[–] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yes it's technically trivial. I have read the patch. That's beside the point, which is social and political.

I get to decide and report what does and does not hurt me thankyouverymuch. And I do think this is a step that erodes my right to privacy, taken with shockingly little discussion. (Which got it reverted)

There's a lot of degrees of freedom between "just comply bro" and "good luck enforcing that". For example https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification

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  • [–] 28 points 6 months ago

    Yes. It's an engineering game that can def put you in flow and disrupt your sleep and self control.

    If you know space chem.or zachtronics, well, it's a zachtronics game.

    If not: You are an alchemist, which means you use these tiny arms and other tools to assemble molecules. Just assembling something automatically is an accomplishment, but many aim to optimize the amount of space used, the speed at which molecules are constructed, and/or the cost of the machine itself.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    It's definitely wrong to degrade or harass this guy for doing it.

    Buuut this is being made to support a bad law that should be opposed. The law is a bellwether for compulsory age and identity verification, which should strike fear into the hearts of everyone. And especially everyone who cares about their privacy (which really should be everyone, but ...).

    Furthermore, it's questionable whether a law like this can apply to open source software. IMO it really can't - who exactly is liable? Is the world really better with ageless Linux outlawed?

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  • [–] 30 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Look how far they have to contort to try and take back the moral high ground. We're not buying this shit and I'm sure if they were honest, neither are they.

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  • [–] 75 points 7 months ago (14 children)

    IF YOU BUY ANY TV, DO NOT CONNECT IT TO THE INTERNET.

    Televisions were never meant to be smart devices. There's no reason your screen should have software of its own. That would be like your face having a mind of its own.

    Ummm,

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