Do you (or your friends) have an old device?

– All you need is for FB is an internet connection. A friend of mine got an old Huawei from a thrift store and a TextNow SIM card for $5 from Target; BestBuy, WalMart and convenience stores sell them as well along with 7-day trial SIM cards.

– You must use VPN. Proton’s free version should be fine. If you don’t have VPN, Proton is currently offering a 50% off on VPN until December 7 – I think it’s for 2 years for $59.76 (No, I don’t work for Proton but I paid almost $72 for a subscription five days ago. Mullvad is also highly recommended, it’s about 5€ a month and no long term commitments (I also use Mullvad and like it a lot).

– I provided her with a face (free) from thispersondoesnotexist.com There are other websites, so pick one that you like.

After you have VPN on and a phone number (textnow, burner, hushed, textfree - pick one), then download FB and create a new account.

Use your DuckDuckGo email address! FB will hoard whatever it can from that device, as long as you don’t do anything else (especially banking) but FB you should be fine.

– If you want to create an identity, there are plenty of websites. The two below are behind Cloudflare so you’ll probably need to CAPTCHA to get through (they may be the same company):

https://www.fakenamegenerator.com/ https://fauxid.com/

No CAPTCHA needed to get in: https://generate-random.org/persons

1. Get your email address and a phone number ready.
2. Install VPN – for an old iOS you might need to have iOS 16 running (as per Mullvad and Proton); you need iOS 15 for FB
3. Dowload FB
4. Check out posts by @[email protected] especially if you’re interested in privacy and security.

The steps above are what my friend did for her FB marketplace account, then she switched to an old iPhone.
Good luck!

Many skin care products have fragrance to mask the aroma of the finished product (and the skin).

Unless the products are made with essential oils, they [skin care products] have “masking fragrance” in the ingredients list on Unscented Products. These essential oils serve a dual purpose by enhancing a product’s skin care benefits and providing aroma.

Crafters and hobbyists will tell you that their finished candle, soap, lip balm, lotion, etc. smells unpleasant or off until fragrance and/or essential oil is added.

@[email protected] is spot on, witch hazel can be used as an after shave. Don’t worry about the aroma, it dissipates rather quickly.

Source: I was a hobbyist/crafter when I was younger and went to esthiology school a loooooooong time ago.

VPN.

(2-year subscription for Proton came to $71.76) I wasn’t planning on buying anything anyway but during these dark times, VPN is a necessity IMO.

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Several of my friends and family are active supporters of Philabundance and the Food Bank of South Jersey.

When I was younger, my parents would take me with them to a soup kitchen especially around Thanksgiving. My mom and grandmom are great cooks so they were in the kitchen helping, my dad and I are the clean-up crew and grandpa walked around like he owned the place, lol. This went on for years until my grandparents started having trouble walking.

Last week, our elders called in a family meeting. We are making Halloween care packages for some people we know that are in need, filled with non-perishable goods (mac & cheese, soup, tuna, tapioca, crackers, beans, spam, corned beef, etc.).

The kids’ trick-or-treat bags are the full-size Halloween themed grocery bags filled with pudding, mac & cheese cups, ramen cups, soup cups, chicken (flat pack not can), PB & Cheese crackers and some candy, too.

We usually do this after Halloween (for Thanksgiving and Christmas) and the Goddess of the Canned (me) would help collect and deliver.

Anyway, thank you for creating this post, OP. It will help highlight and spread the word fact about food insecurity. There are a lot of people out there thinking about whether to buy their medicine or buy food.

So, if anyone wants to help, there are plenty of places in your area. Monetary donations are also welcome.

LOL! Seriously. You need to channel that “alt-universe evil me doing a bunch of Bio-terrorism” into a comic book, novel, movie or something. I think I mentioned it to you before in one of your previous posts.

Anyway, I have nothing to contribute about Prion disease unless you twist it into a zombie plot… After all, it does lead to brain damage with symptoms similar to dementia.

I may not always engage but I do appreciate your creativity and enjoy your posts! As always, 👍

Hypothetically, yes but there are injuries and other factors involved. Also, who does the car belongs to?

If someone drives into you and totals their car and hurts you while you are on work business, they only worry about paying for your costs.

In many states, if you (car 1) are hit from behind, it is their (car 2) fault. Fault needs to be determined to establish who is legally responsible for the financial burden for property damage, injuries, etc. **

The car is a tax writeoff to them.

The insurance companies will determine if a vehicle is totaled; if the total repair cost is more than the vehicle’s Actual Cash Value then the vehicle is a total loss.

