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I don't really follow X, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, etc. so I basically live under a rock. Sometimes I ask dumb questions to try to understand people a little better. Apologies if my questions inadvertently offend anyone. I mean no harm.

  • Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says

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  • Ah that makes sense. Personally, I tend to avoid urban areas if possible. Too much air pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, people... Maybe it's a sensory thing. I could see how it's much easier to build a public transit system when everyone's so close together though

  • Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says

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  • Honestly, it's just so convenient to be able to get in the car and go (unless the destination's parking situation is really bad).

    Americans value convenience quite a lot. We even trade our personal data for it.

  • Bluesky blocks Mississippi users over age verification law

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  • I kinda wish the big companies would do the same and just block the states that pass these laws. Like, the state just loses access to a big chunk of the internet as soon as the bill passes, prompting an uproar and a learning opportunity for those lawmakers.

    Obviously that's probably unrealistic, but I can dream 🙂

  • It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes

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  • By verifying that they're correct...? 🤔

  • Florida sues some of the biggest porn platforms( XVideos, XNXX, BangBros, GirlsGoneWild, GTFlix TV and more) accusing them of not complying with the state's age verification law

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  • 🤔 I kinda want to type "illegal content" into Yandex now

  • Proton’s Lumo AI chatbot: not end-to-end encrypted, not open source

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  • Again.

    If you own your own domain name, this process is easier. Your email address can stay the same, even when moving to different email services.

  • Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK

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  • Well I don't think Spotify wants to do it, but it's probably a better option than abandoning their UK users.

    I assume the other streaming options will do the same in the UK market, so probably better to look at self-hosted alternatives, if you're into that

  • Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK

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  • +1 for vinyl. The album art, inserts, etc. really adds something to the experience that I had long forgotten over the years of downloading and streaming music.

  • YSK this is Susie Willies. She is the most powerful woman in the United States.

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  • Like... In general, or are you referring to a particular situation in which that happened?

    I'd disagree with the "never" part, in general. For example, it's probably good not to know how it feels to murder.

  • YSK this is Susie Willies. She is the most powerful woman in the United States.

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  • Well I don't see any reason why I should, despite the "YSK" part

  • YSK this is Susie Willies. She is the most powerful woman in the United States.

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  • 🤔 why should I know this?

  • How to disable Microsoft Recall & stop the AI from taking screenshots of your desktop.

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  • Many years ago, when I was repairing computers for a living, spyware like this was highly frowned upon.

    I haven't touched Windows in a few years, but I'm still somewhat saddened to see how normalized this has become. Why did society stop valuing privacy?

  • YSK: Deezer, the music streaming service, is owned by a company whose Founder and CEO is a Russian Oligarch with connections to the Kremlin and donates to the American Republican party.

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  • reputation laundering against Ukraine

    What does this mean?

  • Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes

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  • Thanks! I edited it

  • Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes

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  • A good craftsman never blames their tools

    EDIT: I misquoted

    A bad workman blames their tools

  • Women are anonymously spilling tea about men in their cities on viral app

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  • Kinda wild that app stores allow something like that. I wonder how long it'll take for someone to build the same up, but with the roles reversed: Men anonymously talking about local women 😬

  • Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US

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  • Huh. On the surface, they don't sound very neutral on the weapons stuff 😕. TIL. I wonder what their underlying reasoning for this is

  • Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US

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  • I meant current times, not in the past. Sorry, I assumed that would be obvious. There are also some things I like about Germany, though they have a pretty terrible past.

  • Switzerland plans surveillance worse than US

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  • This is the first thing I've ever disliked about Switzerland (not that I know a lot about the country).