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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are password managers secure to use?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And that’s the point, a password vault is literally all your eggs in one basket. It only gives security if you are secure across the board.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are password managers secure to use?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I won’t say which manager I use, but I used a ‘tool’ on it which cracked my access password in very little time revealing all my passwords. - a bit worrying.

  Do I still use that manager? Yes, it’s convenient and fits my risk profile.

  Have I upgraded my master password? Yes. Less convenient, but is all a trade off.

  If I was a higher profile target, my assessment may be different.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Downing Street ‘exploring plan for digital ID cards’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  After much thought I feel ID cards have their place, we kind of have them now as places expect you to have a drivers licence or passport to prove ID or age. My problem with digital is that it isn’t necessarily secure and by the time it’s been done it’ll be significantly over budget.

  What about people without smartphones? - they do exist, and this scheme will risk marginalising some of them.

  I think the scheme needs careful thought. One ID which the different organisations can scan to get data relevant to their needs only. NHS, tax, proof of age, proof of address, national insurance etc. If the card was sufficiently smart it could hold emergency data, allergies/ health issues, next of kin etc.

  I’m comfortably into my second half century. In time I’ll give up on passports and driving licences. I’ll probably give up on smartphones as well (the screen’s too small to see easily already). What then? I won’t be able to prove my existence via the accepted means. I worry that the digital destitution will lead to physical destitution and isn’t something I look forward to.

  Digital isn’t a panacea.

  A physical ID card backed up with appropriately integrated government services rolling out over time would get my vote, but I’m confident it won’t happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't people like Melon Tusk get tired of the shit they gave you pull through literally every day ? I mean doesn't the guilt of bad decisions pull them down enough like the rest of us ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For people like that there’s no compassion, regret or remorse, it’s either water under the bridge or someone else’s fault.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best take your blood pressure to get the most accurate results?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unless you are taking the readings for a specific purpose under medical instruction, then so long as you’re consistent it probably doesn’t matter too much. You’ll get sufficient information to show any trends. - take readings throughout the day, that way you’ll get used to the process and your stress levels will fall giving more consistent numbers. Not a medic but have experience of BP measurement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bedtime doesn’t equal sleep time, but is a good discipline to start making ready for bed and putting devices away. Getting ready for bed at 10, asleep by 11 doesn’t sound bad to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you think smartphone manufacturers will comply with EU's replaceable battery regulation?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Battery replacement is an issue, but is easily solved with good design. I don’t need the thinnest phone that’s difficult to hold, a few extra mm won’t affect my life negatively. I’d rather have something usable and maintainable.

  My biggest gripe however is the built in obsolesce of software support life. Perfectly good electronics are rendered useless by the system not receiving software / security updates after a couple of years.