Due to the possibility of SIM swaps, how about "don't do that". See https://www.wired.com/story/si..., https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/b..., and https://krebsonsecurity.com/ta...

Good luck to the GP poster. Regarding weight, I'm not sure what you have tried or not but I wanted to share something I've been doing the last few months with great success so far. I had been overweight for years. I'd recommend reading "The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung. I've started intermittent fasting 3 months ago and am down 28 lbs. It is surprisingly easy to do after the first few days. I've also started going to the gym more often, but nothing crazy.

Shouldn't the headline read "The Flat-Earth Conspiracy Continues To Spread ACROSS the Globe"?

Maybe we need a Fake Bank Account service that we can sign up with to get fake bank account credentials to use for signing up with Free Trial Card ...

I see an XKCD fan: https://xkcd.com/927/

You beat me too it. When I read the summary, I looked up a link to the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Well with the various hacking of databases that happens, it does cost money to tighten up the security and prevent that from happening. I'm sure that is the reason for the increase in fees, and not just greed in a mature market.

I've been getting some wonderful spam telemarketing calls telling about wonderful vacation opportunities based on being selected as a Marriott or Wyndham customer.

The spammers are behind the break in or bought the list from the hackers who broke in.

It was "no problem" to "them" as they will get another $40/month.

Do you count an incoming call that has a recorded message that ends with "press 1 on the keypad to find out more information (i.e. get connected to a telemarketer) or press 2 to be added to our do not call list) to be a robocall?

That is the type of call I was referring to. When I do choose to answer my cell phone from an unknown number, I've been getting one of the following:
1. Offers for a discounted vacation package from Marriott.
2. Offers for extended car warranty
3. Offers for health insurance.

I sometimes answer these calls trying to keep them on the phone as long as possible. Yesterday I answered a call offering me wonderful health insurance options.

I pressed 1 to say I was interested. I answered the question of my zip code of a bogus one in my area. The caller verified the zip code was in NY and stated "You should know that you can't purchase health insurance over the phone in NY". I didn't know that as I have insurance through my employer.

I responded with "Why did you spam call a NY number then?" The helpful agent called me a name and hung up.

Given that this is a story about the hurricane and the need to evacuate, it is a good time to bring up something I've pondered.

For those people saying the future is self-driving ride shares such as Uber/Lyft, etc. How would those get allocated when evacuating an area due to a hurricane.

That would give a whole new meaning to "surge pricing".

They can use their CxOs as the pedestrians for the testing.

Given that 50 million days is ~137,000 years, I don't think anyone will take your bet...

I had heard that if you keep your charge between 50% and 80% you minimize wear and tear on your battery. I have an iPhone 7 that I've had for 13 months. I've tried to keep the battery charge in that range. There have been times when I've left it on the charger and it charged to 100%. I've also had it drain down to maybe 20% or so.

Using the iOS app "Battery Life", just this week my wear level dropped from 0% to 3%. I had used this app on my iPhone 5 prior to that and it had showed my battery was worn down (45% wear level), so I somewhat trust it.