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Schools are meant to teach kids how to think critically, along with basic facts.

Giving them laptops doesn’t teach that part unless you go out of your way for it.

I reported a vulnerability at work when I found out I could make transactions on our system look like someone else made them.

No reply for 6 months, then, when I was in a new department they asked if it was still a problem. I told them I do not think it was fixed but I don’t work there anymore so they closed out the ticket.

🙃

Spencer leaving Microsoft: Yay!

Spencer being replaced by a Marketing Exec who leads an AI division: FUUUUUUCK

This is the real reason Nintendo is suing emulators and ROM hosts. They JUST realized there is a market for this. Took them 30+ years to figure it out.

Hopefully it doesn’t come up, but I’m so glad to know her family has a plan in place to keep her safe.

Most games are games with a chat feature.

ROBLOX IS A CHATROOM WITH A GAMES FEATURE.

• It’s a chatroom where 60% of the user base is under the age of 16 and 40% is under 12.

• Grooming happens on Roblox. Predators move that conversation to places Discord which is where the crimes happen.

I am an adult who helped a kid that was the victim of online predators.

When talking to your kids about online safety, come up with a plan just like you might for a fire. Make sure they know what to do when something makes them uncomfortable and make sure you identify a 3rd party adult that you trust and your kid feels safe talking to, maybe a close family friend or an aunt/uncle.

That last part is how I got involved. I don’t have my own kids, but I knew a kid that felt more comfortable talking to me about that stuff than to his parents.

We blocked it in KC and the developer abandoned the sale! Huge victory. Someone else could still try to make it happen here, but they have some big hurdles.

Fuck ICE (and Mark Alford who tried to get the ICE prison here)

I am a cis gender woman.

I just found out one of my prescriptions is for a drug that is also used for gender-affirming care.

It made me so angry. I didn’t know much about that kind of care. It wasn’t my business and didn’t affect me. A patients care is between them and their doctor. Now, that I actually know what is prescribed, I realize how much stupider the whole debate is.

Just let doctors do their job. If a legitimate doctor prescribes a healthy patient something, it’s not any of our god damn business. Leave trans people alone and let them live their lives.

Other robots might be able to, but I wouldn’t trust a Tesla RoboTaxi get me safely across a single street.

Brave owns an ad company. They are absolutely tracking users.

Oh, just getting to the interface where I can run SQL is a pain in the ass. It’s hidden behind Oracle’s terrible UI.

I am forced to use Oracle at work. It is, in fact, hot garbage.