I thought image files don't act as executables?
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trinsic2 commented on Malicious VSCode Marketplace extensions hid trojan in fake PNG file bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/speckx
trinsic2 commented on Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban reuters.com/legal/litigat... · Posted by u/chirau
Although I think that social media causes issues with underdeveloped brains, If this is about confirming age at the point of login, then this is really about identifying everyone and not protecting children. If this is the case, you know they are going to use this data to target people for speech related things.
trinsic2 commented on Fighting the age-gated internet wired.com/story/age-verif... · Posted by u/geox
traffic control and real estate pricing collusions are unrelated topics. I don't know that this is the worst moment for freedoms, I think you would be well served to look into other periods of history
Those are two examples of tech being abused. It's very relevant to the topic because this tech is also likely to be abused. I think this statement you made is trying to misdirect from the world we are living in right now.
trinsic2 commented on Ask HN: Anyone considered forming a General Computing political organization? · Posted by u/trinsic2
Is that not the EFF already?
Not to my knowledge, they handle rights abuses related to specific cases involving privacy. They don't really seem to handle corporate anti-trust abuse.
We check hackernews every day too but often have a hard time exploring specific interests that are not currently trending.
You're right though, the community/comments add a ton of value and its something we're thinking on.
the tool should be on the open web as a primary, not closed off in a walled garden mobile app.
trinsic2 commented on Blogging in 2025: Screaming into the Void askmike.org/articles/blog... · Posted by u/askmike
I have been blogging for awhile. Not too concerned if it gets read. I post articles on hackernews if it's relevant to the tech crowd. My writing is really for me. And maybe my family will want to read it some day.
trinsic2 commented on Fighting the age-gated internet wired.com/story/age-verif... · Posted by u/geox
I get the sentiment, but just denouncing that the given reason is a facade is not sufficient.
It creates a divide between people that are looking for a solution to a problem, and people that disregard the problem completely. If you just ignore the actual problem and cynically call it a front for something else, you are just going to be ignored in the actual conversation. The problem is real and it needs a solution, suggest something better or be forced to stay out of the conversation.
For example, if there's a lot of car accidents, and we suggest a speed limit, you might say that it's actually a way for cops and cities to control the population, and make everything slow, and increase city income by charging fines. But the problem still exists despite your cynicism, unless you suggest another solution for the problem, you won't be able to keep your precious speed freedom. Because of course reducing car fatalities is more important than the freedom to go super fast, that's not really under discussion.
So I get it, but you have to include the time frame that this is happening. Its more than just a solution to a problem. This particular idea of age-gating just happens to be pushed forward during the worst time in history for internet freedoms. Freedoms are being attacked on multiple fronts. I look at this more like them introducing license plate cameras to stop crime, or real estate apps that use algorithms to help land lords and renters to get better pricing. Except these corporations that sell this tech are promoting and utilizing the features of this tech to make sure it gets abused. You can see this with the license plate readers, its giving police more control than they need, and for the real estate companies that are pushing algorithmic pricing for rents, they are spending time contacting landlords and asking them what they are charging for rent so they can artificially inflate the market.
This issue is way more nuanced then you are making it. There is no legislation, or anyone enforcing laws to reign in the abuses and therefor the tech is being abused, and will continue to be abused with no end it sight. If you want laws and mechanisms to protect children, first have something in-place that protects people from the abuse that these corporations are encouraging. Until that happens, I do not support any of these initiatives. Its the wrong time for them.
After nearly 30 years as a loyal customer
I've heard others say this (and was a "loyal advocate" of Windows for around 2 decades myself), but the reality is they simply do not care. You are merely a single user out of several billion.
Many of the reps I’ve spoken to have suggested strange things
That almost sounds like some sort of AI, not a human. But if I were in your situation I'd be inclined to print out that response as evidence, and then actually go there physically to see what happens.