Not sure of your setup but I use OpenVPN on my Android and have set it to whitelist apps so only the apps that need to use the VPN do so. You can also go the opposite and blacklist so all apps except those you specify use the VPN.

I'm my case, I'm using the OpenVPN server on my router. When I set it up, there was an option for the client to only use the VPN for local traffic. That way it's part of the config file on my phone. Works flawlessly

The electoral college was never intended to protect proportional representation. The whole idea of equal representation in the Senate was to avoid high population states running roughshod over the smaller ones. This obviously dilutes the influence of higher population states and amplifies the smaller ones at the electoral college.

The system is not broken though. It does exactly what it was originally intended to do 240 years ago. You just don't agree with it's intention and results

I stopped using it because it wasn't the best for the use case I was looking for but I'll plug SilverBullet. It is a well made program and seems very powerful from what I've seen

I was having swallowing issues. Food would get stuck from time to time. I wouldn't choke and could still breathe. My ENT told me it was due to reflux at night causing throat irritation. I didn't take it super seriously because it didn't seem like a big issue.

Then in December of 2020, I had something get stuck in my throat during dinner. I figured it was like it had always been and I would just drink some water and get it to swallow. I did...but when I did my throat ruptured and split where it meets the stomach. I ended up with sepsis and spent 50 days in the ICU and 322 days in the hospital. All told I went home 357 days after I left for the ER that night. My stomach was removed and I developed drop foot due to nerve damage, likely during one of my close to 3 dozen operations and now have to walk with an orthotic foot brace.

I had to change the way I eat as I can't really get enough doing the standard 3 meals a day. I tend to graze small amounts throughout the day. My leg may or may never recover. There's no real way to tell, it's all dependent on nerve regrowth which happens pretty slowly. That has impacted playing with my kids, swimming, playing golf, etc.

I'm not especially attached to OpenVPN, it's just always worked for me to this point and is built into the router firmware. So I haven't needed to change

192.x

Asus RT-AC66U

Connecting via IP.

VPN is running on the router. OpenVPN