AFAIK the IPs used by VPN providers are getting flagged and blocked by certain sites in an attempt to force you off of the VPN so they can suck up your data. I’m sure there are other reasons too.

Even if this is true, you don’t need to be such an ass about it. 🙄

Grandma’s not gonna need a unique suffix and if she does she’ll likely be the kind of person who can figure out how to get it done. Not everyone needs advanced functionality, just like not everyone needs a blue check.

I’m not trying to argue against your concerns but IMO you’re making a mountain out of a mole hill.

I play both of these games on Steam on Nobara (Fedora) with zero issues.

You can spin up your own instance to ensure you have a custom username suffix. That’s literally all anyone needs to distinguish themselves from fake accounts. Trusting any org to remain a neutral authority is a mistake and a bigger risk than getting users to agree on an accurate source based on a suffix.

This is 100% the answer. My filter list is exhaustive and its curated a feed for me that doesn’t actively destroy my mental health.

The only co-worker I have on my team has two kids. She’s an absolute pleasure to work with and is a champ when it comes to getting shit done.

As a result, I go out of my way to ensure that she’s covered when she needs to do things for/with her kids. Mainly because I really don’t wanna lose her but also because she pulls her weight and doesn’t ever take advantage of the situation.

I don’t have kids, don’t want 'em, and don’t really care if anyone else does, but if you’re a good teammate and I can see you’re a great parent too, I’ll support you as much as I can.

Lots of tightwad-ass responses in here. What a bummer. Its a silly question that should have silly responses, folks. Lighten up.

For some reason, all my cars have received female gendered references. I think its that way for a lot of folks. I have a feeling some movie or show popularized the concept at some point and it just took off from there. Maybe it was westerns with how riders talk to their horses and stuff? I don’t know. Sounds like an interesting rabbit hole though.

Damn. Congratulations are in order. I can definitely go on a multi-day stretch if allowed, but eventually I need a break. Not a long break, mind you.

Sex every day? Damn. My libido can be wild but that’s next level.

Mullvad had a huge ad in Times Square this summer.

I wish I had the budget for modular. I’m stuck with Cardinal in the meantime.

Me too! A whole milk crate full! Everyone thinks its a waste of space until I bust out the exact obscure/ancient cable they need.

Never mind. I found an article pretty quick. Thanks for the heads up anyway. :)

Care to elaborate? I’m curious.

Fuck both of these companies. Never used McDicks app in the first place. Spyware bullshit.

Thanks to everyone that spent time writing in response to this. This added context from so many perspectives really clears a lot of things up for me. 🙏

We’re on the same page. Thanks for your response.

That is a great question. Thanks for the link. I only know the surface level basics of the DuPont story.

Thanks for your perspective on this. I’m certainly not trying to be judge, jury, or executioner here but my concern is that its become pretty clear that many in the society I live in are completely content assigning those roles to themselves and I find that to be concerning.