atomWood

atomWood , 7 months ago to piracy in Using the "frog in boiling water" technique

This is my main approach to media. Instead of spending money every month on streaming services, I buy the media I care about. If I have to buy it on Amazon, then I pirate my own copy.

atomWood , 7 months ago to technology in iOS 17.2 hints at Apple moving towards letting users sideload apps from outside the App Store

Unfortunately, yes.

atomWood , 7 months ago to technology in Max users grandfathered into $15.99 ad-free plan lose 4K, HDR next month

Can you use PC Optimum points to buy gift cards? That’s a great idea!

atomWood , 8 months ago to technology in The UK’s problematic Online Safety Act is now law | Ars Technica

I completely agree that children should simply be using family computers. Kids are much to young to understand proper internet safety.

atomWood , 8 months ago to piracy in Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin

Just in case you weren’t aware, updating your block lists in uBlock Origin should fix this problem. It’s worked for me, at any rate.

atomWood , 8 months ago to technology in States sue Meta for harming young people's mental health, collecting data on children

You don’t usually have to ask someone if they’re being harmed by a person/substance/thing to see the negative effects it is having on their lives.

Socially media is already known to have negative impacts on adults. This means it WILL also have a negative impact on children and youth. Seeing as children and youth are even more susceptible to negative influences, due to their body and brain still developing, we need to protect them from what we can.

Even if kids are seeing worse things in their every day lives, that doesn’t make it okay to subject them to other less worse things.

atomWood , 8 months ago to technology in Twitch will now let streamers simultaneously stream on any service they want

That’s gross dude

atomWood , 8 months ago to nostupidquestions in How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?

That’s actually incredibly unrealistic.

Just about every county in the world is divided into provinces/states/territories.

atomWood , 8 months ago to piracy in Another reason to sail the high seas

I absolutely agree! Renting a movie should cost nowhere near as much as purchasing the movie.

atomWood , 8 months ago to piracy in Another reason to sail the high seas

Spending $30 to own a brand new movie that just came out is not something I have a problem with.

However, not being able to download a copy of the movie you purchased is where I take issue.

atomWood , 8 months ago to technology in Netflix is planning to raise prices... again

Oh, boy. Here we go again.

atomWood , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

I want my kids to have the tools they need to succeed, and I realize a smartphone has nearly become essential at a certain age, but they also control the lives of many people. Technology is an amazing tools, but it has been designed to be highly addictive. Kids have enough problems to deal with, and I don’t want to make things harder for them.

—- edit —- I suppose what I’m really trying to say is that I want my children to first learn healthy habits.

atomWood , 9 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

That’s about what I’m expecting. 12 and 14 aren’t that different.

atomWood , 9 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

I definitely think tech should be a part of their life, but a personal smartphone is something I personally feel can wait.

atomWood , 9 months ago to technology in Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok | Kids officially don't like Facebook

That’s a very valid concern. Personally, I think parents should keep their kids away from phones much longer. While I’ve only got a kid on the way, I’m hoping to keep them off of smartphones until high school.