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Comment As an ethical security researcher, (Score 1, Redundant) 15

"As an ethical security researcher, I do not download the data I discover. I only take a limited number of screenshots as necessary and solely for verification and documentation purposes." Great. As an ethical security researcher, he should have downloaded it and uploaded it to "Have I been pawned"

Comment That's great, but do you know what I would prefer? (Score 1, Interesting) 62

I don't care about superfast delivery as long as it gets delivered. And what bothers me the most is that Amazon scams its customers. I will avoid them like the plague in the future. They screwed up a big order from me big time. So big that it raises some legal questions. From the support chat: "You can place the new order for this items with fastest shipping method and we will reimburse the shipping charged." But after the new order and delivery, they did not want to honor this and said it was a "miscommunication". 40 USD shipping costs up the a... of Jeff Bezos.

Comment I pass. Once lost access to my Google Project Fi . (Score 2) 10

And then lost a very valuable phone number, access to my Gmail account. Yes, I know the password but thanks to two-factor authentication I lost access. In fact, I don't remember any instance where two-factor authentication made anything more secure. Most of the time it fucks things up. Mostly because things like SMS or Email are not very well suited. Nothing beats a hardware token generator. But back to google. Number gone, Gmail gone, most of paid Android Apps gone (Exception: pleco), some software companies that have a license bound to your gmail account (insync) issued my a new license after long negotiation. So thanks. Anything that relies on a Google account for any kind of security, I pass!

Comment "more likely (4%) than non-users to die" Careful (Score 1) 129

Maybe people that feel bad, without energy or sick already, are much more likely to take vitamins. Same thing with cigarettes. They don't make you schizophrenic, if you are schizophrenic or have the tendency, you are just much more likely to smoke! Why do patients with schizophrenia smoke? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.go...

Comment Artificial sweeteners. The good. The bad. The ugly (Score 1) 67

Most artificial sweeteners disrupt your gut microbiome:

Artificial sweeteners cause a “breakdown in communication” among gut bacteria, changing the microbiome and potentially increasing the risk of disease, Israeli scientists say. https://www.timesofisrael.com/sweeteners-hurt-the-ability-of-gut-bacteria-to-keep-us-well-israeli-study

Your best bet is probably Stevia.

The Slashdot post talks about xylitol and erythiol. I was not aware that they are used a lot as artificial sweeteners, since they are much less sweet than sucrose. But they make an excellent mouthwash: https://expatcircle.com/cms/how-to-clean-your-teeth-and-save-money/

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