Everyone seemingly getting mad about systemd adding a completely optional date of birth field to user records that is, in reality, only ever going to be filled in on the machines of children administered by parents who want such restrictions enforced, perhaps on machines administered by schools, or by people who want their computer to wish them a happy birthday.
Erin 💽✨
@erincandescent@akko.erincandescent.net
immigrant | software engineer in card payments liker of ISO 8583, the 8051, ASN.1, SS7 and EBCDIC. 30-something who's grew up online and has seen it all. sometimes an optimist, sometimes nostalgic. I wrote the ActivityPub initial draft, so this social network is in some way my fault. These days I spend a lot of time studying social dynamics and thinking about how we build social systems which foster a healthier culture. Profile Picture is FALKE from Signalis (you should play it). See also: @ erinfluorescent
akko.erincandescent.net
Erin 💽✨
@erincandescent@akko.erincandescent.net
immigrant | software engineer in card payments liker of ISO 8583, the 8051, ASN.1, SS7 and EBCDIC. 30-something who's grew up online and has seen it all. sometimes an optimist, sometimes nostalgic. I wrote the ActivityPub initial draft, so this social network is in some way my fault. These days I spend a lot of time studying social dynamics and thinking about how we build social systems which foster a healthier culture. Profile Picture is FALKE from Signalis (you should play it). See also: @ erinfluorescent
akko.erincandescent.net
@erincandescent@akko.erincandescent.net
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