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  1. Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv

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    I’m excited for a new Stargate series. I hope it’s more about adventure, exploration, and the team(s) involved instead of interpersonal drama. I had a really hard time getting into SGU. It felt...

    I’m excited for a new Stargate series. I hope it’s more about adventure, exploration, and the team(s) involved instead of interpersonal drama.

    I had a really hard time getting into SGU. It felt more like a worse version of battlestar.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech

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    Moved off of Gmail and into Fastmail a few years ago and haven't regretted it. I use the masked email feature all the time.

    Moved off of Gmail and into Fastmail a few years ago and haven't regretted it. I use the masked email feature all the time.

    9 votes

  3. Comment on Project Hail Mary - Discussion thread in ~movies

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    As a tangent - I think Wil Wheaton doing the audio book for Ready Player One just enhanced it beyond the text itself. Sometimes combined media is greater than the sum of its parts.

    As a tangent - I think Wil Wheaton doing the audio book for Ready Player One just enhanced it beyond the text itself. Sometimes combined media is greater than the sum of its parts.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Our commitment to Windows quality in ~tech

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    I have the knowledge and ability to do it, but for the most part that’s what I also want! I run Mac, Windows, and Linux for specific purposes but I largely don’t do any customization, tweaks,...

    I have the knowledge and ability to do it, but for the most part that’s what I also want! I run Mac, Windows, and Linux for specific purposes but I largely don’t do any customization, tweaks, etc..

    I just want stuff to work and let me focus on what I think is valuable.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech

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    I assume it’s to avoid regulation. So few people do it, but Google can point to it as a way of “allowing competition”. So why not?

    I assume it’s to avoid regulation. So few people do it, but Google can point to it as a way of “allowing competition”. So why not?

    10 votes

  6. Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech

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    Yeah anything that requires me to unlock my phone and had it to a cop is an instant red line. If I tap my locked phone to theirs and it brings up my ID though? That might be fine.

    Yeah anything that requires me to unlock my phone and had it to a cop is an instant red line. If I tap my locked phone to theirs and it brings up my ID though? That might be fine.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech

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    I don’t understand how a VPN helps here? Age verification laws are spreading globally.

    I don’t understand how a VPN helps here? Age verification laws are spreading globally.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech

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    So if every online service requires age verification, what's the solution?

    So if every online service requires age verification, what's the solution?

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research in ~science

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    It’s sad that we moved from wax paper to plastics for a lot of situations that don’t absolutely require it.

    It’s sad that we moved from wax paper to plastics for a lot of situations that don’t absolutely require it.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on I am a graphenOS user and am considering getting a secondary iPhone, but I need more perspectives on how to set it up in ~tech

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    You can turn off most telemetry via Settings > Privacy and Security or Settings > Siri. You can’t turn off telemetry completely though, I think it’ll always connect for push notifications and...

    You can turn off most telemetry via Settings > Privacy and Security or Settings > Siri. You can’t turn off telemetry completely though, I think it’ll always connect for push notifications and iCloud? You might be able to block that at the network level if you don’t need push notifications.

    You could put the phone in Lockdown Mode and still use headphones but I haven’t tested that. Doesn’t reduce telemetry but does increase security if you’re paranoid.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech

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    Would I rather supply it to Apple or would I rather supply it to every individual application? I’d pick Apple in that scenario, assuming that age verification is a hard requirement. I’d trust...

    Would I rather supply it to Apple or would I rather supply it to every individual application? I’d pick Apple in that scenario, assuming that age verification is a hard requirement.

    I’d trust Apple over Blue Sky or Discord for privacy and security.

    I’d rather not provide it to anyone but that’s not the way laws are moving.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech

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    I think if you can provide it without unlocking the phone or physically handing it to law enforcement it’s not a bad idea. One less thing to carry and a potential backup in case you did forget. In...

    I think if you can provide it without unlocking the phone or physically handing it to law enforcement it’s not a bad idea. One less thing to carry and a potential backup in case you did forget.

