(Meanwhile, scrumbling around Telegram has been getting kind of annoying, so I'm not sure how much effort I want to put into branching off *even more*)

"scrumbling around telegram"? i still want to get an account there again, but i struggled with getting a fake number they would accept last year and kinda gave up on it .. because you kinda need 2 so you can ping one with the other so you don't lose them.

scrumblin n bumblin

Am back! I got on medication, past the first hurdles and feeling steady. :)

Mike, you know if you ever sort out the whole Discord thing, my server's got a place for you.

Also, Mike, I've been eyeballing Franz (and a few alternatives to it) for a minute. https://meetfranz.com/

Sorry, hadn't looked for a minute. The fully FOSS version is named Ferdi if you get interested in that.

I suggest reading the Terms of service and privacy policy for any service you are going to be attempting to use for any sort of less legal purpose.

@Juan_dog - I use TextNow app to get a number for $20 a year. Works on Telegram for me. You can get a free number and test it first

Sorry about the typo, I have dog on the brain, lol!

yeah, but i need to get a fake email address to work with textnow first, and that has also been a challenge.

@CeresFallen It is understandable if you don't know me as I am new here and I am rarely active online during weekends but I would love for all of you to ask me questions and I will do my best to answer them and if they are unclear I will do my best to do that as well

oh dang you can actually ping nice

Juan, make a proton mail account, use it over tor to register, delete it afterwards. Proton mail has a dedicated delete button.

@Luci what kind of questions?

Any questions and I do mean any questions

I live in a state where none of this is illegal. Being said, you do *not* want to use a destroyed account for anything you might want to hold on to... And ProtonMail's security features only really apply if you consistently access it over ToR.

I can't speak for everyone; laws from state to state and country to country differ greatly.

it really does suck being in the us

Eh, I don't plan to overty express my interests in public spaces, so it's mute. Representing California here! My west coast peeps, send me a shout in DMs :3