Whilst this would be better than blanket age verification, I feel it’s a mediocre outcome for the wrong fight.

Rather than taking a carve out for FOSS, the right fight is to get the online anonymity ban age verification legislation taken out completely.

If we let ourselves be satisfied with a carve out for those of us who are technically literate enough to sidestep early implementations anyway, we let the status quo change, until eventually they will come back for FOSS with the justification:

“well, EVERYONE ELSE submits to age verification, why should FOSS be any different?!”

or more likely:

“${scaryThreat} now uses FOSS to commit ${heinousCrime} against ${peopleWeSuddenlyCareAboutForPoliticalCapital} so we HAVE to protect the kids on FOSS now too!! #thoughtsAndPrayers #wontSomebodyThinkOfTheChildren”

My sons reply:

That’s not a cluttered garage.

I’d LOVE a garage with that little clutter…

I have to turn sideways and shuffle to get through the few sections of my garage that aren’t stacked floor to ceiling, and I haven’t seen my workbench in over a year…

(Moved into a new house that was 20% smaller and still haven’t figured out what to do with the excess furniture)

Is it like that Superman or Office Space plot to take the fractions of a penny from rounded down transactions and siphon them off?!

I never joke about rockets…

(And don’t call me Shirly…)

[Sorry. Shameless Air plane/Flying High quote opportunity. I couldn’t avoid it. ]

But seriously though, it actually does fly straight…

And there are some seriously good paint jobs I’ve seen that people have done both steam punk or Wile.E.Coyote style that were just mind blowing.

So long as you all know: it flies perfectly well…

https://www.fliskits.com/WPRESS/product/acme-spitfire/

Before you buy it, I always suggest you rent or borrow one and make sure it works for you.

I was going to choose a Canon based on specs and reviews. I rented one and hated it. All the functions were on the back and I found it quite hard to get in the flow, spending all my time “chimping” the menus.

I borrowed a friends Nikon, and found all the buttons I wanted were where my fingers were, and I just naturally found it gelled. I found I spent more time taking the pictures I wanted, and less time messing around.

My partner on the other hand hates my Nikon, and has a Canon that she loves…