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The under-16 social media ban marks the end of the open UK internet
16 Jun 2026 at 1:40 pm UTC Likes: 3
I am very conflicted on this. I am always the one to say these types of things will lead to more government surveillance and loss of freedom of choice etc. I have children that I did not permit to use social media until mid high school. I think they ended up mentally better off for it.
It is too bad US corporations were allowed to be left unchecked to create an addictive product and prey on our children and adults that do not understand how their addictive systems work.
Perhaps a social media education program would be more effective than age blocking. Maybe if parents, who never put their phones down themselves, understood how dangerous social media is for children’s mental health, would not be so quick to setup an account for a 7 year old.
Check out the 50 most popular Steam Deck games for May 2026
2 Jun 2026 at 1:57 am UTC
Still working through Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney throws shade at Valve / Gabe Newell for Steam Deck pricing
29 May 2026 at 1:31 pm UTC Likes: 6
I don't know if the profit margin is the same on the deck now, but I have priced PCs and video cards lately. Valve can certainly justify at least half of the steep price increase.
Sweeney has never said or done anything that impressed me. Once again, this just sounds like sour grapes.
Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs
28 May 2026 at 3:13 pm UTC Likes: 5
I am expecting another sub par product from the Wintel duopoly.
At least more competition is still good for pricing and quality.
Epic Games just laid off over 1,000 people
24 Mar 2026 at 5:26 pm UTC Likes: 22
How much did Tim Sweeney cut his own compensation? Responsibility starts at the top.
Firefox v149 is getting a free built-in VPN and other new features
19 Mar 2026 at 2:08 pm UTC Likes: 5
I can totally see myself using split view. Finally, a new browser feature that may actually be useful.
Hard to believe, but it is not even AI powered!
Sony PlayStation reportedly moving away from PC ports
4 Mar 2026 at 6:18 pm UTC Likes: 2
I bought Stellar Blade for PC, but there was no way I was ever buying a Playstation or ever will.
Looks like they don't want my money going forward. Interesting business decision for out of touch millionaire execs. They don't live in world where not everyone wants to spend their limited money on consoles. I give it 3 years before they announce PC ports again.
Firefox 148.0 arrives with AI controls
24 Feb 2026 at 3:35 pm UTC Likes: 5
Final result seems fine. I assume Mozilla needs the AI hype money to stay in business.
I am not a fan of having AI force fed to me. I did like that they didn’t configure it so that if I want use translations, I had to turn on all AI features.
Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia
12 Feb 2026 at 5:55 pm UTC Likes: 6
Hopefully this does not stall the momentum of Linux on gaming devices. Proton and Steam Deck were driving adoption. Every deck sold was a potential new Linux user. We need more users, to demand more support from studios.
Firefox will get AI controls to turn it all off
3 Feb 2026 at 5:31 pm UTC Likes: 6
It is a good thing many people complained about the AI additions. If we didn't complain, then the disable feature would never have been implemented or if it was you would never find it. They would add it to some config file.