isdononthephone

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   by isdononthephone 2mo ago

   What's most shocking to me is the willingness to comply on display here and elsewhere. If the state proposes you stick a corncob up your rear, your initial response shouldn't be to ask if they prefer you use a rubber or wooden mal
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   by isdononthephone 2mo ago

   Seeing as this is Illinois we're talking about, it's probably less about protecting kids and more about extorting punitive fines from tech companies for non-compliance. > violations can cost up to $50,000 each I hear slot machi
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   by isdononthephone 2mo ago

   > all support age verification No, they all support harvesting your data so they can continue doing what they do best: building shadow profiles and targeting ads. Nothing a signal of an age group tells them more than "send me more a
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   by isdononthephone 2mo ago

   > What if the parents are very good plumbers and car mechanics, should they also be expert in software design and installation? You know who else are not experts in software design and installation? Fossil politicians and slimy bureaucra
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   by isdononthephone 2mo ago

   That's the social contract with open-source software. You are not owed a cent for your work. But they're not owed support either. On the other hand, building an entire company atop experimental software that might explode or cease