People who tell me the anti-trans anti-POC laws in my state are good actually because the majority support them. People who treat people as pawns in an electoral campaign.

So tired of people like that.

Update: Examples found within the thread! I don't even need to link to examples of this happening. They're right here!

https://i.imgur.com/kXXVPvt.mp4

Capitalism and its consequences have been a disaster for the human anus

When I try using the normal way in Windows 10, it throws an error. I have some videos I uploaded to a YouTube channel a long time ago, and I'd like to share them, but first I need to remove the metadata.

The normal way I do this for images is to right click and select "Remove Properties and Personal Information," but when I try to do this with an mp4, it doesn't succeed. I've checked the security settings to make sure I have full control over this file, which I do, but it seems impossible to remove this metadata. I've tried saving-as using VLC and even tried within different folders, but nothing works.

Surely there must be a tool to remove metadata from a mp4 just as there is with an image, but none of my searches have been helpful. I'd much appreciate it if anyone can help!

This is very troubling, and I'm not even sure where to start. I recently received an email message from my ISP which alerted me to an incoming update. I didn't worry too much since this is obviously not the first update they've ever pushed through.

However, after this update, I noticed that my guest connections and some other things had changed / disappeared. I logged on to my router, and I immediately noticed my custom password had been reset to the default. No problem, I entered it.

At this point, I saw that all of my options were greyed out. I could change the password, which I did, but nothing else. I immediately called my ISP.

I was told that I would have to use their app now, so as much as I dislike using proprietary phone apps, I conceded and installed the app through the Play store.

However, the agent was not entirely honest with me. I still can't bifurcate my 2.4g and 5g connections, nor can I add or remove any guest connections. I immediately enabled "privacy mode" via the app, which purportedly prevents information from being collected by something called "HomePass," and I "Delete[d] Guard events" whatever the hell that means, but this seems really troubling. I can no longer access my modem/router settings via the normal interface, but have to use an Android app?

There is only one other ISP in my area. They have much worse/slower service, but should I switch, or is this just the "new normal"? Does what I'm describing even make sense? I'm not a tech expert, but I feel like I've self-taught myself how to navigate these settings, and learned from others in online forums, but now ... an Android app?

I'd appreciate any advice. I'd even be willing to purchase my own modem/router instead of using the one from my ISP, if that fixes this mess.

Edit: So I need my own router, at least. I did some research, and these are the ones I can get locally that are within my budget:

• TP-Link Archer AC1900 Dual-Band Mu-Mimo Wi-Fi Router with Gigabit Port

• Linksys AC1200 Dual Band WiFi 5 Router

• TP-Link Archer AX1500 WiFi 6 Dual-Band Wireless Router | up to 1.5 Gbps Speeds

• TP-Link Archer C54 | AC1200 MU-MIMO Dual-Band WiFi Router

• NETGEAR - Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Router, 1.9Gbps (R6900) I’VE BEEN WARNED AGAINST NETGEAR THOUGH IN OTHER FORUMS

• TP-Link | AX1800 4 Stream Dual-Band WiFi 6 Wireless Router | up to 1.8 Gbps Speeds

• TP-Link Archer AX3000 | 4 Stream Dual-Band WiFi 6 Wireless Router | up to 3 Gbps Speeds

• Linksys E7350 AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Router

Am I right in thinking the TP-Link AX3000 is best?

Edit 2: At first, I bought the Netgear AC1900, which seemed like a great deal. Turns out it was unusable without creating a netgear account, so I returned it in exchange for the TP-Link Archer AX1500, and it appears to be working! I got everything set up pretty close to the way it was before, except even better.

Once I save money, I'll also invest in a different modem and return this one to my ISP.

This was a big wake-up call for me in terms of privacy. I never listened to people saying not to use your ISP's equipment because I always trusted my ISP (it's not one of the big name ones). Never trust a company. Lesson learned. I appreciate all the responses I got! This community is great!

She went through a really rough divorce in 2019 with an abusive husband, and not too long after that she was dating online and met this man about her age who was allegedly deployed to Afghanistan with the US military (which is odd to begin with since they're in their 50s). She started chatting with him a lot and talking about him all the time. He has the same name as my husband, so she used to tell me a lot about it because I tend to be a good listener, and she thought it was a funny coincidence.

He would occasionally send her flowers or pizza to our workplace (still does sometimes), and right off the bat it was clear that he was lovebombing, so my only advice was to take it slow. (I tend not to give strong advice, opting for listening instead, but I felt a bit concerned.) She claims she has never sent him money, but even though she earns more than I do, she has had constant financial struggles. I know that's a fairly normal thing for people to have now, but in the context of everything else I think it might be significant.

So obviously once Biden became president, the troops were gradually removed from Afghanistan. I felt like this was the moment of truth, but no. He then claimed that he was in possession of gold bars (yes, really) that he could not easily transport to the US, so he had to sort this out first. Since 2020 and up until recently, he's allegedly been in a country in Africa (I think she said Ghana).

She video chats with him, but there's always some reason his camera is not working. I saw her chatting with him at lunch one day. He was pretending the app was glitching out. She claims she's seen him briefly on camera, but that the quality was very poor. Otherwise, it's been entirely one-sided. She's very ignorant about technology, so I feel like she's easy to fool. (I've tried to strategically mention sometimes how I video chat while gaming with my discord buddies from all over the world without issue, but I don't think my message connects.)

A couple other possible red flags:

He looks like a picture that would come up if you googled "handsome middle-aged man." She's got a picture of "him" with his shirt off, and he's super ripped and ... I mean, insanely attractive people exist, but...

I've snuck into her office and taken a picture of this guy (she has it printed and hanging by her workspace), and I've done a reverse image search on tineye, bing, and yandex, but nothing comes up. The picture seems like an instagram influencer type person (think Andrew Tate, only much better looking).

Another thing: The guy is allegedly from the US, he has a Hispanic name, but I've overheard him on a voice call with her, and he has a strong accent that is definitely not Spanish.

He's promised her that he's coming so many times that I've lost count. Supposedly, he's in the US now, and he was supposed to travel here recently, but nope ... some excuse, there's always an excuse.

And even though he's supposedly back home, he still "can't" video chat with her. Moreover, she doesn't know his address, like what? He tells you he loves you, and then this?

I know it's not my problem, but this breaks my heart. If she wants a relationship, there are so many other people out there, nice people, real people. Maybe I'm too nice and I should just blatantly tell her this is a scam. I've tried to drop so many hints, but clearly subtlety doesn't work. I really don't know what else that I can do to make her see reality.