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  • Short Thoughts on Change

    wrote this a while back in my notes app after struggling with a new job at work and it seems to be particularly applicable regarding Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race; i have rarely seen patriotism like it before. — You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Humans seem to pride themselves…

  • Thoughts On Reading

    Thoughts On Reading

    i have been enjoying reading a book about Teddy Roosevelt recently, and i recalled one of my favorite quotes i heard from the podcast Hardcore History once. it’s a good one to take to heart and act upon.

  • FCC: TikTok Represents Immense Security/Privacy Risk for U.S. Citizens

    FCC: TikTok Represents Immense Security/Privacy Risk for U.S. Citizens

    TikTok is said to collect “everything”, from search and browsing histories; keystroke patterns; biometric identifiers—including faceprints, something that might be used in “unrelated facial recognition technology”, and voiceprints—location data; draft messages; metadata; and data stored on the clipboard, including text, images, and videos per the FCC. https://blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-2/2022/07/tiktok-is-unacceptable-security-risk-and-should-be-removed-from-app-stores-says-fcc/