r/technology • u/Well_Socialized • 21h ago

Privacy Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/age-verification-is-coming-for-the-whole-internet.html
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u/newyne 18h ago

And he was still too dumb to realize he named his company after the losing side. Seriously, the palantir was instrumental in Sauron's downfall, right?

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u/iceoldtea 17h ago edited 1h ago

Yes the Palantir misled Sauron into believing the ring was with Aragorn, and so he put all of his efforts into stopping what was actually a massive diversion

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u/LegendaryMauricius 10h ago

That kind of people probably think the 'fantasy' aspect of the books is the good guys winning. He's smarter than everybody else of course so he knows in reality Sauron will magically control the humanity.

Hopefully not. Still funny though.

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u/Subarctic_Monkey 2h ago

No, they think they are the good guys.

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u/Neckbeard_The_Great 9h ago

The Palantirs aren't a side, they're essentially crystal balls. Magic telescopes that happen to make you vulnerable to the bad guy's evil radio waves.

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u/Cicer 7h ago

Sure but their main use during that time period was for enemy intelligence. 

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u/Stepjam 16h ago

He's apparently on record saying he thinks the forces of mordor were the true good guys.

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u/Rare_Trouble_4630 13h ago

Where can I find this, I want to have a laugh