I had similar issues with Meshtastic's traceroute. Have you tried Meshcore? The design is a bit different in that it keeps the client nodes and repeaters separate, and repeaters are meant to be kept in more stable positions. I bring it up because in Meshcore you can manually select specific pathways to probe and analyze hops in greater detail. If there is an active Meshcore network in your area you might want to give it a try. It runs on the same hardware, so you can flip between systems, but the meshes cannot interact.
Hypothetically: I spent my childhood and early teens using teleportation machines and I never had an issue. As a teenager, I learn about people who are strongly opposed to teleportation. People around me talk negatively about these people, and are perhaps annoyed at the laws that are made to accommodate those who choose not to teleport. They are seen as a nuisance because they complicate workplace dynamics because they don't want to do something simple and convenient that most in society do. The belief they hold makes most people uncomfortable because of the philosophical implication.
So, as a teenager, I realize that to become a 'non-teleporter' I need to accept that I have already chosen to destroy myself multiple times, and that my family and friends who leave are not the same that come back. It would be so difficult to make this philosophical mind-shift and stop teleporting so that copy #4,242 gets to live.
I am thinking of a case where it is 'disintegration' and 're-integration', but making use of some physics that prevent making a copy. For example, let's say that the mechanism relies on a step for which the 'no-cloning theorem' applies. In this hypothetical scenario, a commonly held belief is that the inability to make a copy retains the person's identity. It is a similar logic to how a person remains who they are from childhood and through adulthood despite the atoms that compose them changing over time.
I think both statements are true - not all knowledge is recorded by academia, and academia is heavily western biased.
What I suspect is that the down-votes are because the first user was using hyperbole to make a positive comment about our ability to archive these documents and their value. The response points out something that is evident - obviously academic papers do not hold all human knowledge - and shifts the conversation into a not so casual topic of western biases. This sudden shift of the conversation from friendly-casual to geopolitical with little motivation can make some users upset.
OR, as the other person suggested, maybe the mention of 'western bias' is enough to trigger some.
I tried to make a comment on that site and it was simply not possible for me to do it while implementing basic privacy-preserving techniques like using a VPN or even through a pre-paid sim card. I think that their 'anti-bot/anti-spam' mechanisms push users to de-anonimize quite strongly. Honey pot makes sense to me.
Illegal immigrants hold a special position in the US economy because their labor can be exploited more aggressively. Their undocumented status is part of what makes them attractive to employers. It reduces their bargaining power, makes them easier to control, and allows wages and conditions that would not be accepted by legal workers. This creates an ecosystem where illegality is not a bug but a feature. Politicians know this, and many policies reflect that understanding, even if they deny it publicly.
Trump came in and disrupted this system with hardline rhetoric and blunt enforcement. Now, the employers who depend on this labor are pushing back. In response, Trump is starting to soften his stance. His latest statement draws a distinction between long-time undocumented workers and recent arrivals labeled as criminals. He is saying, in effect, that some illegal immigrants are acceptable.
Even if he is not offering legalization, this kind of message still changes the dynamic. If a figure like Trump says a group of undocumented immigrants should be protected, it weakens the threat of deportation for that group. That fear is part of what keeps wages low. So this shift, even if unintended, increases their bargaining power. It could end up helping them integrate and organize, and slowly change their position in the labor market. It is a strange turn for someone whose policies have been based on the opposite idea.
Chlorine for water treatment. Cheap and useful where clean water is difficult to come by and where water is stored for long term use. Also very common to buy if you have a pool. But maybe for middle class households it is not as common of an item - except perhaps in areas were pools are common enough in middle-class homes.
We are asked to use Projects to manage our work, and we then mapped the project's structure into a folder structure using sharepoint. The thing is, this structure leads to very long file paths, and Windows won't let us open the files using the file explorer because the file path is too long, and so we need to search stuff through sharepoint, download as zip files, and end up breaking the intended organization. The projects page helps create the illusion of organization for the higher-ups but in reality it is a hindrance. We don't have admin access to the computer and so we can't change this file path limit setting. This is just the first that came to mind of an endless list of complaints I have.
Maybe I am being too simplistic here. But I have never received a spam message to my XMPP account and I don't know how a spammer would find it.
In a phone-based system a spammer can spam a list of numbers, or use contact lists that are easily shared via phone permissions. There are several low-effort discovery processes.
