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honestly it gives me disappointed big sister vibes

Good lord I desperately want to know what is going on here. Where are they? What are they talking about? What is their relationship?

I am so curious!!!

As others have mentioned, and you’ve no doubt discovered, this is a fairly complex issue that varies from app to app and service to service.

So let’s take this piece by piece:

1. Is there an app that can automatically choose options within my other apps to deny tracking/disable telemetry collection? - No, and even if there was, I wouldn’t use it. Unlike websites where they are relying heavily on a well-known standard - browser cookies - to store and retrieve statistics about your behaviors, apps are running code locally on your device that can do much, much more than your browser can. They have their own configuration formats, varying UI designs, etc, that make a “one-size-fits-all” solution difficult, if not impossible. Further, any app that tried to do this would likely need capabilities that are risky, like full screen-reading and arbitrary app interaction, access to all other apps’ storage space, etc. There’s just too much danger there for my comfort.

2. Will DNS blocking help? - Big ol’ “it depends.” If telemetry collection is happening through separate internet traffic to known telemetry/advertising endpoints, yes. These are common for smaller apps, where they need to use third party services instead of rolling their own solutions, but bigger companies like Facebook or Twitter¹ will often bundle their telemetry with other service-critical traffic so you can’t block it without crippling the app.

3. So what now? - I recommend LAN-wide DNS blocking via something like Pihole over the VPN providers (if you’re only looking for DNS blocking, and not request origination obfuscation) because it gives you much tighter control over what is and isn’t blocked, what block lists are used, etc. Of course that requires some tech skills to get set up and maintain it. Then default to using browser-based websites over apps.

¹ I’ll stop dead-naming Twitter when Elon stops dead-naming his kid

I’m going to try to give you an actual answer to your question as I believe you intend it …

First: Let’s agree that the question being asked is NOT “did chickens or eggs exist first?” but rather “If chickens lay chicken eggs, and chickens are born from chicken eggs, and any egg not in this category is not a chicken egg, then is this not a paradox? If there was no chicken, how could a chicken egg be laid? And if there was no chicken egg, how could a chicken be born?”

The “real” answer: What this question actually demonstrates is a weakness in language. It is an ambiguity in the term “chicken egg”. It leaves open for interpretation by the listener what a “chicken egg” actually is, what makes it a “chicken egg”. On the one hand it could be “eggs produced by chickens”. It could be “eggs from which chickens hatch”. It cannot actually be both; they are different, though in practice only slightly. So the answer changes based on how you define “chicken egg”.

My “best effort” answer: If I want to try to answer the question literally, I define “chicken egg” as “An egg which, if allowed to hatch, reach maturity, and breed, will likely produce another of itself (i.e. another chicken egg).” In which case the answer is clear: the chicken egg came first. There was a proto-chicken, something very much like a chicken but not quite a chicken. It laid an egg with the genetic mutation that made it a “chicken egg” instead of a “proto-chicken egg”. And thus began chickens.

poison is vile, killing cats is vile, I see absolutely no problem here >.>

… it’s a sealed box with no holes … the cat is very dead or will be very soon

Yup. Turns out he was super wrong though and existence is just that fucked up at the quantum level

no, the vial of poison and radioactive particle connected to a device that breaks the vial when it detects the particle’s decay is what makes the cat’s state probabilistic. Otherwise it’s just a cat in a box

Nasty hobitses did not mention radioactive particle decay or poison vile vial! Cat is just dead dead dead!! Suffocated, starved, sensory deprived cat!

Answering YOUR question:

This is common with disposables and low-quality cartridges.

What’s happening: some of the “oil” (which is really more like wax) is getting pulled/dripping into the airflow channel, and when it dries between uses becomes too solid to be cleared easily, blocking airflow

To prevent it next time: don’t “chain vape”. Take one, maybe two hits tops and let it cool fully before using again

What to do with this one: You can’t really fix it unfortunately. So when you experience this, do quick, short, hard pulls repeatedly until it clears. You’re trying to activate the coil so it heats up the oil/wax until it’s soft enough that air pressure can clear the blockage temporarily. To save your cheeks, you can also suck on it hard, creating negative pressure, then, without letting go, block the hole with your tongue. This will create suction inside, and if you leave it like that for 10-15 seconds it should clear the clog temporarily.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice.

This is a nearly impossible to prove in court, unless she was appointed as his caretaker due to being unable to care for himself.

The major issue is that proving intent is impossible in your scenario and lying isn’t illegal. Nor is failing to set appointments or provide over-the-counter medicine if you haven’t been granted some form of guardianship.

You need to explain what prevented the husband from seeking his own medical care. If he was capable of seeking care and didn’t, even if she lied about the availability of the care, it will be very hard to prove that her intent was his death. You would need to prove that a) she told HIM that she had set up appointments etc or that they weren’t available, b) she knew that blocking him from getting treatment would likely lead to his death, and c) she actively interfered with his own attempts to seek care

The best you could hope for would be something like involuntary manslaughter, negligence, reckless disregard, or something like that

Oh I see. So YOUR life circumstances are relevant to what you choose to do and not do, and why you are in the situations you’re in, but nobody else’s could possibly be?

Not like other people have families to take care of.

You can pretend all you want that you’re taking a stand, but you all but admitted that you were prepared to use the resources of the system in place, you just didn’t like how it went when you tried. Or didn’t have the means to get yourself there.

I’m sure everyone looks quite small from way up on that horse.

You are exactly the self-righteous, judgemental hypocrite I thought you were.

Whatever helps you sleep at night, I guess.

So you don’t carry any insurance, right? No auto insurance? No health insurance? No dental? No vision? No life? Proudly refusing antibiotics when you get an infection? Anti-vax? Set your own broken bones? No hospitals for you, right? Or do you just take on the massive debt without insurance, never paying it off, and relying on other people to fund your free healthcare?

