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voideeon LastPass user vaults stolen in recent hack

What are you going to recommend? I’m leery of just moving to another cloud provider.

I also would like to know what hand grinder you have!

voideeon Wells Fargo Penalties Since 2000: $22B

Yeah. I wish there were terms to exclude certain banks when getting a mortgage. WF fines since 2000 should be closer to $100B for all the fraud they’ve committed. Will anything change without jail time? I doubt it.

voideeon HopToDesk – Free Remote Desktop Software for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS

Splashtop here too. I’ve been using it for ~7 years and have no complaints. It does everything I need at a fair price. I’ve used it on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu.

voideeon An extensive tutorial on how to setup a Pi-Hole

Agreed! I switched to a Gli.net Flint router which has AdGuard built in. It’s incredibly simple to setup compared to a separate pi-hole and easy to edit a custom Allow/Block list. No hesitation in recommending this to non-technical people too.

voideeon Proposed class action alleges that Apple tracks users despite privacy assurances

I’m curious, is there a URL block list for Apple analytics? Or would blocking telemetry interfere with receiving updates and using services.

voideeon AdBlock Tester

Hey! This is nicely designed. It’s simple to quickly see what’s being blocked in each category. Scored an 80 with Adguard implemented on my router.

It would be great to have a link to a wiki on how to block (or unblock) the various items listed. You could point to external guides for this as an alternative.

Your site is also a quick way to see what a router/pi hole is blocking vs client level blocking. Kudos!

voideeon Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

Good work! I stopped drinking two years ago. After year one of the pandemic, I came to the realization that alcohol brought zero positives and many negatives to my life. Being in lockdown with few options to go to pubs provided the space to make the break.

My local friends are all moderate to heavy drinkers, but they also respect my choice and it’s not awkward to be the only one not drinking. If you don’t have a friend group which respects your choice, try to find social groups based around an activity. Otherwise it could be very difficult.

Best of luck on your journey.

voideeon Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android

FYI: For iOS users looking for alternatives to Google Authenticator or Authy, I highly recommend the open source Raivo. https://raivo-otp.com/

Recently moved all of my TOTPs to it. Encrypted iCloud sync and local backup if desired.