laverabe @ laverabe @lemmy.world

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fuck off mate, g'day

They can do that with a drivers license like they have for the last few decades.

And they're using a face recognition service from a for profit corporation ID.ME. Not ok. I'll continue to use their freefillable forms option, but if they discontinued that I'll just go back to paper mailing. This is not a step forward.

https://cyberscoop.com/irs-facial-recognition-identity-privacy/

countries with no national ID cards and no plans for one: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK. 1

And they do taxes just fine without a Harry Potter like gif of every tax payer.

Privacy reasons aside, TurboTax doesn't require a video clip to file your taxes so this is only raising the technical barrier against the widespread adoption of a simple tax system.

Seems like we need something like a bernin' sandrstorm to fix the problem.

I'm 100% for a simple IRS tax return but what the heck is with this?

To use Direct File, you need an IRS account with ID.me.

To get an ID.me account, you need to:

Take a video of your face

If you can't or don't want to take a video of your face, you can have a video call with an ID.me agent who will confirm that your face matches your identification.

Is that really necessary???

Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

I would actually have no issue paying for certain Google services

Excuse me sir, do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior, Richard Stallman?

Yes, I got them mixed up. It's EoP that I was referring to.

Ah yes, that is what I was thinking of, thought that was the same thing since it was power and Ethernet together.

OH, INTERESTING INFORMATION. THANKS! ;)

PoE is terrible. I threw mine away and went to 802.11ac wireless and it was 10x faster. The problem is the circuit breakers, washing machines, or anything that generates EMI screw with the quality. Ethernet>wifi>PoE, at least for most use cases.

For mobile phones it's a good standard, but mfgs are putting them on desktop computers and laptop power plugs as primary power. That's just dumb, these things are all going to fail in 10 years of regular use where USB-A could easily hold up mechanically for 50. But it's suppose to be a data connector only. Combining things only makes devices less repairable. Broken USB-C jack? Well, better toss the laptop.

$1 million today is still a vast fortune to most people tbh

why flatpaks? Aren't they more insecure and bloated? They seem like the wrong direction for Linux.

I thought image uploads were still disabled - guess they're back on now. And yeesh people are haters to have it at -20. I thought the pic was pretty funny, I'll resubmit with a direct link.

RoMote (Turns your Android Device into a control center for Roku)

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/wseemann.media.romote/

Mobile applications are meticulously engineered to capture user attention and foster engagement [3]. Features like real-time notifications, endless scrolling, and gamification elements are quintessential in ensuring sustained user interaction [4]. Renowned platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and mobile games like Candy Crush have been discerned to instigate addictive behaviors [5, 6]. For instance, the incessant checking of social media apps or the relentless pursuit of advancing game levels transpires despite the apparent adverse repercussions on users’ sleep, productivity, or even mental health [7]. The propensity for these behaviors underpins the ubiquitous nature of mobile app addiction. Owing to the omnipresence of mobile devices, the line between moderate and excessive use has become increasingly blurred, thereby escalating the necessity to delve into the factors contributing to such addiction. The ubiquitous nature of mobile app addiction is underscored by emerging research, which delineates the cognitive and behavioral tendencies driving this phenomenon [8, 9]. As the ramifications of mobile app addiction seep into various facets of daily life, the exigency of investigating the underlying factors and promoting healthier digital consumption patterns is accentuated.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10662456/ (peer reviewed article)

A majority of the public is addicted to scrolling their phones or other "apps". This is beyond all doubt an unhealthy addiction, both on an individual and society wide scale.

I see - thanks for taking the time to explain the backstory, very interesting.

there's nothing normal about mindlessly scrolling your phone in public...