying off authorities when caught.
Could be. But also some doctors are just arrogant idiots. I went in to a clinic for a inguinal hernia and when I explained to the doctor what was wrong with me (pulled adductor and inguinal bulging) he scoffed because I wasn’t a medical doctor and ridiculed me for using “ooh big words” (his actual wording), and had me lay down to examine me. he said there is nothing there, so I countered that it was Inguinal and correct check is with patient standing. He was then pissed off and told me I was fine and had me leave.
I went back a week or so later and it was a different doctor, he did the proper check and said you should not be walking around like this, made surgical request, and I was in surgery quite soon after.
So if you get an asshole doctor they just ignore the patient.
Yes because the keyboard and mouse were via the serial PS connectors, but the IT dudes could have just opened the case and unplugged the USB headers instead of permanently filling the slots with glue.
Its the best we have until Linux phones become more viable
The what’s app is encrypted to get to your phone so transmission is protected, however to view your message it is unencrypted (obvious) and at that stage WhatsApp will parse it for key stuff such as Child Sexual stuff, or other threats they have determined they look for, that then triggers a data send back to the mother ship. The problem with this is if the Government wants to silence a political opponent or journalist they can go to Meta and request a search other than CSAM. So end to end encryption via any META product is a joke
E2EE but with a caveat that they can do on device detection of unencrypted messages and flag content back to mothership
They are low priced because they expect data harvesting to happen
The software locks out the auto discover and auto config of attached devices, unless they are in an allow list.
Same like some android phone models where you can turn off USB port to protect your phone from being infiltrated.
I did work at a place that filled the USB ports with HotGlue to stop workers loading movies on the computers on night shift
I’m running an early version of that on a 16 year old ARM board NAS, the NAS has 256MB of RAM and OpenMediaVault runs great on it.
So here’s my experience with TD bank (which I left after this). I knew i had to spend some cash and have some for bills coming out at end of day. So in early morning I transferred money in from another TD account. Later in they day I checked and bills had come out and I still had a tiny bit left. Next day, I’m doing more banking and notice NSF fees. They had altered the timings so outgoing came out first thing, then my incoming transfer was end of day after multiple NSF fees. $45 each fee and interest charged on daily negative amount.
I cancelled all my accounts, rrsp, insurance, etc with them and went to a credit union.