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Post by dc2london on Mar 23, 2023 17:44:18 GMT -6
But also, to give an example of how these tech companies make it feel hopeless: The website we use to load money onto our kids' school accounts has been a hot mess for days, so I got fed up and downloaded the app. The app tried to tell me it required permission TO RECORD VIDEO. To fund my kids' lunch accounts. I noped out of that and it still let me use the app but god knows what I just gave whomever access to via TOS so my child can eat some mediocre pizza. This is life in 2023.
Eta: again, not saying anyone should just throw their hands up and give in but it's understandable how people get exhausted
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Post by dc2london on Mar 24, 2023 5:05:59 GMT -6
The candles 😄
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Post by dc2london on Mar 24, 2023 5:13:14 GMT -6
Suuuuuuuure ya didn't
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Post by blurnette989 on Mar 24, 2023 5:16:41 GMT -6
I have such a weird visceral reaction to him eating pudding that way. It's revolting.
And 100% he's the type who'd do that at stare you down while he does.
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Post by starbuck on Mar 24, 2023 5:36:06 GMT -6
I have such a weird visceral reaction to him eating pudding that way. It's revolting. And 100% he's the type who'd do that at stare you down while he does. omg 🪦
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Post by elle on Mar 24, 2023 6:41:46 GMT -6
Is that a real chyron or is that a joke and it's crazy that this timeline is so weird these days that it's difficult to tell.
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Post by mc13 on Mar 24, 2023 6:46:21 GMT -6
Is that a real chyron or is that a joke and it's crazy that this timeline is so weird these days that it's difficult to tell. It’s real!! 🤣
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Post by elle on Mar 24, 2023 7:04:40 GMT -6
Is that a real chyron or is that a joke and it's crazy that this timeline is so weird these days that it's difficult to tell. It’s real!! 🤣 Amazing.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Mar 24, 2023 7:08:33 GMT -6
Is that a real chyron or is that a joke and it's crazy that this timeline is so weird these days that it's difficult to tell. This is toeing the line of looking like when Sarah does her weekend update segment. Times are weird, and I don’t want to know.
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Post by lizblue on Mar 24, 2023 7:22:06 GMT -6
I love the son with no shoes and dirty socks on. Real people
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Post by dc2london on Mar 24, 2023 8:20:54 GMT -6
Is that a real chyron or is that a joke and it's crazy that this timeline is so weird these days that it's difficult to tell. I don't think it's real, the interview was with Piers Morgan and IDT he's on Fox
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Post by elle on Mar 24, 2023 8:32:52 GMT -6
Is that a real chyron or is that a joke and it's crazy that this timeline is so weird these days that it's difficult to tell. I don't think it's real, the interview was with Piers Morgan and IDT he's on Fox Well now I'm disappointed. 😆
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Post by elle on Mar 24, 2023 9:59:35 GMT -6
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Post by mc13 on Mar 24, 2023 10:06:02 GMT -6
Is that a real chyron or is that a joke and it's crazy that this timeline is so weird these days that it's difficult to tell. I don't think it's real, the interview was with Piers Morgan and IDT he's on Fox It’s on the video…of course, could have been edited 🤷🏻♀️I’ll continue to believe it’s real lol
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Post by oreobitsy on Mar 24, 2023 10:27:23 GMT -6
I’m really interested to see how this goes. The Sensitive Materials bill that was passed is very restrictive. It is causing teachers to make decisions based on fear of having the books challenged rather that teaching opportunities.
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Post by oreobitsy on Mar 24, 2023 10:29:24 GMT -6
And also, a lot of review committees require reviewers to read the entire work to make their call about removal. I’ve read the Bible but never in its entirety and from start to finish.
