Yes it’s technically trivial. I have read the patch. That’s beside the point, which is social and political.

I get to decide and report what does and does not hurt me thankyouverymuch. And I do think this is a step that erodes my right to privacy, taken with shockingly little discussion. (Which got it reverted)

There’s a lot of degrees of freedom between “just comply bro” and “good luck enforcing that”. For example https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification

It’s definitely wrong to degrade or harass this guy for doing it.

Buuut this is being made to support a bad law that should be opposed. The law is a bellwether for compulsory age and identity verification, which should strike fear into the hearts of everyone. And especially everyone who cares about their privacy (which really should be everyone, but …).

Furthermore, it’s questionable whether a law like this can apply to open source software. IMO it really can’t - who exactly is liable? Is the world really better with ageless Linux outlawed?

IF YOU BUY ANY TV, DO NOT CONNECT IT TO THE INTERNET.

Televisions were never meant to be smart devices. There’s no reason your screen should have software of its own. That would be like your face having a mind of its own.

Ummm, <eldrich horror rant text>

They’re going to make this way too sensitive so people throw away even more food and effective prices get driven up. I guarantee it

Top/Bottom in which sense?

Y u put hair in your meme?

X-Clacks-Overhead

Be careful to make sure that it doesn’t spoil faster in water. And that it doesn’t settle

https://xkcd.com/936/

VR seems the most like death, and if you’re on hardware and have infinite time you can probably eventually find a security exploit for root access, at which point you can build your chosen reality

Tomato for sure. Made into fries would be excellent

Never had either so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If you’re confused it’s fine to just ask which one to use

My erect penis is very straight…

Shit

A disambiguation?

Can makeup fix my missing ear?

GameStop glow up