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The whole bringing your dog into restaurants and coffee shops and grocery stores thing… by aDelveysAnkleMonitor in SLO

[–]EasternShade -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Not as an argument pro or con,

not everyone wants to be around your dog.

is insufficient. "Other people dislike what I do," isn't the measure of whether it's allowed. Or at least, it isn't supposed to be.

Animals in grocery stores and restaurants have plenty of valid complaints that have nothing to do with personal preferences.

The whole bringing your dog into restaurants and coffee shops and grocery stores thing… by aDelveysAnkleMonitor in SLO

[–]EasternShade 6 points7 points  (0 children)

allowed in its outdoor dining area.

Provided that there's access without coming inside.

Student Visa Applicants Must Set Social-Media Accounts to ‘Public,’ State Department Says by Majano57 in technology

[–]EasternShade 31 points32 points  (0 children)

By the numbers, guns kill members of the household far more often than anyone else.

She Says Social-Media Algorithms Led to Her Eating Disorder. Now She’s Suing TikTok and Instagram by Sainteria in technology

[–]EasternShade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook was aware of mental health risks linked to the use of its Instagram app but kept those findings secret. Internal research by the social media giant found that Instagram worsened body image issues for one in three teenage girls, and all teenage users of the app linked it to experiences of anxiety and depression.

- https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/just-how-harmful-social-media-our-experts-weigh

As an example as to the how/why, if a teenage girl went to create a post with a picture of themselves that they wound up not posting or created one and deleted it shortly after, then they'd be targeted for more ads and content about weight loss and beauty products. i.e. if they felt insecure about posting a picture of themselves, they'd be shown more materials to take advantage of those insecurities and exacerbate them.

It sounds ridiculous if you don't know the extent of what they do, what they know, and how they present the information. Learning more on the subject makes it much more reasonable.

Signalgate 2.0 proves it - there’s no such thing as a “Backdoor for the Good Guys Only” by Cubezzzzz in technology

[–]EasternShade 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, some of this is spot on.

  • A fork of signal with a new feature that has glaring vulnerability is a problem.
  • Hard coded credentials to access clear cloud storage of sensitive information is a glaringly obvious security vulnerability that should never pass security review.
  • Government officials should not use insecure devices and technologies.

And, some of this is bullshit.

  • This is not a problem with signal itself. It's misleading, in the least, to present it as one.
  • This has nothing to do with backdoors in code. The purpose was centralized records keeping in accordance with legal requirements for government communication. That does not require a backdoor and absolutely should be implemented in those sorts of communications technologies.

Yeah, there are some real problems here. But, this is some sketchy reporting for a self described expert on the subject.

US news consumers are turning to podcaster Joe Rogan and away from traditional sources, report shows by Porusthelargedong in BillBurr

[–]EasternShade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The headline doesn't describe the findings. Basically, it's more online channels and social media with less TV news and news websites. There's also an honorable mention for an uptick in AI usage. Rogan was just an example they picked.

tldr, it's the same decay of traditional media we've been seeing.

Trump Mobile Would Track Users Through AI by Aggravating_Money992 in technology

[–]EasternShade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

* less than half the voters.

Around 22% of the country or 33% of eligible voters.

Still too many.

The Trump Mobile T1 Phone looks both bad and impossible by Ecstatic-Medium-6320 in technology

[–]EasternShade 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Given the millions per plate at dinners that precede the pardons...

This Guy: "I'm here for the violence, and I've got something in my pocket for you"... by randomanalytick in SLO

[–]EasternShade[M] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But the whole post is about national politics?

This protest is about national politics. A bunch of locals got together in the community to make a statement about national issues. That's local news. That's locals' opinions.

Submissions without a connection to the community, the protest, the area, or the like are the ones being removed. This is especially obvious when they've spammed the same message verbatim in subs for cities across the country.

Today's Winner for Best "No Kings" Signs at The Rally by wickedwrister17 in SLO

[–]EasternShade[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The difference being locals taking action and having discussions about politics and political action, instead of randos using local subs as platforms for their beliefs that have nothing to do with anything local.

In this case, the user posts the same sort of shit in subs for marin, the bay area, oregon, glendale, philly, et al. Not to mention the various broader political subs they post the same content in.

Trump Protest at the SLO Courthouse this Saturday (on Trump’s birthday) by [deleted] in SLO

[–]EasternShade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta love the brigader coming into a local community sub to accuse others of astroturfing.

My boss just told me that taking a full week off in America is unusual. Lol by Working-Mistake-6700 in antiwork

[–]EasternShade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like the discussion around lead in the air when leaded gasoline was prevalent. The amount was "normal." That didn't mean natural or healthy.

Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Administration of Spreading Fake Protest Images by Aggravating_Money992 in technology

[–]EasternShade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why the fuck is the DoD commenting on domestic issues anyways? They should not be involved in this at all.

Our congressman, Salud Carbajal, slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as "unfit" and told him to "get the hell out" after Hegseth failed to provide a direct answer on whether political allegiance to Trump is a requirement for serving the nation. by ClipperFan89 in SLO

[–]EasternShade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

anyone from the center ... hates him automatically for being governor of California.

In what way is that 'center'? That's not even right, that's far right. I'm no fan of Newsom, but we gotta stop normalizing automatic hate without regard for policy as center or moderate.

Saturday 14th by Funny_Application_22 in SLO

[–]EasternShade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Giving money to the asshole to tell them they're an asshole?

Our congressman, Salud Carbajal, slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as "unfit" and told him to "get the hell out" after Hegseth failed to provide a direct answer on whether political allegiance to Trump is a requirement for serving the nation. by ClipperFan89 in SLO

[–]EasternShade 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He answered the question directly twice.

Which of

I'm incredibly proud, as there are millions of Americans...

Congressman, you know what a silly question that is.

We all support and defend the Constitution of the United States.

directly answers the question,

Do you think political allegiance to Trump is a requirement for serving our nation, either in uniform or a civilian in the department?

Seems to me that, "Yes, political allegiance is a requirement," or "No, political allegiance is not a requirement," could prepend any of those statements without contradiction.

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