Derrio

Did you read the article at all?

Regardless, this shouldn’t come as a surprise; the UK has been a surveillance state, at a minimum, for decades.

Why the hate for base 60? It has its roots in Babylon and also forms the basis for angles in geometry.

You’re not wrong about individual agency and privacy. If you post information to a public platform and cry foul about privacy when someone asks if it’s yours, that’s on you as an individual.

Since we, in the US, have no codified right to general privacy, it’s on us as much as possible to protect it and be aware of what we put out in public spaces. You never know when someone in power might choose to abuse the expectation of privacy, whether it’s an elected government or a private corp.

Woosh

I just started reading Neuromancer last week after finishing Asimov’s Foundation trilogy.

Likely because the internet is a largely American invention and incubated for many years in the lower 48 before more widespread adoption worldwide.

I used “Bill Nye the WiFi Guy” for years.

I got a little ways into act two last summer and just kinda stopped. It’s supposed to be the biggest act and it’s frankly intimidating.

I picked up Scorn last week to try out on my Steam Deck and it’s been an awesome journey through a Giger-esque universe.

Also, I don’t care what people think, I’ve been farting around in Diablo 4.

If you know of a community somewhere in the Fediverse that serves a similar purpose or is an official replacement for a subreddit, you can and should post it as a suggestion to help people migrate!