While it being junk is all well and good, how to you convince a judge or a jury that their “evidence” is garbage?

Easy there, fuzzy little man peach

I didn’t block a domain, I restricted the printer’s MAC from WAN access in my router’s firewall. I can still access it from any device on my network, but it just can’t phone home or search for firmware updates.

Ah, that’s fair on the old firmware bit, I hadn’t heard about that. I have a Brother laser printer, but it’s locked down on my network for phoning home.

In this case, I kind of don’t blame them in terms of warranty work. Like yeah, if the machine faults out within the warranty period, they should replace it. But if the machine breaks because someone uses $3 ink from a bodega that’s made from busted open bic pens, then no manufacturer should be on the hook for replacement when caused by user negligence, and I don’t blame a company for using some measure to determine that.

or they’re dumb enough to be correct.

That’s a bingo

While I agree this is a pretty interesting idea in concept and theory, the big hurdle is going to be convincing people to leave the legacy social media platforms for new ones built under this framework, even if the intent is benevolent. The average person couldn’t care less about data privacy, and I can guarantee Meta/Xitter/etc will a) not abide by these standards in any way, and b) will actively thwart and do everything in their power to sabotage this. Unfortunately, regulatory action Is likely the only way to begin this change, which sure as hell isn’t happening under the current US administration, and without pressure at home, these companies won’t do a damn thing about it.

It even appears to have a (seemingly non functioning) visitor counter!

Right? That game was awesome.

The terms and conditions: no stations within 500 miles of you participate, so pay up on top of the no revocable subscription.

Sure, let’s make them pay a paltry sum that mostly enriches the lawyers, and everyone else gets a check for a nickel.

I use it, and it has more helped with exposed tooth root sensitivity. Are you consistent with using it? I’m pretty sure it takes at least a few days to a week to build effectiveness and you have to keep using it without substitution.

Indeed. Most of the ultra wealthy I’ve met you’d have no clue they had money unless you went to their houses (I used to do top end residential AV for 1%ers and up, absolutely mental these folks). They dress down in public and drive hondas. They do everything they can to stay out of the public eye as a matter of security.

I dunno, I think Lex Luthor (Bezos) is up there with him

Eh I don’t see that happening, the sheer amount of data Google has on the US population is probably quite useful to the admin, for, uh, reasons.

So that when the oligarchs assume full unchecked control of the US, no one will lift a finger to help the rest of us.

Believe it or not, also jail.

You’re probably just better going with a fork of FF that has all that nonsense stripped out.

Did it ever occur to you that people can have a mix of views that don’t fully conform to one ideology or another? It’s a spectrum, not riding the fence. Like politics, not everything is a team sport.