If someone drives into you and totals your car and hurts you while you are on work business, they need to now worry about paying for you and your car.

Again, any collision where injuries are involved is always complicated. Fault needs to be determined in order to establish legal responsibility. ***

**There are 16 states in the US with No-Fault Insurance Laws. Drivers in these states are required to have Personal Injury Protection (PIP) on their car insurance policy which helps pay for medical costs after a vehicle accident regardless of who caused it.

***Workers’ Compensation is a type of insurance that provides salary replacement and medical benefits to employees become ill or injured because of their job. This is not my area of expertise.

I didn’t realize until now, I’m so sorry for the lengthy response.

if there is an incident and your personal insurance is involved, you might be hit with higher premiums for years, and would have a case to have your employer to have the increase be reimbursed.

You are correct.

This is where a lengthy mediation comes in with both parties trying to avoid litigation. For companies, it’s almost always cheaper to settle (I speak from experience having sat at both sides of the table).

Most people don’t realize that a moving violation ticket can cost them approximately $45 or more a year for the next four years, depending on the infraction and/or state you live in.

I absolutely agree with you.

Liability and insurance.

It’s easier for a company to rent a car because the contract states who is responsible for what in the unfortunate event of an accident.

Sure, you can get reimbursed for the mileage, gas, tolls and probably time but not for wear and tear when you’re using your own vehicle. If there’s an accident, who’s insurance is responsible? That becomes very complicated. I know that sounds absolutely horrible…

Over the years, mainly due to litigation, many companies have made it a company policy to not use personal vehicles for company functions.

EDIT: Forgot to add that some companies (including the one I work for) prefer automatic just in case someone else needs to drive that vehicle if the main driver is incapacitated; most people today drive automatic instead of manual transmission.

Every once in a while I need a good cry session just to get it out of my system and feel better. I have a playlist titled “Cry Baby”.

After I wash my face, I’ll listen to some dance and techno while I have my frozen gel mask over my swollen eyes.

Like most people, music moves me…

Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) is a museum curator in Paris.

Batman (Bruce Wayne) is the CEO of Wayne Enterprises.

The Hulk (Bruce Banner) is a scientist – not sure if he’s a biologist, chemist, biochemical engineer or all of the above.

But they all have offices that they work from. You’ve got me curious now! 😃

Check out the Camera-Shy Hoodie .

I’ll try to find the link for the glasses (they’re a bit pricey though). You can always make your own. More info:

7 Privacy Garments That Block Surveillance Cameras https://surveillancefashion.com/ir-blocking-garments-for-privacy-protection/

A simple DIY hoodie can fool security cameras https://www.popsci.com/technology/camera-shy-hoodie-privacy/

EDIT: IDK if this is what you’re referring to, they’re called Reflectacles

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My name came from a Catholic saint that was on the calendar the day I was born, along with a feminized version of my French grandfather’s name.

Family name (one character) is said/written first, then the given name (two characters for me… and I assume for most people).

Same here. My Chinese name was given to me when I was a kid upon enrollment at a [Chinese] school. Unfortunately, when my dad’s employer sent him to work in the UK we didn’t know anyone who spoke Mandarin. 王 is my given surname and quite common. My maiden name is famous in some parts of the world, not in America.

It’s not too late to change your name, you can have mine if you want.
^_−☆

Due to issues regarding paranoia and melanin, I have declined to answer your question. Despite counsel’s advice, I upvoted anyway. This message will be deleted in 24 hours.

Somebody may have already made a movie about your novel.

EDIT:

Have you tried Bulleit Rye?

It’s cheap ($35) but quite good. I always bring a bottle to family gatherings because my SIL makes a mean Manhattan and that’s her preferred brand.

I used Hushed as a giveaway phone number (food delivery, new account sign up, etc.) and was fine with it until it wasn’t cost effective anymore.

Most of my friends still use Burner app but if you’re interested in keeping the same phone number, look into MySudo.

If you’re in USA, Canada, Australia or UK, check out MySudo.

They have three different plans starting at $19.99 USD (year) for one VOIP phone number; when my subscription expires, I plan on renewing and possibly upgrading.

There’s a Free version but it’s just email and no phone number. They’re cheaper than Hushed and more reliable.

Avoid TextNow, it works fine until you need it or expecting something important (voicemail or text) and that’s when they lock you out until you pay up.

NOTE: I didn’t read the fine print or ToS for MySudo UK so I don’t know what they need from you if you sign up.

EDIT added link for TextNow https://www.textnow.com/wireless