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I've been using the Android app SpamBlocker off F-Droid for several years to block unwanted calls and SMS. It blocks entire area codes, individual numbers, names and any pattern us…

Cryptomuseum.com has information on listening devices and countermeasures that some kind poster on HackerNews linked a long time ago. https://cryptomuseum.com/df/tscm.htm

I've had three keyboards with red switches, two from Ducky that were Cherry switches and one from Lenovo that may be another company's switches, but feel the same. None failed on t…

In the United States, AT&T Wireless has an Office of the President, while Verizon has Verizon Executive Relations. Other companies might have something similar. I remember the Offi…

You could try logging into Gmail just to the point before the SMS is sent, then phone the number you used to have and speak to the current owner. Apologize that you forgot to take …

I bought this book in the early 1990s and still have it with the red cover. My favorite part that stuck with me all those years was this section: "And right here let me say one thi…

I've been giving cash and encouraging them to put it into diversified exchange traded funds. I may offer to match any returns for a year this time, so they are less likely to spend…

This is pretty fun! Zuck's pastey white face is a nice touch.

I've been running a 2080 TI with AMD 5600x on Linux Mint Cinnamon for three months 24/7 with no graphics issues. Previously ran the proprietary nvidia-driver-550 but now use the no…

Fast Acting Humalog 1000 unit (10 ml) vials cost CAD $40.34 = USD $28.73 in Alberta. Anyone can get Blue Cross from the government which is CAD $720 a year. Then each 3 month suppl…

Faster Than Light is another great roguelike, especially with the Multiverse mod [1]. You pilot and crew a ship, relentlessly pursued by your enemies and forced into ever more diff…

That's an interesting question. According to Rich and Greg's Airplane Page[1], the A320 has three generators rated for 90kVA continuous each, one per engine and a third in the auxi…

I would get out of the investment at the best possible price. Imagine you think your shares are worth $5 million right now, but you could only get out at $3 million. If you were no…

The Killer (Chow Yun-Fat by John Woo) There was a box in the Blockbuster that said, "This movie used more bullets than any in history!" There are multiple stories pulling in differ…

In my city, the signal controller registers when a pedestrian pushes a button for the walk signal on a crossing that conflicts with a protected left turn. If it is fully protected,…

5% acetic acid vinegar, a squirt of lemon dish soap and a few tablespoons of sugar mixed together in a bowl kills the fruit flies within a day of arrival. It will evaporate over ti…

Google maps shows that directly across the street from the library is a Federal building with a lawn and five tents of campers or perhaps homeless people, installed on the sidewalk…

Bedbugs invaded my apartment after a new tenant moved in above fall 2020. Infestations were discovered in apartments above and next to me in the summer and fall of 2021 but not spr…

The money is gone but you have a lot of qualities, you can learn from this valuable lesson and do better in the future. For example, I know someone who buys companies that have 20 …

There are some Contour Next Link (non-2.4 version) listed on Ebay and other sites. Unless Medtronic locks the meter to one user account, maybe you could then pair it and get the da…