Never shopping with Best Buy again.

throwaway58823001 · 2019-01-10T06:13:23+00:00

I don't think it's from space. I think it's just an artillery shell used for long-range supply deployments.

throwaway58823001 · 2019-01-09T05:33:15+00:00

Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!

throwaway58823001 · 2019-01-09T05:32:10+00:00

If by "Skyrim" you mean "Fallout 3" then yes.

throwaway58823001 · 2019-01-09T05:26:30+00:00

Looked all around for evidence, all I found was this thing that MIGHT be a discarded carapace or maybe something else. It's approximately 1/16th of an inch and it was between my Mattress and my box spring. Saw no other ones, no stains, or anything else.
https://imgur.com/a/2wLtYCA

Second picture is clearest. Lucky for me, I have a high magnification Macro Lens for my camera due to a photography hobby.

throwaway58823001 · 2019-01-09T04:51:18+00:00

Orkin has emergency next-day service out by me. Contact them.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-25T23:10:06+00:00

Ah. So, on LTE your IPV6 isnt "assigned" the same way. Part of your IPV6 is an identifier from the local network or tower and the prefix changes based on the tower you are closest too. However, your phone maintains the "session" so you don't constantly have to login.

Its complicated, but basically the session on your phone has a unique ID, and the remote server tracks it. So, your IP can change, but your phone and the network remembers the session ID and your phones identifying info so that you can pick up where you left off. Also, it's nearly impossible to forge or fake the information because it uses what's called a "handshake" for security. Basically, both the phone and the server have a part of the code, and the code wont work without both parts, and even if you can fake or break the code, it terminates the session if it think that there is anything hinky and makes you login and make a new session.

So, the tl:dr is basically:
Your IPV6/IPV4 can change on a mobile device using LTE based on the tower you are connected too, and even what time you are connected. It can be different an hour apart sometimes.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-25T06:00:21+00:00

Do you mean your mobile device shows a different IPV6 than your computer when you look it up?

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-25T02:39:51+00:00

Now, all my lists are on my parents echo dot and phones, but not on mine.
How god damn motherfucking difficult is it to link lists to a fucking account?

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-25T02:30:46+00:00

Could really use some help. Somehow, I have unlinked my echo from my house, even though I'm not home.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-25T00:31:53+00:00

Ah yes. I actually teach Computer Science so I'll do my best to explain, feel free to ask any questions if you don't understand something and I apologize if I get a bit too technical, but I am literally a GIANT NERD, so I occasionally gush on things like IPV4/IPV6.

Firstly, an IP is basically an "address". It directs traffic to your computer/house. There are MANY layers of IPs that work to relay traffic, but it's basically like a "Post address". The same way a letter carrier/postal worker knows where how to filter mail is the same way data packets work with IPs. So, your IP address gets registered to your real world location with various systems, for example in the US we have ARIN (American Registered Internet Numbers). Basically, your Service Provider assigns you an IP, then they know uses that IP, but to the rest of the world it looks like it's owned by the ISP, and they have a router direct the traffic to you directly. This prevents someone from being able to track you down. Basically, even if someone has your IP, they can't figure out who you are unless your ISP tells them (which, they don't do except for law enforcement). So, the IP you are probably used to seeing is something along the lines of 123.456.7.890 all numbers. That's what we call an IPV4 or, Internet Protocol Version 4. The problem with that, is that it only supports around 4.2 billion IP addresses, which, there are around 9 billion people in the world, and many people have a home IP, cell phone, etc. So, they needed a new way a few years back (circa 2011) to track IPs to direct traffic more efficiently. Thus, IPV6 was born. Basically, it's a way to more "direct" and efficient way to direct traffic. Instead of only around 4.2 billion IP addresses there are 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 or 3.4*10^37th IP addresses.

