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TCMuffin

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Jayne Samuel-Walker :wales_flag: 🇪🇺 :flag_rainbow: :flag_trans:

I’m an old IT pro. Co-mum to Tig and Freddie, rescued Border Collies x Welsh Sheepdogs. They are the latest of our greatly loved and now hugely missed dogs.

#GTTO #FBPE #FBPPR #FBIW #Woke #Wales

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TCMuffin, to random
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Having given up on Facebook years ago because of my concerns about privacy, I rarely login now.

This is a heads up about Meta, privacy, and your data.

From 26 June 2024, Facebook will use your photos, posts, and other info to train its AI.

You can opt out...but Meta has intentionally made it complicated!

Here is a detailed “How to opt out” with screenshots.

On the next page, select "Information about objections and how you can object on Facebook and hit the "Enter" key. Scroll down to "How can I submit an objection?" and click on the link to "here" in the first sentence of this section "You can submit an objection by following the instructions here..." On the next page, entitled "Managing your information and submitting objections” click on the radio button next to “Yes”. When you click on the radio button for “Yes”, you will finally be taken to the form where you can object “Object to your information being used for Al at Meta”. Complete your “Country of residence” and “Email address” fields and move on to the “Please tell us how this processing impacts you.” field. Obviously how you complete this is your personal preference, but I have written this: "My photos are personal and contain images of my face associated with my IRL name. This data could be used to generate “deep fake” images using my likeness, if it is included in Al training. I further object to captions being used as these may contain personal information some of which may be associated with children.
“Meta processing my posts, photos and their captions, the messages I send to Al, and whatever other data Meta decides to scrape, invades my privacy as a private citizen and feeds into a technology which threatens the future of our planet by its insatiable appetite for limited resources, e.g. energy and water.” I have not completed the section entitled "Please provide any additional information that could help us review your objection.”
You will then be asked to confirm your email address via an OTP. Almost immediately, I received a response from Facebook, honouring my request: Support message. Today at 16:17. Our reply Hi Jayne, We've reviewed your request and will honor your objection. This means your request will be applied going forward. If you want to learn more about generative Al, and our privacy work in this new space, please review the information we have in Privacy Center. facebook.com/privacy/genai This inbox cannot accept incoming messages. If you send us a reply, it won't be received. Thanks, Privacy Operations We may use your data for personalisation, innovation, research and other purposes described in our Privacy Policy.

TCMuffin, to random
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Dear god 🤦

‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed?

Lough Neagh’s flies were seen as a nuisance. Now their sudden disappearance is a startling omen for a lake that supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s water

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/19/like-the-flip-of-a-switch-its-gone-has-the-ecosystem-of-the-uk-largest-lake-collapsed-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

TCMuffin, to random
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WTAF is going on at Boeing 🤦

The report said the aircraft was lining up and waiting for takeoff when the “nose wheel came off and rolled down the hill” 😳

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/24/delta-air-lines-plane-nose-wheel-falls-off?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

TCMuffin, to random
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How artists can poison their pics with deadly Nightshade to deter AI scrapers

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/20/nightshade_ai_images/

TCMuffin, to random
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Key Facts:

  1. The study shows a strong statistical link between higher cognitive ability and voting “Remain” in the Brexit referendum.

  2. Spouses with higher cognitive abilities also influenced the likelihood of voting “Remain.”

  3. The research suggests that higher cognitive ability may provide resilience against misinformation and disinformation.

https://neurosciencenews.com/cognitive-skills-brexit-25246/

TCMuffin, to random
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UK swapped to fatal US blood products to save money, minutes suggest

Contaminated blood campaigners say internal 1976 Immuno AG document proves British government negligence

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/contaminated-blood-scandal

TCMuffin, to random
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The second report to say that indepence for Wales is viable...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-67949443

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@RepairCafe_Barry

‘There’s a real joy in fixing something’: the rise of the repair cafe

Repair shops in local communities have become places for people to fix gadgets, clothing and more – often for free

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/12/theres-a-real-joy-in-fixing-something-the-rise-of-the-repair-cafe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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England gets 27 new bathing sites – but no guarantee they’ll be safe for swimming

Water campaigner Feargal Sharkey says newly designated sites will join ‘ignoble, floundering list of failure’ 🤦

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/13/england-gets-27-new-bathing-sites-but-no-guarantee-theyll-be-safe-for-swimming?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Dear f**king god 🤦🤬

Child asylum seekers in UK made to play game about who gets foster care places

Home Office inquiry opens after ‘insensitive, upsetting’ treatment of children in hotel, who had to guess who would be next to leave

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/29/child-asylum-seekers-in-uk-made-to-play-game-about-who-gets-foster-care-places?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Oh FFS 🤬

‘No room for the Indians?’: Tory donor Frank Hester suggested staff climb on train roof

Exclusive: Revelation comes as comments made about Diane Abbott are widely condemned

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/12/tory-donor-frank-hester-no-room-for-the-indians?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Just when we thought that this shit hole of a country (i.e. the UK) couldn't get any worse...

