oldfart

u/oldfart@lemm.ee
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I use linux too and used a Windows 7 VM, not because I couldn't borrow a Windows computer, but because they don't ship MSIE any more.

Blik only works on smartphones inside banking apps. You can't just generate the codes on the bank's website. Don't fall for it, it's one more step towards bank fueled totalitarianism. I have no idea why it got so popular in Poland.

I used google ads with very specific phrases and geolocation limited to rich countries. I spent a lot on it, the sales were like twice of what I spent, but I got some good contacts from it and they kept coming back for more.

But, and that's a big "but", I was employed before, noticed a niche that no commercial provider filled, and created my product. It wasn't an idea that I thought was fun or could change the world.

on Saily/SIM thoughts · c/privacy · 2 pts · 1y

Well, of course, if you put it in the same phone that you used with your real name, it's not anonymous. If you use it from your home, you're not anonymous. Cellular networks aren't built for privacy. But that was not the question here.

These sim cards don't require any identity verification or app installation and can be paid for anonymously.

I like to leave ssh over tor hidden service on remote boxes. It's pretty resilient and can serve as emergency access for when something happens to the VPN. Not a great primary access method because of the latency.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/memes · 3 pts · 1y

When i was young the water method worked but that was a long ago, it all gets fucked up later in life. I was among the first in my friend group who had killer hangovers, and by the time we reached 40 almost everyone told me something along the lines of "now i know how you felt".

Them everybody clapped