mia

europeans don't know about the piss trough

im sick and tired of people acting like making your bed is somehow a singular, magical act that everyone should do

just to start, there is no technical reason to make your bed. just like how modern dyes have removed the need to separate dark and light clothes in the wash (unless they're cheap), modern synthetic bedding does not need to be aired out every day. this has been the case for decades around the world, especially in the rich western countries that this obligation has been so ingrained in

in terms of mental health benefits, there is no evidence beyond correlation. historically, a made bed has been seen as a sign of discipline, but who gives a shit about that? the benefits you get from making your bed every morning come solely from it being a regular habit that gets you out of bed. any benefit you would get from making your bed in the morning you could get from making a cup of coffee or brushing your teeth, two actions that are actually productive instead of trying to emulate military discipline

so no, im not gonna make my bed, and you shouldn't either. it's pointless labor to signal virtue to nobody

i want to clarify something w.r.t. california requiring age "verification" at an operating system level. the way the law is specified is actually exactly the correct way to do this - users self-report their age during setup and that information is available to applications that have a reason to request it. it is entirely within the spirit of the law to add whatever age the user reports to a database that can be read from, like /etc/passwd which already can store things like emails or phone numbers. there is no suggestion that an ID check or facial scan be part of account setup, and any vendor implementing this would be doing so of their own accord

the vision of an age verification scheme like california's is that an adult can set up a child's account to be in a specific age group, then have the system automatically inhibit the child's access to applications that they aren't allowed to access. this could be further built upon by laws requiring ex. gambling services to check this signal before allowing the user to sign up. of course this can be circumvented, but all laws can

the way this will effect linux is not going to be described well by media because they don't tend to have the best understanding of the open source ecosystem. it will be up to distributions (not linux itself) to ensure there is an age step in account setup and a library for accessing that information. this is fairly simple to implement and work has already started on it

additionally, i am not interested in debating anyone on whether age verification should exist. im trying to clear up misinformation about a very simple bill that anyone can read. if i don't know you, i have no reason to discuss philosophy with you

RE: https://js.meowingwo.men/notes/aix1hweffdmzh4x9

if you're making software that displays when a post was created and you provide no mechanism for the user to get the exact timestamp they should take away every physical and digital clock you own because CLEARLY you don't care about TIME and also FUCK YOU

uh oh