I can’t tell if you’re a naive idealist who is going to get fucked over big time some day soon, a hypocrite who preaches rebellion while utilizing the very “evil” they claim to be fighting, or simply an idiot who hasn’t thought it through.

Like, I’m not even trying to be an asshole here, but your position is so ridiculously impractical for the majority of people just trying to subsist in a fucked up society, that there aren’t any other options.

I also notice that you’re posting gleefully on the internet instead of sitting in a jail cell for killing a CEO, Mr. “Luigi hat”. What’s your excuse?

Also lmao at “obtain medical treatment outside the system”. Those are called back-alley doctors and are insanely risky. Unless you mean something like prayer healing and measles parties which is just laughably ignorant.

I know this is a crazy concept, but stick with me here…

… what if, and I’m just throwing this out there, not everyone is in a position where they can murder a CEO and there are actually millions of people impacted who each need to consider their own circumstances, allowing us to tackle the problem from multiple directions simultaneously over time?

I know, that’s probably insane, and everyone fits in a neat little box that lets you tell random people on the Internet that they shouldn’t bother learning to navigate a hostile system and instead “strike at the root of the disease” while invoking the image of a vigilante hero without offering any practical advice, but I figure maybe it’s worth considering.

I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. It’s a terrible system.

As others have mentioned, you should have had the option when signing up for your current insurance provider to set up an HSA, HRA, or FSA. All three are types of debit accounts that you get to put money into for healthcare expenses pre-tax (so it’s money you earn but don’t have to pay income tax on).

If you chose not to elect for an HSA/HRA/FSA, this was your first mistake.

If you’d like to know more about them, how they work, and the difference between them, I’m happy to explain.

Additionally, you may have been offered a choice between several different insurance plans. It’s important to understand the differences between them, and select the best fit for your healthcare needs. The type of plan you select will drastically change not just your premiums and copays, but also your deductible, when that deductible applies, which of the above healthcare money accounts you can have, and more.

Our system is truly fucked. But at this moment, it is the system we live in, and arming yourself with the knowledge to navigate it effectively is your best defense. They certainly aren’t going to look out for you or help you if you find out you made a bad choice for your needs.

The math on optimizing these things can be daunting. If you are willing to describe your plan to me in detail I can offer advice on how to move forward.

Good luck ❤️‍🩹

c/chevron7 is leaking

also shal kek nemron, brother

This type of environment, and OPs reaction to it, is how people develop compulsive behaviors that are unhealthy. You can hear it in how they talk about even simple things, like their extreme disgust towards saliva deposited in a trash can. Revulsion towards saliva in a trash can is not normal. Saliva left on a surface? Or on their person? Sure, gross. But a trash can is an appropriate place for someone to spit. It doesn’t deserve the vehement disgust OP displays.

I’m not diminishing how unhygienic and disgusting their family is. The photos make it clear that they live in a completely inexcusable level of filth. I just don’t want OP to continue down this path of obsessive, compulsive cleanliness. There’s a happy medium.

So, based on your description and the pictures, here’s my take:

Your family is unhygienic and gross. Water leaking from surfaces can pick up all sorts of gross stuff. Leaving food waste (I see banana peels I think?) out and exposed to open air leads to rotting and mold which can definitely make you sick. Used toilet paper with fecal matter on it left in an open trash can? HELLA gross.

BUT

Your reaction to this environment is going too far. Disinfecting your phone constantly? Concerns about people spitting in the trash? Not eating any leftovers or drinking from any container you didn’t open yourself? These are going too far. As others have pointed out, some contact with germs is important to maintain a healthy immune system.

There’s a middle-ground that both you AND your family are missing.

Wash your hands after using the bathroom and before eating, sure. Don’t leave things that rot out in the open, of course.

Putting the garbage can next to the table while clearing it? Totally fine. Eating leftovers that have been refrigerated for a day? Totally fine.

I understand why you’ve developed hyper-vigilence living in that kind of environment. It makes sense. But I think you’re probably overcompensating.

You might benefit from learning more about the human immune system, food safety, and other science-based topics. Did you know that urine, for example, is sterile? You can literally safely drink human urine (with some exceptions). Feces, on the other hand, is total opposite of sterile.

I’m sorry you have to live in such a gross environment. I hope you can find a way to convince your family to meet you in the middle.

EDIT: In the US this is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is extremely simple when defining what is considered on-the-job work. If it is mandatory, work-related, and for the benefit of the company, then it is on-the-job work and you should be paid for the time. So congratulations; you’ve likely participated in wage theft by onboarding people who aren’t being paid for their time. Obviously it wasn’t knowingly or with intent, but that doesn’t change the fact that, based on your response, your employers have had you or your coworkers participate in failing to pay people what they are owed.

Except for the other reply that starts “you are right. you cannot onboard a new job before you leave your old one”??? They may go on to say that accepting an offer isn’t onboarding but since I never tried to argue that it was, that’s kind of irrelevant.

Lots of people don’t know their rights or their obligations. Wage theft is the #1 from of theft in the US by a lot. Coordinating with an IT department for onboarding without getting paid for it is straight up wage theft and being taken advantage of. Doing so while still employed by another company is moonlighting under most contracts.

People do shit like that all the time. Doesn’t make it right. Doesn’t make it safe.

If you’re talking to the IT department about workstation configuration without signing a contract and getting paid for it, you’re being taken advantage of.

Yes, it’s reasonable, and smart, to ask people during the interview process about their tech stack. But there is no way I’m coordinating with IT on the setup and configuration of my workstation without a contract in place or before my start date.