ekky43

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[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yes, but I'm trying to wean myself off of it. Partly because it feels like destructive behavior, and partly because it must be annoying for others to constantly listen to me cracking my knuckles.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thank you very much, we should always strive to back up claims with relevant links and data, no matter if it's common sense or how trivial it might seem.

While the quote and linked paper give a good picture of the VPNs and their controversies, such as ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, and PIA being under ownership of a less-than-trustworthy company which also happens to be specialized in malware and surveillance, I did not find anything that directly supported @spudwart@spudwart.com's claim.

The only controversy (except questionable ownership) I could find in the article was a few paragraphs lower regarding the Andrey Karlov assassination, where ExpressVPN denied the existence of logs but investigators somehow still managed to extract a serial number of a computer(?) after a datacenter raid. Not sure if I got that right, but it would fit the established profile from this comment chain:

ExpressVPN, on the other hand, told investigators it did not have any logs or customer data on a server in Turkey, which was raided by Turkish authorities, according to Hurriyet Daily News. According to the site, authorities said the server was used to hide details regarding an assassination of a Russian ambassador. ExpressVPN released a statement about the incident.

It's almost midnight here, so please correct me if I missed something.

Oh, and nice paper, has a good, natural flow and appears to keep technical jargon to a level where anyone should be able to draw well informed conclusions.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Thank you for the heads-up. Do you have any articles about this?

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Expressvpn is about 10$ a month, so 5$ would definitely be an improvement.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

.... Please do not fuck that.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

That is the world we currently live in.

Quite some work left to do to achieve a sociaty with universal basic income, if even the technologies developed for the purpose are twisted and used against it.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Dunno about Bluetooth, but isn't Expressvpn pushing their new password manager? I imagine it's a separate app, but if not, then it would make sense to have camera to read 2FA QR-codes.

Edit: from their site:

Keys comes included in any ExpressVPN subscription and is built right in to our apps for iOS and Android.

Yup, that's got to be the camera. Still not sure about the Bluetooth though.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

And most important, don't look at your phone or have the TV or computer running in the background. They take focus away from doing nothing.

Going for frequent walks might also work if sitting still is not your thing.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Hell, if the Amaricans and Vietnamese can call a girl "Kim", then we can call a boy "Jennifer" and say we got inspired.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

Was just about to say, war Cleric says "Hi".

Deadly at range, terrifying in melee. And possibly one of the best healers, if you count damage prevented as healing.

[–] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I guess that depends on whether you only travel through time (time vs space), or whether you follow the time-line back (aka. travel through time and space, kinda like both you and I are doing right now).

EDIT: there's also the reference point, and whether you can bring a physical vessel, or have to possess your younger self.

Back to the Future appears to be using a kind of relative spatial reference point, and you bring your body along the ride.

Contrary, Steins Gate (the part shown in the series) uses a body as reference, and has you "possess" said body. Though it hints that Back to the Future-like travel is also possible.

Not sure if I can name any story where time and space are disconnected.

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