Does this imply that people in suits are getting butt implants, or that they’re getting fat?

As I said, filters are alread really hard to make to work, having them also difficult to elude make them even harder. Not considering the fact that you need to create some sort of infrastructure to keep them updated, which make them even harder to implement.

Which is why they’re currently not very good, yes. Mandating them by law would probably speed up development, and either way, you’re trying to thwart most kids/teenagers, not professional hackers. It doesn’t really matter if a couple of kids can circumvent it if the methods are too difficult for the type of kids who barely even know how to use a PC, which seems to be most of them nowadays. Plus, many kids aren’t actually willing to break the law just to access TikTok.

What’s that logo in the lower right corner? Never seen it (probably on account of not being USian) and it’s too small/low contrast to read the upper part.

That said, the trouble with ice thickness is measuring it without stepping on it.

Would aliens in 10000 years even be able to tell the difference between trash and … well, not trash? They’d probably just think that we were really into plastic. Which isn’t wrong.

Mushroom-free chocolates can also be called “truffles”. Extremely tasty IMO. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_truffle

What kind of dog was it? Some dog breeds were specifically bred for hunting pests.

That’s like one second of earnings loss for Amazon … but better than nothing I guess.

I never said that it’s impossible to circumvent. It’s just harder than if there were no restriction at all, and that does make a difference. And buying alcohol for your 1-year-younger friend is one thing, but buying alcohol for a 15yo is quite another. When I was that age, few people regularly hung out with people that much younger.

I agree that this type of social media ban shouldn’t be made at all, though. What I do want is filters that can be activated by parents that are relatively difficult to circumvent, but don’t require anyone to submit their ID data. You can still fine the parents if it becomes known, though obviously that’s less likely than if every single user had to submit their ID.

Dude I live in Germany, you think we don’t insulate our houses?

Sounds to me like you’re wasting district heating, I doubt they have much waste energy that they actually don’t have a use for.

Granted, 21°C would be too cold for me to consider wearing just a tshirt on top. It’s 20°C in my apartment and I usually wear tshirt, sweater, long johns, pants and a bathrobe at home.

If you’re heating enough to be comfortable with naked legs in early February, you either have extremely strong thermal isolation or you’re wasting energy (which costs money and is bad for the environment). Or you have the constitution of an Inuit, I guess.

Is it not the middle of winter where you live?

I grew up in Germany, where I live supermarkets (and most other places) generally don’t let underage people drink. Supermarket cashiers only fully stopped carding me when I grew a full beard in my late twenties. Might be different in some rural places or different corners of the country, though.

IMO “just need to know someone” can be a pretty big barrier if you don’t know many people (and specifically people who would let underage people drink) or just aren’t that popular.

Like one of those fish who change gender based on what’s in demand?

IIRC they (dragon?) have been banned for abusive comments or messages, but don’t quote me on that (I might not, in fact, remember correctly).

IMO it doesn’t even make sense as a metaphor to interpret it the way you do.

they are useless today where you need to be 18 to buy alcohol.

[citation needed]

It’s certainly possible to circumvent it, but where I live most people don’t become regular drinkers at 15. It makes it harder to access, and many people actually do want to follow the law. IMO a social media ban is going to work the same way - many will circumvent it, but many others won’t bother.

Men literally wear pants to bed, while women used to wear skirts or dresses at all times, including work…

Implying unemployed men / house-husbands don’t wear pants?

Ja. Ist halt ein Riesenunterschied, ob man tatsächlich bash programmiert oder einfach nur Konsolenbefehle aneinanderreiht. Konsolenbefehle aneinanderreihen wäre mit Python o.ä. halt wesentlich aufwändiger.

Broken clock is right, but for the wrong reasons (i.e. like a broken clock).

age-gating social media = obligatory ID verification for social media access

Do you trust your government to handle your ID data safely and in a way that law enforcement etc. can’t access without proper cause? This is definitely going to get used to do police raids and years-long device seizures on people who call dick politicians dicks - the process is the punishment.

If you actually want to protect children, force operating system manufacturers or home internet hardware manufacturers to implement child filters that work reliably.