I tried to cross post it here: https://lemmy.world/post/22093917

Not sure if I did it correctly, though

Definitely a good reminder!

Pretty much the same as before the election. Life moves on.

I don’t think so, I had to go in and do the song and dance with changing a config file. Reposting this comment here for posterity.

1. Delete .kobo/KoboReader.sqlite (if you are already signed in).
2. Restart Kobo
3. DO NOT tap “Set up over wi-fi”. Press the other one and connect it to a computer.
4. Go to .kobo/Kobo/Koboreader.config (or something like that)
5. Open the config file and under [ApplicationPreferences], write on a new line: SideloadedMode=true.
6. If you did not do steps 1 and 2, delete .kobo/KoboReader.sqlite.
7. Eject and restart ereader.
8. Yay! You just bypassed registration!

My last eReader purchase was the Kobo Clara 2E and it’s fantastic. I got one for my dad as well. I love the fact that you can use it completely offline and without any account.

Then they announced a partnership with IFixIt, and that cemented for me (barring any changes), that my next eReader will also be another Kobo… though with this partnership I expect that to be a long time down the road.

Also, since Google is free, you can just keep it open forever on the off chance that you miss something (which you almost certainly did), and then like the above person said, just doing it slowly over time. Takes a while but you don’t have to do it all in one sitting.

Though I would recommend getting a personal domain and using that with Proton (or literally anyone else at that point). That way you never have to update emails with services again since you can just port from one provider to another.

I’m like 99% sure that goes against PCI compliance, they could get slapped pretty hard with some fines or lose the ability to take cards at all.

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/what-is-pci-compliance/

Yeah but there’s also always one guy in the group (me) who knows what they’re doing and could just spend an hour doing it for everyone else.

And it is wife / parent / grandparent approved in my household!

It’s good enough that once I taught my mom to use it, she then went and taught my grandma and now we’ve got the whole fam on a family plan. It’s seriously so good.

I believe they’ve said that explicit operators are much more expensive to serve than a regular search, so that’s probably why they don’t respect them. Especially a - operator.

I think Washington state has outlawed them except for things like safety signs and I think that’s great.

This is from like 15 years ago, so maybe it’s not true anymore.

Love the game so much. It is such a fun concept for a game and they executed so well. I’m still in the first phases of the game and unlocking new content and I’m hooked.

Exactly, I was surprised that 989 was even a valid area code tbh, just doesn’t look right

Smart, I wouldn’t want anyone to know I lived in Michigan either

For total clarity, I’ve never used Porkbun so I can’t vouch. But I like what I see on their website.

They say that you can build one for $13.

https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/thirteen-usd-voice-remote/

They also have on their roadmap that they’re working to see if they can build or engineer out or whatever an all in one, easy to set up voice satellite hardware as one of their next up priorities.

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/06/12/roadmap-2024h1/

Yes

https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/

It doesn’t help you if you need something right now, but Home Assistant is looking into building / engineering their own voice satellite device

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2024/06/12/roadmap-2024h1/

I would recommend Fastmail. They have a fantastic app that I prefer over the iOS mail app.

I’ve heard lots of recommendations for Porkbun. Personally, I have mine with Cloudflare because they’re cheap.