Ukraine actually gave their nukes on the promise of future safety. We all saw how that worked out.

It probably depends on the state.

But, I did mine five years ago and still check it periodically. My info’s not on Spokeo or any of those scummy sites even all these years later, so it’s a good way to spend 20-30 minutes.

Look outside of the US.

Other countries have better laws around digital privacy and AI. Try products from those countries instead.

It’s actually really easy to get your info off these sites, as they have to delete it upon your request. Just take 20 minutes, pull up any random Top 20 Background Check Sites list, locate the specific pages with your info, and go to town with those deletion requests. (There should be a link to a deletion form on the page or a link to submit a request via email, at least that’s how it was when I did this five years ago.)

Good. WotC is wretched hive of scum and villainy.

I see it as a party of perpetrators and a party of collaborators.

I wish I knew how to get Americans to care as much about their own welfare as they do whenever someone criticizes their preferred presidential candidate.

Reminds me of the irony that the country that turned the tide against Nazism was the country that killed, displaced, and imprisoned almost the whole indigenous population.

Also, fun fact, but there’s a sabotage field manual on cia.gov.

I live in an area that gets a ton of visitors and I often have to make sure people understand the pet names they’re hearing are for my yorkie (Things like ‘cutie bootie’ or ‘sugar booger’.)

That’s not true.

You just weren’t taught about the violence that occurred, except for Emmett Till and the assassinations. You can go read up on the Battle for Blair Mountain, the Rail Strikes, or Marsha P. Johnson for some very good examples of why violent protest is necessary.

Also, 25% are functionally unemployed. (It’s what got Donald elected.)

Sorry to say, but no idea.

We used separate applications for seven years (Jabber for IM and Asana for ticket management), and for me, that’s what I’m stuck with using Teams for, at least until Microsoft drops AI into and it eats itself.

Agreed.

I like it here.

I just walked my dogs through a shopping district and stopped at a store that gives out puppy treats.

There were two siblings screaming and fighting. I felt bad for the parents, but relieved for myself.

I’m stuck with Teams in my job.

I fucking hate it.

Just like every time the pope takes a ride in the popemobile.

True, but if the shoe is ever on the other foot, I’d like someone to help me when I’m helpless.

10000000000% good boi

In a lot of ways.

My parents are 80 and still working (for DoorDash) because they parented so many, requiring them to spend, and never saved. This creates a massive burden on my siblings and I, and in fact, they’ve ‘borrowed’ my car for over a year to work. I can wake up on any random day and there’s a plumbing problem in their house or the A/C goes out, and suddenly, we have to find a few thousand bucks to fix it because they don’t have it.

I started my adult life $3,000 in debt, having let my mom use my credit card to pay for some tickets to Universal Studios on a vacation. She promised to repay it, but only made payments when debt collectors called, so the debt notched up for two years until I graduated and realized just how bad it was. (I am glad this happened while I was so young, though, because I became financially literate as a result.)

My siblings’ ages cross generational boundaries, so it’s hard for us to have healthy relationships being the products of very different times.

My mom and dad don’t have any organic friendships, because my dad had to work his entire life and has no time, and my mom is only happy when mothering someone. (And she has dozens of grandkids, so there’s still opportunities for that.)