For e-mail, you get spam when you you input your personal e-mail into forms, websites, or post it publicly.
But for something like XMPP... It seems rather difficult to discover accounts effectively to spam them. And, if it is an actual problem, why not implement some kind of 'identity swap' that automatically transmits a new identity to approved contacts? A chat username does not need to be as static as an e-mail or a phone number for most people.
I just don't see 'spam' as such a difficult challenge in this context, and not enough in my view to balance out requesting a phone number. Perhaps a spammer can chip-in?
OK, let me see. The string is transliterated into Latin characters, with visually similar conversions like 'Ꮋ' to 'H' and '0' to 'o'. This approach preserves the original meanings while ensuring readability.
Mapping out characters
I’m comparing unique characters with Latin counterparts. For instance, 'ᛖ' corresponds to 'e', 'ο' resembles 'o', and 'Ԍ' aligns with 'G'. This helps in understanding their possible meanings.
Piecing it together
I'm analyzing characters like 'ⅼ' and 'у' to map them to Latin or Cyrillic equivalents, considering possibilities like "Holy Glyphs" or "H0ly Glyphs" for accurate representation.
Piecing it together
Transliterating characters like 'Ꮋ', '0', 'ᛖ', and 'ο' into Latin script to form words such as "Hieroglyphs" or "Holy Glyphs". This process helps clarify the intended meaning.
Crunching the data
I'm refining the transliteration of characters like 'Ꮋ' to 'H', '0' possibly to 'i' or 'o', and 'ᛖ' to 'e' to form "Hieroglyphs" or possibly "Hoeroglyphs". This ensures a clearer interpretation.
Testing translations
OK, let me see. I’m trying out translations like "ᛖоԌⅼуᏢʜѕ" to see if they form "HOLY glyphs" or "eogluPhs". Neither seems quite right, so I'm investigating further options.
Mapping out characters
I'm decoding "áᚱе ᏟhäʀɑсᎢᎬᚱႽ" to "are characters". Breaking down each symbol, I’m curious if "häʀɑсᎢᎬᚱႽ" may represent a specific context or word.
Decoding progress
OK, let me see. I'm figuring out if "häʀɑсᎢᎬᚱႽ" means "characters" and "thàt" or "ηâτ" could mean "that". Each symbol contributes to this possibility.
Piecing together words
Transliterating symbols like "Ｌоοᛕ" to "Look", "ⅼіᛕË" to "like", and "ᏞëｔＴêᚱᏚ" to "Letters", I ensure each symbol's context is accurately captured.
Breaking down symbols
OK, let me see. Translating "Ꮋ0ᛖοԌⅼуᏢʜѕ" to "Hieroglyphs" involves evaluating "0" as "i" or "o", aligning with the intended letter in "Hieroglyphs".
Matching symbols
OK, let me see if "0" replaces "r" in "Hieroglyphs." "Ꮋ" is 'H', "0" might be 'i', "ᛖ" is 'e', and "ο" usually 'r'.
Revisiting the process
I’m starting over with "αɣ(9.β)" to confirm "Hieroglyphs" decoding. I’m pulling together observations on each symbol to ensure accuracy.
Piecing together clues
Ah, I’m decoding "Ꮋ0ᛖοԌⅼуᏢʜѕ" to "Hieroglyphs". Mapping each symbol to their corresponding letters, I find consistency in the pattern.
Weighing interpretations
Considering whether the Greek letter 'omicron' stands for 'o' or 'r' in "Hieroglyphs." This suggests a mismatch in translating the original text. Progressing through these options one by one clarifies the likely meaning.
Weighing options
I'm thinking "hieroglyphs" might be off track. Considering "Homoglyphs" as it aligns with "0" often substituting 'o'. This shift in focus offers a fresh perspective.
Evaluating translation
I'm thinking "Homoglyphs" might be close. The runic letter "ᛖ" is tricky, but "Homoglyphs" aligns with characters that resemble letters, which seems promising.
Pulling together
"Homoglyphs" makes sense as it pertains to characters that look alike from various scripts. This seems to fit the given symbols.
Piecing it together
"Homoglyphs" fits given the visual resemblance of the symbols to letters from different scripts. This approach highlights the worth of examining character shapes.
Here's the plain‐text reading of those mixed‐script glyphs:
“Homoglyphs are characters that look like letters.”
