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by commoner 3y ago
> It even contains language that absolves platforms of responsibility for content specifically requested by children Actually, the bill does not absolve platforms of that responsibility. Let me format the text of the bill's Section
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by commoner 3y ago
You seem to be referring to Section 3(a)(1), which requires websites to "prevent and mitigate" the following for people under 18: > (1) Consistent with evidence-informed medical information, the following mental health disorder
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by commoner 3y ago
I also oppose these bills. The effect of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which I have read, is that anyone under 18 years old would be prevented from viewing any content that a (most likely inaccurate) classification filter deems "h
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K-9 Mail Collaborates with Ostif, 7ASecurity on Security Audit(blog.thunderbird.net)
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by commoner 3y ago
The MIT License does not restrict commercialization aside from requiring attribution. In fact, the text of the license includes the phrase "without restriction": > Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obt
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by commoner 3y ago
Corporal punishment is much more pervasive than molestation and rape, which is why it is being highlighted as a major problem. Lead exposure is actually more harmful than most people think, just like corporal punishment. https://
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by commoner 3y ago
The data shows that the use of physical discipline is independently associated with negative emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes. If there are any studies of the same quality that show otherwise, go ahead and post them. Otherwise,
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System76 “Nebula”: five years of Thelio engineering packed into a new PC case(blog.system76.com)
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by commoner 3y ago
> Are you suggesting that judging your child's actions as wrong is psychological abuse? Nobody said that. We are saying that corporal punishment is physical abuse. > the legal precedent has been clear on the legality of spanking
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by commoner 3y ago
> The effects of corporal punishment are small compared to the effects of molestation and physical abuse. That even worse abuses such as molestation, rape, and murder exist is not a justification for corporal punishment (physical discipl
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by commoner 3y ago
The PineTime is a great smartwatch if your main use cases are checking the time and displaying new notifications from your phone. The build quality is great and the hardware is very similar to the original Fitbit Versa. Battery life varies
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Cosmic DE: Tiling redesign and libcosmic rebasing(blog.system76.com)
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by commoner 3y ago
I don't think so. Buying a commericial license just gives you a PDF of the license, according to Isotope's docs: > Purchasing takes a minute. Our purchasing form accepts credit cards or PayPal. Once purchased, you’ll receive a
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by commoner 3y ago
Isotope's actual license page is much clearer than the article's summary: > The open source license is designed for you to use Isotope to build open source and personal projects. The Isotope open source license is GPLv3. The GP
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by commoner 3y ago
I migrated away from Namecheap because it prevented me from logging in when I used a VPN (that was not Namecheap's own VPN). The company rep's response on HN was less than satisfactory: https://news.ycombinator.com&#x2F
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Pixelfed introduces new feature allowing Instagram users to import their content(alternativeto.net)
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by commoner 3y ago
> I have no personal interest in promoting any of these models. Could you please add direct links to the home page or repo of each of the projects in the article? Readers expect to be able to click on the name of a project to see the pro
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4chan’s Top-Secret Moderation Machine(wired.com)
5 points by commoner 3y ago|0 comments
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by commoner 3y ago
I'm not sure how Pleroma (written in Elixir) could be a fork of Mastodon (written in Ruby). Both Pleroma and Mastodon implement ActivityPub, but that alone doesn't make either one a fork. Truth Social does use Mastodon's code
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by commoner 3y ago
Gab is not a Mastodon instance because its code base has been altered to the point that it no longer federates with any Mastodon instance or fediverse service, so that line of criticism is outdated at best. While Tusky has a great user inte
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by commoner 3y ago
> I assume pleroma (sp?) or truth social or whatever it was that uses Mastodon code posted many articles about the evidence they found when they removed it from being hardcoded in the open source code they worked from. Pleroma isn't
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by commoner 3y ago
Mastodon does no such thing. In fact, Mastodon has been used to host communities of all political persuasions. Where are you getting this from?
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by commoner 3y ago
> A decade ago I experimented with dual-posting to FB and ... whatever that Ruby-based alternative was, that Zuck famously invested in, but to which I have zero memory of the name right now. I think you're referring to Diaspora. - W
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by commoner 3y ago
There's an effort to graft a ThinkPad keyboard onto a Framework Laptop 13, with a focus on adding the TrackPoint: https://community.frame.work/t/converting-framework-13-to-a-... Judging from the discussion, this p
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Kid Cop Returns (Again and Again)(theverge.com)
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by commoner 3y ago
I don't think so, but you can ask Thunderbird if they are willing to earmark your donation for JMAP specifically: > Who can I email directly with questions about giving? > If you have a question about giving to Thunderbird, pleas
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by commoner 3y ago
Build quality is exactly what System76 is improving on by creating their first in-house laptop. All of System76's laptops to date have been adapted from designs from ODMs such as Clevo. When System76 moved their desktops in-house with
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by commoner 3y ago
This is very exciting. After Dell and HP dropped out over the past year, I've been waiting for a company other than Lenovo to build a well-designed laptop with a pointing stick. This company being System76 makes the news even better, s
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by commoner 3y ago
While the xkcd comic mentions 14-15 competing standards, there are only 3 email client standards in wide use: POP/SMTP, IMAP/SMTP, and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. POP is wholly surpassed by IMAP in functionality and ActiveSync
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by commoner 3y ago
To anyone interested in bringing JMAP support to Thunderbird, the Bugzilla bug is here: - Add support for new JMAP protocol: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322991 There's also Ltt.rs, a free and open sou

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