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  • Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.

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  • Microsoft and Apple. The internet will only allow OSs from large American corporations.

    I'd like to see the rest of the world say "fuck it" and carry on as before, leaving the Americans to censor themselves. But governments around the world are suddenly rushing to implement very similar terrible laws. It smells very coordinated.

  • Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.

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  • Would this bill ban the use of all operating systems released before it became law? That seems unlikely.

    So then how about OSs released before it became law, with patches released afterwards? That also seems unlikely.

    So then how about my computer's current OS, which is a heavily patched version of a little hobby OS called Linux, originally released in 1991?

  • Microsoft confirms Windows 11 KB5083769, KB5082052 wrongly forcing BitLocker recovery

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  • Journalists might do better to report when Microsoft release a patch that isn't full of catastrophic bugs.

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • Your Rollercoaster Tycoon example is a bit odd, since coding a whole game in assembly indicates deep understanding of what you're doing, whereas the problem with vibe coding is that it requires only the shallowest understanding. Unless I'm misunderstanding and that was your point.

    There may be a maintainability issue with both, but for a different reason in each case.

  • A PHP Dev Just Solved a 20+ Year-Old KDE Plasma Problem No One Else Would

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  • Seemingly just because the title has "PHP dev" in it. It's not entirely fair.

  • The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Worse Than You Thought

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  • Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot from shoes to AI, stock explodes more than 400%

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  • I guess bullshit is easier to make than shoes.

  • The Dangers of California’s Legislation to Censor 3D Printing

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  • Overregulation and underregulation are both problematic, so it's not an easy thing to get right. But sometimes you get the impression a regulation is all agenda and very little thought (e.g. this one in California, and the FCC's recent banning of foreign-made home routers).

  • Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

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  • The only criterion is: are billionaires into it, or does it threaten them?

  • The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

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  • The FCC ruling prohibits the sale of new models of consumer router. It doesn't forbid the continuing use of existing routers or, if I understand it right, the continued sale of models that were already on sale. So you can continue to use existing models as WAPs or routers. But when the tech and the security moves on the FCC wants the USA to be left behind.

  • More Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it, POLITICO Poll finds

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  • It it the methodology or the sample size you're criticizing? I looked for any details of the poll's methodology and couldn't find much, which is a bit dubious, but the sample size seems fine all else being equal.

  • Average DRAM price in USD over last 18 months

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  • It has some of the most punchable physical faces.

  • The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

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  • Yes, OPNsense is excellent if you have a spare computer to run it. Then you can repurpose your consumer router as a WiFi access point. I still feel safer flashing the old WiFi router with open firmware before using it even as a WAP.

  • The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

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  • If it's a desktop PC you can buy a PCIe card with multiple Ethernet ports pretty cheap, especially if you buy used.

  • Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

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  • Sorry but they're going into the armory for throwing at ICE thugs.

  • The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

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  • Time to flash the old Netgear router with some open source firmware.

  • The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason

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  • Netgear likely agreed to some backdoor shit

    If that's how you win Trump's favor, count me out forever.

  • FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US

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  • It's not clear what makes Netgear's currently foreign-made routers safer than, say, an Amazon Eero 7 or a Google Nest WiFi Pro.

    This is all evidence that it's not really about safety. It's a clumsy attempt to strongarm tech companies into setting up factories in the USA. It may also be an attempt to create an environment in which it's easier to install US government backdoors on every home router.

  • Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

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  • Now how am I going to continue as leader of Antifa if I can't rally my troops on Facebook? Gah! Thwarted again! The enemy is just too cunning.

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    After Montreal trip blocked, Rima Hassan arrested in France over social media post

    montrealgazette.com /news/after-montreal-trip-blocked-rima-hassan-arrested-in-france-over-social-media-post/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Iran war latest: Pete Hegseth asks US army's chief of staff to step down

    news.sky.com /story/iran-war-latest-trump-tehran-us-israel-kharg-island-netanyahu-lebanon-strikes-drone-live-sky-news-13509565
  • Privacy @programming.dev
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    LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer

    browsergate.eu
  • Privacy @lemmy.world
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    LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer

    browsergate.eu
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Trump delivers jaw-dropping and slurred Iran address that offers no end in sight to unpopular war

    www.independent.co.uk /news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-address-completion-ceasefire-b2950498.html
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Mandelson tried to get Epstein’s ‘goddaughter’ access to 10 Downing Street— The Epstein files indicate the 15-year-old girl would later meet then-Prince Andrew at Buckingham Palace.

    www.aljazeera.com /news/2026/4/2/mandelson-tried-to-get-epsteins-goddaughter-access-to-10-downing-street
  • Political Videos @lemmy.world
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    Trump Won’t SURVIVE THIS - Yanis Varoufakis talks to Owen Jones

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    Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All

    theintercept.com /2026/04/01/supreme-court-trans-conversion-therapy-dangerous/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Quantum computers need vastly fewer resources than thought to break vital encryption

    arstechnica.com /security/2026/03/new-quantum-computing-advances-heighten-threat-to-elliptic-curve-cryptosystems/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c5yx8knpr5no
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    Supreme Court rules against Colorado law banning 'conversion therapy' for minors

    abcnews.com /Politics/supreme-court-strikes-colorado-law-banning-conversion-therapy/story
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    More UK Troops to be Sent to Middle East, Defence Secretary Says

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c7vq76g45rvo
  • Linux @lemmy.world
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    Leaked memo suggests Red Hat's chugging the AI Kool-Aid

    www.theregister.com /2026/03/31/red_hat_ai_dev/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    US Defense Secretary Hegseth's broker looked to buy defense fund before Iran attack, FT reports

    www.reuters.com /business/finance/us-defense-secretary-hegseths-broker-looked-buy-defense-fund-before-iran-attack-2026-03-30/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Israel Is Dropping 2,000-Pound Bombs on Densely-Populated Tehran, Reports Say

    truthout.org /articles/israel-is-dropping-2000-pound-bombs-on-densely-populated-tehran-reports-say/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    First Western Digital, now Sony: The tech giant suspends SD card sales

    mashable.com /article/sony-sd-card-sales-suspended-memory-shortage
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    Day One Reform activist accuses party of ‘sewer’ politics in explosive resignation letter

    www.thecanary.co /trending/2026/03/29/reform-activist-accuses/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars

    www.reuters.com /world/pope-leo-says-god-rejects-prayers-leaders-who-wage-wars-2026-03-29/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Sony Shuts Down Nearly Its Entire Memory Card Business Due to SSD Shortage

    petapixel.com /2026/03/27/sony-shuts-down-nearly-its-entire-memory-card-business-due-to-ssd-shortage/
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Revealed: Man filmed in Al Jazeera ‘intimidation’ mob is Met police officer

    www.declassifieduk.org /revealed-man-filmed-in-al-jazeera-intimidation-mob-is-met-police-officer/