Exactly. How would she even log into Gmail?

First 2FA, now passwordless.

Disabling all the verification promots on known devices is next to impossible.

Idk, the rightwing types seem quite present in the tech ceo roster, and a bunch of tech companies deal with surveillance - and their direct interest is masking not being seen as something normal people do, but reserved exclusively for criminals.

I wonder since when do tech CEOs of all people think antimasking was a problem.

Or are they running out of republicans to fool so they need to get people closer to the other end of the spectrum on board?

Since when do the mostly-republican leaning tech CEOs feel antimasking was a problem?

Another thorny legal issue for republicans:

Do the "human rights" of black slaves trump the property rights of their owners? And how are you supposed to protect your economic rights other than by beating the shit out of them?

Do the "privacy rights" of guests and tenants trump the property rights of their landlords? And how are you supposed to protect your economic rights other than by recording their every move on your property?

It's basically the same fucking question. And it's such a thorny and contentious one finding a balance must be hard.

Because in a sane society, basic human rights clearly do not have precedence over any other rights, right?

With the wording of "data producers", it feels more aimed at multimedia than software.

Which seems a reasonable idea. Streaming is a large use on bandwith and charging a tax for it does make sense.

What would make even more sense is the law being properly defined and not overly borad, abd giving small platforms either an exemption or a discount by making the tax progressive. Currently though, the proposal seems overly broad and not at all thought through.

Take away your ability to install apps that aren't stamped approved.

Oh wait, one did it over a decade ago and the other is about to start enforcing it.

Oh, and there's pretty much only the two of them.

for up to a minute

I'm not too well versed in animal physiology, but for humans it's closer to 3-4 minutes. And panicking doesn't influence the speed or terror much.

Drowning in water and suffocating with CO2 are the worst feelings of dread in existance. Animal or human, period.

And panicking won't speed it up, nor will doing medidation slow it down much since the body literally fights for its life and the adrenalin makes you very much awake and hyperalert during pretty much the entire process.

I think, it was by using nitrogen

You think right.

When panicking for lack of oxygen, the nervous system (mamallian and human alike) doesn't actually look for the lack of oxygen for some reason, but for the overabundance of certain "common displacers". Such as water and CO2. And that's pretty much the exhaustive list.

Nitrogen doesn't cause a panic response. Neither does CO (carbon monoxide).

You don't feel anything if you're suffocating in nitrogen or are poisoned by CO for a few minutes. Then you might feel a bit drowsy for some 10 seconds right before you lose consciousness.

Then you don't feel anything again. A few more minutes, and you're gone without even knowing.

To be honest, this seems like a stupid fix to a non-issue.

There's already Latex, and the purists calling it Lateh only make it seem like they know and are ashamed.

Or Uranus being pronounced not as your-anus but urine-us. The "alternate/kid-friendly" option is just plain worse. It also teaches kids certain words are bad, which is a bad idea for a multitude of resons I won't get into.

I say keep GIMP GIMP, loud and clear. No need to be ashamed, because it isn't shameful.

Attempting to avoid this absolute non-issue by ingenious pronounciation or rebranding just exacerbates the issue.

It's called "GIMP" and not "Fuck Me then Go Out The Door". Wether or not GIMP was a moment of "funny humor" or not is beside the point. The "official" explanation is perfectly belieavable, and therefore suitable enough. Just run with it.

If an idiot asks "Why's it called like [insert-here]", just say it's a fucking coincidence and you don't care. Call them dirty-minded for bonus points.

It isn't misleading (that'd be a technically true headline, which this isn't). This is a downright lie, or as some might say, "fake news".

Threats of physical violence are the only tool they have in their toolbox. THE ONLY tool.

And actual gun violence. They're the sniwflakiest and wimpiest of the all, bringing an AK-47 to a civilised discussion and feeling "threatened".

It's not even the highest bidder that gets the data, it's all 1278 data partners. Talk about data prostitution!