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QuinnCiccoretti / privacy.md
Last active June 13, 2023 13:19
Internet Privacy: It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.

Internet Privacy: It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.

Thesis

It's nasty when large corporations sell your data. But they do it anyway. And often they provide services we want to use!

My contention is that the grand majority of internet users do not have access to the information they need to decide whether a (otherwise free) service is worth giving up their data.

But there is good news! Resources for protecting your privacy are constantly improving. The list below is a "starter kit" for people interested in preserving their data without compromising their browsing

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QuinnCiccoretti / credit.md
Created November 6, 2022 15:30
How to stop receiving "prescreened" offers of credit in the mail- for life!

Credit advertising is annoying and a waste of paper. Plus all the exact same deals are available online! Stop those jerks from mailing you for life. Only works in the US. But is probably also only a problem in the US. Capitalism rocks!

  1. Call 1 888 567 8688
  2. Press 3 to "remove your name for life." Five years is also an option, but go hard or go home.
  3. If you are comfortable saying your SSN over the phone, fine. I am not, so I will show you how to proceed without entering an SSN. Fair warning, the process is a little more involved. But I don't like the idea of credit reporting agencies or snoops knowing who I am, as phone calls are not encrypted.
  4. Enter an invalid SSN 3 times: For example "0"
  5. You will then be prompted for a DOB, phone number, name and address
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QuinnCiccoretti / komorebi.ahk
Last active May 18, 2023 12:58
i3-like configuration for the komorebi window manager
; @author quinn ciccoretti
#SingleInstance Force
#Include %A_ScriptDir%\komorebic.lib.ahk
; https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi/#generating-common-application-specific-configurations
#Include %A_ScriptDir%\komorebi.generated.ahk
; Hide windows when switching workspaces (faster than playing minimize animation)
WindowHidingBehaviour("hide")
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QuinnCiccoretti / connecting.markdown
Last active August 29, 2021 00:28
University of Virginia: Connecting to eduroam on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

University of Virginia: Connecting to eduroam on Ubuntu 20.04

Please leave a comment or pr if anything is wrong. The entirety of this document references the existing guide: http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/compfac/faq/linux-eduroam.html

TLDR: Connect to wahoo first then follow the "Manual Setup" in the guide above

  1. Connect to the "UVA WiFi Setup" network. Your web browser may ask you to go to the network login page. If you are already authenticated with netbadge, ignore this. Otherwise go ahead.
  2. Follow the instructions