The Tories say "Hold my beer!!!"...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68726852

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A solar storm the size of the Carrington Event could knock out the backbone of the Internet

Every few centuries the Sun blasts Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.

By David Wallace | Published: May 10, 2024

https://www.astronomy.com/science/a-large-solar-storm-could-knock-out-the-internet-and-power-grid-an-electrical-engineer-explains-how/

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Northern Ireland Faces Environmental Catastrophe: All Rivers Polluted, Iconic Lough Neagh Suffers Ecological Collapse…

https://sluggerotoole.com/2024/02/27/northern-ireland-faces-environmental-catastrophe-all-rivers-polluted-iconic-lough-neagh-suffers-ecological-collapse/

RabBrucesSpider1, to random

Well done to everyone on Mastodon.Scot for staying above the 50% mark, but there’s still a long way to go to get to the top of these rankings.
But thanks to everyone who adds Alt Text to their images. It makes such a huge difference to the timelines of every screen reader user.
You are beautiful people.
https://mastodon.social/@AltTextHealthCheck/111994660926898501

TCMuffin,
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@RabBrucesSpider1

Well said mastodon.scot 👏👏👏

Alt text makes Mastodon a more inclusive social space for EVERYONE and well crafted alt text can be an art form in itself ❤️

Also, please use (strictly speaking https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/snake-case-vs-camel-case-vs-pascal-case-vs-kebab-case-whats-the-difference/) as it allows screen readers to recognise separate words in hashtags.

Bravo Zulu to all the wonderful members of toot.wales for topping the table with an amazing 94% of all images having alt text 👏👏👏

TCMuffin, to random
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Labour needs to think long and hard about its branding before the general election if its not to lose support in Wales :baner: and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

TCMuffin, to random
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Russia threatens UK military and orders nuclear drills after ‘provocation’

Vladimir Putin responds to recent statements from David Cameron and Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine war

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/06/russia-to-hold-battlefield-nuclear-drills-after-macron-and-cameron-comments

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Elite cyclist seeking UK asylum told he must move to Bibby Stockholm barge

Mohammad Ganjkhanlou cannot take his bike onboard and says he ‘will not have the chance to rebuild’ his racing career

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/09/cyclist-mohammad-ganjkhanlou-asylum-bibby-stockholm?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Thank god we live in Wales :cymru_baner:

Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents

‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics

https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/19/schools-england-police-homes-absent-pupils

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Sunak to cite Britain’s ‘sicknote culture’ in bid to overhaul fit note system 🤬

Prime minister to express concern about ‘over-medicalising’ normal worries with diagnoses as mental health conditions

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/19/sunak-to-cite-britains-sicknote-culture-in-bid-to-overhaul-fit-note-system?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Climber captures stunning Dragon’s Breath on Yr Wyddfa summit

https://nation.cymru/culture/watch-climber-captures-stunning-dragons-breath-on-yr-wydffa-summit/

Willie2, to random

When the pandemic raged we knew we were utterly dependant on health workers, many of whom gave their lives to save others.
But Tories have NEVER valued carers or the NHS.
They clapped & they lied & then continued to punish those we most value.
We stand on the edge of losing the NHS to Tory privatisation plans.
Support striking workers
And
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/20/health-workers-shattered-says-jeremy-farrar-as-more-nhs-strikes-loom?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

TCMuffin,
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@Wen @Willie2

Much the same as the SNHS, the WNHS is related but separate.

The real problem with both, is that funding of all public services in the devolved nations depend on the Barnett formula handouts from Westminster 🤬

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnett_formula

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So, now its the 'wealthy boomers' who are going to help out the , thinks Phillip Inman.

Well, I'm one 'comfortable' retired , who has never voted for those & never will....

The reading off of the advantages flowing to baby boomers (still) & their likely voting patterns feels like rather lazy materialism.

Lets stop blaming the boomers & say what's really the problem: the mendacious, corrosive right wing media's grip on political debate(s)!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/30/life-is-good-for-baby-boomers-but-jeremy-hunt-plans-to-make-it-even-better

TCMuffin,
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@ChrisMayLA6

There is a much more interesting conversation to be had about the “educated” versus the “uneducated” than there is about pitting generations against each other.

Take brexshit…if you must 🤦

Every town or city in the UK with large university communities voted Remain and the number of highly educated people is a much better predictor of voter intentions than age, yet the “red tops” prosper by setting generations against each other.

The generational argument is a distraction!

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