You do not want to beacon your approximate location to cell towers continuously, BUT having a base station is acceptable
(1) Router:
You can get an LTE/5G router, just make sure that it has the option for SMS forwarding. For recieving SMS you do not need to have an "active" plan, you only have to prevent the SIM card from being cancelled. This usually happens after several months of not topping up, so you can top-up with a $5 code every 5 months or so. You can leave this plugged in in your home and have your SMS forwarder with a local number. In my case, I got rid of my ISP and make use of my 5G router for anonymous internet at home, but since I swap the SIM card for .
(2) Raspberry Pi
If you want more flexibility, you can get some form of LTE module for a raspberry pi. I use the SIM7600G-H. You can find this module as a HAT with a USB adapter. You put in a SIM card and you have LTE on your raspberry pi. You can then interface with the module by making use of 'AT' commands, and you can, for example, make a script that checks for the reception of SMS and then forwards them to your e-mail (or, in my case, XMPP).
(3) Extra SMS phone
Depending on why you do not want an SMS phone, an extra phone might work for you. It can be used similar to a router for forwarding while the phone stays at a fixed location, or you may even find it reasonable to bring it with you. It really depends on the specifics of what you are trying to achieve.
If you do not want to beacon your approximate location to cell towers continuously, but having a base station is acceptable:
I have used Cheogram for SMS forwarding and VoIP over XMPP. It does work some times, but it also does not work some times. Mixed results.
If having a fixed-location base station is not acceptable to you, you can also reconsider why that is. Cell tower triangulation is not in isolation super accurate (they rely on the signal strength of connections to nearby towers). I suspect that if you really want to you can make the base station's triangulated location even less reliable by playing with directional and/or moving antennas, but doing this incorrectly could make you stand out. Personally, I do not mind having an anonymous base station with an approximately location known to the network, as what I want to avoid is my person being continuously tracked.
Oh, is it? I didn't know. What part is?
I had similar issues with Meshtastic's traceroute. Have you tried Meshcore? The design is a bit different in that it keeps the client nodes and repeaters separate, and repeaters are meant to be kept in more stable positions. I bring it up because in Meshcore you can manually select specific pathways to probe and analyze hops in greater detail. If there is an active Meshcore network in your area you might want to give it a try. It runs on the same hardware, so you can flip between systems, but the meshes cannot interact.
It is still possible to use regular transportation at a similar cost as today
I think similarly...
Hypothetically: I spent my childhood and early teens using teleportation machines and I never had an issue. As a teenager, I learn about people who are strongly opposed to teleportation. People around me talk negatively about these people, and are perhaps annoyed at the laws that are made to accommodate those who choose not to teleport. They are seen as a nuisance because they complicate workplace dynamics because they don't want to do something simple and convenient that most in society do. The belief they hold makes most people uncomfortable because of the philosophical implication.
So, as a teenager, I realize that to become a 'non-teleporter' I need to accept that I have already chosen to destroy myself multiple times, and that my family and friends who leave are not the same that come back. It would be so difficult to make this philosophical mind-shift and stop teleporting so that copy #4,242 gets to live.
What if:
I am thinking of a case where it is 'disintegration' and 're-integration', but making use of some physics that prevent making a copy. For example, let's say that the mechanism relies on a step for which the 'no-cloning theorem' applies. In this hypothetical scenario, a commonly held belief is that the inability to make a copy retains the person's identity. It is a similar logic to how a person remains who they are from childhood and through adulthood despite the atoms that compose them changing over time.
Or becoming the President of Harvard. Also within reach!
Age verification and other anti-privacy rules?
please share the playlist
I think both statements are true - not all knowledge is recorded by academia, and academia is heavily western biased.
What I suspect is that the down-votes are because the first user was using hyperbole to make a positive comment about our ability to archive these documents and their value. The response points out something that is evident - obviously academic papers do not hold all human knowledge - and shifts the conversation into a not so casual topic of western biases. This sudden shift of the conversation from friendly-casual to geopolitical with little motivation can make some users upset.
OR, as the other person suggested, maybe the mention of 'western bias' is enough to trigger some.
I tried to make a comment on that site and it was simply not possible for me to do it while implementing basic privacy-preserving techniques like using a VPN or even through a pre-paid sim card. I think that their 'anti-bot/anti-spam' mechanisms push users to de-anonimize quite strongly. Honey pot makes sense to me.
