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 AA> 2:221/1.58@fidonet eb421977
 AA> Hello Jay!
 AA> 
 AA> ** On Sunday 06.12.20 - 20:33, Jay Harris wrote to August Abolins:
 AA> 
 AA> JH> On 06 Dec 2020, August Abolins said the following...
 AA> 
 AA> AA>> VPN was the next thing I was going to suspect was required.  I
 AA> AA>> don't use any VPN services, yet. I can't justify it for the
 AA> AA>> long-term.
 AA> 
 AA> JH> I use Windscribe.  They're Canadian & offer 10GB free per month (after
 AA> JH> verifying your email address):
 AA> 
 AA> JH> https://windscribe.com/features/use-for-free
 AA> 
 AA> Never heard of it. Thanks!  Might be worth a try to use when I  
 AA> want to exercise a bit more privacy.
 AA> 
 AA> 
 AA> JH> Or use my link and get 11GB free per month:  ;)
 AA> 
 AA> JH> https://windscribe.com/?friend=dhbgs621
 AA> 
 AA> I don't think that I would ever need that much internet data  
 AA> access.  I can't do movie streaming anyway - I only use mobile  
 AA> data at home. Other internet service options would exceed  
 AA> $100/mo and are just not worth it. I'd rather read a book or  
 AA> plop in a DVD if I am desparate for entertainment. Some of the  
 AA> older TV series offered on YT are fine. So, there is plenty of  
 AA> "stuff" to watch without having to resort to spending more $s.
 AA> 
 AA> There is some recent chat about the original Twilight Zone,  
 AA> it's revived series and the alternative Outer Limits, Ray  
 AA> Bradbury Theatre, Night Gallery, and similar shows.. all  
 AA> obtainable with youtube-dl so that I can watch them whenever I  
 AA> want.
 AA> 
 AA> 
 AA> JH> You can can even get another 5GB per month free by tweeting about
them if
 AA> JH> you have Twitter:
 AA> 
 AA> JH> https://windscribe.com/myaccount/tweet4data
 AA> 
 AA> I don't think I will ever bother with Twitter. I don't  
 AA> understand the necessity for it.  The whole notiion of  
 AA> following and tweeting seems to be just a sad commentary of  
 AA> people seeking validation.
 AA> 
 AA> 
 AA> --
 AA>  ../|ug

Twitter is like Reader's Digest for the current age.


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