    In today’s political climate having backups of your identification is probably not a bad idea.

    Additionally part of me wonders if Apple/Google could provide age verification abstractions by having your ID on the wallet. IE apps would have an “over 18?” API that the wallet could just respond yes or no to with user permission. No face scan. No uploading ID to another third party etc..

    2 votes

  13. Comment on What do you think about putting your driver's license in your digital wallet? in ~tech

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    Last time I looked at this for Apple Wallet it was only useful when going through the TSA. Normal law enforcement didn’t seem to accept it as valid ID yet.

    Last time I looked at this for Apple Wallet it was only useful when going through the TSA. Normal law enforcement didn’t seem to accept it as valid ID yet.

    8 votes

  14. Comment on A survey of 1,000 hiring managers found that 59% say they emphasize AI’s role in layoffs because it is viewed more favorably than saying layoffs or hiring freezes in ~tech

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    Outsourcing / offshoring is a massive problem in the tech space that gets almost zero attention from the news media or politicians. It's almost always done for cost (at least as the primary...

    Outsourcing / offshoring is a massive problem in the tech space that gets almost zero attention from the news media or politicians. It's almost always done for cost (at least as the primary motivator) not for the labor pool or skillsets available. At least in software engineering.

    14 votes

  15. Comment on Digg has shutdown (again) in ~tech

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    I’m more optimistic that it’s possible with larger communities. It just takes effort and moderation, which cut into margins. I also think federated social networks have a place but are also...

    I’m more optimistic that it’s possible with larger communities. It just takes effort and moderation, which cut into margins. I also think federated social networks have a place but are also fundamentally flawed.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Hackers expose the massive surveillance stack hiding inside your “age verification” check in ~tech

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    I don't think they started having a significant bot problem until they dropped the invite only requirement. I suspect they dropped that because they "needed more growth". They didn't really...

    I don't think they started having a significant bot problem until they dropped the invite only requirement. I suspect they dropped that because they "needed more growth". They didn't really provide any details or post mortem on what they actually tried to stop the bots.

    I've implemented bot protections at my work that have resulted in 80%+ reduced in bot traffic/interactions.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on Hackers expose the massive surveillance stack hiding inside your “age verification” check in ~tech

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    It really depends on the use case, but as an alternative to age verification I assume we are talking about services that require accounts? Email or SMS verification? Requiring a small one time...

    It really depends on the use case, but as an alternative to age verification I assume we are talking about services that require accounts?

    Email or SMS verification?
    Requiring a small one time payment per account?
    Blocking disposable or low reputation email providers?
    Delayed or multiple step signups?
    Invite only accounts?
    CAPTCHA?
    Honeypots?

    I think a lot of services that are infested with bots aren’t trying very hard to stop it because it benefits some metrics.

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Hackers expose the massive surveillance stack hiding inside your “age verification” check in ~tech

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    So I just did some admittedly very light searching around. It doesn't appear that a single company that has been fined, has actually paid the fine, or implemented significant changes due to this?...

    So I just did some admittedly very light searching around. It doesn't appear that a single company that has been fined, has actually paid the fine, or implemented significant changes due to this? Maybe it's "to come", but it seems pretty toothless so far?

    For example they fined 4chan. I don't think 4chan has paid or changed ANYTHING as a result.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Hackers expose the massive surveillance stack hiding inside your “age verification” check in ~tech

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    Do they actually have liability? Virtually every successful fine or lawsuit related to children on these platforms is due to data collection. They could just.. not collect the data from everyone?

    Do they actually have liability? Virtually every successful fine or lawsuit related to children on these platforms is due to data collection. They could just.. not collect the data from everyone?

    6 votes

  20. Comment on Hackers expose the massive surveillance stack hiding inside your “age verification” check in ~tech

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    There are much easier and less invasive ways of dealing with bots

    There are much easier and less invasive ways of dealing with bots

    22 votes