jackskell

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by jackskell 15d ago
I, and my 3 siblings, all use my folks landline number, which has the ringer turned off, and only used for DSL / alarm / backup outgoing calls. Works for us, heh.
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by jackskell 3y ago
The United States was founded with the principle that (from a legal sense) the primacy of power and responsibility belonged to individuals, not government. The lack of connectivity between different societal groups allowed relatively peacef
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by jackskell 4y ago
Convention of States, perhaps. https://cosaction-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/public/pocket_guide_...
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by jackskell 7y ago
I had a mantra I used to use, I would say with emphasis “And I would know this how?” But, communication depended on word of mouth trickle down, which was horrible, and I refused to accept responsibility for things I was not made aware of.
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by jackskell 8y ago
I am against digital implants for a variety of reasons, including privacy, but… The only valid case that I could agree to would be my complete health record, ESPECIALLY when my health record would no longer be stored in a data retrieval sys
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by jackskell 8y ago
Where I worked, the insurance companies that had payer agreements with the provider (clinic) had a contract that specifically called out which codes they would pay, and how much they would pay for it. Codes submitted to insurance for paymen
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by jackskell 8y ago
I just bought my .net domain name from namecheap and setup protonmail. It's been a year but I'm still surprised that people think it's cool to have an email like jack@jack.net. It's like I'm a big deal or somethin
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by jackskell 8y ago
I like to use a keyboard with no number pad, as long as the work doesn't require one. This shortens the reach for the mouse appreciably.
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by jackskell 8y ago
If you click the "web" link in the HN header, it will bring up a search page, and I clicked on the wsj.com link and got thru the paywall just fine.
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by jackskell 9y ago
Or, they have relinquished their ability to legal redress in court AS A CONDITION of doing business with them, agreeing to arbitration.
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by jackskell 9y ago
I think you have mostly learned all that you can, and you are wasting your time at that company, particulay as an intern. Depending on what you have planned afterwords, I'd probably just leave for another opportunity ASAP. Somebody al
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by jackskell 9y ago
My rule of thumb is, if I see a coworker fired for no reason, I will give them no reason when I quit. I also budget things out so that I am not surprised to be escorted from the building, with the resulting loss of two weeks (possibly) inc
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by jackskell 9y ago
From a crippled guy who finds (American, at least) public transport unteniable - thanks!
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by jackskell 9y ago
I don't discuss my hobbies, politics, medical history, or where I go on vacation. I don't want to hear about others' at the workplace, and no one needs to know about mine.
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by jackskell 9y ago
I'd like to specify whether an app runs over my VPN on an app-by-app basis. Maps and Pandora, no, browser and email, yes.
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by jackskell 9y ago
My buddy and I have a pact: if one of us needs a piece in a hospital, the other will furnish one. Yes, seriously.
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by jackskell 9y ago
I would just like it if the option to vote a post or comment would appear at the bottom, after I've read it.
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by jackskell 9y ago
As an introvert and someone who cares about my privacy and doesn't like to reveal personal details, I find it easier to simply keep the conversational ball in the other person's court. This seems to equal being a good listener. Th
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by jackskell 10y ago
I used to be cultured, at home, at work, and in public. But, as I hit my late 20s (circa 1998),I became the opposite at work, and that approach has gotten me much farther ever since. Play the game.
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by jackskell 10y ago
Driving is a choice... Unless you're crippled... Maybe you'd prefer I just vegetate at home (on whose dime?) instead of being employed. Remote work is a reasonable possibility to consider, but having to start a new field, it make
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by jackskell 10y ago
I've been discussing basic cash solvency with my small circle of influence for years. My credibility went up with the folks when I had to wire thousands of dollars to them when they were vacationing in Europe. And, if I were in this ma
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by jackskell 10y ago
I've been using DDG for a couple years, not that too many people would know about it. Heh. Good enough for what I do, and having to go a few pages deep sometimes doesn't really bother me, and in fact routinely exposes me to resour
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by jackskell 10y ago
Social media has made word-of-mouth a more powerful influence for both national, and local organizations. Useful now since the local papers have either shut down, lost their investigative edge, or become locally unread and irrelevant.
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by jackskell 10y ago
I found this to be useful. Still should check local laws (and for the truly prepared, research a local attorney in advance). http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
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by jackskell 10y ago
And, not one comment here or in the story about associating book title viewing activity with a library account with personally identifiable information. They could have used book activity records, I think. I guess stripping personal informa
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by jackskell 10y ago
Aggregated lists lead to discrimination, profiling, and tyranny. Or unwanted and unsolicited marketing... Funny how some people are all for gun owners (illegally) being maintained on a federal register, but ethnic or religious groups, not
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by jackskell 10y ago
There are people who don't use vpns? A critical piece of securing ones Internet, and a small price to pay to buy a good one. PIA passed the test for me, on mobile and desktop.
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by jackskell 10y ago
Words mean things. Trying to be PC or "clever" to try to advance an agenda is disingenuous. If I had a work spouse, does that mean I get alimony when we move on? If we're emotionally close enough to be considered "spous
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by jackskell 10y ago
I guess it's only ok when YOUR GUY runs ramshod over the Constitution... It's really telling about intentions, particularly in view of registries, or lists, where it's perfectly ok to keep a master list of gun purchasers, but
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by jackskell 10y ago
I still cultivate bookmarks and links from others, and avoid corporate (spoon)feeds like the plague. I miss civil discourse on Internet forums.

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