Meat and veg contain nearly no carbs though. Insulin is the “key” allowing for cells to uptake glucose, aka carbs, from the blood to make ATP. So a rise in ones blood glucose after a meal of just meat and veg doesn’t exactly make sense. I’m type I, so my islet cells have been killed off by my immune system, meaning I can’t produce insulin. Type II is associated with the cellular insulin receptors not working as efficiently, which the body attempts to fix by increasing insulin production. Unfortunately, this increased metabolic demand leads to dysfunctional islet cells over time due to the prolonged cell stress. I know it’s a small thing, but diabetes is an invasive disease and the more you know, the better control one can maintain! Maybe check the sauces used in the meat and veg meal? This is likely the source of the carbs leading to the high blood glucose level after eating.

I use a few of these and I have no issues with internet speed. I can stream HD video while uploading large files no problem. So I’d bet you’d be just fine, probably won’t even notice unless it’s faster. But I wasn’t aware of hBlock, I’ll have to look into it.

Facts! They buy simply to show off the logo and demonstrate they can afford to hang in a walled garden.

Edit: iPhones are more “private and secure” out of the box, but it literally takes half a brain with 5 minutes in Android settings to surpass this LOW bar.

I’ve given Qubes a go, it’s a bit much for my threat model. Fedora is a well ranked OS from a privacy and security standpoint, not on the same level as Qubes, but Qubes uses it as the base OS. Fedora’s easier on the eyes and straight forward. Is Qubes your daily driver?

I’m mainly privacy and security focused when it comes to software. My first Linux distro was Whonix. It’s like if Tor expanded from the browser into an OS. Its a bit clunky and outdated though, so not a great daily driver. My second and current distro was the KDE spin of Fedora. It’s been amazing top to bottom. Unfortunately Red Hat recently started some drama, but Fedora shouldn’t be impacted as its upstream. If Red Hat’s greasy paws do mess things up, I’m thinking about running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. Hopefully it’s just me over thinking and Fedora will remain a stellar OS option for years to come.

Ah, I’ve never had fibre so I’m not too sure. With coaxial cable it just requires whatever docsis cable modem is designed for the speeds provided.

Yep, the .edu is the one

Your ISP’s knowledge base will have factors behind it. Do you use their provided router? If so, they can easily have more data about your internet usage than if you’d use your own. As far as modem’s go, I don’t think it can provide as much data compared to a router, but it’s still worth the cost to obtain more control of your information.

Overdrive seems like data middle man to me, give LibriVox and/or The-Eye a try instead. Hopefully one or both have all the books without the privacy worry.

Hey now, many diplococcus microbes are STI free!

One of my favorite FF features is how it can delete cookies and site data when the browser closes! Super great for preventing eternal damnation!!

Yep, security enables privacy, this is why the two are often referenced together.

Does Molly or TwinHelix still allow sms? If so, on top of having no Google dependencies, it’d be a no brainer switch for me.

I recall official (not 3rd party) Verizon stores having a receptacle for old phone disposal. Even try AT&T or T Mobile as old electronic disposal is quite routine for all three.

Thunderbird and K-9 Mail almost certainly will allow you to access your @edu emails. If there’s a prevention enforced by the institution, Canary Mail is a solid fall back.

Edit: You can access the needed account info in the Gmail settings page and you’ll need to grant whatever program third party access to your email as well.

I love using the lynx launcher, zero trackers and it can incorporate arcticons too. Worth a try without question!

AnySoftKeyboard

Maybe add ecosia.org to the list, definitely a privacy focused search engine.

It’s kind of a long shot, but a privacy based online doc option I recently learned about, which surprised me now 5+ years in, is etherpad. I really like the https://board.net/ hosted option, as the company behind it enables all the actually needed extension and isn’t afraid to be privacy focused first. But you can host it yourself too. It’s pretty much a “google doc” page, so it would need a table added to be filled in by the end user. Still only accessible by the folks you give the HTML link to though. Plus, you can always cut and paste the data into a new doc and give that new link to the folks who need it 🤷

Link: https://etherpad.org/

Perplexity.ai is the best, without question beats ChatGPT. You can setup GPT-4 for ChatGPT answers, but it requires an account. Thankfully they accept alias email address for accounts. Regardless of GPT-4, the site always provides filters like all or academic and also provides sources for any provided information. It is the only way I use AI!

Edit: Perplexity also offers a conscience explanation by default but you can ask for a detailed explanation as well. It’s the bee’s knee’s

It’s more closely related to the initial intentions of the internet than most other social platforms. Ideally it could get things going back in the right direction again iif nothing else!