GPT-6Σχ is so powerful that it created the even more powerful GPT-Ωלֶ in only 19 attoseconds. Humanity is doomed. Invest before too late.
Illegal immigrants hold a special position in the US economy because their labor can be exploited more aggressively. Their undocumented status is part of what makes them attractive to employers. It reduces their bargaining power, makes them easier to control, and allows wages and conditions that would not be accepted by legal workers. This creates an ecosystem where illegality is not a bug but a feature. Politicians know this, and many policies reflect that understanding, even if they deny it publicly.
Trump came in and disrupted this system with hardline rhetoric and blunt enforcement. Now, the employers who depend on this labor are pushing back. In response, Trump is starting to soften his stance. His latest statement draws a distinction between long-time undocumented workers and recent arrivals labeled as criminals. He is saying, in effect, that some illegal immigrants are acceptable.
Even if he is not offering legalization, this kind of message still changes the dynamic. If a figure like Trump says a group of undocumented immigrants should be protected, it weakens the threat of deportation for that group. That fear is part of what keeps wages low. So this shift, even if unintended, increases their bargaining power. It could end up helping them integrate and organize, and slowly change their position in the labor market. It is a strange turn for someone whose policies have been based on the opposite idea.
Chlorine for water treatment. Cheap and useful where clean water is difficult to come by and where water is stored for long term use. Also very common to buy if you have a pool. But maybe for middle class households it is not as common of an item - except perhaps in areas were pools are common enough in middle-class homes.
Just a guess!
We are asked to use Projects to manage our work, and we then mapped the project's structure into a folder structure using sharepoint. The thing is, this structure leads to very long file paths, and Windows won't let us open the files using the file explorer because the file path is too long, and so we need to search stuff through sharepoint, download as zip files, and end up breaking the intended organization. The projects page helps create the illusion of organization for the higher-ups but in reality it is a hindrance. We don't have admin access to the computer and so we can't change this file path limit setting. This is just the first that came to mind of an endless list of complaints I have.
Maybe I am being too simplistic here. But I have never received a spam message to my XMPP account and I don't know how a spammer would find it.
In a phone-based system a spammer can spam a list of numbers, or use contact lists that are easily shared via phone permissions. There are several low-effort discovery processes.
For e-mail, you get spam when you you input your personal e-mail into forms, websites, or post it publicly.
But for something like XMPP... It seems rather difficult to discover accounts effectively to spam them. And, if it is an actual problem, why not implement some kind of 'identity swap' that automatically transmits a new identity to approved contacts? A chat username does not need to be as static as an e-mail or a phone number for most people.
I just don't see 'spam' as such a difficult challenge in this context, and not enough in my view to balance out requesting a phone number. Perhaps a spammer can chip-in?
Which groups are in favor of U.S. military involvement?
Not a rhetorical question, I really don't know.
ChatGPT-o1, 45 seconds thinking:
Transcribing unique symbols
OK, let me see. The string is transliterated into Latin characters, with visually similar conversions like 'Ꮋ' to 'H' and '0' to 'o'. This approach preserves the original meanings while ensuring readability.
Mapping out characters
I’m comparing unique characters with Latin counterparts. For instance, 'ᛖ' corresponds to 'e', 'ο' resembles 'o', and 'Ԍ' aligns with 'G'. This helps in understanding their possible meanings.
Piecing it together
I'm analyzing characters like 'ⅼ' and 'у' to map them to Latin or Cyrillic equivalents, considering possibilities like "Holy Glyphs" or "H0ly Glyphs" for accurate representation.
Piecing it together
Transliterating characters like 'Ꮋ', '0', 'ᛖ', and 'ο' into Latin script to form words such as "Hieroglyphs" or "Holy Glyphs". This process helps clarify the intended meaning.
Crunching the data
I'm refining the transliteration of characters like 'Ꮋ' to 'H', '0' possibly to 'i' or 'o', and 'ᛖ' to 'e' to form "Hieroglyphs" or possibly "Hoeroglyphs". This ensures a clearer interpretation.
Testing translations
OK, let me see. I’m trying out translations like "ᛖоԌⅼуᏢʜѕ" to see if they form "HOLY glyphs" or "eogluPhs". Neither seems quite right, so I'm investigating further options.
