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Re:Someone attached an AirTag to my car while I was in a bar on Sunday December 19, 2021 @03:00PM (#29617726)
I think this reverse tracking would also raise concerns

- keys with airtag attached are lost, thief (perhaps opportunist) can find the home/car they belong to

- stalker types can steal an airtag from a water bottle, handbag, or whatever, and find the owner's home

Not an iPhone user but AFAIK the lost phone scenario was already covered with even pre-airtag "Find my..." since you could log into iCloud web interface on any other device and use that

Re:Is the four-day workweek finally within our grasp? on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @06:27PM (#29410471)
Time spent tethered to the computer or in the office looking busy isn't as valuable as real free time though, assuming this fully efficient job market a given dev might take $300 for real work + busywork or $250 for just the actual work
Re:Instagram Is Facebook Now on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @06:19PM (#29410408)
I think the idea is that ads slip in more easily with an algorithm. Last time I used FB properly you could get the following kind of news feed:

actual post from friend, friend actively liked a post from a business, ad from a business a friend previously liked

Essentially posts from unknown accounts look less out of place this way

IMO - As a child or teenager you try out different personalities, ideas, etc, then look back, say "what was I thinking", and learn a bit about how your own mind works. Better then, when consequences are small for you and everyone else, than to delay it until adulthood.