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Who remembers export controls on encryption? Technology transcends the narrow-mindedness of nationalism. We are one world. Nationalism is another tool for powe
by k310 4mo ago
Who remembers export controls on encryption?
Technology transcends the narrow-mindedness of nationalism. We are one world. Nationalism is another tool for power-hungry people who thrive on a divide-and-conquer strategy.
All for one, and that's all.
- saulpw 4mo ago90s were a different era. Also encryption is small code. Try printing Fable weights on a T-shirt and see how far you can get.
- k310 4mo agoI will explore the holographic T-shirt business. Until then, I guess QR codes will have to do (risky business, though)[0] [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/27/cybersecurity-scams-quishing-qr-code-consumer-risks-hackers.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/27/cybersecurity-scams-quishing...
- echoangle 4mo agoThis QR code fear mongering is one of the most annoying internet memes to me. > Almost three-quarters of Americans (73%) scan QR codes without verification, and more than 26 million have already been directed to malicious sites, according to NordVPN. Obviously, since the only way to verify a QR code before scanning is to decode it manually… Just treat every QR code like an unknown URL and you’re fine.
- cyanydeez 4mo agowe are one world, but 30% of us are dementia patients with persecution complexs.
- AnimalMuppet 4mo agoWe are one world, but within that world are people who are willing to kill you in order to advance their own interests. Given that, I really prefer that the more powerful technology not be in their hands. Unfortunately, my own country is becoming more that way than I have ever seen it...
- CamperBob2 4mo agoFact is, you won't get your preference. So move on to the next step, and form new, better-informed preferences and opinions. Assume that you'll be living, and eventually dying, in a world where raw intelligence isn't monopolized by people who agree with you. Then, think about how best to get along in that world and help it flourish benevolently.
- inigyou 4mo agoNo it doesn't. Evidence that it doesn't: export controls on encryption and AI.