Thx to all devs ;)
My 9 year old is growing up too fast. We set up a laptop for her today and she didn’t want to install GCompris or Ktuberling.
My 8yrs still tinker with Gcompris a little but mostly play with Scratch Jr, emulators and web games
how cute is that?!
I got my kid on Gcompris when she was 2.5 year old, and noticed a lot of rough edges UX wise. Small things on how feedback was given to a kid, or the lack of separation between games depending on how suitable they were for different ages.
Still, I choose Gcompris any day over apps design around maximizing endorphin rewards and data collection. I just wish there were more quality FOSS games for toddlers.
Hi, If you go to gcompris setting, at the bottom you can choose the difficuly level by setting stars quantities.
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Teach your child to cover front-facing cameras with tape.
On a laptop running Linux?
Front-facing cameras should not exist. Yes, on everything.
Did xz not just happen?
Physically block the light.
I’m fairly certain xz wasn’t exfiltrating camera feeds…
That’s not the point. The point is “linux” is not reason to inherently trust a system.
Cover your cameras (as a compromise to ripping them out with a soldering iron).
Intel and AMD firmware’s have been having exploits discovered all over the news in recent years. Yes, for older processors and chipsets, but tell me, is all your hardware brand new?
If your network is properly set up, would that matter?
Its not the people with properly-configured networks demanding to be convinced to cover their webcams. Also, our PCs are generally not the devices we’re slapping into DMZs and VLANs with either no LAN access, no internet access, or a bajillion blocked(or whitelisted) ports.
Personally, I’m far more concerned about my phone, but google has had my family’s data by the balls forever now anyways, nevermind my kids’ school-provided chromebooks.
Pretty sure someone who is giving their kids a Linux laptop knows enough to set up a firewall on their network…
If someone has enough access to your system to covertly use the camera, then the camera is the last thing you need to worry about.
Nobody is interested in looking at you. Getting your payment data, or private data, that is much more interesting.
There are scammers who want your masturbation recorded. The Chinese Communist Party has a face database for surveillance.
And if they have access to your computer, they can get much more useful information, both for extortion and surveillance.
Nah, no reason to downplay webcams.
The average user’d probably get ransomware attack. And if not, cam girl scams. I’d have a look on r/scam rather than argue theoretical worst cases.
Why would you give them that extra inch though? Cover your cameras.
I have no idea why this is causing some weird controversy. Strange arguments out there.
You do you as we live in a free world. The only thing I would be concerned about it if it was illegal to cover your camera
You do you as we live in a free world.
You don’t know where I live.
The only thing I would be concerned about it if it was illegal to cover your camera
You not concerned about the possibility of someone spying on you? Regardless, treating cameras as eyes is damn good practice.
Staying away from Microshit and rotten apple is good and all, I do it myself, but…give him time outside to play without screens 🥺
Really, one photo is proof the kid doesn’t play outside?
Ofc, this is the internet after all
Is it wise to allow a 3 yo to use computers?
I’m not an expert by any means,but digital autism is no joke. This is just too much for their developing brains.
It’s not “autism”, it’s brainrot induced from preditory content marketed at children.
Elsagate if I remember correctly? It hasn’t gone away
Elsagate is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s not just content engineered to be repulsive and disturbing. The entire industry pushes content ment to be addicting and manipulative.
