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Thanks for this! I wasn't aware that you could convert a sharded seed back into a plain 12-word seed. I'll have to give this a go.

What distro? I'm on the same yearly cycle but haven't found a home yet.

I use this script: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mention-support-for-people-identities/6163/43

There are some other good solutions in that thread also if that one doesn't suit.

I don’t really think Trustpilot is a good place to get info, a la Yelp.

Hard disagree on that, I've found it invaluable as a tool for assessing the safety of a company. Sure you're going to get some idiots who simply don't know how to use the tool and go online to bitch about it, but if you're seeing a significant number of people making the same complaints about support or having domains withdrawn from them, it certainly makes me suspicious.

Thank you for your reply though, it's good to hear that some people are having success. My understanding from the reading I've done online is that they used to be a lot better but have fallen in quality over the last 2 years.

Link for anyone else: https://2fas.com/

Thanks for the recommendation, I had not seen this project before and it looks fantastic.

Have you used Njalla? I was considering them recently, but these reviews gave me serious pause:

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/njal.la

What was the issue with Namecheap? I've been using them since 2008 and wondering if there's something I should be aware of.

Thanks for the links, I will go exploring. And for the record I don't think it's controversial to call someone a tankie - as stated today is the first time I've heard the word.

Many thanks for the links, that's great to start a dialogue. I didn't see anything particularly terrible in my read through the crash course (I might have missed something). In the FAQ I see a link to What about Stalin? Didn't he kill millions? (Revleft podcast on Stalin), which is an external podcast and I don't plan to listen to it to find out what it contains. Is there something specific which the developer wrote which you can link to?

Regardless of whether any particular developer is or isn't a "tankie", Lemmy the software and Lemmy.ml don't appear to support any ideologies. Their Code of Conduct specifically states "We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of level of experience, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other similar characteristic."

Please don't think I am merely arguing or playing devil's advocate. I have only just started using Lemmy and would prefer to not waste my time on a platform that ultimately I wouldn't like to be associated with, but so far it feels a bit overblown.

The thread from fefitips makes claims without providing any evidence. They say they "have receipts" and can provide on request, but why not simply post it if it actually existed?

I have no dog in this fight - today is the first time I've heard the word "tankie" - but I would take the linked claims with a grain of salt until proof is provided.

There is very little on reddit that cannot be found in other locations

The problem is that those other locations are frequently blog-style posts written primarily for SEO rankings, and the actual information is buried in pages of irrelevant content.

Reddit had a very high signal to noise ratio for niche hobby / technical questions.