So what you’re saying is… the social media platforms/ tech sector needs to take basic measures to make their platforms less exploitative for all users regardless of age? I’m sold. What sort of incentives do you think…
What if… we all just agree age verification is bad for everyone and move on?
If that were true, wouldn’t we be better served by auditing the finances of these universities and imposing caps on university profits based on operating expenses?
Gut feeling here is that this is going to result in significantly lower higher ed enrollment, and therefore a less educated populace. We do not teach history or ethics, or much in general to our pipeline welders, but…
I think it’s important to understand that while this is a win, it’s only a small step. > Deere will now be required to make diagnostic and repair tools available to equipment owners and independent repair shops, not…
Driver monitoring systems will be required in all 2027 vehicles in the US as well. https://www.gadgetreview.com/federal-surveillance-tech-becom...
Sorta. It’s still worse than proprietary solutions: in reality when on wilderness backroads (US and CA) I find myself juggling four apps at a time. CoMaps for course tracking, offline apple or google maps for navigation…
Cool; but this is one of those instances where I wish the wonderful and benevolent FOSS developers of the world would consolidate efforts behind existing projects to make fewer better things instead of many…
Unfortunately I have yet to find an OSM app that offers a properly usable modern interface. Most are passable if you are a nerd who doesn’t mind being inconvenienced and can work around the quirks; my non techy friends…
Imagine if your neighbor walked past your house every day and recorded your property with their phone camera. Imagine thirty strangers did that every day. Imagine being unable to walk more than two blocks out of your…
Seeing commenters defending privatized mass surveillance tech in 2026 is crazy.
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So what you’re saying is… the social media platforms/ tech sector needs to take basic measures to make their platforms less exploitative for all users regardless of age? I’m sold. What sort of incentives do you think…
What if… we all just agree age verification is bad for everyone and move on?
If that were true, wouldn’t we be better served by auditing the finances of these universities and imposing caps on university profits based on operating expenses?
Gut feeling here is that this is going to result in significantly lower higher ed enrollment, and therefore a less educated populace. We do not teach history or ethics, or much in general to our pipeline welders, but…
I think it’s important to understand that while this is a win, it’s only a small step. > Deere will now be required to make diagnostic and repair tools available to equipment owners and independent repair shops, not…
Driver monitoring systems will be required in all 2027 vehicles in the US as well. https://www.gadgetreview.com/federal-surveillance-tech-becom...
Sorta. It’s still worse than proprietary solutions: in reality when on wilderness backroads (US and CA) I find myself juggling four apps at a time. CoMaps for course tracking, offline apple or google maps for navigation…
Cool; but this is one of those instances where I wish the wonderful and benevolent FOSS developers of the world would consolidate efforts behind existing projects to make fewer better things instead of many…
Unfortunately I have yet to find an OSM app that offers a properly usable modern interface. Most are passable if you are a nerd who doesn’t mind being inconvenienced and can work around the quirks; my non techy friends…
Imagine if your neighbor walked past your house every day and recorded your property with their phone camera. Imagine thirty strangers did that every day. Imagine being unable to walk more than two blocks out of your…
Seeing commenters defending privatized mass surveillance tech in 2026 is crazy.
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