Discord server owners can choose to have their members require account verification before joining as an anti-bot measure.

The subtitle of the article says it’s not available in the US -

PC Manager app is only available in some regions, but could come to the US eventually

https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/v4.0/src/DOS/CTRLC.ASM
; The user has returned to us.
So ominous.
; Well... time to abort the user.
Goodbye

It does need other iPhones nearby that have internet connection. We got a handful to test for family during our trips last November even though we both use Android. They didn’t report in when we were away from other people, but kept location decently when in crowded places like the airport. Android has ways to detect when they are following you, but don’t participate in reporting metrics to the source (maybe that’ll change with upcoming Find My Device features in Android 15)

This is what I use for clips that I need to upload to friends. The Windows Xbox DVR saves the last 3 mins of gameplay, but I only need 15-30s of it.

Right, and the data in Texas contains your address and name attached to it. It’s all public, you can’t avoid it. I don’t know about other states but I assume it’s the same

If you’re paying property taxes, you’re going to be in a database. At least here in Texas, all addresses (home, business, empty land) are in the county’s appraisal and tax database that’s publicly searchable.

Firefox Mobile can open PDFs fine - https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/1c51814a-c761-4325-baa1-346e8ae2e7fb.png

Shellys are amazing. We use the pucks everywhere for anything that’s not innately smart.

Some of our use cases:

• Kitchen cabinet lighting that syncs each strip with each other as well as the overhead lights. Or the cabinet lights can be turned on independently.
• Garage door opener, because MyQ sucks (it’s hooked up to a real physical garage opener button and triggers the button for us)
• Outlet power monitoring (mostly for fun)
• Can be put in light switch boxes in lieu of something like Kasa switches, but the physical switch won’t follow the light state any more. Similarly, smart wall outlets for power toggling

A lot of cats you see don’t have a breed like dogs. This one is probably a domestic long hair black cat, aka a cat