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robrtsqllast Monday at 9:41 PM2 repliesview on HN

Don't be so hard on 17-ish-year-old you. What exactly were you supposed to do? Not take the ACT (and probably not get into your desired college)?


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AgentOrange1234last Monday at 10:35 PM

This is a real problem.

I was appalled when renewing my car this year that I now need a Texas by Texas account (https://www.texas.gov/texas-by-texas/), which wants... a social security number because why?!?!

Anyway, yet another data breach incoming.

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DANmodelast Monday at 10:34 PM

Ask if it’s required, instead of assuming it is, is the point.

Modern equivalent “move over here for your picture ‘for the doctor’.”

No thanks, I’d like to opt-out!