Boiling it down, every single request stemming from "age assurance" / "age verification" / "identity verification" is part of the slow but persistent fight against general purpose computing (itself but one front in the never ending struggle for human freedom)
The idea that you should be able to do anything without seeking permission from someone else is so abhorrent to some people they demand reality twist itself into absurdities to satisfy their need for authority.
@PavelASamsonov I wanted to order pizza earlier this week and saw this on the local restaurant's site, so I just ordered somewhere else instead.
Colleague: My computer is broken! I had an NVidia error and typed this command that Claude said I must type!
Me: That doesn't look right. And before removing the packages, you should've been prompted with a "Yes, do what I say!" prompt to protect you.
Colleague: It did!
Me: So why did you do it?
Colleague: Because Claude said so!
I got >< this close to telling her "If Claude told you to jump off a cliff would you also do it!?", thankfully my self-control is slightly better these days.
Me: That doesn't look right. And before removing the packages, you should've been prompted with a "Yes, do what I say!" prompt to protect you.
Colleague: It did!
Me: So why did you do it?
Colleague: Because Claude said so!
I got >< this close to telling her "If Claude told you to jump off a cliff would you also do it!?", thankfully my self-control is slightly better these days.
Fascinating interview with Bjarne Stroustop - Creator of the C++ language.
Covering topics ranging from technical issues, memory safety issues, dealing with standards bodies and politics, funding, marketing, AI, and more.
The interviewer also does a good job of listening and letting Bjarne actually explain things, which I appreciate a lot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46fJ2bJ-co
Covering topics ranging from technical issues, memory safety issues, dealing with standards bodies and politics, funding, marketing, AI, and more.
The interviewer also does a good job of listening and letting Bjarne actually explain things, which I appreciate a lot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46fJ2bJ-co
@david_chisnall @i0null Why? Everything already effectively runs as root there.
Just noticed that FreeBSD has a new website.
They increasingly look like a project that is really getting their shit together.
Nice work!
https://www.freebsd.org/
They increasingly look like a project that is really getting their shit together.
Nice work!
https://www.freebsd.org/
TW: video depicting about 95% of white privileged people I've ever met
I'm not really sorry for spoiling anyone's afternoon tea.
Original link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/26608103572149891
Original link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/26608103572149891
sensitive media
@ptesarik Yeah we were promised that a constant stream of vulnerabilities were going to emerge. Either the kernel was mos rubust than we thought all along, or the AI agents are slacking doing who knows what.
Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
@nuintari @pugmiester It's insane and I just don't understand it. I have to deal with similar crap at work now because some sales people bamboozled a manager.
@kevinbowen People who are new to Linux and enjoying it can enjoy it. What's boring is highly subjective, if someone is enjoying sharing their experience, let them!
“It’s inevitable” often means “we’re doing this against your will and without requiring consent because we’re in a position of power”
@tzafrir The $100 is to become part of the co-op. You can buy albums from the website without joining the co-op.
TIL subvert.fm - a co-op based music platform that has just launched. It looks really promising.
@daniel All US tech is now a serious liability, it sounds like hyperbole but it would take a lot these days to convince me otherwise.