Phones encrypt the data by default, your password or pin is also needed to authorise the connection with a computer.

However, many people do insecure things like storing passwords etc in Notes applications, or having simple PINs that are easy to guess, don’t update their devices, or even turning off security features (if they can) because they won’t take a small amount of time to understand them.

They weren’t actually tiny, they were about a metre long. But they do seem out of proportion.

They were very muscular and ended in very sharp talons, so pretty deadly.

I was trying to explain to an elderly friend that people don’t just phone other people now and certainly not at times they will be doing something.

She found it hard to accept that many people find it rude to be called unannounced.

As an example, at one time if someone was organising a social event (eg party) they would phone around to invite people.

But that’s incredibly rude you are imposing on someone and also asking them to decide or excuse themselves on the spot.

this is just awful, there’s something weird in his arm, his head is on backwards (or his knees and feet bend the wrong way) and there’s a strange blue thing sticking out etc etc

Very good. I was going for The Woman with Half Her Leg Missing but Footloose is fantastic. I salute you.

You don’t feel much difference because they aren’t ten degrees hotter. OP is mistaken.

Dogs are 1 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than adult humans not 10. A temperature above 104°F needs urgent veterinary help.

Note that human babies and young children are also warmer than adults by about a degree.

Yeah, and some have screens on the front and back of the monitors. And those keyboards have hundreds of keys.

Is it “There’s too many legs and arms”?

Really wish people would learn how to use AI.

yes, there’s lots wrong with picture.

There’s AI and then there’s “Oh my God, one of them has a foot pointing backwards”

There is more than one Dev (check GitHub) but no action has taken place since last year.

As none of the developers had done anything since August, I believe there was an attempt by someone else back in November to get it working /fork Liftoff! but the code was not in a good state and because of the way it works would be very difficult.

Not unusual at all. Everyone I know does this. Nothing wrong with you it’s just that age (and birthdays) becomes less important. Also once past a certain age you actively want to forget that you’re old, so you need to consciously think about it.

But don’t worry, once you get into your 80s it becomes a badge of honour and the older you get the more you’ll think about it.

That’s our name for it. If there is a planet or planets circling Kepler 22 they won’t call it Kepler 22.

Similarly any aliens won’t call Earth by that name. For example, Klingons might have called Earth yoSpu’bogh QongDaq until they made contact.

So aliens wouldn’t type Earth into sat nav but whatever they call it. Now that’s a showerthought !

If they haven’t visited us how will they know what the planet is called and how to spell it?

Generally, the reasons for a phone number are:

Account recovery 2FA

If you don’t want to use your number then consider a pre-pay sim. Depending what country you are in this will cost pennies per year.

I would suggest something like ProtonMail or most paid email services won’t require a number.

I hope so, good luck

Mould eats the fibres and dye, so it might be a permanent change I’m afraid. There are specialist mould removers but they might bleach coloured fabric.

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Is there any news on Liftoff! I can see the other mods haven’t posted in at least five months.