Probably a red Blackberry Pearl Flip. One of the last phones I had that wasn’t a featureless black slate covered in rubber.

Something like that. Online exchanges generally take bank transfers. The peer to peer system is usually face to face (at least at first) and can be whatever currency exchange you agree to.

If I remember correctly, this one of the use cases why bitcoin was created in the first place. It’s not anonymous but it does solve the control problem.

The only other way I know if is cash via sneakernet. Also not completely anonymous, and it could get you labeled a drug dealer or distributor. Especially in the US.

As for how to get into bitcoin, you can mine it, but more feasibly, just start doing commerce in it. If you have a podcast or you stream, accept lightning boosts. Or you could sell off your old things for bitcoin. If you have some other business start accepting bitcoin as a form of payment.

If you need to convert a national currency to bitcoin there is a peer to peer network that accepts cash, as well as several online exchanges (ID usually required, at least in the US.

As a warning, once you step off the garden path you lose it’s protections, so buyer beware. The “Big Money” have a vested interest in minimizing how badly you can get screwed in their system. Such protections don’t exist it the alternative currency sphere regardless of which crypto currency you choose.

Can’t say that happens frequently enough for me to have a set thing to do.

The list of things that need to get done never seems to get shorter. So I’m usually working though my todo list. Recreation time has to be scheduled sadly.

Where I am, the sheriffs are elected and the police chiefs are (generally) appointed. Honestly, both get up to the same level of mischief. The problem isn’t how they get to the position, but rather accountability. There isn’t much. It’s a mismatch between the amount of power they hold and the responsibility to which they are held.

Why did such a horrible human have to write one of my favorite book series?

That’s a rhetorical question for anyone unsure.

Spite. Spite and rage.

Gee! Who could have predicted that! /s

Personally, Iranians hacking a bunch of computer systems are probably the least of our worries now. Jim Salter posted an image that makes a good analogy. https://fosstodon.org/@jimsalter/114730060651034011

I just had to have our meter replaced while we were replacing the water line to our house. The tech who installed it said that the meter cost $5K to replace. Was very glad I didn’t have to pay for the new meter on top of the main water line.

Alabama here. Battery and mains powered ones are generally called weed eaters.

The gas powered ones are called a string of curses that would get me banned. Usually while trying to get them to crank. There’s a reason I went electric.

Micro or Kate. My needs are simple. Occasionally if I need something more capable, I’ll use VScode

Pain is never normal but back pain is pretty common. Sometimes it’s a past injury that’s the cause. For most people though, it’s often caused by weak back muscles or over exertion. Or both.

Might try some light yoga focusing on the back, but you should definitely go see a doc. A chiropractor might be helpful as well.

If you have a favorite community you might take a look at the instance they’re hosted out of.

Beyond that, my general advice is to sort Lemmy instances by number of active users, then pick one that’s somewhere between the 10th and 20th largest.

Somehow I don’t believe them.

Pixelfed is like Mastodon but for images. It’s an instagram replacement.

Probably my razor, shaving brush and soap mug. Bought them around 2012.

The soapmug is an Old Spice mug I got second hand off ebay. Not sure when it was made. 80’s maybe. The others were bought new.

Speaking for myself, if I’m drinking fast enough the bottle will crush itself as the internal pressure drops. It’s part of the reason I prefer self venting bottles to single use bottles. They don’t crush and I can get water out of the fast enough if Im really thirsty.

Great game! I had forgotten about it.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-382

Don’t apply for a job subject to the FMCSR in the US and expect to be able to use. The feds and insurance companies don’t care if it’s legal locally. But it does pay.

On Nextcloud, 6TB available but I’m only using about 100GB. Google, Dropbox, and iCloud are all free tier, don’t use them much.