FYI, last week someone saw that Signal merged in code for username (no phone number) support. So it might not be long until you see a beta release which allows you to sign up without a phone number.
Oh, that's a real shame. It's been a while since I found it and grabbed some old shows not available anywhere else ( The Chaser, CNNNN, The Mole). Hopefully it makes a comeback at some point.
In case you weren't aware "The Archive" runs a pretty substantial repository of Australian TV shows. r/DownUnderTv has instructions on how to get access.
I quit more than a decade ago now. I still occasionally get a craving for one. I don't get the same physically reactions that you listed. Mostly get the cravings when I'm stressed.
Yeah, I've always expected they reserve it for people mass buying games from other regions. Or at least some legal defence if someone complains about people playing games that aren't allowed in their region.
That's not entirely true. It's only very recently that browsers have started using a new system called Encrypted Client Hello which hides the domain of the request. Prior to this all requests needed too have the Host field unencrypted so the receiving server knows which certified to respond with. I imagine there's still quite a few servers which don't support the new setup still.
I really wish vertical tabs could make it in as a core feature to Firefox. Currently I have to rely on manual user style sheet changes to hide the horizontal tab bar.
I've started using Eternity since I installed GrapheneOS and degoogled my phone and it's doing pretty well. Only real annoyance I've found is that it seems to lose where I've scrolled down too when I swap back to the app after a while.
It is available on F-Droid, so nice and easy to install.
Set Immich up a couple weeks ago and I'm surprised how good it is. Their docs included a simple cli tool to bulk import all my Google photos. Mobile app is working great. I'm really impressed with the search too.
I saw someone say that Valve holds back a portion of the revenue to cover potential refunds. If that's true, I wonder if that's calculated dynamically as it sounds like this is a higher than normal refund rate.
I've never really had a use case for it myself. I'm happy using Bitwarden at present. It's certainly a fun read and a good solution for anyone in need of a completely offline solution.
I really like how easy it is to customise it so that even if someone got a copy of your square, they wouldn't necessarily be able to get your passwords. Changing your starting row or column or adding a few characters at the start of the domain will completely change the output. I'd imagine you'd need both the square and multiple passwords to even attempt to brute force a solution back out of it.
It doesn't require you to remember something different per website. It's designed so that you can turn any site name (E.g. Amazon) into a secure password which is unique to you. If you really need a completely offline solution, I don't think it gets too much better than that.
I'm surprised to hear it's that high in Australia. Edit: Like others I misread the stats. 8% is the average to amount of the tip, only 0.5% of transactions include tips. I just got back from the US and it's awful over there.
The last two times I remember tipping in Australia (excluding "keep the change") was one for a local food truck I like during the pandemic lockdowns. The other was a few years before that at a restaurant after I told them we were there for my mum's birthday to get a candle in the desert, the chef instead took her back into the kitchen and showed her how they prepared several of the dishes (and we got the candle).
I've tried a few of them now and have settled on Eternity.