[-] coffeeClean@infosec.pub 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The GDPR is a not a directive. It’s a regulation. Nontheless, I read that the GDPR was specifically mirrored into UK law with a couple minor modifications.

But to answer @automaton@lemmy.world, AFAIK the #GDPR does not apply in this situation anyway because Reddit accounts are “anonymous”. The GDPR only protects identified people.

/cc @d00ery@lemmy.world

[-] coffeeClean@infosec.pub 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Is boycotting mars going to make even the slightest difference? Not in a million years.

Claiming boycotts don’t work is as good as claiming voting doesn’t work. It works in numbers.

Not only does mars probably own more companies than you even realise, including many of the alternatives you’re buying thinking you’re avoiding them,

Have a look at this infographic:

I have been boycotting everything in that graphic except “Associated British Foods plc” for the past 15 years because I pay attention and I have collected copious dirt on those companies. They are rotten to the core. I could probably find dirt on ABF if I searched for it specifically, but they are likely the lesser of evils and patronizing the lesser of evils is what ethical consumers do.

but even the products you do buy that are coming from a different company altogether, suffer from the exact same background problems (exploitation, oppression, unsustainability, lobbying).

This is the classic “they’re all evil” excuse for not doing your duty as an ethical consumer in favor of putting price and value above ethics in the interest of № 1. Corpations are not equals in the slightest. If you do a bit of research, you find that the smaller companies are much less frequently involved in wrongdoing. I keep a list of the scandals of these companies and it’s clear which ones do the lion’s share of harm.

There is good reason for the saying “no ethical consumption under capitalism”,

From that article:

“It is now 2018. People have “gone green”, eaten vegan, shopped “fair-trade”, and recycled for years now. Yet the atrocities that spurned the ethical consumption movement continue unabated. ”

Yikes. That author does not know what was abated because he only looks around at what he sees now. So because there are still problems, Olive Pape concludes “boycotting doesn’t work”, instead of realizing that boycotting works in numbers.

I boycott the worst of the worst with no expectation that my drop in the ocean makes a significant difference (just like my drop in the ocean vote makes no significant difference in an election). I do it to ensure that I am not part of the problem.

Stop being a part of the problem and favor the lesser of evils in the marketplace instead of taking the best deal that benefits you personally.

it’s to abolish capitalism because it requires and encourages all of the unethical practices you’re looking to avoid, in order to exist.

That kind of unhinged stance may be accurate, but we don’t live in an abolished capitalism world. Abolition of capitalism is a separate action entirely that’s not mutually exclusive to ethical consumption. You can dream about anarchy all you want but those dreams are actually not “going to make even the slightest difference… Not in a million years.” So in the meantime, please consume ethically.

[-] coffeeClean@infosec.pub 25 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

it would be more usable if the left column were locked so you don’t lose it when scrolling horizontally. Same for the top row.

“Email / Phone required for signup” ← these are on two very different levels of intrusiveness.. really needs to split into two rows. And from there, it’s interesting to know whether a phone must be a mobile phone or not. With email, it’s interesting to know if disposable addresses are blocked or not.

Also, for “decentralized network” for #Signal, you simply have “no”. I would change that to “No (Amazon)” to inform people they are feeding Amazon by using Signal.

In fact I suggest also adding a row: “feeds a tech giant” because privacy from tech giants is not the only factor -- some of us trying to live ethically do not want to even feed privacy offending tech giants, such as:

  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Cloudflare
  • Apple
  • Facebook

And as someone else pointed out, Delta Chat is missing.

[-] coffeeClean@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I had an extremely slow kitchen drain recently where a liter of water took a couple hours to drain. Every week I poured boiling water into the drain pipe that came out of the wall (bypassing the trap), waited ~30-60 min for the temp to drop a bit before giving a dose of enzyme-based cleaner so the enzymes had a warm start and could chow down on whatever was in there. After a month or so there was no noticeable progress. Snaked it. The snake made it all the way to the main pipe but strangely did not clear it. So I poured in ½ liter of sulfuric acid and let that sit for hours. Still not clear. Then I plunged the line with the acid in it using the kind of plunger that attached directly to the pipe. That cleared it. I have no idea what the clog was.

Now I run the dishwasher on the highest temp as a preventative measure. The lowest temp (50°C) is good enough for the dishes but I figure the highest temp (70°C) will help maintain my crappy kitchen drain pipes. It’s unclear to me if I’m wasting energy or being sensible. IIUC, the 70°C temp setting is for pans (which the dishwasher maker expects to be greasy). The clog that I cleared was from the previous tenant (a young student, probably careless and not knowledgeable about drains). The only grease or oil I put down the drain is residual after a bulk of it goes to the compost.

[-] coffeeClean@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ve heard that argued both ways. Some people claim it cleans the lines. But my instincts are to agree with you. If the coffee ground gets greasy that would seem to give it a chance to stick in the pipe or simply stick to existing grease. OTOH, grease in the pipes can be melted by pouring boiling water down.

Since coffee is great for compost, the bulk of my coffee goes to the plants or to the compost. But I’m still keen to clean with it. Not much is needed for cleaning. 2 pinches is enough for one arm pit, or two hands. Some coffee grounds stick to my filter after shaking the bulk of it into a plant so I end up rinsing those down the drain as well.

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