bruzzard

@bruzzard@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “The fundamental architecture of Linux prohibits age verification completely”…until the next law erodes that privilege altogether.

  I hope you are right. And for all our sakes, I really hope I am wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the explanation. What you have described is not different to the manner in which I understand the situation as well.

  My concern is that (despite your good intentions) your previous comment may have the unintended effect of making light of the situation we are all in.

  The ‘field’ we have the privilege to ignore now id a mandatory requirement for a passport and iris scan tomorrow.

  My first thought is to not sit still and accept the new law - rather, to empower everybody here to write to their legislators to block or reverse these gross violations of privacy. May Linux developers have already expressed willful non-compliance to the law. Show we not get behind these developers and organisations (like the EFF) and demand a repeal?

  I however apologise if I have misunderstood your intent. But one thing is for sure, if we do not put up a fight at present, then the future is already lost.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  …until it becomes a requirement to be filled.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If that is the case, explain why is it being implemented in the heat of mass age verification? What is the motive?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Conservatives: Libz don't even know what a woman is. Also Conservatives: *constantly engage with purely synthetic creations thinking that they are women.*⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Begun, the clone war has…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I would not give up the smartphone for a dumb phone, primarily for the superior security and privacy smartphones provide that dumb phones just do not have technology for.

  This conversation has a tone of settling for inferior technology to do the work a well-designed smartphone experience should.

  The smartphone can be made pretty “dumb” - the user experience has more to do with the software (apps) added to it than the hardware (the smartphone) itself.

  Aside from the apps the platform bundles, I only have Signal (for text and voice), email, a browser, calendar, a note taking app and a FOSS music player. I have disabled all sound and visual notifications and removed all apps off the main screen.

  Of late, I’ve moved the SIM-card onto a secondary phone that resides in my bag, which is only switched-on for navigation or if I need WiFi in a snap.

  It has not always been this way for me and I am sure my setup will continue to evolve as my needs change.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would stop you from switching to a flip phone (or dumbphone) in 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This here. Not fully featured but a decent reader and editor which we hope will improve with time. Good effort on the devs!

  LibreOffice & Open Office Document Reader | ODF f-droid.org/packages/at.tomtasche.reader/