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submitted 1 week ago by 1dalm@lemmy.today to c/dankmemes@lemmy.world
[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Great, now when I think of a Fidel Castro "chess master" will no longer be the first thing I think of.

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 33 points 2 weeks ago

It's so funny to me how badly people want this to be some nefarious governmental conspiracy. Listen, the government already has much better tools to track you online. Your computer has, on a hardware level, sent unique identifiers to ISPs and websites since Pentium IIIs. This age requirement thing isn't a government conspiracy to track you, they already track you.

It is a *corporate *conspiracy. It's Meta and other major websites, games, and applications companies that want to off load their liability. Meta and Alphabet just lost major lawsuits for their negligence in protecting kids on their own websites. There is a liability dam about to break for these companies and schools and other advocacy groups start their own lawsuits. That's what this is about. That's the real conspiracy.

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 17 points 2 weeks ago

The biggest problem with AI is that it has very poor "accuracy vs precision" problem.

It can be very precise with what it can produce, but it's accuracy is completely unreliable.

So, as it stands right now, the only jobs it can really replace are jobs where accuracy doesn't really matter all that much, like front end software/web development and art production.

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 27 points 2 weeks ago

Seems like this would have been better to procure through contracting.

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 17 points 3 weeks ago

Iran holds all the leverage now. They should just say "These are our demands. The straight remains closed until all demands are met,"

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 24 points 3 weeks ago

This is my go to evidence that the whole beliefs that real estate values always increase is absurd.

If real estate prices always increase, even modestly, then an apartment in Rome or Paris would cost hundreds of trillions of dollars. Obviously that's not the case, and since land speculation isn't exactly a new thing, there is a correction somewhere.

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 8 points 4 weeks ago

Let it be finished tonight.

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submitted 1 month ago by 1dalm@lemmy.today to c/parenting@lemmy.world
[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 10 points 1 month ago

Is anyone surprised? I mean, did you guys think it was really a $300 million dollar ballroom?

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago

If micro plastics were a problem then we should expect to see rapid increases in cancers in younger adults.

Handed a note

Huh. No shit.

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah the dude is really wrong.

Your body is good at filtering out hydrophilic toxins. But for just about every other toxin... Not so much. Most hydrophobic toxins and other toxins, like heavy metals, VOCs, pesticides, micro plastics, etc., are man made and your body hasn't had millions of years to evolve natural filters.

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago

Are there any actual "GraphineOS" devices currently for sale anywhere?

(I know Motorola has some plans to roll out GraphineOS phones in the future, but this would probably complicate those plans if GraphineOS really prohibits Motorola from complying with laws.)

[-] 1dalm@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago

I think it's going to start skyrocketing in global desktop use. Maybe not in the US, but globally lots of other countries have good reason to migrate away from US based software companies

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submitted 1 month ago by 1dalm@lemmy.today to c/parenting@lemmy.world

I'm constantly amazed that scouts isn't more popular with families. I'm a huge supporter of the whole worldwide program (particularly Scouting America and the Girl Scouts in the US).

Yes, let's all acknowledge that there were past abuses that the Boy Scouts ignored and covered up. But, primarily due to the lawsuits associated with those abuses, Scouting America has instituted a lot of really strong child protection policies that arguably make it the safest youth program anywhere.

It's a really great, comparatively cheap, program that offers amazing opportunities to kids and families.

If you find yourself having trouble making friends as an adult, I really recommend looking into it.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by 1dalm@lemmy.today to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Okay you are ready to take a stand for freedom!

You are going to use an OS that isn't going to bend the knee and comply with age verification laws. I solute you, comrade!

Here are the likely consequences of your choice:

The Feds aren't coming after you. You aren't going to be out on a watch list.

What will likely happen is that if you try to log into your Facebook account you will get a message that says "Your Operating System is not currently supported. Your user experience will be limited to Groups labeled "Everyone"."

That's basically it. Your personal user experience will be limited to "kid friendly" areas of the Internet. (Same with apps and games.)

That's the real driver of these laws. Facebook and other app producers know that the days where they can just shrug off child predators using their products is coming to and end. Regardless of your opinion on age verification is as a solution, child predators are a real world problem and it's not just the parents fault. The platforms have some responsibility too.

Which is exactly what Facebook and the others specifically don't want -responsibility for their own platforms. That's why they are pushing for these laws that off load their responsibility onto the OS makers. Then they can just say "Oh, we don't have any responsibility for this child being abused in our platform. We asked the OS what the user's age was and the OS reported 18+. What else could we have done?"

So, that's the consequence if you choose to use an OS that refuses to comply. You'll just be relegated to the kid friendly version of website, games, and applications.

(On the other hand, if your OS chooses to falsely report to a website or an app an age for a child that is abused, then the OS should also be held responsible. But at that point you can go ahead and blame the parents too for letting their child use an OS that isn't safe for them to use.)

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