“He has a license plate reader, he has facial recognition, he can read IP addresses from your cell phone or watch,” Amanda Bellemere, owner of Brywood Shopping Centre, explained. “He knows who you are basically.”

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I still much prefer using one of the public Searx instances though

A concept of electrical engineering

My Portasol or Pyropen are going to be much more maneuverable in tight spaces than this thing. Way cheaper, and no batteries to die or need replacement.

Doesn’t Facebook require your name? WhatsApp would have your phone number already from when friends, family, etc. share their contacts. Maybe they would send a link to install WhatsApp.

Interesting, I had never considered ‘stop being autistic’ as a choice. Thanks for that.

Unrelated, my girlfriend just got a dog, I like them, but I prefer cats. Should I tell the dog to reconsider its stance?

There could be a reason for that…

That’s not the way it works though.

I need to keep in mind what I am actually supposed to say, and what salesweasel got wrong. Then try to reconcile the two without making das weasel look bad.

If you mention me by name, as opposed to ‘we’, ‘the team’, etc. I will believe my input is required, then I will want to clarify things and put them in the most unambiguous terms.

Really though, I don’t want to be here, if you don’t need me (you talk over me, or diminish what I say) let me get on with things.

I’ve had something similar quite a few times.

Meet someone, talk for a bit, “where are you from?” u.s. “really? You don’t seem American”

They meant it as a compliment