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6 votes
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EARN IT Act introduced in House of Representatives
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President Trump is continuing his war on Section 230 and the right for the open internet to exist
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A crash course in CDA Section 230, and a discussion between two lawyers about the EARN IT Act and what it means for free speech and privacy online
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The case for making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones
8 votes -
Here’s Donald Trump’s plan to regulate social media
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US phone carriers may soon be able to block all calls from robocallers' carriers
16 votes -
United Kingdom to ban Huawei equipment in 2021 and remove it from 5G networks by 2027
6 votes -
Got any new electronics? Tell me about them!
Time for a casual show and tell! What new toys didya get? :) Last year's thread.
27 votes -
Terrible, dangerous EARN IT act set to move forward in the senate; attack on both encryption and free speech online
27 votes -
Andrew Yang is pushing Big Tech to pay users for data
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CDA Section 230 explained: The important and often-misunderstood legal foundation of the social internet
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US President Donald Trump signs executive order designed to limit the legal protections that shield social media companies from liability for the content users post on their platforms
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POTS: protective optimization technologies
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Our neophobic, conservative AI overlords want everything to stay the same
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How to find AV hardware for specific requirements?
Apologies if this belongs in ~tech, that group is more on topic than ~talk but I think it’s for news and links more than open questions. (Edit: Looks like it's been moved to ~comp, I guess that...
Apologies if this belongs in ~tech, that group is more on topic than ~talk but I think it’s for news and links more than open questions. (Edit: Looks like it's been moved to ~comp, I guess that works too.)
I’m looking for an HDMI switch. It needs to support at least 4K resolution and have at least 10 input ports. It also needs to have Toslink audio out. Remote control support is a “nice to have” but physical buttons are fine too.
I’m having trouble locating a product like this online. Not sure if I’m just using the wrong terms or if it doesn’t actually exist. Can any Tildes gearheads give me a pointer here?
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Researchers at Uppsala University have successfully created the world's first paper battery
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Proposed US law would ban infinite scroll, autoplaying video
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Justice Department to open broad, new antitrust review of Big Tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple
10 votes -
G-20 leaders resolve to prevent exploitation of Internet for terrorism
G-20 leaders resolve to prevent exploitation of Internet for terrorism This statement was reportedly an initiative of the Australian Prime Minister.
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Maine Governor signs strictest internet protections in the US
8 votes -
Facebook's Zuckerberg and Sandberg will disregard subpoenas to appear in front of Canada-hosted International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy
13 votes -
The only way to rein in Big Tech is to treat them as a public service
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The sharing economy is going to innovate us into the Victorian Era
15 votes -
New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
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Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook
48 votes -
Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws
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Data privacy bill unites Charles Koch and Big Tech
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Spotify has bought two podcast startups and it wants to buy more
17 votes -
In the era of electronic warfare, bring back pigeons
4 votes -
The 100 greatest innovations of 2018
6 votes -
Justice Department sues to stop California net neutrality law
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California lawmakers pass nation’s toughest net neutrality law
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Wikipedia blacked out across Europe in protest against laws that could change the internet forever
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Trying to change my career to freelancing, how plausible is this path?
Didn't know if i should post this in talk or tech, but my focus is on advice, so i guess this is the place. I am currently in the process of changing my career to be a web developer. Studied IT a...
Didn't know if i should post this in talk or tech, but my focus is on advice, so i guess this is the place.
I am currently in the process of changing my career to be a web developer. Studied IT a few years ago, dropped out due to finances, and spent the last few years working crappy jobs.
I designated all my spare time towards learning the basics. I'm confident enough in my knowledge of HTML and CSS, know how to use Bootstrap and i'm currently learning the basics of JS. The Udemy course i'm taking will cover NodeJS, jQuery and some more backend next. After that i plan on learning Wordpress and a framework i guess (React/Vue/Angular). Have i missed something here?
My final goal is doing freelance web development. My question is, how plausible is this and what else do you suggest learning to have an easier time finding clients?
Also, how soon do you figure i could start doing some basic work with simple websites (even if it means using Bootstrap / altering Wordpress themes)? My country is rather cheap, so even 500$/month on simple projects will be enough of a reason for me to quit my 9-5.
Guess i'll need a portfolio too though.
Anyways, thanks for reading. Any web devs out there care to offer advice? I'm dedicated to achieving this goal, but i'm somewhat lost still.
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US Senate votes to save net neutrality rules
9 votes