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  • Is private age verification technically possible and if so how?

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  • I think maybe the barrier could be a little higher than just disconnecting from your home's network.

    If we were to accept the premise that there is currently an issue with child internet safety, then clearly this still an issue despite the existence of router controls. But now the question of if this premise is valid. What do you look at to determine whether "internet safety for children" is adequate? I don't really know, and so I guess I have more reading to do.

    I was gonna say something about PSAs, but no time.

  • Is private age verification technically possible and if so how?

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  • Wrote a comment recently. Age verification? Unnecessary. OS-level parental controls? Possibly meriting.

    https://programming.dev/comment/22589550

    I am still against where all this age verification crap is coming from, and I'm against what specifically "age verification" entails; but here's the thing: We keep saying, "It should be the parent's responsibility to secure their kids"—and while that's true, you can do all the talking and educating you want, but the fact is that the internet is now nigh-fully integrated with our lives, and unless you are surveilling your kid at every moment they are on the internet (don't recommend), not every parent has the time, resources, or know-how to keep their children safe on the internet without help.

    There are some states pushing for "OS-level age verification," and I'm not convinced the proponents for this idea know what this combination of words means—but the idea isn't all bad. An interface for apps to query the device for a simple "can access adult content" value would be helpful for parents to better manage what their kids can access without having to hover 24/7. There is zero need for any sort of identification at any point in the process. The fact that legislation is promoting cumbersome identification collection and not the already existing idea of parental controls is evidence enough that this is designed to surveil.

    This may address the privacy concern, but the issue still remains of a centralized power deciding what is and what isn't "safe for kids."

    I don't think we're gonna get around the child internet safety conversation, and for good reason; but the conversation should be around how we can do it without jeopardizing individuals' safety and privacy, including children.

  • What is your least favourite thing about the fediverse or lemmy?

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  • This is the biggest thing, in my opinion. Decentralization is a double-edged sword.

    If I cared about my Lemmy usage more, I might be inclined to build myself a service that aggregates similar topics into larger groups.

  • What is a belief you’ve done a total 180 on?

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  • I was raised in a somewhat homophobic household. One of my friend groups throughout high school was pretty densely LGBT, and so I grew. Exposure was all it really took.

    I used to hate when Avatar: The Last Airbender aired. The episodes felt like they lasted forever, and I had no interest in anything that was going on. I finally finished watching it about a year ago, and it is one of my favorite shows to date.

  • What websites do you miss from the 2000s?

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  • Sure! I don't really care what people use, I'd just like to see more of it. It's also on me to be part of the change I want to see, because I have my domain and everything, but I haven't given myself the time to set up my site how I want.

  • What websites do you miss from the 2000s?

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  • Neocities and just generally when it was cool for everyone to have their own personal website rather than having profiles on the major platforms.

    Should be easier than ever today.

  • What phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?

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  • Controversial becomes a goal post for some people. Aiming to have ___ opinions with any adjective other than ones relating to how that opinion is formed (well thought-out, logical, hasty (bad for a different reason)) makes for some of the most vulnerable people among humanity.

    I said it very recently, and I'll say it again. People obsess way too fucking much over labels. Labels are a conversational tool meant to briefly describe something. The more you use them to determine how you should act, the more bogus you are. There are a couple exceptions, but aside from children in the developmental stages where labels play a massive role (I'm not a psychologist, someone correct me here if I'm off base), these are always™ because how you are perceived is fundamental to said label, e.g. hero, leader, representative. Please note that I'm not saying labels are never useful.

    I'm open to debate on this.

  • What phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?

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  • "Mog" is the funniest word this generation has come up with. I don't use it, but I must admit that I chuckle nearly every time I hear it used.

  • What video game did you not expect to like as much as you did?

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  • I played Warframe for about 3 years before I realized it was my favorite game ever. As in I was 12 when I started playing, and at the time, it was just what I had. It wasn't until I got my first personal gaming laptop and began playing on there that I realized how much I liked it, and started engaging in the community more.

    JoeAAverage, if you're out there: Thanks, man. It may have seemed like a small gift at the time—especially for an already 3-year player—but now, 11 years in, I still can't be certain that I would've realized how cool of a game I had in my hands had you not gifted me that Limbo set. Limbo may be forgotten by DE, and I may not play him much anymore, but he will always be my favorite frame.

  • Videogames you always wanted to play but they did disappointed you?

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  • Starfield only reinforced my aversion to pre-ordering.

    I had about $100 set aside to pre-order the deluxe edition of Starfield when orders went available, but around that same time, a similarly priced, new limited-time premium cosmetic pack was announced for Warframe, and they did one of those things where "and it's out RIGHT NOW!" (we typically know at least a couple months in advance before something drops), so I, without hesitation, redirected those funds to the Warframe item and did not order Starfield.

    Still one of the best decisions I've made. Starfield, even had it delivered on all its promises, was just not the game I was looking for. I pledged for a Star Citizen ship two months later.

    Those last couple sentences are like a short horror story.

  • What are some hugely important music albums?

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  • What search engine do you guys use?

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  • DuckDuckGo.

    Like others have said, there's really no getting around that Google has the best search engine from a functional standpoint. So I use DuckDuckGo for my personal reasons, but if I'm dissatisfied with the results, I will open up a "private" browser and do a Google search.

    Edit: I'll add that this doesn't happen very often. The last time I had to do this was maybe a month and some change ago.

  • Did you dream of a videogame long before it happened?

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  • I dreamt of Titanfall the night before it was announced.

    More precisely, I dreamt of Halo, but you piloted humanoid mech suits.

    Did I just dream of slightly altered Halo 4? NO. DON'T RUIN THIS FOR ME.

  • How long have you all spent on lemmy/piefed this month?

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  • Significantly less than I did right after the Great Migration.

  • What is your favorite quote, proverb, or piece of wisdom?

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  • What's your takeaway from this lizard?

  • What is a much bigger threat than initially presented?

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  • Yeah, I was alright with it in the 60s.

  • What is something about how people view or use technology that needs to die?

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  • For people still in their working days, I'd agree with you. Every 30 year old really should know how to use a computer at an at least basic level.

    My grandparents, however, have had a life full of working for a world that wanted to give them as little as possible. My grandmother wants to relax, and my grandfather wants to keep busy how he wants to work. I think they've earned however they want to live, whether that's with or without learning how to use a computer well. It's really not harming anyone.

    I will give my grandma credit, though. She's not resistant to learning how to use her phone—she just doesn't need all of it, and she's not gonna fully understand that which she doesn't need. My grandfather is pretty resistant, though. That's just how he is. The phone is the least of our worries.

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  • To put it plainly, I couldn't muster a single shit if Facebook ceased to exist.

    Actually, I'd celebrate. The web can survive without being commercialized. It'd look much different, for sure. That's the point.

    Edit: I'm not saying this isn't a super idealized fantasy that will never happen. I'm just saying I'd partake in that fantasy.

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  • Define "they," and you might answer your own concerns.

  • If you were able to magically learn any language that nobody speaks in your region, what would it be?

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  • Haven't picked back up consistently learning Japanese in like 8 years, but it's a joy to feel the progress of learning such a vastly different language. I know enough Spanish that it'd be a waste to spend this gift on it.

    I guess the most tactical option for me that's still interesting would be Arabic, because while I love the idea of knowing it, I don't think I'll ever give myself the time to learn it.