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F1 Polices Drivers’ Language Like They’re Children, And For Some Reason, Drivers Don’t Like That

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F1 Polices Drivers’ Language Like They’re Children, And For Some Reason, Drivers Don’t Like That There are some truly awful people on the internet, but if you judge based purely on how annoying they are, it’s hard to do much worse than the Language Police. Whether they’re whining about not being able to take you seriously because you said, “shit,” or attacking you for daring to use language they don’t want their… Read more…

Jalopnik 1.1k 2024-11-08

iOS 18.2 Lets Children Report Nudity in iMessages, Starting in Australia

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iOS 18.2 Lets Children Report Nudity in iMessages, Starting in Australia Starting with iOS 18.2, children in Australia have a new option to report iMessages containing nude photos and videos to Apple, the company told The Guardian. Apple said it will review these reports and could take action, such as by disabling the sender’s Apple Account and/or reporting the incident to law enforcement. The report outlined what t…

Mac Rumors 1.0k 2024-10-25

Roblox is making changes for pre-teen users after reports that it failed to protect children

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Roblox is making changes for pre-teen users after reports that it failed to protect children Illustration: The VergeRoblox is making some potentially major changes that will limit what pre-teens can access and give parents more control over what their kids do on the platform, according to an email sent by the company and shared with The Verge. The changes follow recent reports highlighting how Roblox has failed to protect children. In J…

The Verge 1.1k 2024-10-24

Family member gifted money to my newborn children – wondering what’s the best use for it.

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Family member gifted money to my newborn children – wondering what’s the best use for it. My kids (2 mo old) were given a couple thousand in cash/checks each from their grandparents. I’ve been sitting on it for a month trying to figure out how to use it most effectively. Put them into a 529? Open a HYSA in their name? It’s not a ton of money so it’s not like it’s going to grow a bunch… but at the same time it’s not doing anything s…

Reddit Personal Finance 367 2024-07-26

Man convicted for ‘sextortion’ of more than 100 children on Omegle, Snapchat, and TikTok

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Man convicted for ‘sextortion’ of more than 100 children on Omegle, Snapchat, and TikTok Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesA Nevada man was sentenced to 65 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sextorting more than 100 children on Omegle, Snapchat, TikTok, and Mega and distributing child sexual abuse material on dark web forums. From 2018 to 2021, James Patrick Burns used several platforms t…

The Verge 784 2024-07-23

Nine Children Have Died In Extremely Hot Cars This Month So Far

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Nine Children Have Died In Extremely Hot Cars This Month So Far Nine children have been killed so far this month after they were left in hot cars parked up across America. The deaths mean that a child has been killed almost every other day in a sweltering vehicle through July. Read more…

Jalopnik 633 2024-07-22

LPT When your small children whine, pretend not to understand them.

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LPT When your small children whine, pretend not to understand them. I used this trick with great success when my children were little, and at the stage where they would sometimes whine to get what they wanted. The key is to look vaguely concerned or confused, and say to them: “I’m sorry, I can’t understand what you’re saying when you talk that way.” and repeat as necessary. It’s amazing how quickly your child wi…

Life Pro Tips 1.1k 2024-07-22