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See what I did there, I made a joke inferring that you have a small penis.
I expect they just store them for auditing/regulatory purposes. Also heard that Vanilla Visas don't work 100% of the time for identity verification, but worked for me
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Just sharing this because I thought it was interesting - I've been under the impression it's impossible to set up a burner phone number without identification but it turns out you can.
1. Get some cash. Up to you to do that anonymously.
2. Go to Coles and buy a Vanilla Visa (I'd suggest at least $50 so you can recharge the SIM several times) and a $2 Lebara SIM, paying in cash. If you're feeling paranoid about CCTV cameras, congratulations: it's still COVID season, you can wear a mask.
3. Set up a throwaway email address, e.g. ProtonMail, that you can use when activating.
4. Go to the Lebara activation page. They don't block TOR, so ideally you should use that to avoid creating obvious links between you and the account. Sign up using a fake name, fake address and your throwaway email - avoid stupid or creative names, just make up something boring.
5. When asked to verify your identity, there should be an option to verify via credit card. Use your Vanilla Visa and the fake name you've picked.
6. Select a plan. Their cheapest is $14.90 a month, and will auto-recharge until your card runs out of credit. You can always add a new prepaid visa if you need.
7. Remember, your location is relatively traceable via cell towers, so remove the SIM (or deactivate it if you trust your phone) when you're not using it.
8. Don't use this number to do anything illegal, that would be morally wrong.
2021-04-20 at 11:50 AM UTC
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Should I Build a Guillotine
Copypastas aside, koalas really are awful.
Time to build a koala killing guillotine railgun
2021-04-20 at 11:13 AM UTC
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Shame is bad for you.
Really depends if we're talking about the a priori existence of shame (in which case aldra has it right) specifically related to our actions, or the phenomenon of carrying around shame (which is mostly just mental illness / fear / not good for you) and having it prevent normal/healthy interactions.
Either way, most people have the wrong amount of it
I should look into that ^ I just use rectangle (previously spectacle), which tied keyboard shortcuts to various window layout / tiling combinations
step 1. like someone said above, lay off the drugs. If you do anything, do it on weekends
step 2. get a consistent sleep schedule. Wake up by 6:30am at the latest, go to bed eight hours before
step 3. take ownership/accountability at work. Don't be one of those useless fucks obsessed with whose fault or responsibility things are, be the person who gets shit done
step 4. advertise. No point working your ass off if people don't know about it. Takes practice to do this without looking like a suckup or a narcissist, but try not to be too autistic and you'll figure it out
step 5. persist. Doing this for a few days or a few weeks won't get you anywhere. Grind, for years
step 6. push yourself out of your comfort zone. New job, new role, whatever. Do harder and bigger things.
If you pick the right industry and do this right you will end up with plenty of money. It may not make you any happier.
2021-04-19 at 4:02 AM UTC
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getting back into programming
Learning assembly is like learning how to make wheels or mill flour. At some point "learning the fundamentals" needs to have a practical cutoff point.
I'd second learning python. It's easy, which is not a bad thing. It's flexible, so if you're not sure where you want to apply your skills you have a lot of different options. I've built home automations, webservices for work, open source tools, and plenty of stupid experimental shit all in python.
If you're looking for a corporate job go learn java or something. I don't love java that much but it'll get you work.
Speaking of the broader question of this thread, I'm required to travel internationally for work. I would take it anyway but technically speaking I have no choice unless I want to find another job
2021-04-19 at 1:35 AM UTC
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Can you sing?
I think I sound okay. Which likely means I sound fairly bad.
working, and VNC'ing into home so I don't touch this site via my corporate network.