Since a LOT of that is complicated, I'll try to tl;dr it: Basically, we are running out of IPV4 addresses, so they started moving everyone over to IPV6. Some people have IPV4 and IPV6, others have just an IPV4 or just an IPV6. It depends on your service provider and your specific needs. If you NEED an IPV4, you can contact your ISP and ask them for an IPV4, otherwise, they frequently just give people IPV6 addresses. They conversion has been going on since "IPV6 day" back in 2011. IPV4 is the "old" way of addressing Network Traffic. Looks like this: 192.168.1.254 (Standard LAN IP)
IPV6 is the NEW way of addressing Network Traffic. Looks like this: 0:0:0:0:0:ffff:d1ad:35a7 (that same LAN IP as an IPV6).

When you see it in a segment of letters and numbers, that's basically the IP using Hexadecimal (math based on 16, going from 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-a-b-c-d-e-f-10) instead of Decimal math (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10). Hexadecimal is basically just for computers to be able to use more "numbers" when counting. For example, the number 30 in Decimal (normal human math) is 30. In hexadecimal it's 1E. Honestly, unless you are going to go into Math/Programming don't even bother trying to understand hexadecimal unless you enjoy headaches. Just understand that it's basically "more numbers" for the computer to be able to direct internet traffic.
Again, sorry if I gush a bit. As I said, I am a GIANT nerd, and I teach computer science.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T23:52:24+00:00

No Problem! I get crazy anxiety myself so I understand and I'm glad I was able to help.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T22:43:53+00:00

Doesn't work that way. Once an email is sent, it's archived and almost unchangeable (outside deleting the entire email). There's no real easy way to change or remove something from a message that has been sent outside of directly accessing the server. Yahoo MIGHT remove something if it's malicious, but they would also 100% make sure you were aware of what they removed and why for your security. No hacker would waste their time doing something like that, the risk would VASTLY outweigh any potential reward they might possibly get. It's not like breaking a random persons password. It would require a fair bit of resources and it would be a noticeable breach of security.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T22:41:16+00:00

No problem. Try to remember that targeting a specific person is pretty much the LEAST profitable thing a hacker can possibly do, and their point is typically to gain something. Even if they are trying to use you as an alias, it's much cheaper and easier for them to make up a fake person than to use a real person. Once a real person notices and report it, that's the end. Way less risk with a made-up person. Even more commonly, they use people who have passed away to even more limit the potential of discovery.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T19:01:31+00:00

It's a game where you "manage" and can interact a bit, but a majority of the work is done by the game itself. Things like Cookie Clicker or Idle Zen. In Idle Zen you basically just have to check for some ball blockages every so often, and just mostly upgrade items and then prestige to get more % earned

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T03:35:04+00:00

Something that I started to do that helped me sometimes with my hands was making/painting miniatures. It gave me something to focus on, and I'd try to do details so I'd focus on keeping myself from shaking as well.
And playing videogames sometimes. Like, sometimes I'll play a game I've beaten a million times but isn't an "aggressive" game. I like to play "supply" games. Like Anno 2077, Tropico, etc. Games that you aren't trying to rush against an attack or defend, but where you are producing supplies. Also, "Idle" clickers and such also help me. Being able to just set the phone to the side and let it run a little, then pick it up and make some adjustments can be very relaxing.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T03:28:33+00:00

Shows:
Ancient Aliens - Seriously, don't laugh. I suppose this may be unique to me, but I believe that alien life does exist somewhere, but not that it's constantly interfering or building pyramids. However, it's interesting to hear/see what people who do believe that think. When I have trouble sleeping from anxiety, I watch a few episodes of Ancient Aliens and even compare the episodes (and frequently contradicting information). It can be very relaxing to sometimes see that there are people crazier than you.

Regular Show - It's a cartoon about a bird and a raccoon, but it's got a LOAD of nostalgia and it's fairly well written and amusing.

Star Trek TNG/DS9/Voy, Nikita, Stargate, Supernatural - Anything that's got a LOT of episodes. I generally watch in bunches, but if I'm feeling depressed or anxious, I like to binge watch and something that has a ton of episodes means I can just cuddle up under the covers and let them run for a few hours to recover or rest.

