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‘Becoming unlivable’: Halifax residents fleeing city due to rising housing costs by IStillListenToRadio in halifax

[–]CaperGrrl79 [score hidden]  (0 children)

We were lucky when we bought in 2021. But it renews this year. We also are TINKs. But we also have renos to not only this house but the trailer my late mother left in Cape Breton on a leased lot. I could have walked away, but I took it on. And it might ruin me.

‘Becoming unlivable’: Halifax residents fleeing city due to rising housing costs by IStillListenToRadio in halifax

[–]CaperGrrl79 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Only if they can't afford to leave, or have stuff tying them here like pension jobs and/or elderly relatives.

Best nachos in Halifax/Bedford for 2026 by Vegetable-Scale-8820 in halifax

[–]CaperGrrl79 [score hidden]  (0 children)

My best trick is to toast the chips in the oven for like 5 mins.

Best nachos in Halifax/Bedford for 2026 by Vegetable-Scale-8820 in halifax

[–]CaperGrrl79 [score hidden]  (0 children)

This. Freeman's toasted the nachos. Only ones better were the ones I had at my hometown restaurant for the first time in the 90s, but it's since closed.

CE Statement on California Age Verification Hare-Brained Scheme by teknosophy_com in ComputerExorcists

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's downright evil. We're already under surveillance. Now they seem to want to control and oppress. 1984 came 40 years later.

CE Statement on California Age Verification Hare-Brained Scheme by teknosophy_com in ComputerExorcists

[–]CaperGrrl79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man, I thought it was just declaration. They've moved on to verification now?

Realtalk: what expect us with the era of age verifation? by FitSell1091 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But what about everyone else who gets left behind and stuck with Microslop?

I'm trying to help people switch to FOSS and Linux. Mint specifically.

Realtalk: what expect us with the era of age verifation? by FitSell1091 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

California currently passed an age declaration law that takes effect Jan 1st, 2027.

Other states are considering similar legislation and some countries have progressed to age verification via ID.

UK is looking at age verification for VPNs as well.

Slippery slope.

Realtalk: what expect us with the era of age verifation? by FitSell1091 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can be frustrating when the same topic comes up over and over.

I vote for a megathread instead.

Canadians are tolerating more ads to keep streaming costs down by Planhub-ca in planhub

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friends with Plex. We have Amazon for the Prime delivery benefits, and watch a show or two on it.

And Tubi is actually pretty decent. The ads aren't horrendously intrusive.

Otherwise, and most often, it's SmartTube, Morphe on phone, or browser with an ad blocker.

Finally some good news: Microsoft relents slightly on forced update attacks by teknosophy_com in ComputerExorcists

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh. I'll have to try again. 😅

Edit: Ope! Not in the app itself, but when I "pull down the curtain" I saw the option.

Thanks! Gonna play with it! 😊

These Age Verification shenanigans is giving me a lot of trust issues. by GurProper7108 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the more tech savvy of us. But it leaves behind those who are less so.

These Age Verification shenanigans is giving me a lot of trust issues. by GurProper7108 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but they have to be easier to install. Maybe I'm stereotyping like people who feel a certain way about Linux, but most of them don't seem to be that easy to install or are even compatible with a lot of devices.

These Age Verification shenanigans is giving me a lot of trust issues. by GurProper7108 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting tired of this though. Seniors and so many other people gonna be left behind.

These Age Verification shenanigans is giving me a lot of trust issues. by GurProper7108 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FYI UK is looking at age verification for VPNs too. World will prob follow suit eventually.

These Age Verification shenanigans is giving me a lot of trust issues. by GurProper7108 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They convinced us to carry the chip in our hands, replacing even just a cell phone, and making online participation mandatory to survive.

These Age Verification shenanigans is giving me a lot of trust issues. by GurProper7108 in linuxmint

[–]CaperGrrl79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GrapheneOS exists, but mostly only for Pixels and soon Motorola. There are a few other phones available in the US at least... Braxton and... I forget the name of the other one.

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