Old_Jimmy_Twodicks

joined 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

Yeah, this is pretty painful to watch. Trump is a piece of shit, but he's way more forceful and even somewhat coherent. Meanwhile, Biden's just above a whisper and is somewhere between stuttering and rambling.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I use Voice by Paul Woitaschek (available on F-Droid). It has a nice, simple interface and a few really useful features. I've gone through dozens of audiobooks in various formats with it and haven't had any problems yet.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

About ten years ago, I went through this process with as many data brokers and reporting agencies as possible. I printed documents, made accounts, mailed letters, and jumped through every hoop they set up. Some of the companies only recognized my request for a term of five years, while some were permanent.

I don't get random credit card offers in the mail any more. However, since I started using an email alias service a few years ago, I've found my data making its way back to the data brokers. I'm not in the EU, so I don't think I have much recourse for it. Even so, I think it's worth it to jump through all the hoops. Maybe one day it'll feel more meaningful.

tl;dr: It was cumbersome to do it, and other than a reduction in snail mail spam, I haven't seen much benefit from it. All the same, I'd do it again.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)