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It's a motherfuckingwebsite. It doesn't need a valid certificate. You aren't sending credit card data. You do not care if the CIA intercepts your data and finds out you are reading motherfuckingwebsite.com. Besides, if you're not running encrypted DNS, everyone knows you are reading motherfuckingwebsite.

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Digitizing VHS

Yes they lose charge but a bigger problem is the glue that holds the iron oxide weakens and flakes off over time because of the bending and stretching of the tape being unwound, wrapped over the heads, and the heads scraping the tape.

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Camouflage

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In a world where absolutely every password needs 8 digits, a Capital, a number, and a special character, "clown" is the most secure password because no one would try it.

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The flaking is tiny like dust. Do a head clean. I used to use Isopropyl and a qtip but Google says that's bad because you could accidentally leave fibers on the head so suggests printer paper soaked in iso.