Two and a Half Bens

20 - C-Suite FOMO

2026-04-02

The Bens discuss age verification on Linux systems, Android sideloading, Hide My Email not so hidden, AI sneaking into the Farm Bill, lots of other AI shenanigans, and more!

• GrapheneOS won't comply with age check laws for operating systems
• Linux Distros Resistance against Age-Verification Laws
• GitHub - BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify: The age verification status of Open Source Operating Systems · GitHub
• Ageless Linux - Wikipedia
• THAT law and it's copies here and abroad
• Revert "userdb: add birthDate field to JSON user records (#40954)" by paramazo · Pull Request #41179 · systemd/systemd · GitHub
• Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety
• iCloud user learns ‘Hide My Email’ privacy does not apply to serious threats
• Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future hardware
• The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print
• An AI agent destroyed this coder’s entire database. He’s not the only one with a horror story
• The AI Dirty List
• Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
• The Story of EVi - NerdNextDoor's Blog
• The deadliest poison known to AI
• Tiny Township Fears Iran Drone Strikes Because of New Nuclear Weapons Datacenter
• COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages
• March Windows updates break Teams, OneDrive sign-ins
• Microsoft Confirms Samsung Galaxy Connect App Caused Windows 11 C: Drive Access Bug
• HackerOne discloses employee data breach after Navia hack
• This new FCC rule could upend the router market
• The Tech Bubble Might Finally Be Popping
• Security experts at RSAC keep calling AI stupid

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