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Post by mrsweasley on Mar 24, 2023 12:31:50 GMT -6
I wish that the local FB groups I am a part of could move somewhere else. They have been immeasurably helpful for me in a variety of ways depending on the topic of the group. I don't use FB for anything else but my groups. If I could deactivate but still get access to those, I'd be happy. I think one of the biggest sticking points to me is that Meta does get our data, yes and their data mining is more passive whereas TT is actively stealing information from your phone by a foreign nation that is hellbent on fucking around with us. I don't love that Meta has all this access to our data but I feel more or less "meh" to the idea of my government knowing shit about me at this point because I feel it is a foregone conclusion and it is naive to think that if you own a smartphone, you can somehow avoid it. I think the motivations behind TT are what cause the security concerns to be higher. I tried asking my H to explain the distinction between Meta and TT and if TT is being a scapegoat and he started speaking in another language so I gave up. I trust his opinion on this though. I don't think TT is a scapegoat for the sake of being a scapegoat here. See and my attitude on TT has been (and I know this is not good) China got allllll my family's shit in the OPM hack. Socials, DOB, decades' worth of previous addresses, credit information, health insurance, everything. So it was convenient to look the other way on the security concerns because I already felt so exposed between that and I do not fucking trust Meta as far as I could throw the entirety of their staff. So it kind of became, "I'm kidding myself if I think I have any privacy anyway, and Iverson been in my house for a year, so let's learn how to bake sourdough" Again, in no way condoning that approach. This is exactly how I feel (and we were also exposed in that breech) Our own government isn't protecting our data from foreign adversaries, but they want to stop businesses from business-ing? I do think TT may be a slightly greater threat than Meta, but they're all a threat. There's plenty of foreign money in Twitter. There are tons of Chinese apps available and there's been no talk about banning those. If we want reform we need to look at ALL of it Govt/work device bans bother me zero but again, should target ALL of it. Unless your job is managing social media, there should be no social media on your work device. If it is your job, it should only be work-related accounts. If your job provides a device they can set the rules As a side note, when I was working a guy got fired for watching explicit content on his work laptop during non-working hours while traveling. It was still a work device. For work. Even off the clock. 🤦♀️
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Post by dc2london on Mar 24, 2023 13:28:18 GMT -6
'The parents of a teenager who killed four students at a Michigan high school can face trial for involuntary manslaughter, the state appeals court said Thursday in a groundbreaking case of criminal responsibility for the acts of a child. The murders would not have happened if the parents hadn't purchased a gun for Ethan Crumbley or if they had taken him home from Oxford High School on the day of the shooting, when staff became alarmed about his extreme drawings, the appeals court said.' www.cbsnews.com/news/oxford-high-school-shooter-ethan-crumbley-parents-involuntary-manslaughter-michigan-court/
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Post by cnf on Mar 24, 2023 13:43:27 GMT -6
Speaking of banning books, my kid's school went under another threat today and my kids sat on a bus for three hours. The threats are because there's a book in the high school library about homosexuality. So, you know, threaten to murder thousands of kids and adults because you're offended by a book, instead of appealing to the BOE. The district already defended the book because they feel it's important to offer books to students where they feel seen and can identify with. So, yeah. Books. Great. Fucking ruined our week because someone's up in arms about a book about being gay. Fantastic.
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Post by enchanted on Mar 24, 2023 13:48:13 GMT -6
Fuck, cnf. That is beyond messed up. I'm sorry.
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Post by cakewench on Mar 24, 2023 13:48:48 GMT -6
Fuck that is so fucked up cnf. I'm so sorry <3
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Post by mc13 on Mar 24, 2023 14:51:01 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on Mar 24, 2023 18:25:23 GMT -6
I want to be surprised. I feel like I should be surprised, but with the moves Florida's and other red state governors have been making, I'm really not.
It is still mind boggling in a not surprised way, though.
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Post by goldenbird on Mar 24, 2023 18:50:22 GMT -6
I want to be surprised. I feel like I should be surprised, but with the moves Florida's and other red state governors have been making, I'm really not. It is still mind boggling in a not surprised way, though. I just can't get over it..they call us sensitive snowflakes. But can't let their kids see a hundreds of years old classic statue? Like they are aware that their kids know penises and vaginas and breasts have always existed right?
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Post by oreobitsy on Mar 24, 2023 20:27:08 GMT -6
It frustrates me because our school district allows for parents to opt out and read alternative texts that echo the themes. In theory, a parent can make the choice for their child and still have the same instruction (or as much as possible). But that’s not good enough for some parents. They want to influence what *my* kid reads.
I’d rather have my kid read a book in a safe place with trusted adults than enter the world unaware of life outside their bubble.
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Post by elle on Mar 24, 2023 21:12:39 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Mar 24, 2023 22:11:10 GMT -6
Second time I’ve said this in two days but we really live in the stupidest time.
Laughing at the David penis and trying not to in a class is a rite of passage for children. How can we deprive them of that?
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Post by dc2london on Mar 25, 2023 5:56:02 GMT -6
Speaking of banning books, my kid's school went under another threat today and my kids sat on a bus for three hours. The threats are because there's a book in the high school library about homosexuality. So, you know, threaten to murder thousands of kids and adults because you're offended by a book, instead of appealing to the BOE. The district already defended the book because they feel it's important to offer books to students where they feel seen and can identify with. So, yeah. Books. Great. Fucking ruined our week because someone's up in arms about a book about being gay. Fantastic. That is so messed up. I'm so sorry.
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Post by dc2london on Mar 25, 2023 5:58:42 GMT -6
Second time I’ve said this in two days but we really live in the stupidest time. Laughing at the David penis and trying not to in a class is a rite of passage for children. How can we deprive them of that? So dumb. It's just a flaccid penis, Cheryl. Next they'll ban those little blue calculators so kids can't make them say BOOBIES. And the number 69 is now forbidden.
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