AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor

u/AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works
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What was a good rate if I may ask? I can talk from 2017 on. Rates in my town are awful (normally, the commission is a 20% either through a fee or through a lower rate that, in the end charges you indirectly), and I know that in other touristic cities, rates are the same or worse.

The ATM's are not the best, but even with their fees, the rate is way better than the windows. Still, the best is to pay directly with card, you won't get a better rate than that.

Talking from Italy:

DO NOT USE THOSE SERVICES! Unless you are in absolute need of quick cash and can't find a better alternative.

I worked for one for a year and it was literally a legal scam.

The rates will be either incredibly bad (because of "no commission") or unbelievably good (because there's a very tiny text saying they'll charge a 20% commission plus a fixed fee.

In italy, shops are forced by law to accept cards, that will surely give you a better exchange rate.

If you absolutely need cash but are not in a hurry, go to a post office. They will give you one of the best rates and charge a very small fee. But they take a day or two to get the money.

If you need it quick, the ATM's that you'll find everywhere will give you a decent rate. Not as good as the post office but certainly better than those exchange windows.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/politics · 9 pts · 224d

Oh, my bad. I meant you should reconsider about her being someone they should listen to because she won't be releasing a new album. Not because she's not a piece of shit anymore!

I have a very simple mindset: hurting others is bad.

That's it. That's all.

But...

I think there is an exception to this: hurting a nazi. By letting a nazi alive, you are endangering other people, as the nazi will hurt others if left free. So even if hurting others is bad, hurting a nazi is in fact good beacuse you prevent damage to innocents. So yeah, hurt a nazi, it's a good thing for you and for others around you.

Check grapheneos, after locking, they clear the data from memory. Also, after locking, a timer starts, if I don't unlock my phone before the timer runs out, it auto reboots. Now, I don't live in a country where I need to be worried about being searched, but you can bet if I were in the US, that timer would be no longer than 1 hour. Hell, maybe would set it to 10 minutes, just to be sure.

on Misplaced Priorities · c/microblogmemes · 32 pts · 225d

That's the funny thing. To laugh about something easy being made stupidly complex on linux, you have to go back in time some few years.

To laugh about something easy being made stupidly complex on windows... you just need to update to the last version.

on Trumpcare · c/microblogmemes · 2 pts · 225d

But won't you think of the poor insurance company ceo's? How will they afford their next yatch if you cut them out of the system?!?!

What we actually need is for european companxes to drop the safety checks dependant on google play services and start using the phone checks only so alternative roms can function properly without depending on google.

It can be done and would allow people to more freely develop and adopt alternatives like grapheneos without hassle.

I use my finger to unlook the phone, but after 5 attempts, it will always ask for my password. So if I am going to be searched, I can conveniently use the wrong finger 5 times and lock it with password. It won't revert to fingerprint unlocking until I entered the password once.

After that, I have a duress password that will erase everything on the phone except the OS.

If you are at risk in the US, consider getting a refurbished pixel and install grapheneOS. You'll sleep better.