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Families of Uvalde victims sue Activision, say Call of Duty is 'the most prolific and effective marketer of assault weapons in the United States'

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  • What evidence links video games to violent thinking? I'm unaware of any.

    That question aside, there's simply no evidence that gaming impacts behavior, which as you suggest is the major interest here.

    One thing I wish we could ban are opportunistic suits from hungry law firms that are just hoping that these companies will settle rather than fight an obviously frivolous suit. This is an insult to the civil legal system

    Agreed on all points.

    • Families of Uvalde victims sue Activision, say Call of Duty is 'the most prolific and effective marketer of assault weapons in the United States'

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  • game studios consult child psychologists and lawyers to better implement addictive gambling-like mechanics without being liable

    For example?

    • Families of Uvalde victims sue Activision, say Call of Duty is 'the most prolific and effective marketer of assault weapons in the United States'

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  • Video games do not promote violence according to any modern ethical research on the question.

    I can’t imagine the pain of these families, and I’d want to lash out at any available target, too. They might even get lucky and have a settlement offer from Activision rather dragging everyone through a trial. But if this even makes it into a courtroom, I would bet that it will ultimately go nowhere. There’s just no credible evidence to support the claim.

    • OpenAI to spit out News Corp content

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  • Unbelievable. Just bloody unbelievable.

    • Helldivers CEO steps down as CEO and moves into Chief Creative Officer role.

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  • There’s something to be said for knowing when you’re in the wrong role and fixing it rather than doubling down.

    • US lawmakers slam ICC prosecutor’s Israel arrest warrant requests

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  • Of course, since the US rescinded its signature to the Rome Statute, the ICC doesn’t officially exist to these lawmakers. Isn’t screaming at imaginary boogeymen a sign of mental deficiency?

    • Wikileaks' Julian Assange given permission to appeal against U.S. extradition, UK court rules

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    • Wikileaks' Julian Assange given permission to appeal against U.S. extradition, UK court rules

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    • Wikileaks' Julian Assange given permission to appeal against U.S. extradition, UK court rules

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  • I guess they have to drag it out for diplomatic reasons, but the High Court has set a condition that the US cannot satisfy: The State Department nor the Department of Justice can guarantee that he would be granted First Amendment rights. It’s established precedent in US law that constitutional rights only apply to citizens. Judicial independence prevents them enforcing any agreement to the contrary.

    • OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts

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  • Do we actually care what anyone who’s still posting on Reddit thinks?

    • Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

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  • Yeah, that’s one of the complaints I have about them. Of course, if I need PGP, I prefer to encrypt an attachment myself offline and just send that, so it’s not a dealbreaker in my case.

    Out of curiosity, and if you don’t mind my asking, which provider do you use?

    • The USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what’s changed.

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  • Fair points. The site didn't work in my browser, but it seemed like a cool idea. I'm glad it works.

    In fairness, I'm probably just snarky because I expect a different standard from NPR.

    • Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

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  • Fair question. For everyday, run-of-the-mill, don't-care-who-sees-it, a postcard is fine; I have a Gmail account for those. For anything more sensitive, I have a couple of Tuta accounts. If it's truly confidential, I prefer to just say it in person.

    • The USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what’s changed.

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  • LOL! I couldn't figure it out either. My guess: an intern with the website password and too much time on their hands.

    • The USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what’s changed.

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  • Love your handle, by the way.

    That's not how I read the headline. Given that this story is so old (months and months), if it's newsworthy at all today, it should be "USDA Finally Updates Climate Maps for the First Time in a Decade."

    Anyone who needs them has been paying attention to the climate for years. It's a neat bit of science reporting, but it's hardly "Here's What Suddenly Changed."

    • Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

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  • For the second time conversing with a Proton apologist, we will simply have to agree to disagree.

    • The USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what’s changed.

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  • Agreed. My issue is with NPR's breathless headline and pretending that this is "news."

    • Windows 11 is now an ad platform--this is why we're here

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  • Makes me really glad that my Win 10 machine can’t be upgraded – despite upgrading to Win 11 being one of the selling points when I bought it. It may have something to do with the kludge to make Home accept a group policy. I’m also quite happy; I never intended to install Win 11 on it, so stopping the reminders that it’s ready to go was a blessing.

    I’ve always planned to replace Windows with Linux anyway. Mint, either Ubuntu or Debian flavor, has been a great replacement on my 2008-era Macbook (still in use) after Apple pulled a similar stunt 15 years ago. I see no reason not to take the same route with more modern Dells. With advances in Wine for gaming, there's not much I need to do that Firefox and LibreOffice don't handle.

    • The USDA’s gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what’s changed.

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  • Wasn't this reported months ago? And zones didn't suddenly shift just because the USDA said so. They've shifted over time because of climate change. The USDA just finally got around to catching up.

    I used to be news director for an NPR member station, and even I think this is sloppy work.

    • Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain

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  • There was no wait period when I signed up for their service, but that was several years ago. Things always change.