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/me casually plugs controller into port #2

Now that's playing the long game.

Had me in the first half...

Easy:

1. Don't be dead
2. Be consistently good at landing

Everything else is style points.

It's so under-done, I'd have to list it on the menu as 'Early Access' and ask the diners to finish cooking it for me.

Not sure how good a source this is, but: https://www.getnextphone.com/blog/call-recording-laws-by-state

Interstate calls must follow the stricter state's law (if calling California from Texas, California rules apply)

This is going to ship as "on by default", isn't it?

This is absolutely some monkey's paw shit.

Someone back in 2019: I wish that science would end the common cold and influenza.

Monkey's paw: Oh, he didn't say 'SARS'. Well then...

Edit: also, read what the EFF has to say: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/sunsetting-section-230-will-hurt-internet-users-not-big-tech They're saying that legal liability would result in less moderation, which is counter-intuitive. While I agree, I still think that site operators will likely reach for the ban-hammer before relying on lawyers, especially if they don't have deep pockets.

FAck. They were floating this during Trump's first term too. I'm thankful it didn't get far from Barr's desk, but I knew it was always going to be in the crosshairs going forward.

I think the impact of this would be way bigger than people realize. Basically, it would kill if not cripple the Fediverse.

The problem is that without Section 230, site admins would need to aggressively censor and remove material that would get anyone in hot water. Anyone can come along and basically torpedo whatever forum site they want. The answer to that starts to look an awful lot like lots of AI, lots of paid site moderators, and eliminating anonymity to deter that kind of behavior. So, all this photo-id-age-validation going on out there? IMO, that's companies aligning themselves to cover their collective asses before this goes through. If a site operator is on the hook for finding stuff like CSAM, cooperating with the government by handing over the real identity of the perpetrator would go a long way to get them off your back.

Also, all of those things are very hard to do for small site operators. It all costs real money to accomplish at even a modest scale. While the loss of Section 230 would be a huge step towards furthering mass online surveillance, it also "pulls the ladder up", further entrenching large social media services and forums.

Hrm... People do act strangely when I drone on for long enough. You might be on to something there.

Wait, you guys are getting eldrich powers? All I got were dodgy knees and a moving hairline.

That's right up there with the 'Bartender' Anime out there right now, where every episode is basically an ad for a different mainstream brand of liquor. It's a decent watch, with some good instructions about how to make good mixers, but the level of product placement is just mind-boggling. Maybe that's what's going on here? Japan has quite the beef industry.