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neku wrote

Reply to comment by I_got_killed_one_time in This is a good time to remember you should use 2FA and a password manager by twovests

bitwarden, which i use every day, integrates with firefox and can generate passwords for you pretty easily, but probably not as directly as firefox will. but it can integrate with apps so you dont have to open firefox to retrieve your passwords. bitwarden has stronger encryption but firefox is probably fine for general use.

historically there has been some security issues https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-master-password-system-has-been-poorly-secured-for-the-past-9-years/ but it seems like the consensus today is that FF password manager is fine as long as you have a good master password and two-factor authentication on your account.

you can read a little more here https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1eaiev9/firefox_password_versus_password_managers/

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neku OP wrote

Reply to comment by twovests in Hate people who disrespect tap water by neku

yeah i didn't really account for decaying american infrastructure when i made this post lol. if the tap water isn't fine where you live then the post doesn't apply. but if it does... watch out

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WRETCHEDSORCERESS wrote

Reply to Hate people who disrespect tap water by neku

My current city has been voted best tasting tap water in the state three times in a row!!! I love it!!!

I used to live in PA's coal region and basically all water sources nearby were turbo polluted and the stuff was full of contaminants. It has made me really thankful and appreciative for water treatment and wastewater processing. Ours had lots of issues but we really were living in a wasteland of badly polluted water sources and of course rainwater is super unsafe to drink too. It was effctively desert if we didnt have that processing - made me feel bad for the other creatures living there having to drink it :(

But! Wastewater trearment is also accomplished by bacteria in many places and that makes me really happy! They can process so many dangerous chemicals, the little dears!

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cowloom wrote (edited )

Reply to Hate people who disrespect tap water by neku

I'm lucky to live in a city with a large natural aquifer, so our tap water is very clean. But there are still people here who will balk at drinking tap water, and only buy bottles of water. Meanwhile, I will only open a plastic bottle of water if I'm dangerously dehydrated, and there are no other sources of water available. I'll drink from a public bathroom sink before I create needless plastic waste.

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twovests wrote (edited )

Reply to Hate people who disrespect tap water by neku

My tap water is so chalky that it leaves my hair really greasy. I have to tell my guests not to worry about the silty white layer on top of the rinsed grapes, and I have to tell them not to worry about the brown-red residue in my shower and toilet. (Cleaning them weekly is not enough.) I have to filter and boil most of the water I drink to get rid of the taste and smell of sulfide, and the EWG tap water database tells me that many of the contaminants in my municipalitys water are close to the legal limit.

Not sure if that's the water I drink, since I have well water. I'm regularly cleaning and replacing our aerators, because they get filled with sand.

I get Primo 5 gallon water jugs refilled with water from a municipality that has better water. It tastes better, it doesn't leave silt on grapes, and there's never any sand in my drinking water.

Maybe the water bottling plant is located there because it has nicer tap water? I'm not trying to be contrarian, but tap water actually can be bad.

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