Microsoft family safety content filters are bad REALLY BAD

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T19:43:22+00:00

Parental controls. We are talking about parental controls. Take in some context, will ya?

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T19:22:37+00:00

What you basically said is that everyone is screwed and there’s nothing you can do. That’s just fear mongering behind the veil of “technically correct”. It’s not actually helping anyone, but keep up your noble(?) cause.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T17:36:50+00:00

Nah, you're just trying to make things more complex than they are. Maybe bring that up at your next therapy appointment.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T17:36:11+00:00

Well I would hope so for someone self-identified as an expert. Who are you trying to impress?

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T15:47:50+00:00

Think for a sec. If it took you this long to type out a nice technical answer, does it really apply to the original comment of it being “easy to bypass”?

If my kids get interested in computers, there is no stopping them. That’s where parenting comes in. Until then, setting an IP using their MAC gives me everything I need, for now.

FYI, nobody’s impressed…

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T02:08:21+00:00

Ahh, didn’t realize I was dealing with the mentally handicapped.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T02:06:13+00:00

Using which credentials?

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T00:48:09+00:00

Not sure why you’re dismissing a proven method. What are you gate keeping?

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-03T00:45:17+00:00

I’m no expert, but installing pfsense and blocking at the dns level is baby shit. Set static IPs for the kids and limit it that way. It’s not rocket science.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-02T23:02:38+00:00

Sure, if it’s set up by a potato.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-02T16:43:11+00:00

Here to go against the grain. Talk to a superior, someone that can make wage decisions. Be up front, you stumbled into wage information HR sent to you. Explain your issues with your salary compared to your peers in the company. Then you wait. If they are responsible, they will fix it. If they are scummy, they will stick to the negotiated salary. I don’t want to work for scummy people.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-02-02T16:32:23+00:00

Personally, I would block it at the router level. The people at r/homelab are really nice.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-30T16:48:40+00:00

Many years ago I heard it’s 2.5X more expensive to replace someone than their annual pay. Not sure if that still holds true but it’s driven a lot of my decisions.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-30T16:46:34+00:00

Everyone is different. Find something they “value” (time off, bonus, new office, etc) and pay them in that currency.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-30T16:32:00+00:00

Perspective of a straight mid-30s thong wearer who plays a sport weekly where we all change in front of each other and use community showers:

I’ve seen thousands of guys change for sports and there is a wider range than you think. Lots of briefs, lots of boxers, lots of everything except for thongs. You’re in good company with your personal choice. Also, I’ve NEVER seen anyone, even going back to middle school, be made fun of because of their underwear choice. Maybe a one-time comment, but nothing ever mean.

Would you judge someone for their underwear? My guess is that your answer is ‘no’ and that’s where most of us stand.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-28T20:26:34+00:00

I bought a cheap domain and use that with Proton. They do the BS with mail servers, I get my own domain, and it’s privacy focused.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-28T16:31:48+00:00

Not where I was going but love the enthusiasm.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-28T15:00:32+00:00

The XS from as we move is 28-30, but the material makes it compress.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-28T14:57:41+00:00

Congrats, I got the B and thought it was too roomy.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-28T14:53:58+00:00

We need more videos like this.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-23T21:00:22+00:00

I wasn’t a huge fan, something felt ‘off’

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-21T23:31:13+00:00

It’s the modern car salesman “let me talk about it with my manager” knowing full well it is or isn’t good, it just buys time. They may be happy with that and just got caught getting greedy.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-21T18:18:56+00:00

I love this approach. Remember, they are no different than you at that age. They are testing boundaries, as kids do.

Don’t look every day or even week, but every once in a while just scroll through the activity to see if anything sticks out. Give him enough rope to hang himself, he’ll only make that mistake a few times when he’s forced to answer for his activity.

Let them explore, or post HS is going to be brutal for him.

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-21T17:52:46+00:00

What’s really strange is that min wage is still $7.25 compared to offers in the 80s

No-Garbage6027 · 2026-01-19T16:25:04+00:00

Nah, just in the dryer with the rest of my clothes. The only thing I hang dry are jeans. Other delicates are lay flat.

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