psychonova

as disabled people, we couldn’t possibly figure out voting, let alone have questions around policy. eyeroll

oof yeah :| Twilio has pretty much made half a business model out of promising that you can refuse VoIP numbers using their APIs soo it’s a real thing

honestly, this responses just pisses me off.

not everyone who needs to be careful with their privacy is fortunate to have a stockpile of money to spend on carriers that are WAY more expensive than they need to be. or reliable internet access.

i understand that you may not have an answer to the original question of “how do I <x>?”, and you have the opportunity to avoid the situation in the whole and not have to think about it – that’s pretty awesome! but it completely ignores the fact that everyone is in a different situation, with specific and unique needs and context. it reeks of being patronizing tbh.

we don’t know what this person’s situation is, so the thing to do here is to take them at their word and help them with the problem in front of us. suggestions towards alternative solutions are of course welcome, but things like “not sure why youd want to do that” only serves to show that you don’t understand the situation.

not everyone has the same choices available to them in their situations, everyone’s threat model is different.

and when you need a real, non-VoIP, number for something, wifi helps out how…?

there’s a couple places it’s the only feasible option, especially if you have other limitations such as needing an esim etc

in my opinion, it’s up to you. there shouldn’t really be a strict definition, since everyone’s needs and starting point is different. don’t worry so much about trying to live up to a particular standard and figure out what level and methods of disengaging from Google (or any other tech company) works best for you.

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why the fuck is everyone so obsessed with our shit jfc

it would help to know jurisdiction/market area because that really affects the options, especially because that’s a rapidly changing landscape right now. some places, prepaid SIMs + cash work well enough, other places it’s better to go with giftcards or prepaid debit cards etc. yet other places there’s definitely no good options to do it. it takes a lot of effort, and you have to remember that you need to consider that any app or service you log into on that phone may end up identifying you against the SIM card, so you need to be really careful in your usage! i hope you find an option that works! :)

never forget that even the tor project had a relationship with Team Cymru that everyone likes to pretend was just a normal thing for them to do… Team Cymru is kiinda creepy

washington, here come the transes >:)

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i know this is a trope at this point, but i really miss the pre-Android/iPhone of handheld devices. Palm & Handspring did some cool shit, and they were fun to use and not yet obnoxious… Symbian and Maemo devices that walked a fine line. we need a DIY reboot of PDAs and handhelds that aren’t smartphones that doesn’t mistakenly try to focus on being a smartphone.

but…i like floor drugs??

IT’s TOO CUTE T_T

it’s not exactly a new thing, but yes. they’ve been trying to bus people as far as they can get away with.

you can’t just give shiny new names like “reflection period” or “medical assessment by doctors” to old tricks like “real life experience” and “panel of judges and one doctor” and hope that people won’t notice. it doesn’t actually work.

things i never thought i’d agree with lmao

can i ask how old is considered too old for that? just something i was considering too

i’ll admit to almost spitting out my energy drink snorting

so that’s why it’s always clogged

wait doesn’t everyone just have a closet full of abortion???