Why do we care about proprietary projects again?

If you’re stuck on Windows for work or whatever, you probably don’t have rights to do that.

Running windows in a VM is still… running Windows. It’s not idealistically different to having a dedicated Windows computer. There’s nothing magical about running Linux as a host that makes Windows less evil.

God I hate that the younger generations use the word “drop” to mean both “cancel” and “release”.

I’m going to add a little context for completeness.

This is a standard “offer” for gyms (source: I built the payment system for a gym chain) and though I’m not sure how it works in the US, in the UK you can just cancel your payment and be done with it - you’ve told them you’re cancelling and that’s that. They expect this and won’t even be annoyed.

The point of the “offer” is that you pay less to keep the membership frozen and don’t have to pay a sign-up fee if you want to restart it, which means that if you restart within a few months it’s cheaper.

It’s a trick, of course. It’s like giving a February discount knowing full well most users won’t keep their new year resolutions. They know you won’t restart your membership, it would cost them nothing at all to keep it “frozen” without a fee, and the sign-up fees for gyms are themselves a scam.

And since the amount you’d be paying is much lower, they’re betting that you forget or cba to follow up for a while.

Fuck 'em. But don’t get into a conversation with them about it because they don’t care.

Not mine

It’s not a loophole if it’s something against the law that they just ignore.

Windows < 11 is legacy software and Windows > 10 is slop. Nobody should care about either.

Age verification isn’t optional (at least in the jurisdictions in question, and for now).

Well I’m sure we’ve all heard stories about it happening, and my FIL had someone walking him through a “Microsoft has detected a virus on your PC” scenario one time until he fucked up and lost the connection (fortunately)

I read that as “teeth dentist” and was really confused for a minute there

I used PS for a few years then switched to GIMP. Initially I thought it was confusing (to be expected) but a friendly colleague showed me the basics and now I prefer it. Learning took hardly any time really.

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That’s never going to fly. Imagine that person posting nudes, which would be considered illegal by that same lawmaker.

If your local laws say you need to be 18 to be considered an adult, then depending on the year, you’re either going to be denying an adult access for (average) six months, or illegally letting a child have access for (average) six months.

their advertising was just as bad until relatively recently. And their offers are just as bad. Like, 90% off all the time. 90% off a price they never charged and made up. It’s the same as with pizza places, where they say the pizza really costs £20 but if you have this voucher you can get it for £5! What a deal, right?

I switched from Nord to Mullvad recently and it’s much more stable on linux, and on android it’s less glitchy, and the signup process was beautiful. I’m normally very critical of software, and I was really impressed with how smooth it was.

Why would I want a calendar with my vpn subscription? It’s like bundling a barbecue with your purchase of a new jacket.

The only input should be birth year of the child whose account is being set up. No other personally identifiable info should be included.

Found a bug. You’re trying to reduce the information, but you can’t extrapolate someone’s age from their year of birth. You need the full date to compare with the current date. Storing someone’s full DOB is obviously more PII but it’s essential.