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What about the day a child is not as successful as you - and cant afford to buy Apple when it breaks. So you would like him/her to buy $700 replacement motherboard or would you have preferred to get the SSD replaced. (And assume it was not your child - all is OK but if it was your child?)

You can write "f off" with money. But Apple is indeed > 50% market share(iPhones, lockin). Of course, you need not care because you have money.

You dont own car. How does it matter here? People are only criticising Apple. Not you.

> though I don't know what ultimately happens to that stuff

A quick google would tell you. So much is crushed.

Every inspiron has replaceable parts.

> If I worked in tech I'd offer you access to a solution but this is all I've got. I hope this problem doesn't last long for you.

Sadly, even many google employees's spouses lost account with no recourse.

Lets say you are employed in US embassy in Kabul - you just think you could issue visas out of your sympathy. (i.e) FAANG has become as large as govt.

remove mobile app as a 2FA. Use U2F/FIDO.

Wait. make a photo of QR code and send it to your spouse. Put it on her Google photos or facebook (make it private). Very unlikely both of you lose phones on the same day.

Sorry for the pain

If you have been in hn so long you do know the numerous times people have lost accounts by not having backup to 2FA. TOTP is the only option.

You need to remove your device as a 2FA device. then you can TOTP code as only entry point.

use AndOTP with QR code from fdroid. Go to account settings in desktop browser and remove the phone as 2FA. It will not ask any code to device.

Can say for sure if you have any of FAANG accounts next time you get a new laptop or even reinstall - you will get locked out.

Get a 2FA using QR code or U2F key (not SMS or phone based).

for android use RedReader - opensource - lightweight (in PlayStore)

> Don't blame Citrix. Blame the bastard in the head office that doesn't give a f%@$ about anyone not him.

> The guy (and it is a guy) signing the cheques either doesn't use Citrix OR uses it from the head office with the 10 Gbps link.

If you were sure about this you could have as the consultant told this sentence or made this entire comment as your 'first page' of powerpoint/PDF (to make sure other hn-ers are happy!)

This. The provider/USPS will then realise how challenging it is to do verify identity.

Please tell this to all homeless people.

> Have you ever considered what happens if your company is embroiled in some sort of litigation, regulatory investigation, or suspected criminal activity, and undergoes discovery of evidence? If law enforcement o

Very few people in real world experience this. I have some friends that do programming jobs who just ask for cellphone with at least 100 GB data as condition for employment. Companies do not care. These are not SRE that need 24 hours access but employees fell valued by these.