I didn't get a smartphone until 2013, when I was 43, and I remember wondering years before what effect the constant access to social media, via smartphones, were having on kids. 😢
"Ghey is campaigning for the introduction of “children’s phones” with no social media apps, which are linked to their parents’ devices. The parents would be alerted any time the child downloaded anything, or if they searched for alarming content."
Guardian:
Brianna Ghey’s mother says she believes social media use left her daughter vulnerable, while killers were able to access violent content online
Esther Ghey said technology companies had a “moral responsibility” to restrict access to harmful online content. She supports a total ban on social media access for under-16s – a move currently under debate in certain legislatures, including Florida in the US.
The unsettling scourge of obituary spam
In the wake of death, AI-generated obituaries litter search results, turning even private individuals into clickbait.
Legacy.com is the biggest, most established version of aggregators — but countless smaller, sketchier websites pop up continuously. Some of these sites contain inaccurate information, like the date or location of a memorial service.
By Mia Sato
https://www.theverge.com/24065145/ai-obituary-spam-generative-clickbait
Remind me to make sure I let people know I don’t want anything published. 😡🤦🏻♀️
“The sites trawl news articles and local funeral home websites, looking for initial death announcements that have basic details like name, age, and where a service might be held.”
The next available isn’t until the end of the month, so I’ll be calling to check on cancellations. Oh and when the front desk woman told me that appointments are only 15 minutes and that’s why my doctor can’t see me, I’m thinking in my head, “There is no way 15 minutes is going to be long enough to deal with all the things I need to talk about.” I’ve never seen her for only 15 minutes.
I came pretty close to doing that. I thought about telling them they owe me gas money.
Two weeks ago, I had to get very loud with a nurse at my primary’s clinic because she didn’t return two separate MyChart messages and numerous calls to in which the phone folks sent emails to the clinic director and management.
In addition to that incident, two of my orthopedic doctors,( spine & hip), have refused to co-sign my application for disability.
This year has been frustrating. 😞
When I saw the Etsy commercial I felt like puking. I used to have a shop, (it’s dormant now), but the continual listing fees were too much and then corporate businesses came on selling stuff for cheap as well as trademarked.
Running five minutes behind, only four handicap parking spots at the hospital, and only one person at the check-in desk and she was on the phone until finally another gal started helping, all equaled me checking in 14 minutes late for my appointment. They have a 15-minute cut-off. My doctor refused to see me. 🤬 What is the f***** point of checking-in on MyChart if I still have to check-in at the desk?? 🤬
It’s hilarious *cough cough* how exhausting it is to find decent healthcare in order to take care of ourselves. 😒
I hear you and agree 100%. It seems like every day something comes up that makes me think of how much the world has changed and how many people have lost so much. 😞
@MerakiLife National standards can get chucked in the trash! 😠
@Tattoomonkey29, ❤️ I’m so sorry this doofus was unprepared and inattentive. Can you find a new oncologist?
I’ve been on my phone a lot. 🤷🏻♀️ A free meal was too hard to ignore.
And dark chocolate is also good for ya!
Shit, I’m with my brother watching, (they had free pizza, the only reason I’m here), and he was trying to explain the stuff to me and I finally put my hand up and said, “Eh, forget it.” 😆
Ooooh, I started watching, up to episode 2, and then forgot to go back. Thanks for reminding me!
From a few days ago as I parked my car. Seeing them in the window waiting for me is one of the best gifts they give me. 💗 And seeing Maddie allow Smitty to nuzzle her really brightens me up.
As Johnny said, "I've been everywhere man." Servant to Maddie 😽 & Smitty 😸. Vagabond, #Photog, #Socialist & loyal as all fuck to those that matter.