I believe the filter just hides the cookie banner (which I believe on many sites means you accept all), where consent-o-matic actually accepts & rejects according to your preferences.

Regarding why an update, as there are many sites that it doesn’t automatically accept/decline, and having an update will have it done automatically rather having to manually set.

One idea for the bathrooms, is getting a doctor that knows your kids the most (most commonly that would be a family doctor, but if a kid has a reason to have a specialized doctor then go to that one) to get a signed letter that tells the school to give the kid(s) unrestricted access to the bathroom. Then give that to the school and the school basically has to do what the doctor says (because you or the doctor could put up a fight if they don’t).

Kids could also make the data useless by checking in to multiple places, or leaving it somewhere in the school (for example).

Sounds like it’s time (if you can afford to) to donate to a food bank. I’ve read that donating to one like Canada Food Bank (or your provincial one) has a greater impact than your local food bank.

There are many ways this could be solved, but the governments seem to always refuse to do so. Like UBI, or forcing groceries to not ask on the increased costs to consumers.

If they don’t already have one, then a wireless mouse or keyboard. You may need to avoid the brand names to get under that price.

A shelf (like one for the countertop or wall or to put on floor) to put stuff on. A soft animal (like a kramig from IKEA). A rice cooker (who doesn’t like coming home with food ready).

Those of us whose kids can commute on our own, take it for granted.

Taking a real example (but not exactly where I live): 916 Clearview Dr in South Carolina has a nearby school that is a two-minute drive and about 16-minute walk. However, most of the way there doesn’t have any sidewalks, so kids can’t walk safely (which means there will be very few crossing guards), and the cars only have stop signs. Some of the areas that are passed are very run down and may have gang activity (which makes it unsafe for the kids). There might also not be any school buses as they could be considered too close, or the area doesn’t have the funding.

We also can’t forget about the parents as they may have a tight schedule and it’s better for them to drive (ensuring both the kids get to school, and they get to work).

Went out soon after the trick-or-treaters came out to go see what the neighbours display looks like at night. Luckily I don’t live right next to them.

Went to supermarkets to see how much halloween candy they have left, and if they’ve started discounting them… Looks like the shelves are still full (I can’t imagine how much stuff they have behind the scenes) and no discounts yet.

“White House confirms independent media reports that President Donald Trump has passed”

Or something like that, because we all know the white house won’t go out and say he has passed, other outlets will report it first, then at one point the white house will have to say it.

I got mine for free (or at least a discount, I don’t remember which), I trust Sony more (as a company) than OnePlus, it was easier for me to buy, and I’ve had it for a number of years so I don’t feel the need to replace it with a new one (as it still works).

The newest one also gives six years of security updates, so one can hang onto the phone for a longer time.

I just laugh at this part near the end

Rath says he will be consulting with legal counsel and will “likely” file an appeal of the decision.

The full article (for those who don’t have a paid 404 Media subscription) can be read at https://web.archive.org/web/20261029143048/https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/.

Keywords (for those searching): bypass paywall, archive copy

If you use GrapheneOS, updating to 2026102100 (or higher) will take care of this for you.

remove the active eMudhra ECDSA root certificate due to compromised intermediate certificates (Vanadium received the removal of this root certificate as an out-of-band component update via our servers when it was released for Chrome)

remove both legacy eMudhra root certificates (this leaves the heavily used active RSA root certificate as the only remaining one and we’re considering either removing it or disabling it by default despite other platforms not removing it at this time)

If you want to read the article but are blocked by Cloudflare, there is an copy on Wayback machine.

Other words for those who are searching: bypass paywall, archive copy.

Yep both of those are true. Musk did say he bought Twitter to be an arena for free speech, and that the Twitter account was suspended.

Archive.org links for both the links if you can’t read the full articles: https://web.archive.org/web/20220414204110/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/14/elon-musk-ted-talk/, and https://web.archive.org/web/20260829202851/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4634208/trump-portfolio-tracker-account-suspended/.

Sounds like Trump is trying to intimidate Hasan into either joining his party or shutting up.

But then again, everyone should disregard what Trump has to say.

As prime minister, he will make parliament “sit day and night” until all legislation is passed, forcing it to sit all through summer for seven days a week if necessary.

Legally, I don’t even think the prime minster can do that (force them to “sit day and night” and “all through summer”). But then again, look at the US to what is currently legal verus what has happened. Even if he does become PM, as long as the party isn’t the majority, they can’t force parliament to sit as long as they want.

They mention in the US they are affiliated with the US branch of Communications Workers of America (CWA). “Separately, the WWU-UK branch has affiliated with United Tech and Allied Workers (UTAW), a national branch of the Communication Workers Union (CWU).” You can see their FAQ for more details.

If you prefer reading, there’s great articles by OpenMedia, and many by Michael Geist.

For the latest on if the bill has passed (and what stage), see the Parliament of Canada website.