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California introduces age verification law for all operating systems, including Linux and SteamOS — user age verified during OS account setup (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.io 42 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Did you guys know I was born January 1st 1901?

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I was born in January 1st 1970, more credible and symbolic.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

the unix-time zero can blow up sloppy code too. but not often. one of few dates i can remember.

[–] texture@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

how about sept 11 1973?

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That was Chile, different country.

[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ah, im a 1975 man myself haha
Random day and month though

[–] Etterra@lemmy.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

I was born January 1st, 1979 so I could feel young again.

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Shockingly, 2000-01-01 suffices.

Or to put it more bone crumblingly:
There's no need to go back into the last millennium.

[–] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

"the 1900s"

: /

[–] moonshadow@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

I thought we were born April 20th, 1969

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Holy shit.

Are we twins? I, too, was born on the first day of January in the year 1901!

[–] Sundiata@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I was born in Feb 4th, 1987