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Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 16 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

I don't see how Mississippi or the UK think they can issue laws on sites hosted outside their jurisdiction. That's just mind boggling. The onus is on the state to provide age verification, or make their ISPs do it.

The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (18 children)

Then don't use the apps? Do your banking through the browser.

Sony is raising all PS5 console prices in the US by $50, starting tomorrow in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I just got a PS3 for free

Linus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and that it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live' — Linux honcho puts dev on notice for late submissions, too in c/tech@programming.dev

[–] VampirePenguin@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Bro was late and did poor work and that's all Linus said. He didn't insult the guy, he just wasn't polite. Linus is plenty nice to people not actively making his job harder while he's on vacation. It's understandable to be short with someone under those circumstances.