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- Comment on Behold: Pufferfish Bones 11 months ago:
- Comment on ‘People have no idea’: How smart devices spy on us and reveal information about our homes 1 year ago:
I agree. There are far too many people with the “if I’m not doing anything wrong, then what have I to hide?” mindset. I’ve seen people unironically say that all Tor users must be engaging in illegal activity, and I don’t think it occurs to them that in many parts of the world, freely accessing information is an illegal activity, and by adopting this mindset we’re empowering that type of state.
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
A Sikh with a kirpan is less of a threat than a Christian with a Bible
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
Rolling over for a single religion
Lmao this is so unhinged and dramatic. Kirpans are generally dull-bladed and less threatening than a sharp pen or pencil. The only religion I see public officials rolling over for is Christianity.
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
TIL that adhering to the court’s own policy is “causing a problem.” Sure, let’s just let officials make up rules on the fly instead of applying their own policies fairly. Surely that won’t cause any further problems.
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
The younglings: “Here we go again!”
Seinfeld slap bass
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
I tend to agree, but the place to start isn’t by targeting minority religions.
- Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword 1 year ago:
It’s actually an important part of their religious and cultural practices, and according to the article it appears that this man did follow the restrictions placed on these ceremonial blades by the court, so he should not have been denied entry.
- Comment on Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection 1 year ago:
It’s their choice, and I would simply not use YouTube. Access to YouTube specifically is not very concerning to me.
But if they try to normalize this or even attempt to influence legislators that adblockers should be restricted in any way by law, then I would be concerned, and for this reason I think it’s important to articulate right now that there is nothing inherently wrong or unethical about using an adblocker.
- Comment on It seems Gen Z is just fine with parents knowing where they are all the time 1 year ago:
This makes me sad. My brother and his wife always tracked my niece and nephew, and I feel like it did more harm than good. I remember agreeing to drive my nephew to buy fireworks, and on the way home I swung by Target to pick up my best friend a gift for his wedding, and my sister in law called my nephew and threatened to take his phone away because he wasn’t where he said he was going. Granted, I could have called, but it was a quick stop, and I didn’t know at the time they were watching him 24/7.
- Comment on My Review of Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) 1 year ago:
I saw this a long time ago when I was young, and I really liked it, but I don’t think I noticed at the time how silly some of the plot points are or how formulaic it is.
