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  • Whats a big problem you are facing?

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  • For some reason I couldn't find the FAQs when I tried to look for it. But it seems like the options I have available to me aren't supported by metamask. This might not be much of a problem though, as I've found another way to get prepaid credit cards. The only problem is that they can't actually be used on PayPal, which means I wont be able to buy some games from Itchio but most developers release their games through Steam, so I should be able to buy them there.

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  • Hey, I know it's been awhile but I have another question. For crypto currencies, my only options are bitcoin, dogecoin, litecoin and dash (assuming that dash is a crypto currency, I wasn't able to find anything about what it actually is), can I use any of these four currencies with metamask?

  • x86/32bit to try on an old Acer one nettop intel atom CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz 2GB ram

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  • One Linux distro I'm aware of that might be worth checking out is Q4OS. It's a lightweight distro that offers an older but still supported 32bit version.

  • What's a video game that you just don't get the hype about?

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  • Okay, I'll check that out. Thank you.

    Also, I'll be fine if I can't use Ubuntu Touch, but I just don't want to be locked into exclusively relying on emulators. If what I read is wrong and there actually isn't a way to run Linux applications on them, then I might have to go with the android based ones.

    I have also heard that some of them come with, or at least you can set them up to have a dual boot between android and Linux. So regardless of whether or not you can actually run Linux applications on them, I can still use android as a backup if needed, assuming that it's true.

  • What's a video game that you just don't get the hype about?

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  • I've actually been kind of interested in the Anbernic devices, especially because some of them apparently come with Linux. I've heard that the Linux distro they use is Batocera, which is just a frontend for emulators, but I have also heard that their devices do support normal distros like Ubuntu Touch. The only reason I haven't bought one is because they just didn't seem worth it at the time. It does seem like their hardware has improved since I last checked, so maybe I'll buy one at some point.

  • What's a video game that you just don't get the hype about?

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  • Most modern video games. I don't have the ability to, not only buy games from most digital storefronts, but also buy a device that actually has the specs to run them. And when you take into consideration the fact that most modern games are live service games, that means that I probably wont even be able to play them by the time that I do manage to get a device that could have ran them. It's difficult to get hyped over a game I know I probably wont be able to play.

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  • Here's the thing, I have no idea what my parents tell the police because, if I try to explain my situation to them, they ignore everything I say and they start speaking louder while acting like their about to pull their guns out on me. I don't know if they would try to shoot me but I'm not about to find out.

    And as for my sister, I don't even talk to her anymore. It just seems like she hates me for some reason. For example, the last time I talked to her was when I asked her if I could use her old laptop because it's been sitting in the basement for several years and I don't like leaving tech unused if I know I might be able to use it. She never answered my question and just said "Why the fuck do you want that? Get out of my room.".

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  • I've previously mentioned that I'm pretty sure I have access to my birth certificate but if you read the list of requirements on the link I gave you, you'll see that it only covers 3 of the 5 (technically 6) requirements. I do have access to my SSN card but that still leaves the fifth (and sixth) requirement unfulfilled. As for sneaking out, I tried that multiple times over the years and every time I was escorted back home in a police car before I could even get to my destination. I can't even go to the grocery store on my own without having my parents calling the police on me.

    The main reason why my parents are like this, is because I was diagnosed with autism back in middle school. Ever since then, my parents (and really my entire family) have started treating me differently.

    And it's like, I'm not even trying to get a job or a bank account. I'm okay with not having them, what my issue is, is that because I'm limited to using "beer money" sites and apps to be able to buy things, I'm very limited as to where and what I can buy. I used to be able to buy pretty much anything I wanted to if I put in the work but then Swagbucks changed their policy so that you now require an ID to do pretty much anything on their website. I still have access to and use InstaGC but there's only 3 websites that I use and can actually use with the gift cards they offer. I also use Bing but that's both even more limited and extremely slow to earn enough points to actually buy anything. Every other app/website I know of is either not worth using, a scam or I'm hesitant to use because I'm starting to have trust issues with these websites and apps.

    And seeing that America is slowly turning into a second Nazi Germany, I'm not optimistic for the future of these websites and apps.

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  • A utility bill would be one of two I need but my parents pay the bills online, so we don't get physical bills anymore. I also haven't tried calling them because I already know that they are just going to tell me to look at their list of acceptable documents.

