Comment on California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah, the Glock solution.

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  • Rinox@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Enlighten me pls

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    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Glock is a type of gun.

      A Glock, on its own, is not illegal.

      Lots of aftermarket Glock accessories exist, all of which are legal.

      However, certain combinations of Glock and accessories are not.

      That’s not Glocks problem.

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• SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “My name is Microsoft, and I approved this message.”

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  • Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Microsoft’s own servers run Linux. An in-house build IIRC named Azure Linux.

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    • SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And there’s nothing keeping them from adding it themselves for their own profit.

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      • Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        What does that have to do with anything?

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  • Willoughby@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “We’re every datacenter in Canada and we collectively and politely agreed it’s a good move.”

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• ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah… It says just that in the article. You did read the article, right? I mean you didn’t just read the title and then rush in here to make a comment?

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  • Bakkoda@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    How people farm internet points is serious business

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  • fernandofig@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Where, pray tell? Out of curiosity I went there to check it out, and the “article” is just 3 paragraphs that just barely expand on the title. Maybe uBlock is triggering some invisible paywall there for me?

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    • waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Keep scrolling there is more, mine has a odd empty ad break too

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      • fernandofig@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I did scroll down all the way to the comments section, and nothing.

        Disabled uBlock, and sure enough, more of the article showed up.

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  • Willoughby@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    _you can click those?_

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• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Whose age do they want on the server? The admins? Lol. Sure. Jan 1 1970.

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• Gigasser@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Supposedly the age verification thing that’s needed is the equivalent to a porn site verification. Just enter a birthday that’s in the 1800s, and you’re set. This is still a bad direction to go towards though, as it’ll set precedent for future bullshit.

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  • Broken@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Exactly. Today you can enter Jan 1 1800 and it will take it. That’s not the problem.

    The real problem is the precedence it sets. An asinine rule gets passed and companies adhere to it, meaning they are enforcers.

    Tomorrow when laws require real verification, like ID scan then they’ve already agreed to be the gate keeper for said asinine laws. It’s harder to back out at that point.

    It’s all surveillance and it should be stopped.

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  • Virtvirt588@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There is nothing that’s “needed”. Its an OS not some demonic construct. It should also be noted that teens will be impacted in it as well - all minors. All this age gating, discriminatory behaviour is eating us alive. Age verification should not exist at all.

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