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ageedizzle

@ ageedizzle @piefed.ca

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  • How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy?

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  • Yeah. The OS based biometric model of verification definitely has some advantages over a service-by-service form of verification (so long as it's done in a way that doesn't make it easier to fingerprint based on device). The biggest concern I'd have though would be what this might do to niche operating systems, like Linux distros or Graphene OS. Will they be forced to enable age verification as well, and if so will they have the means to do that?

    The comparison to credit card verification is interesting though and intuitively it seems like it would make it easier for niche operating systems to manage these requirements, since they could largely outsource that functionality (in the same way most websites outsource the handling of credit card information). This model still might make it easier for governments to profile people though. I'd be interested to hear what a privacy expert has to say about the viability or tradeoffs with a model like that.

  • Microsoft claims "2026 is the moment" for AI PCs, but its essay-length beginner explanation only creates more confusion — Is it any wonder adoption is slow?

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  • Nice

  • An Ontario woman will head to court in March after the City of Burlington fined her for letting her garden grow wild.

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  • What’s the point of owning property if you can’t even do what you want with it? 

  • Will China be able to poach scientists from the West?

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  • The university of Toronto has been scoping up some good American researchers in the humanities with the munk school. Not sure what the situation is with the sciences though

  • Will China be able to poach scientists from the West?

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  • Hopefully Canada and Europe can capitalize on this moment and scoop up some US based researchers during this brain drain. It would be a shame if researchers felt the need to go to China instead

  • Blue light filters don’t work

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  • Even if they don't work they still feel a lot easier on the eyes

  • Complaining about headlines using "X blasts/slams Y" gives boomer.

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  • Judging by the comments here this truly is an unpopular opinion.

  • Microsoft claims "2026 is the moment" for AI PCs, but its essay-length beginner explanation only creates more confusion — Is it any wonder adoption is slow?

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  • Ah okay that makes sense. Too bad the drivers are closed source that might be the cause of a lot of these issues

  • Microsoft claims "2026 is the moment" for AI PCs, but its essay-length beginner explanation only creates more confusion — Is it any wonder adoption is slow?

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  • Nice. Which model is it? 

  • Do you prefer XMPP or Matrix powered apps as a discord alternative?

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  • Yeah the self-hosting thing is new, its really clunky and they dont encourage you not to use it. I think (?) they may have even discontinued it.

    Its odd to me that Signal is supposedly the gold standard yet it breaks all these privacy 101 rules. Such as requiring you hand over your phone number to a central authority, not really allowing you to self host, and not posting an official app on fdroid. I’ve heard that portions of its official repo are not even open source (though I haven't verified this for myself). XMPP sounds like the better choice to be honest.

  • Do you prefer XMPP or Matrix powered apps as a discord alternative?

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  • It also might be a dealbreaker from a privacy perspective. It’s weird that Signal, which is supposedly the gold standard, has this requirement. 

  • Couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US

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  • Yeah do people actually pay in that price range for health care in the US? If so then thats absolutely bonkers 

  • Microsoft claims "2026 is the moment" for AI PCs, but its essay-length beginner explanation only creates more confusion — Is it any wonder adoption is slow?

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  • Why are linux options light on the tablet front? It should work the same as on a laptop

  • Do you prefer XMPP or Matrix powered apps as a discord alternative?

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  • Why did you two opt for XMPP rather than Signal Messenger?

  • Better be a sex offender registry on those damn space ships

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  • Yeah. If they classify microbial life because it conflicts with religious dogma then you’d expect them to classify any scientific finding that conflicts with religious dogma, which doesn't seem to be the case.

  • Donald Trump Orders Pentagon to Release UFO and Extraterrestrial Documents

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  • David Grusch is another, more recent nerd to fall under this category 

  • Better be a sex offender registry on those damn space ships

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  • Why would they classify that information if its just microbial? The motivation for classification is clear if the aliens are flying around in UFOs (so they can reverse engineer their tech without adversaries of the US finding out) but there is no realistic motivation for why they might classify microbial life 

  • Addictive qualities in ultraprocessed foods are similar to those of tobacco

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  • Damn so thats why I keep buying potato chips

  • how do I make my new phone more private

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  • Why is that?