Mapping out characters
I'm decoding "áᚱе ᏟhäʀɑсᎢᎬᚱႽ" to "are characters". Breaking down each symbol, I’m curious if "häʀɑсᎢᎬᚱႽ" may represent a specific context or word.
Decoding progress
OK, let me see. I'm figuring out if "häʀɑсᎢᎬᚱႽ" means "characters" and "thàt" or "ηâτ" could mean "that". Each symbol contributes to this possibility.
Piecing together words
Transliterating symbols like "Ｌоοᛕ" to "Look", "ⅼіᛕË" to "like", and "ᏞëｔＴêᚱᏚ" to "Letters", I ensure each symbol's context is accurately captured.
Breaking down symbols
OK, let me see. Translating "Ꮋ0ᛖοԌⅼуᏢʜѕ" to "Hieroglyphs" involves evaluating "0" as "i" or "o", aligning with the intended letter in "Hieroglyphs".
Matching symbols
OK, let me see if "0" replaces "r" in "Hieroglyphs." "Ꮋ" is 'H', "0" might be 'i', "ᛖ" is 'e', and "ο" usually 'r'.
Revisiting the process
I’m starting over with "αɣ(9.β)" to confirm "Hieroglyphs" decoding. I’m pulling together observations on each symbol to ensure accuracy.
Piecing together clues
Ah, I’m decoding "Ꮋ0ᛖοԌⅼуᏢʜѕ" to "Hieroglyphs". Mapping each symbol to their corresponding letters, I find consistency in the pattern.
Weighing interpretations
Considering whether the Greek letter 'omicron' stands for 'o' or 'r' in "Hieroglyphs." This suggests a mismatch in translating the original text. Progressing through these options one by one clarifies the likely meaning.
Weighing options
I'm thinking "hieroglyphs" might be off track. Considering "Homoglyphs" as it aligns with "0" often substituting 'o'. This shift in focus offers a fresh perspective.
Evaluating translation
I'm thinking "Homoglyphs" might be close. The runic letter "ᛖ" is tricky, but "Homoglyphs" aligns with characters that resemble letters, which seems promising.
Pulling together
"Homoglyphs" makes sense as it pertains to characters that look alike from various scripts. This seems to fit the given symbols.
Piecing it together
"Homoglyphs" fits given the visual resemblance of the symbols to letters from different scripts. This approach highlights the worth of examining character shapes.
Here's the plain‐text reading of those mixed‐script glyphs:
“Homoglyphs are characters that look like letters.”
If:
(1) Router:
You can get an LTE/5G router, just make sure that it has the option for SMS forwarding. For recieving SMS you do not need to have an "active" plan, you only have to prevent the SIM card from being cancelled. This usually happens after several months of not topping up, so you can top-up with a $5 code every 5 months or so. You can leave this plugged in in your home and have your SMS forwarder with a local number. In my case, I got rid of my ISP and make use of my 5G router for anonymous internet at home, but since I swap the SIM card for .
(2) Raspberry Pi
If you want more flexibility, you can get some form of LTE module for a raspberry pi. I use the SIM7600G-H. You can find this module as a HAT with a USB adapter. You put in a SIM card and you have LTE on your raspberry pi. You can then interface with the module by making use of 'AT' commands, and you can, for example, make a script that checks for the reception of SMS and then forwards them to your e-mail (or, in my case, XMPP).
(3) Extra SMS phone
Depending on why you do not want an SMS phone, an extra phone might work for you. It can be used similar to a router for forwarding while the phone stays at a fixed location, or you may even find it reasonable to bring it with you. It really depends on the specifics of what you are trying to achieve.
If you do not want to beacon your approximate location to cell towers continuously, but having a base station is acceptable:
I have used Cheogram for SMS forwarding and VoIP over XMPP. It does work some times, but it also does not work some times. Mixed results.
If having a fixed-location base station is not acceptable to you, you can also reconsider why that is. Cell tower triangulation is not in isolation super accurate (they rely on the signal strength of connections to nearby towers). I suspect that if you really want to you can make the base station's triangulated location even less reliable by playing with directional and/or moving antennas, but doing this incorrectly could make you stand out. Personally, I do not mind having an anonymous base station with an approximately location known to the network, as what I want to avoid is my person being continuously tracked.
There is a freely available arXiv version, in case that helps: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17809