FoxQuirk 🦊 @quirk@computerfairi.es

You may be wondering why I'm salty about data privacy in cars all of the sudden:

https://therecord.media/class-action-lawsuit-cars-text-messages-privacy

caught the moon and her girlfriend out on an early morning stroll (Leiden, the Netherlands)

🔁 @<plain>atomicthumbs</plain> on cohost

I watched a video on how to install a specific toilet gasket and YouTube recommended I install the YouTube Kids app.

Good idea, make some kids do plumbing instead of us adults! They've got little hands, I'm sure it'll help them reach all the little parts.

I respect VLC replacing the usual "agree"/"disagree" radio buttons underneath the GPL license, which is just an indication of your rights and not a document you need to mark your acceptance of, with a simple "You are now aware of your rights 😇" label

my new gender is silent film camera op dyke

KARL MARX WAS EXACTLY JUST LIKE ME

celeste's OST is still a banger

https://blog.paavo.me/cities-skylines-2-performance/ is a very interesting technical deep-dive into why Cities: Skylines 2 performs so badly, and pretty funny at times. if you're a graphics person and curious about this disaster, check it out!

quantum mechanics 101

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research testing of do-it-yourself ‘Corsi-Rosenthal Box’ indoor air filters shows they are 99% effective in removing airborne virus. #CorsiRosenthal #COVID https://today.uconn.edu/2023/10/epa-testing-shows-the-power-of-d-i-y-air-filters-to-trap-viruses/

You know that "parents rights" is a dogwhistle, right?

Anytime someone is pushing parents rights, it's part of the fascist agenda. "Parents rights" means "control over children's autonomy." Autonomy is the one thing we must never try to control if we want to raise healthy children.

Remember this, and try to reframe every conversation about parenting into these terms. Parents do not have rights. They have obligations. Children have rights, and parents have the power to deny them, and that's horrifying. Parents who do not honor their children's autonomy are failing in their obligation.