Erik Szewczyk 

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Technology, science, building things and experiencing the world. What more could anyone ask for? FreeLearner.how founder and doer of many things
Websitehttps://www.freelearner.how/author/erik/
Show threadErik Szewczyk Jun 1, 2023
@IcyShark From Australia and their version of this legislation:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/australia-says-law-making-facebook-google-pay-news-has-worked-2022-12-02/
Australia says law making Facebook and Google pay for news has worked

An Australian law giving the government power to make internet giants Facebook owner Meta Platforms <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/META.O/"target="_blank">(META.O)</a> and Alphabet Inc's <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/GOOGL.O/"target="_blank">(GOOGL.O)</a> Google negotiate content supply deals with media outlets has largely worked, a government report said.

Reuters
Show threadErik Szewczyk Jun 1, 2023

@IcyShark that's my understanding, yes

Otherwise, as you pointed out, you'd pretty much break the internet if you couldn't link to things...

https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-threatens-yank-news-content-california-over-payments-bill-2023-05-31/

Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill

Facebook parent Meta Platforms <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/META.O" target="_blank">(META.O)</a> said on Wednesday it would remove news content in its home state of California if the state government passed legislation forcing tech companies to pay publishers.

Reuters
Show threadErik Szewczyk Jun 1, 2023

@IcyShark What am I missing here?

Everything I've read, including the article you linked, says this is about hosting content - not hosting links to content.

If they are hosting the content, that they didnt create, and profiting from it...then the content author/owner should be the one to profit/control. Big tech's approach to stealing content to keep you within their walled garden needs to be reined in.

Erik Szewczyk May 30, 2023
Matt FerrellMay 30, 2023
How Dead EV Batteries are Perfect for Energy Storage. It’s been nice to see the growing popularity of electric vehicles these last few years, but EVs need batteries and batteries don’t last forever. In fact, the first generation of EV batteries are... https://undecidedmf.com/how-dead-ev-batteries-are-perfect-for-energy-storage/
How Dead EV Batteries are Perfect for Energy Storage

Undecided with Matt Ferrell
Erik Szewczyk May 27, 2023
VulcanTourist [MOVED]Apr 11, 2023
My wife found this one somewhere. This is why open-mindedness is the underpinning of the Scientific Method and people who lack it will never comprehend the Method. If the goal is the instant gratification of certainty and always being right, the Method will disappoint and the only recourse becomes self-delusion.
Show threadErik Szewczyk May 21, 2023
@georgetakei billions, billions of lives are on the line here
Show threadErik Szewczyk May 18, 2023
@Moosader Fake health detector machine?
Show threadErik Szewczyk May 10, 2023
@TheConversationUS It may not be illegal, but there are ethics standards and he could be impeached by his peers...problem is the "R" party is so worried about losing seats that they'll let just about anything slide right now.
Show threadErik Szewczyk May 10, 2023

@MarkBrigham @TheConversationUS yup, still preferable to continually mining and refining oil products for the entire usable life of the vehicle!

(Also, auto batteries are highly recyclable)

Show threadErik Szewczyk May 5, 2023
@mattferrell all of the above, there is no single solution.