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riley0 OP , 8 months ago to piracy in New anti-VPN measures at BBC

Thanks for the clearest explanation of Tailscale I’ve read.

riley0 , 8 months ago to asklemmy in Anyone know how to test external optical disc drives at a thrift store?

Ask to plug it into a working computer they’re selling.

riley0 OP , 8 months ago to piracy in New anti-VPN measures at BBC

No, I have Nord. At the time I subscribed, I hadn’t discovered all the wondrous things on Sail the High Seas or FMHY. Nord looked like my best bet judging by search engine results.

I just tried Tailscale. Downloaded & installed, then nothing. Task Manager told me their GUI was running, but I didn’t see it. Repaired (via uninstall) & tried again. Same. Uninstalled & reinstalled. Same. Tried running as admin, just in case. Same. I’ll try again another time.

riley0 OP , 8 months ago to piracy in New anti-VPN measures at BBC

thanks

riley0 OP , 8 months ago to piracy in New anti-VPN measures at BBC

I don’t know whether I’m knowledgeable enough for Tailscale, but I’ll give it a try. Thanks.

riley0 OP , 8 months ago to piracy in New anti-VPN measures at BBC

It used to be that they didn’t throw me out before I got to a program’s page. Today, upon login, they redirected me to BBC’s main page. Google tells me this: “In addition to the measures listed above, the BBC is also reportedly working on a new anti-VPN measure that uses machine learning to identify and block VPN traffic. This measure is still under development, but it has the potential to be more effective than the BBC’s current anti-VPN measures.”

riley0 , 8 months ago to piracy in YouTube's anti-adblock rollout has finally arrived for Firefox users

thanks!

riley0 OP , 8 months ago to piracy in medici.tv

Thanks. I’ll try it.

riley0 , 8 months ago to asklemmy in What's the cheapest online storage that you know of?

Yandex disk. They accept credit cards.
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riley0 , 8 months ago to asklemmy in If Thrift Stores sold food, what would they sell?

There’s one fairly local here. They carry non-perishables, and their stock is definitely better than the dollar store. They used to be called “Freight Liquidators.”

riley0 , 8 months ago to asklemmy in Do you have any phobia?

spiders

riley0 , 9 months ago to asklemmy in So, do we know what decides if a person develops to become more greedy, agressive and selfish while another becomes altruistic and doesn't care much about wealth and power?

Thanks, I didn’t know. This is interesting: “…there might be something about the experience of elevated power and status that reduces our willingness to give to others.” Political realism on a micro scale?

riley0 , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Seriously, though. How often do you think of the Roman Empire?

Via imperialism. Then, when their enormous military became too expensive, their empire crumpled. Or maybe it was the lead pipes.

riley0 , 9 months ago to asklemmy in Is lemongrass and all the other hippy-dippy calming tea ingredients bullshit?

Some work; some don’t. Google Scholar is a good way to find out whether testing’s been done. Here are 2 less time-consuming ways 1) ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/list-all/ 2) examine.com The other thing to watch out for is whether the bottle you’re buying actually contains what it says it does. The only verifying organizations I know of are NSF and USP. Manufacturers have to pay for those lab tests, and if they do, they post NSF or USP logos on the bottles. If you just look for “natural” or “organic,” you won’t find anything about the presence or absence of the supposedly active ingredient. As jmp242 said, there’s no regulation in the USA, so there’s a lot of snake oil.

riley0 , 9 months ago to asklemmy in So, do we know what decides if a person develops to become more greedy, agressive and selfish while another becomes altruistic and doesn't care much about wealth and power?

We know that people who have less tend to be more generous than people who have more.