especially if you have overseas friends or relatives
Do you know that some programs are not available to your Netflix because of the region lock? I didn’t really care about it due to the massive Netflix library available until I realized that “The Last Dance” is not available in the Hong Kong region. Instead of paying a few bucks a month to join a popular VPN service to break the region lock, I decided to explore if there is anything available for free, because …hm, a frugal lifestyle? Not only that, because those popular VPN services are quite well known, service providers such as Netflix should be able…
Continuing from my previous post [Time to delete WhatsApp?]
Previously, I thought about the active behavior and the passive behavior contained in our activities on Facebook and WhatsApp, along with the current technology about Machine Learning, I, therefore, urged all of my friends should begin taking care of our privacy more seriously.
The responses from the community are quite strong against WhatsApp, and as a result, I do not see the bugging message for accepting the new policy from WhatsApp daily now. …
Continue reading: Further follow up about deleting WhatsApp
New Privacy Policy
WhatsApp recently updated its privacy policy, and enforcing users to accept it by February 8, 2021, or users should choose to delete the account and leave. WhatsApp also claimed that the policy update is meant for its parent company Facebook to provide a better tailor-made user experience. …
Follow up series: Ubuntu Server and domain name registration — Part 1 | by Share and Connect | Nov, 2020 | Medium | Medium
I have been doing this for the last 20 years or so, that whenever I upgrade my desktop PC, I use the old CPU to ‘upgrade’ my personal server. This is mainly because I am still keeping my personal .com domain name that I registered during my high school years. However, even if you do not own a domain name, you can still use your server locally at home or use the IP address to access…
What do you think about Hong Kong?
Have you been to Hong Kong before? What is your impression? I have been living in Hong Kong over the last 20 years, and to me, it is my home city. Looking back in the 1990s, many families planned for emigration due to the 8964 incident in China, and today, after a generation, this emigration wave is coming back for the Hong Kong national security law. But, isn’t it that Hong Kong is still one of the best cities in Asia, the economy is still relatively doing well, still not much an issue…
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