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  • w3dd1e@lemm.eetoBooks@lemmy.ml*Permanently Deleted*
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    27 days ago

    I’m not saying this has never happened but I think this is a sensationalized article meant to get books banned.

    These books aren’t sold in the kids section. If someone found it and bought it, they were browsing an adult section.

    EDIT: I just spoke to a friend of mine who sells romance books in her shop. It is a bit of a problem, but not because of libraries or places like her shop. It’s places like Walmart or Target that just chuck the book on any old shelf and parents that don’t actually review the book without buying it.




  • This is exactly what my neighbor stopped me to tell me recently. About bringing in immigrants to vote and what not. I tried to tell him none of that information is true and show him where and why, but it’s really hard to do without making them dig further into their position.

    Anne they are now conditioned believe that any media that doesn’t align with them is fake.


  • A few years ago I chose to stop thinking about it. I just refill the roll and don’t worry about it. When I realized it didn’t matter, it was a weight lifted off my shoulders. Same with trying to stop the gas pump on the nearest dollar or setting the tv volume to an even number.

    I don’t know why I felt such a relief when I let go, but I did and now I’m free!




  • This is a method I heard once for remembering random passwords that I thought was clever.

    Create your own alphabet of words (or random characters). A is for Apple, B is for Boy, C is for Cat…etc.

    For every letter in the URL, you use the word from your alphabet. Ex:

    www.facebook.com

    F = Fog, A = Apple, C = Cat, E = Egg, B = Boy, O = Off, O = Off, K = Kite

    Next, you need a number if you didn’t use one in your alphabet.

    Facebook is 8 letters long so I might use 8. Or only letters repeated once. Or maybe you use the whole URL. Up to you, but you do it the same way for every site. You create a patter that you follow and can remember, rather than remembering every password.

    Need a symbol? Assign that to the top level domain. In my example, .com = # .edu = ? .org = * etc

    Put it all together and my example password would be “8FogAppleCatEggBoyOffOffKite#”.

    A password for google.com might be ‘6GolfOffOffGolfLogEgg#’.

    Obviously, you don’t have to do it this exact way with the alphabet, number, and symbol. The idea is that you create a set of rules that you remember and follow. If you write down “A = Apple B = Boy…” and someone finds it, it won’t be instantly obvious that it is meant for passwords.




  • Thanks. That’s something I hadn’t thought of.

    I’m sort of more moderate when it comes to paying Google to access YouTube. I’m happy to pay for products that I use. I want Google and creators to be rewarded for services rendered, but the prices are double what they should be.

    I’m one of the people who used the VPN to get Premium at an affordable rate even though I have Ublock and know about other options.

    My Premium account did get canceled. I was able to sign back up via another location, but if they push me out again, I would just revert to adblockers.

    I suspect other users who signed up with a VPN are like me. We are the few who know how to get around the ads but want to pay, if we can. Just a guess though.