Eggyhead

Eggyhead , 16 days ago to Privacy in Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you

What are you talking about? No one called the existence of Firefox into question.

Eggyhead , 17 days ago to Privacy in Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you

Go to the librewolf shop and walk out in a rain coat.

Eggyhead , 17 days ago (edited 11 days ago) to Privacy in Firefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking you

A more privacy-preserving alternative to tracking does not sound privacy-preserving to me.

Eggyhead , 20 days ago to Technology in Court ordered penalties for 15 teens who created naked AI images of classmates

This is a really good idea. Perhaps this is what should be happening in the first place rather than resorting to direct legal enforcement, which can be problematic and damaging, especially for children.

Eggyhead , 20 days ago to Technology in Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools?

Technically, no. In fact, if you want to be a stickler for details, it was actually 8 sentences, not five, and it was absolutely longer than a minute, but I encouraged the class to help him. It’s a 1-2 week ESL program in the Mediterranean, and he was an Italian 12 year old who likely signed up for girls on beaches than speak English. The Italian government is apparently paying students’ ways into programs like the one I teach at in order to improve general English proficiency across the country, so we end up with a lot of kids who just come to party.

Eggyhead , 21 days ago to Technology in Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools?

You’re right on that I should have taken his phone away sooner, but he was the weakest student in class. Three of his sentences were the same sentence said more and more poorly each time. Not sure what he thought he was getting away with there. Of course I did a peer correction check of his presentation and had him do it again.

Eggyhead , 22 days ago to Technology in Affinity’s Adobe-rivaling creative suite is now free for six months

As a teacher, I use publisher all the time to make prints and materials for lessons. I’m still learning new tricks with it. And having Affinity Photo integrated means I click a tab and can better toy with images without having to swap the application.

Eggyhead , 23 days ago to Technology in Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools?

I usually let my students keep their devices, but I had one student… I had asked everyone to write 5 sentences about a made up place. The kid was on his phone, showing things to his classmates while assuring me he was doing his work. Everyone finished but him, with nothing. I let every other student share their answers first to buy him time, then when it was his turn, nothing. I took away his phone and he had it done in less than a minute.

Eggyhead , 24 days ago (edited 20 days ago) to Technology in Child predators are exploiting kids on OnlyFans despite vows of safety

The facts could be there, but people have good reason to be reluctant to go looking for them. Kids are dumb. They do stupid things all the time when there’s nobody there to tell them how stupid and dangerous it is. Their brains soak up as much as possible, and when they hit puberty, their brains start sloughing off what it thinks is excess, and suddenly they think it’s a good idea to ride a bike off a waterfall or some shit. Secretly opening an onlyfans for stupid easy money from pervs seems hardly a stretch to me if you knew you could avoid being caught.

Eggyhead , 24 days ago to Technology in Child predators are exploiting kids on OnlyFans despite vows of safety

Or parents who exploit their kids for easy, filthy money.

Eggyhead , 25 days ago to Technology in ChatGPT’s much-heralded Mac app was storing conversations as plain text

I didn’t even know there was a desktop app. I’ve been using a safari PWA. Aren’t those sandboxed?

Eggyhead , 26 days ago to Technology in Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor

I was just talking about dealing with .doc files, but you are free interpret that however you want, buddy.

Eggyhead , 26 days ago to Technology in Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor

Life sure is terrible when people enjoy things you don’t, isn’t it?

Eggyhead , 27 days ago to Privacy in Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor

I would need spreadsheets and slideshow presentations as well.

Eggyhead , 27 days ago to Technology in Proton launches privacy-focused Google Docs alternative: Docs in Proton Drive is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor

Employer: Print out this .doc and bring it to work.
Me, with a Mac: alright, here you go.
Employer: why did you print it like this?
Me: that’s what you sent me.