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721.
by anoncake 6y ago
> French people do use the regular order but in some occasions do write it as FAMILYNAME GivenName The EU also likes to do this, perhaps so HUNGARIAN Dude isn't called "Mr. Dude".
722.
by anoncake 6y ago
Even if cookies were the only method for tracking, that would not be true. You cannot reliably distinguish tracking cookies from those necessary for functionality – there is no evil bit set.
723.
by anoncake 6y ago
"Müller" and "Mueller" are actually different names. But if umlauts aren't available, "Müller" should still be represented as "Mueller", "Muller" would be just wrong. Ordering also depe
724.
by anoncake 6y ago
And if so, what can you do? Store a picture?
725.
by anoncake 6y ago
Also, tomatoes are technically fruits.
726.
by anoncake 6y ago
> Location of the host is irrelevant, it depends on the target audience. Serve pages to the EU? You get to follow it. No, merely serving pages to the world (that happens to include the EU) does not mean you have to follow the GDPR. That
727.
by anoncake 6y ago
> Any plugins to strip them out or automatically consent? No, that is literally impossible. If you only press the consent button because it's easier, you didn't consent.
728.
by anoncake 6y ago
That would be a step back . Not giving consent is the default as is.
729.
by anoncake 6y ago
Apparently mobile browser makers disagree.
730.
by anoncake 6y ago
No, regulations are directly applicable. Directives have to be implemented by each country.
731.
by anoncake 6y ago
One story is not. The reporting of the media as a whole is. It's always FEAR FEAR FEAR, without mentioning how likely these cases actually are. Because of this, there are young, healthy people who think they have a significant chance o
732.
by anoncake 6y ago
> If you record any audio or make calls with people outside your organisation, ... please ask your employer to invest in some sort of microphone upgrade . Unless you're self-employed, paying for work equipment is not your responsib
733.
by anoncake 6y ago
Basically they aren't. But to some extent, we need to pretend they are for the greater good.
734.
by anoncake 6y ago
To determine how scary "Long Covid" is, you have to take into account both how bad and how frequent it is. Articles like these are just fearmongering. They likely cause it in many cases by giving people hypochondria.
735.
by anoncake 6y ago
Previous versions of HTML were based on SGML. You can write a perfect SGML parser, but the developers of web browsers couldn't be bothered.
736.
by anoncake 6y ago
But not a valid answer. That's what comments are for.
737.
by anoncake 6y ago
If the EU didn't "bully" Poland and Hungary for turning into dictatorships now, and later changed its stance on Catalonia, people would accuse it of hypocrisy the other way round. Trying to avoid being hypocritical just means
738.
by anoncake 6y ago
It is, by Russians living in exile.
739.
by anoncake 6y ago
There are poor people who don't work. There are workaholics who don't work, I know a few. Why? Because of mental illness, particularly depression. Poverty is a cause of mental illness. Even if you manage to stay healthy, being p
740.
by anoncake 6y ago
Poverty is not even a mere "attitude problem" in countries with somewhat functional welfare states.
741.
by anoncake 6y ago
Sure. So would divine intervention. Regulation is more realistic.
742.
by anoncake 6y ago
And that's why an ad company should not be allowed to also make browsers.
743.
by anoncake 6y ago
> And they arent Russians. Any other ethnicities you don't allow?
744.
by anoncake 6y ago
Don't do that then?
745.
by anoncake 6y ago
I blame the capitalist oligarchy. Some context would be nice though.
746.
by anoncake 6y ago
> According to this definition, dumpster diving would be theft. In many jurisdictions, it legally is. Morally, I agree that's bullshit.
747.
by anoncake 6y ago
Or just make their implementation of the tax code public?
748.
by anoncake 6y ago
> edit: funny how I can discuss extremely controversial political topics here and never have any of my comments killed, but having a negative opinion about wasm and JS frameworks is just a step too far lol. I'm not surprised. You pr
749.
by anoncake 6y ago
If the OS 1. has to include a browser for the aforementioned reasons and at the same time 2. must not include a browser because that would harm competition between browsers, what else can we do?
750.
by anoncake 6y ago
That could happen if the Mietendeckel is made permanent and the Abgeordnetenhaus refuses to do its job and adjust it as necessary for a few decades. In reality, your strawman is not realistic.

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