Didn’t realize Claude comes with “Age assurance,” nor did I think you needed to be 18 to use it.
Claude, our consumer product, is only available to people over 18 years. You’ll need to confirm you’re 18 or over while setting up an account. When we detect signals that you may be under 18, we’ll ask you to verify your age before you can continue using Claude.
This is a blanket solution for a nuanced problem. What about high school students who want to use AI responsibly to help with projects? What about people who use it in a library and don’t have access to provide age verification? Why 18 (as opposed to 21? Or by region/country?)
The elephant in the room is the line “How we protect your data.” They don’t. If you believe anything else at this day and age, that alone should disqualify you from using Claude.
Almost time to leave. An odd vacation, with plenty of thoughts that invite more reflection. Glad I have a couple of days at home after. 📷
LibreWolf Returns to Homebrew
LibreWolf is installable through Homebrew on macOS again, now properly signed and notarized. The maintainers didn’t pay Apple’s developer fee; instead, OSSign signs their builds under its own membership. A pragmatic workaround to Apple’s closed ecosystem — and a reminder that “damaged” often means “they didn’t join our club”
Nat sent this to me after I mentioned my Apple Watch makes me more anxious about my lack of sleep by constantly reminding me that I’m tired.
Sometimes ignorance is a bliss.
There's Something about Mewgenics 🎮
Mewgenics: a game where cats breed, shoot fireballs, and fight literal crap monsters. 145 hours later, I’m still not half done, with songs from the soundtrack stuck in my head. Get it. Or don’t. But you should.
RSI/Pinky Update
An update on my RSI journey: wider split, full tenting, and giving up Caps Lock for Ctrl. The Glove80 is the likely next keyboard, though the price and return policy give me pause. I’m also using the mouse more in Emacs and rediscovering menus — small heresies that actually help.
Fairness and content
Dan wrote about sharing a bed. I wrote about coffee. We both ended up talking about fairness. Turns out the secret to polyamory isn’t spreadsheets or Google Calendar (though these can help) — it’s treating people like coffee drinkers: some want pour-over, some want cream and sugar, but at the end we all just want coffee. Or being happy in our relationships. Or both.
Finished watching: Prix Pantheon S1E5, Episode 5 📺 This show is not super original, but somehow the way it works and develops clicks nicely. It’s been a while since I could just relax and watch TV. Happy I did.
Emacs Config Gems - Part 5
Time for Emacs Gems part 5… Wordcraft. In a way, what Emacs is all about. I’m going into the built-in dictionary, hippie expand, and ispell.
Oh yes, I think I’m going to enjoy this game very much.
