In Virginia, they are required to gather personal information and that’s weird. So its just not available here. But when you think of it, porn hub went to great lengths to minimize the problems with the industry. And these sort of regulations are doing the same thing that prohibition did. Push normal citizens into interacting with seedy elements, dangerous situations, and exploitation.
I am sure that a VPN can obfuscate my location. But its a hassle that most people will not do. And you must not be in Virginia, because you would know that the ISP did not need to get involved. Use your vpn and spoof as in VA. You will see the companies comply with the order to remain legal. The reputable ones have a vested interest to stay legal, and can be reached via legal means. The ones that pedal revenge porn and other exploitation? Not so much. The amount of sites that are not reachable is very large, when your search would begin at the 4th page of a search engine query for porn, you are no longer in safe waters
Its context was that it was a plea from media companies to stop pirating movies/music. Its more “You wouldn’t steal a car, well downloading pirated content is the same”
Rights advocates in the United States are urging President Joe Biden to end his administration’s “complicity” in Israeli rights abuses after key members of Israel’s government backed the idea of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza....
You vote Republican to sink into the muck. You vote Democrat to stand there to let the tide take you. But you don’t have a choice other than to stall and hope that something changes.
I don’t know why he bothers, i have never had a choice in an election in the first place. I can’t imagine someone being on the fence at this point unless they are cloaking for an argument.
You used to be able to use google to skim free music from peoples unprotected online storage. But thats not a thing anymore both because google is worthless as a search engine, and because companies and scam artists figured out how to appear as these directories in the lists.
I noticed that almost all types of cooking oil (vegetable oil, olive oil, peanut oil, etc) contain some saturated fat. Since saturated fat is known to be a contributor to heart disease, then could you simply remove the saturated fats from the oil to make it healthier?
I am so sick of this. Everything is bad for you, horribly sourced, unsustainable, promotes slave labor, has/is “evil” gmo. No one is in agreement and there is so much bad information out there and what info there is is buried behind a pay wall in a scientific paper i don’t know is there, and do not have the time or energy to decipher. The wealth of all human knowledge could be at my finger tips but the only reliable info are cat pictures.
But this is just a series of solutions you already said will not be implemented. The article even pointed to the underlying cause of these problems. There is a misaligning of goals between corporations, politicians, and the general good. You can’t vote this problem away, you can’t boycott this problem away. As far as i can tell, to solve these issues, you will need to remove to current political system, and establish a new one, removing many rights and powers corporations enjoy, and allowing the people to pivot on political platforms that better suit their needs. I Believe CGP Grey is right on a better system that should be established in the old one’s stead. The problem is for now the bread and circuses still flow.
Climate-vulnerable nations’ hopes that the world was on the cusp of an agreement to rapidly phase out the use of fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit were shattered when a new draft text emerged from negotiations drastically watering down such language....
Mathew Bianchi took routine traffic stops seriously and handed out tickets regardless of people’s connections within the Police Department. He says he was punished for it....
Bull and shit. This was not a stand for the sanctity of the justice system! He thought he was being had by someone who had a bad copy of the hundreds of “get out of jail free” cards. He thought nothing of every single other card he gladly accepted. He tried to call someone bluff and got it wrong and got told off then whent sulking to the papers about it.
Can we apply this methodology of Chinas in how they treat their neighbors, and “wont seek to “own” outer-space” and do so at the benefit of the world and compare it to how they treat Taiwan, Hong Kong, and international waters? Oh to shreds you say?
The only people who consider this a lose lose would not vote for him either way. But it galvanizes his base. Especially when you consider certain people would rather blame the mother. How they justify this blame is the only creativity i have seen from such people.
I’m trying to find good gaming experiences for wife, who has some typical non-gamer traits, but also some otherwise hardcore traits. I find it hard to make sense of it, and I’m wondering if this is the right community to get some help and suggestions....
Hmm i am not sure, there was the one in Greece i think. She liked the voice acting of the females protagonist. But she is really liking the Norse one right now. Oh! Also red dead redemption 2! She did not like the Witcher 3.
My mom has similar tastes and really likes the assassins creed games. As in she has played all but the first couple, and was waiting for them to get updates to the graphics.
Foreign ministers of the European Union denounced on Monday morning the controversial remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting Palestinian statehood....
Ahah! Sneaky writer attempting to drum up ideas, i see you!
But seriously, i always wanted a MechWarrior show. Specifically a cross between a game show and a drama. Not a high budget thing, but you have a story set up with the actors to give context to an in game combat mission and its result however it turns out, is reacted to by the actors. Think about it like critical role is for D&D. Don’t worry about trying to reenact cannon events, the onus should be that the hero’s fights can fail and have consequences. Have the different factions have their own story beats, swap out unheard of actors as people get killed in their mechs. Talk strategy and politics. Get into the lore like the black pants legion.
Pornhub blocks North Carolina and Montana as porn regulation spreads (www.theverge.com)
Physical dark mode (startrek.website)
Biden under pressure to act amid new fears of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Rights advocates in the United States are urging President Joe Biden to end his administration’s “complicity” in Israeli rights abuses after key members of Israel’s government backed the idea of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza....
Donald Trump may "turn off the internet" if elected, former staffer says (www.newsweek.com)
In days of old when knights were bold and wizards stayed up late (lemmy.world)
If saturated fat is the most unhealthy part of cooking oils, then why don't we remove it?
I noticed that almost all types of cooking oil (vegetable oil, olive oil, peanut oil, etc) contain some saturated fat. Since saturated fat is known to be a contributor to heart disease, then could you simply remove the saturated fats from the oil to make it healthier?
We Could Fix Everything, We Just Don't (erikmcclure.com)
‘We will not sign our own death certificate’: COP28 talks on the cusp of failure (www.smh.com.au)
Climate-vulnerable nations’ hopes that the world was on the cusp of an agreement to rapidly phase out the use of fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit were shattered when a new draft text emerged from negotiations drastically watering down such language....
An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink (www.nytimes.com)
Mathew Bianchi took routine traffic stops seriously and handed out tickets regardless of people’s connections within the Police Department. He says he was punished for it....
US and allies should beat China in space race to assure rules-based order there: experts and lawmakers (www.scmp.com)
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Mexican cartel provided wifi to locals – with threat of death if they didn’t use it (www.theguardian.com)
Long COVID really sucks (lemmy.zip)
Every Republican Politician after back-to-back-to-back Ls (lemmy.world)
Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say (apnews.com)
I need game suggestions for "non gamer" SO with some unusual preferences
I’m trying to find good gaming experiences for wife, who has some typical non-gamer traits, but also some otherwise hardcore traits. I find it hard to make sense of it, and I’m wondering if this is the right community to get some help and suggestions....
Palestine state a must, EU ministers say, in rebuke to Netanyahu (www.euronews.com)
Foreign ministers of the European Union denounced on Monday morning the controversial remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting Palestinian statehood....
A New Kind of AI Copy Can Fully Replicate Famous People. The Law Is Powerless. (www.politico.com)
What is the International Court of Justice and why does it matter? (news.un.org)
Yolk Heroes: Launch Date Trailer (youtu.be)
Game will launch on March 5th....
Are there any books, video games, webcomics or movies you would like to see adapted into a TV series?
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