big85

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by big85 5mo ago
Not to mention that the UK thinks its legal reach extends beyond its borders, what with levying fines against 4chan, a US-based site with no legal requirement to obey foreign law.
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by big85 5mo ago
Such is the way to radicalize people - convince them with propaganda that their way of life is at risk.
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by big85 5mo ago
...which gives Google a pretext to record your habits, transmit them to a server, and analyze them.
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by big85 5mo ago
This is part of the same trend which requires ID to use social media, view adult content, or log into their own computer. The goal is to give government control of computers and communications.
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by big85 5mo ago
I expect camera-based authentication to be removed as it's too easy to cheat like this. Digital ID will be the government's preferred replacement. The ultimate goal is to link everyone's online activity to their real-life ide
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by big85 5mo ago
> Researchers at US universities including Stanford and Duke looked at nearly 1,800 US schools where students’ phones were kept in locked pouches and found little or no differences in outcomes compared with similar schools without strict
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by big85 5mo ago
Some notable changes in 5.0.0 (spoilers abound): If a bag of holding explodes (e.g. due to putting a wand of cancellation in it), most of its items are scattered rather than lost Amnesia no longer causes you to forget maps Unicorn horns no
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by big85 5mo ago
There's an anecdote about an attempt to ban porn in Utah, which cited a survey which found that most people were opposed to adult content. The defense argued that most people will oppose porn when asked in public in order to appear mor
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by big85 5mo ago
Perhaps better stated: Your company's website isn't for you, it's to pursue the agenda of your company. Your personal homepage is for you, if you can free yourself from view count as a success metric.
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by big85 5mo ago
Back in the late 90s or so, there was a proposal to have sites voluntarily set an age header, so parents/employers/etc could use to block the site if they wish. People said it would never work, because adult sites had a financial
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by big85 6mo ago
I haven't read the new edition yet. He's also written The Elusive Shift and Game Wizards.
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by big85 6mo ago
When I saw the article title I hurried to mention Peterson, then I noticed his name at the top of the article. Playing at the World is a book so long it was re-issued as two separate volumes, but it's a very thorough treatment of the o