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- on Scott Jenson: Are we really going to use the same Desktop UX forever? in c/opensource@lemmy.ml · 1d ago
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on DraftKings Allegedly Used AI to Target Bonus Bets at Customers Expected to Lose the Most in c/technology@lemmy.world · 4d ago
This and prediction markets need to go.
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on Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
I don’t disagree that the companies should have measures in place but the point still stands. Dad needs to be smarter. He did a lot wrong.
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on Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
The dad was a dummy. First, your little kid shouldn’t have a YouTube channel. Second, you don’t use a company card to buy Robux. That’s a moronic thing to do. Might have gone unnoticed but then he got careless with it and it came back to bite him. Bad parenting all around. Don’t blame the kid, blame the dad. Hopefully he learns a hard lesson and can find new work.
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on What to do with photos? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 13 Sep 2026
Immich is fantastic!
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on The insane amount of requests my LG tv has sent since last Friday in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 12 Sep 2026
Yep. Doesn’t stop it from doing nefarious things, just stops it from sending it anywhere. Could always move to digital signage.
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on The insane amount of requests my LG tv has sent since last Friday in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 12 Sep 2026
Some set top boxes are little better. Even then, some the apps get you. Netflix is awful with tracking.
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on The insane amount of requests my LG tv has sent since last Friday in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 12 Sep 2026
Those numbers may be a little higher because you are block listing them. When it is unsuccessful, it keeps trying. Still crazy though. Have you tried simply disconnecting from your network and turning off the WiFi? I blocked mine entirely through my router and then turned off the WiFi at the TV. My overall PiHole block rate dropped significantly after that.
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on Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation in c/technology@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026
Exactly. I do believe that the algorithm does more damage than anything that age verification will address and it impacts all of us.
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on Exemption on age verification for Linux operating systems in c/technology@lemmy.world · 4 Sep 2026
There are some steps you can take in Linux but there are also steps you can take regardless of OS. Gnome has built in parental controls. I’m not sure about the other DEs but Gnome has something. Browsers have had controls for a long time.
For those so inclined, you can set up network wide controls via a PiHole instance. If that’s too restrictive, you can pick and choose your kids’ devices to apply the restrictions. That’s what I do. It was super easy. I just update the block list regularly and test it.
As parents, we need to have some awareness of what our kids do online. I’m all in favor of making it easier for parents to do that and better educating parents on what is available.
The big guys might advertise their “new parental controls” but I doubt they will be advertising against Linux and open source. I’m sure Apple will have a version of this that is slightly more privacy respecting than Microsoft and maybe they’ll advertise that. They don’t care about Linux though. Not from a competitive standpoint, not yet.
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on what to do with your phone on nternational travel? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 Sep 2026
Here is a good video on the topic: youtu.be/7iaAgup85gk?is=iPivJgDPPLj9mqAj
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on what to do with your phone on nternational travel? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 Sep 2026
I mean they can search you for a phone so saying you don’t have one doesn’t seem like a viable option. Having a burner that you freely offer up seems like a better option. I know that some journalists who travel to dangerous parts of the world will often do this (along with many other things) to try and protect themselves.
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on Data centers’ ‘oh s--t’ moment in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Yep, then you only have to worry about the environmental harm and cognitive decline of anyone who uses it, especially kids.
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on Data centers’ ‘oh s--t’ moment in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
“I actually think it’s disingenuous for governors and elected officials who pontificate about workforce and hiring and economic development to then go and basically throw a grenade to the center of what is the new industrial revolution that literally powers almost every single business on earth,”
Except that this “revolution” is taking away more long-term jobs than it will create.
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on Motorola's 2027 flagships will officially support GrapheneOS in c/technology@lemmy.world · 25 Aug 2026
I wouldn’t mind it coming to an updated ThinkPhone.
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on Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools in c/technology@lemmy.world · 22 Aug 2026
The glasses shouldn’t exist but what parents are buying these for their kids?! Blame the parents too.
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on would you wait for the Grapheneos-Motorola phone or buy a new pixel now? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 15 Aug 2026
Unless I needed a replacement now, I would wait. It’ll be the first phone designed with GOS in mind but also Motorola’s recent track record isn’t amazing. I’m also hoping they have multiple phones supporting GOS. If initial reviews aren’t great, then refurbished Pixel it is.
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on The best Spotify alternatives to ease your conscience in c/technology@lemmy.world · 15 Aug 2026
I didn’t see them say that FLAC wasn’t lossless. When I do see someone say that, they’re usually confusing lossless with uncompressed. FLAC and ALAC are lossless. No one can say otherwise. I have my entire library as uncompressed AIFF because o have the storage and I can always compress if needed.
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on I tried Vivaldi on Linux just to find out that it’s not for me. in c/privacy@lemmy.ml · 14 Aug 2026
Seems it’s not bad and fares better than most.
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on LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Aug 2026
I worked for a financial institution that used their services to try and locate account holders with undeliverable mail.
Noctalia with Niri is nice.