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  • Think of the Internet as being able to send opened letters with a destination address and return address. Anyone that handles the letter to help deliver it can see what it says, who's sending it, and where it's going.

    A VPN is like asking a company to help you transmit the letter with more privacy. The VPN creates a secret code between you and the VPN, so that only you two understand what is in the letter. Then, the VPN communicates with whomever while not sharing your identity so that no one knows who you are unless you specifically tell them in the letter.

    Say you want to know what the symptoms you're experiencing after a sexual encounter are, but you're embarrassed and don't want anyone to suspect anything in case it's nothing. You tell your VPN you want to send a letter to the medical info center. The VPN tells you to use a code that was created automatically so that no one knows what it means besides you and their code machine, and was sent to you earlier when you signed up for their service or at a regular update. "Use code 5 we sent you last week." You write the letter and address in code 5, then address it in normal language to the VPN, sending it via the mail system. The VPN machine translates the code to normal language but changes the return address to its own address. The medical info center receives a letter saying that the VPN wants to know the info you requested, so they respond. The VPN receives the info, translates it back to code 5, and sends the info to you.

    As far as everyone in the mail system is concerned, you sent and received info from the VPN, but only you know what it was because the mail system couldn't understand it, and the VPN handled it through an automated machine. The medical mail system and medical info center then knows what the letter said, but thinks the VPN requested that info, so they don't know it was you. Since the VPN handles tons of mail, no one knows who is requesting what specific info through the VPN.

    Note: This assumes the VPN doesn't keep logs. Some VPNs might actually track what you send, so they could keep track of your messages. That's why people that value privacy recommend to use VPNs that don't keep logs.



  • I am male and have worked in both. Here are some trends I saw, which of course all have their exceptions.

    Advantages of mostly male workplaces

    • People are less likely to be offended
    • Straight forward communication
    • People are quicker to feeling comfortable with each other
    • People are quick to forgive each other

    Disadvantages of mostly male workplaces

    • Can be rough
    • Can result in hypermasculinity and competitiveness
    • More aggressive toward each other
    • Less compassionate of weaknesses or setbacks
    • Solutions to problems can be intense and aggressive

    Advantages of mostly female workplaces

    • More understanding of individual differences
    • Solutions tend to be less harmful/aggressive
    • Individual weaknesses are accepted and accommodated
    • Setbacks due to unexpected circumstances are more tolerated

    Disadvantages of mostly female workplaces

    • Gossip and drama
    • People can hold grudges for a long time
    • Shady and deceptive interpersonal interactions
    • People form cliques
    • Indirect communication with double meaning
    • Intentional misunderstanding to play power games


  • HottieAutie@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoScience Memes@mander.xyzwigglin
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    6 months ago

    Music is a pattern of wiggling air. Color is just a frequency of wiggling because all light is wiggling, but not a pattern of frequencies. I think it would be more congruent is the statement were "movies are just the wiggling of the electromagnetic field".

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    Disclaimer: I am not technically a physicist.