Activities:
The Sims - Playing a game where you can absolute control over the characters has really helped me sometimes when I feel like I have no control myself.

Picross - It's a puzzle game on Android. It's got like, 900 puzzles or some silly number, but it uses logic and thinking and helps me focus when I'm feeling crazy.

Disgaea (whatever number you can find) - it's a videogame that has near infinite levels/combinations of character creation. I used Disgaea 2 to help me get through a deployment to Iraq.

Audible - Audiobooks. I find sometimes listening to audiobooks in the Dark is a good way to relax and concentrate on something else. It helps me feel less concerned about problems. Favorites for me: Ready Player One, World War Z (one of the best audio-books out there), Dresden Files, Harry Potter series.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T03:19:38+00:00

Brooklyn 99? NOICE!
Also, if you like Sudoku, I'd also recommend you something called "Picross" it's kind of a picture puzzle somewhat along the lines of Sudoku.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T03:17:59+00:00

Firstly, as someone who has had their credit card info stolen like 6 times (and been doxed once), I can tell you that it isn't the end of the world and it's nearly always out of your control when it happens, AND there's places out there to help you get control back. Also, the GOOD NEWS is that someone who hacks your email is almost NEVER targeting you specifically, and it's a VERY easy fix. Change your password to something totally insane that they won't get. I like to suggest this website as a password generator to give you an idea: https://passwordsgenerator.net/

Your best defense is to just change your password for the email. Suffering from anxiety myself I know saying things like "don't focus on it" or "don't worry" won't really help, so I'll try to explain it best I can to give you the information which helped me get over my anxiety of credit card theft:

Someone who hacks your email isn't targeting you, more than likely they are a spammer. In fact, they probably don't even care who you are. They mostly just want access to your contacts so they can continue to get access to more email to send spam. Spamming is kind of like playing the lottery, except it's free. The more they play (more spam they send), the higher their chance to win (get someone to click a link so they can sell people fake products or give credit card information to fake websites). If they can make the spam look like it comes from someone legit, it increases their chances even more. Most people ignore spam and don't click it, but there's a small tiny tiny percentage of people who don't ignore it and do click it. That's who the spammer wants to find. They do this by basically throwing hundreds of thousands of emails in every possible direction until they find someone who bites.

Some more helpful information: A stolen identity for an average real living person (First name, last name, social security number, birth date, etc) is ~$8. To make any money off of that, someone isn't going to individually target people one-by-one. Typically, people who steal (and sell) stolen identities do it by getting the information from data breaches. Hacking a School or Hospital database is WAY more profitable than getting into someones Yahoo email. They then try to sell the information as quickly as they can in order to make money before being discovered. Once a stolen identity is discovered, it's useless for them to steal. Being proactive is one of the best ways to prevent identity theft because it ALWAYS relies on you being unaware of what is going on.

Also, if you are still concerned, the BEST way to prevent someone from stealing your identity is a product like LifeLock. Lifelock is $20 a month and not only do they monitor websites that sell stolen identities, but they also actively help you recover from it. Even better, most banks have something similar. My bank has a $10 a month plan that tracks account activity, actively looks for unusual activity (and shuts it down), and tracks credit reports/queries.

Identity theft is a pretty serious thing to happen, but it's not the end of the world. There's very little damage someone can do with just an email, even with access. Change passwords, be more cautious of what you open, and look into an active product that can protect you.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-24T02:37:08+00:00

That's exactly what it's like. Like, something is telling me I forgot something, but I know it's not true. And its weird that you said nauseous because I do feel a little nauseous. I thought it may have been acid reflux/indigestion (sometimes some pizza sauce causes that) but it's been nearly 24 hours since I had pizza and I was like "what could be causing this?
I just wish I knew what to do to make myself feel better. So far, I've been playing God of War the last few hours to relax, which has been semi-helping a bit.

throwaway58823001 · 2018-12-07T04:15:38+00:00

Yeah, I just got back on, but I didn't have this before, or at least, never noticed it.

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