I’ve been using proton for several years and have not found it annoying.

Not sure what you’ve heard is annoying.

A “Glass-Master” is what I used in the fire service. Goes a lot faster than you would think.

Proton Drive just added photo backup to their app. It’s new, and lacking features, but automatic backups and sharing are working.

The whole proton suite is pretty good, I’ve been very pleased.

Was literally going to recommend that you read that book before I got to the end of your comment :)

If the dog is determined enough… I had a beagle who would slip his collar, so I got him a harness, he would slip that too, so I had to get this full body “tactical” harness for him. He was good with that one for a while till he figured out he could cheese off the back buckle and wriggle out of the rest.

I also had a boxer growing up that learned how to slip her collar.

I have a friend who raises black and tans, and he had a removed that would always slip her collar when she was chained.

I currently raise Blueticks and fortunately have not had any of them figure that out. But my only indoor bluetick learned how to unlock deadbolts and open doors… so she is now an outdoor only dog. And then she learned how to open gates… so now all the gates have to be locked.

Plus one for Proton, I don’t use their password manager, but their other products I’ve been using and been pleased with. I consider it well worth the cost.

I don’t know current pricing, but a premium proton account, which was ~$9/month when I started has worked very well for me. I like the other features they are rolling out and use them a lot.

Domain is purchased through cloudflare, and I think it was like $10/year?

I’ve switched from jerboa to eternity and am liking it better.

You can backup your messages with signal… I do it whenever I switch to a new phone.

Been a proton visionary subscriber for a number of years now. I am satisfied with it and do not regret leaving that part of the android ecosystem.

I did just get an email invitation for a photobackup beta program, so i am excited to see what that us about.

Make sure to keep him away from any open wells

Knowing where one is starting is crucial to formulating a plan.

I was once in OP’s shoes, college drop out ten years ago, and not a lot of good job prospects. I am now less than a year out of a degree with an income potential close to or actually hitting 6 figures. I was able to work myself into a sound financial position and return to college. Now with a family, and a stay at home spouse.

Yes, there are a litany of socio-economic issues that can make things more difficult, but to say “getting a better paying job is never the answer” is false. It may be challenging, and it may take time, but there are rarely no options. I have a good friend with a felony, 7 years in prison, and a college drop out who is in a HCOL area who is able to support themselves well with a trade. Yeah, they work weird hours, but they make good money.

If you don’t mind sharing, what education do you have, and what are you currently doing for work?

The “college experience” is different for everyone. It’s also a relatively short period of your life. Instead of looking back with regret or dissapointment, look forward to what you can do after you graduate. Find community in your next endeavor, settle in, find ways you can help those in need around you. Plan adventures, build relationships with those you care about. It’s technically possible to settle somewhere and grow roots.

No, a short is a break in the wire. The wire is made up of multiple strands of copper, like a rope. If you shift the wire around, you can cause them to touch and continue to conduct. If the short isn’t very bad, this can be an intermittent issue, as time goes on it will get worse.

Low voltage electronics, like earbuds aren’t that dangerous. I was using a drill recently that I knew had a short in it and was just moving it around to make contact so I could finish the job. The cord eventually caught fire and I had to replace it.

There is probably a short in the cord. In my experience that tends to be a common failure point in that system.

So, I have no way of actually verifying the validity of this, but, when I deployed (former US military) we were told that Russia and China had cracked telegram and WhatsApp and that signal was the only authorized encrypted messaging app.