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As someone else said, Pixel for Pixel analysis is probably too much compute time for them to bother. But they can do a quick checksum on the file, and they probably do.

Whether the image seriously affects your online fingerprint is mostly about whether a lot of users or only a few users use that exact profile picture.

If they few users have that exact profile picture, then it’s likely that they have a behavior tracking data set assigned to it, in case it’s valuable later.

It’s not that someone is sitting in a room correlating and judging your choice of picture. It’s just that every aspect of your web browsing that can be cheaply tracked and correlated is tracked and correlated.

An image that too many people use is likely also correlated, but won’t be heavily weighted in deciding that traffic is yours, because the error rate is too high.

That’s why I always set my profile image to “Mickey Mouse” while I listen to music by The Beatles. It makes me invisible. Also I just really like Mickey Mouse.

I can hear the worried concern in that DM “…no…?”

“Enthusiasts will be able to request extra credits.”

Well that’s a relief. For a minute there, I was worried.

Not long at all.

Luckily I already wear t-shirts that advertise the weird kinks that I’m into. Otherwise this would make me really uncomfortable.

I appreciate your perfectly cromulent use of the word “embiggens”, here.

I’m from generation “Get those damn kids off my lawn!”

From what I hear from players of the game, there’s no actual gameplay advantages locked behind a paywall, only cosmetic items.

Pretty much. There’s lots of content that can be reached much more quickly by paying, but I’ve never felt any drawback taking the long way around. It’s great fun without paying a cent.

It’s a very good game that makes me feel good the entire time while playing it the long slow way. When I’ve occasionally tossed the developers some money as appreciation, my purchase generally results in some random later mechanic getting introduced into my game sooner. It’s amusing, but not particularly noticable, since everyone in my friend group has generally just unlocked something interesting, at any given moment, without paying.

Warframe’s free play feels so generous, in stark contrast to World of Warcraft where paid play felt stingy.

And other people buying their way to the end doesn’t affect my experience at all. They just look cool in the lobby.

I don’t have that much time to spend grinding!

I expected grind, considering it’s free and very well made. But I don’t find Warframe grind-y at all.

I do about 20% backtracking, due to playing asynchronously with a few friends, and doubling back to get them quest objectives.

Other than that, I can’t think of a time I’ve repeated a level for any reason but failing the mission or just wanting to play it again.

The grind-y aspect is there, and stuff you can purchase is there, but it all feels like “New Game Plus” mechanics.

I’ve unlocked several additional mechanics and Warframe across my play without paying for them. They’re amusing but the base game is so good I wasn’t feeling anxious for them to unlock.

I eventually bought a character pack to support the developers, and sure enough, it played just like a “New Game Plus” variant. When I did that, I finally did revisit a bunch of old levels, to try out the new game mechanics in familiar contexts.

Synology Drive does what you want, if you bought a Synology NAS. Look for the Synology Drive or DS Drive app for each of your operating systems.

Whatever you’re using, I find it helpful so to setup Samba shares, since most operating systems can talk to it.

Some command line utilities that you may wish to schedule, if not using a sync app:

• I’ve heard great things about KDE Connect, which supports a bunch of platforms.

• On Windows: robocopy.exe

• On Linux: rsync

• On Mac: rsync

• On Android: I don’t have a non-Synology favorite, right now. KDE Connect looks promising.

• On iPhone: I’ve heard of these “eyes” phones. People seem to like them…

Edit: I see you have Syncthing. Disregard the above.

For NAS to NAS backups, I do prefer RSync.

Lunchtime, doubly so!

“extra fingers, too many fingers, not toasted, bad anatomy,” got me. It’s perfect.

Also, your username is perfect for this moment.

I hope I’m rocking that hard at 84.

My next non-alcohol bubbly drink will be in your honor, Larry.

Great summary bot, as ever. But missed this absolute gem from the comments:

“Thanks for helping me wardrive and steal the WiFi from that dentist, Larry.”

and how we could have achieved it all with no written records.

Our religion prevented using doc strings or code comments of any kind. What little software we had that actually worked correctly probably was aliens, come to think of it…

Vampire Survivors isn’t that old yet, right?

It’s such a good Robotron clone.

Rock and stone, brother!

Good point.

I’m willing to accept a reality where the science magazines are constantly excited about every development in helicopter technology.

In the pull down area where flashlight and Bluetooth toggles go, GrapheneOS has options for disabling the camera and microphone.

Sounds great, but I can’t find “bouncer” on either the F-Droid or Google Play stores. Anyone got a link?

And virtual reality gets a free revival every other technology, while we’re at it.

I’m predicting VR coming back into the limelight, try again, shortly after everyone loses interest in AI.

Also, I’m still pissed that flying cars aren’t in the limelight more. I was promised daily updates, and I’m not seeing them. That’s the biggest proof that the media is completely disconnected.