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[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 83 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Okay, what is this bill actually saying?

That soon, you won't even be able to own most computers without registering it under a government ID?

Because that's fucking nuts.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 49 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Make guns connect to the internet and watch what happens then.

[–] Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org 19 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

#Writing prompt

Like JFC what a fiction concept! Oh wait you meant like to turn them on. I was imagining some loony toons shit.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago
[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Or track them if they are stolen

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

limit them to wifi range. Oh yea all realistic and logical things.

I was imaginging shooting people over dms

[–] ductTapedWindow@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

The way things are going both with the hardware market and government over reach it won't be long until all we can own are thin clients that rent hardware from virtual servers. In less than 10 years we won't own our PCs and will have absolutely no privacy or anonymity online.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If only there were more support for reticulum.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm more interested in meshcore, which seems to take inspiration both from reticulum and meshtastic, but i've heard interesting stuff about reticulum.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

I reckon that's the plan