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Ryan Parman
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Builder of digital things used by millions. Proud dad. Xennial. Gamer. Ambivert. Curious. Perpetual learner. Not a coffee drinker. Privileged, but learning. 👾
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Meta appears to be driving U.S. legislation trying to force OS vendors to be responsible for collecting age verification data (beyond is user 18+) and making it freely available to everyone.
Personal privacy is the final barrier protecting against gov’t overreach.
John SiracusaThe A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo is 19% faster than the M2 Ultra in the Mac Pro in single-core performance (Geekbench 6).
The MacBook Neo starts at $599.
The Mac Pro, which is still for sale, starts at $6,999.
Enjoying some time off in Tokyo this week. Have lots of photos to share once I get back to the US.
I’ve been pretty quiet the past couple of years online. I haven’t blogged in 5 years, and have barely posted to Mastodon/Bluesky compared to what I used to do. Mostly been doing RSS and Reddit.
Wanting to get back into paying attention to the larger tech world again. I miss meeting new people.
Y’know when the villain is facing off with the hero, and has now taken the hero’s family hostage? And the hero has to choose whether to fight back against the villain or to save their family.
You know that part of the movie we’ve all seen so many times?
TSA PreCheck still operational after previous suspension announcement
The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational. The development contradicts an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service was being suspended during the partial government shutdown. It was not immediately clear whether Global Entry would be affected. PreCheck and Global Entry are designed to help speed registered travelers through security lines, and suspensions would likely cause headaches and delays. The turmoil is tied to a partial government shutdown that began Feb. 14 after Democrats and the White House were unable to reach a deal on legislation to fund the Homeland Security.
Also, release the unredacted Epstein files!
Video Analyses at Odds with DHS Statements on Minneapolis Shooting - FactCheck.org
The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t provided evidence for some statements administration officials made within hours of the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, and some of those statements appear to be contradicted by bystander video shared publicly so far.