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  • Okay, thanks again. The reason I asked about PayPal was because there are some websites that I want to be able to purchase things but PayPal is the only option they accept for at least some things. I saw that Coin Cards offers prepaid credit cards and I have read that, while PayPal requires either a bank account or a credit card to use, they might allow prepaid credit cards to be used instead, so I thought I'd ask just to make sure.

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  • Okay, thank you. I'll check these out. Also, I have two kind of a random but still related questions. Do you know if I'd be able to use PayPal exclusively with prepaid credit cards? And, do you know if I can use both gift cards and prepaid credit cards through VPNs?

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  • How do I setup a crypto wallet? The only time I tried crypto was back when I still used the Brave web browser and I wasn't able to redeem the BAT that I earned without setting up a crypto wallet through a website that required an ID. If it's just an issue with how Brave handles their crypto currency, I do know of some other sources of crypto that I can try using.

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  • The funny thing is, is that I have considered using crypto but on top of the fact that not all platforms except crypto, I also still can't use it because crypto platforms require IDs as well.

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  • No, I haven't talked to anyone outside of my family since I graduated high school and I have no way to contact any of my other relatives, assuming they would even help.

    As for the documentation, I don't even know how to obtain some of the required documentation. For example, one of the requirements from what I've read, is two documents from different sources that are on an "acceptable document list" proving that I have a street address. I've looked at the list and it's mostly legal documents from sources that I've either never heard of or have no legal way of obtaining.

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  • No, I don't know anyone who could. I really haven't talked to anyone outside of my family since I graduated high school. I also don't really like the idea of being escorted by strangers.

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  • I would try going to the bank on my own, but I'm not allowed to leave the house alone because my parents will threaten to call the police on me because they think I'm suicidal.

    That also rules out the last thing you said because even if I could get an ID through that method, I still wont be able to get a bank account.

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  • I live in the US. I actually checked online for what my state requires to get an ID and I don't think it's possible for me to do without my parents. The only things I have access to are my SSN and possibly my birth certificate but I would need to provide several additional documents that I either don't have access to or have no idea how to provide them. It also seems like there isn't a way to get one online unless you've previously gotten one, which I obviously haven't.

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  • I have not looked into that, if there are other ways of getting an ID that are legal, I might try them.

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  • My life is pretty much in limbo right now. I can't get a job because I don't have a bank account and I can't get a bank account because I don't have an ID and I can't get an ID because my parents wont get me one. I've been asking for a bank account ever since I graduated high school back in 2016 but they just keep telling me "We'll get you one eventually, we just don't have time right now" despite the fact that they sit around playing video games all day. What frustrates me even more, is that they let my sister get a bank account and a part time job back when she was still in high school.

  • Are you still friends with any of your exes?

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  • I was friends with some of my exs but after I graduated high school, all of my friends went their separate ways. I haven't talked to any of them in over 9 years.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    I'm having audio issues with Linux and while I have a temporary solution, I'd like to have a permanent solution if possible.

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    How bad is it for a mobile device to be "slow charging"?

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    After seeing a bunch of posts about Android_Translation_layer, I decided to try it out but I'm have issues installing it. Has anyone gotten it working in Linux Mint?

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    Should I be concerned if I receive a spam email that contains the first 3 and last four digits of my phone number, with the middle 3 being replaced with X's?

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    What is the proper way to install Vulkan drivers in Linux Mint 21.3 with an AMD GPU? (I think this issue is solved)

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    Is Linux Mint's package repository having issues or is the problem on my end? (Solved, I think)

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    Are there any discrepancies between the resources an OS uses when running in a virtual machine vs being ran directly?

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    I'm trying to run simple64 in Linux Mint but I'm getting error messages that I don't know how to fix.

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    I used mokutil a while back but now it's preventing me from booting into other OSs. How do I properly disable it?

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    What would be the best way for me to recover data from my old laptop's hard drive, which seems to have a bad superblock?

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    How does Spotube get it's audio from YouTube/Piped?

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    I'm trying to run VirtualBox in Linux Mint but I keep getting an error message about Kernel drivers.

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    Tux Rider crashes often when the graphics are set to high, is this just an issue with the game or just an issue with the android devices I tried?

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    How "aggressively" is Google banning accounts that use Aurora Store to download apps from the Google Play store?