New California law requires age verification for all OS accounts

Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by DrJokepu on Saturday February 28, 2026 @12:26AM (#47190826)

>The word Senate is etymologically related to "senior", it's a place where you _want_ people to be able to develop a lot of institutional experience.

I’m not disagreeing with the rest of your comment, but I’m going to challenge the notion that this etymological connection carries meaning. The word comes from Roman Senate, and in that context in Latin “senior” really meant people with higher status rather than age. Latin is full of these weird double meanings. Compare to seigneur in French or señor in Spanish. Also, the House of Lords in the United Kingdom.

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Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by abustamam on Saturday February 28, 2026 @01:27AM (#47191197)

Yeah, many words are literally divorced from their etymological root. Literally ;)

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Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by Darrengineer on Sunday March 08, 2026 @03:49PM (#47300615)

I know this is eight days later, but I just want to give sincere applause to this comment. I think this is the first time I've seen 'literally' used in what can be described as "correctly" (i.e., in line with the etymological root).

All those using it to mean 'factually' are out there making a farce of the language. A farce!

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