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by Scaled 5mo ago
I've seen the chargeback rates, they are low. Consider that most adult consumers are repeat purchasers (subscribing to their favorite artist/dev/performer). They do not want to get banned for a chargeback and lose out on co
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by Scaled 5mo ago
They're also attacking games and artwork -- gotta make sure those pixels consent, too. Sigh...
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by Scaled 5mo ago
Just FYI, the high rate of fraud is FUD. I am in the field, have a very good chargeback rate, and still cannot secure card processing at fair terms. The processors I have spoken to know chargeback rates are low, but it's a rigged sys
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by Scaled 5mo ago
Never upload your ID. If that means not developing for a platform, don't develop for that platform.
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by Scaled 5mo ago
Parental controls on device are a better solution that work today and don't carry a risk of data breach.
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by Scaled 5mo ago
The army of middlemen with their hands out is the worst part, where you also have fees paid to the merchant bank, the iso/payment service provider, and a chain of agents. In disfavored industries like adult content, this can reach 15%
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by Scaled 5mo ago
The biggest problem IMO is discoverability. I need an easy way to find open source projects that are on scattered servers. GitHub project search is limited to GitHub.
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by Scaled 5mo ago
Yes, that's how parental filters already work. They use a combination of rta tags and external data to block pages. Even works with Google safe search, firewall devices, etc. The rta ecosystem is already built out and viable.
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by Scaled 5mo ago
On the topic of operating costs, the annual "high risk" credit card fees just went up to nearly $2k/year. High risk in quotes because even if you have stellar charge back rates you still get hit with it (did you know the cha
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by Scaled 6mo ago
And after those laws, VPN to a free country and download local models. Never give in to the panopticon.
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by Scaled 6mo ago
Another good option is Restic, since snapshots let you go back in time. That is useful in case you accidentally delete/break something and you're not quite fast enough to restore from backup before the next cron runs.
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by Scaled 6mo ago
A lot of people blaming the poster, but I can say I've seen the same thing on completely opt-in lists that aren't doing anything shady. Reality is if you're only sending one email to your list a year, even when people want t
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by Scaled 6mo ago
Society is a bit fatigued of big tech companies making their various accounts essential and then locking people out of them without any due process.
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by Scaled 6mo ago
I got my account verification locked for this and I wasn't even using third party clients. Discord and their AI moderation is rubbish.
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by Scaled 6mo ago
I need the dragon pet... someone add it to open code / pi, please!
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by Scaled 6mo ago
If you're a US citizen, I believe they can seize your device indefinitely, and detain you for up to two days. They are required to let you eventually back into the country though. (If you're not a citizen, all bets are off)
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by Scaled 6mo ago
Well, we can certainly disagree about the harms (fingerprinting) and slippery slopeness (AV started for porn, but we all knew it wasn't going to stop there) But to get to the meat of your question, trust is lost through betrayal. Orga
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by Scaled 7mo ago
Yeah, that is ABSOLUTELY a lie. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to include links as a new user but Pornbiz posted an article showing AV lost them 90% of traffic. There's a BBC article where researchers found AV compliant sites w