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My parents went on a two week vacation to Switzerland and have been back in the United States for around a week. In the last few days they've gotten very sick. The symptoms seem like covid or the flu, but my dad said their doctor ruled those out as well as strep throat. I'm sure they ran additional tests as well. Has anyone heard about something like this going around? Should I be concerned? FWIW I've been around them the entire time they've been sick and I haven't caught anything.

Is it time to buy a gun?

On your phone in particular. I have all turned off except for signal messages from a few people.

Side question: Have you or anyone you've known "rang the bell" on content on youtube, twitch, etc? For how many channels? What (kind of dystopian nightmare) was that like?

I think strawberries are pretty spectacular

We all know "proof of age" or "age verification" is synonymous with mass surveilance, but the words "proof of age" were cleverly choosen so the average person considers it the same as showíng another person a driver's license. Unecessary or otherwise it's only a minor inconvenience. And there is no harm to privacy.

So what should we call "proof of age" or "age verification" which is just as punchy, but communicatee the real intent? How can we subvert this attack on our rights by turning these twisted words against themselves?

How in terms of "how did you do it" i.e. a guide a wiki etc. How to you maintain it? How do you provide security and how do you maintain it? Do you host on bare metal at home? Do you use a cloud service? If the former, how do you connect to it when you aren't at home?

I realize that's a lot to ask, but I have some down time and want to hear everyone's full viewpoints

And what is a left libertarian? How do the two coalesce into a 'Libertarian Party' in other countries?

I use ProtonMail, and I was thinking, "Damn, it's spectacular not being tracked... but hold on a minute. Perhaps less than gmail, but still at all. And what about browser fingerprinting, and cookies, and even fonts!" I ended up in that feedback loop we all end up in. Perhaps ignorance is bliss? What is something you (might) wish you were ignorant of?

E.g. music, sculpture, novel

Avoid 'maybe' or 'it depends'. Take a stand!

For those of you who travel in the united states, you'll know they now have facial recognition scans when checking your id. You can opt out by telling them you don't want to take the picture. I do every time, but I wonder what the point of the scan is if you can just opt out. That given, why do you think they do it? What prevents them from forcing you to do it?

To those of you who live outside of the united states, have you seen a similar increase in security at your airports?

I use OSM and Organic Maps, but I have difficulty searching by address or business. I end up using my computer, finding the location, matching it to the map in the app, and favoriting it. Am I doing this the dumb way? Is there an alternative FOSS navigation app which has this functionality?

I would become the glitter faerie of a Trans-Pacific flight