VegaLyrae

Since you're talking specifically about the presidential election, I actually am helping my candidate, since if I and others can get 1% of the popular vote for someone, then they can get easier access to ballots, debates, and federal funding next time.

Sometimes I have to write someone in, but it still counts as a vote!

You guys were voting based on "lesser of two evils" and not based on who you actually like?

I've always just voted for the guy I like best. I never felt that voting tactically was truthful.

If everyone was like me we'd have a nicer political climate, I think.

I'll keep doing that so you can feel free to join me in doing that until we reach the critical mass point.

Very true, there's no standards beyond each tech's personal ethics.

Former tech at an indie shop (in the USA):

I didn't want to dig into people's personal shit, especially not their niche porn collections.

Browsing history was one thing we actually would look at in order to determine infection vector (when doing virus removal). We would usually counsel the customer on how to avoid it in the future. Obviously didn't do that on non-virus issues because that would be wrong and a total waste of my limited time.

The only time we would look at any images, erotic or not, is if they looked suspicious on a scan or by filename.

Because of prior incidents, we also would check files that might be CSAM and report those to the cops. Usually a thumbnail in a scanner/explorer/etc program would bring that suspicion.

I personally wouldn't want any files from a customer PC, and the only USB I'd be using is the shop one with all the antivirus on it.

Phone-as-EPIRB is truly one of the biggest benefits.

I would suggest only having instantaneous location history or very short like 10min to avoid the temptation to pry.

Just softening them up for 2027

Everyone does it eventually

Only superpower left who hasn't tried to invade them at some point in time.

Oh and I forgot, a big one, I engage the cats if they show interest in my task.

When cooking they can smell safe things, if I'm working on tech i have a very large screw and bolt for them to play with/try out instead of my small ones.

Cats are social and want to be included, if you give them the option to do "parallel play" I think it will improve what people see as problem behaviors that are really just begging to be included.

Fetch: grab the toy if they play with it and it ends up close by, use verbal reinforcement

Names: the cats recognize everyone's name in the hous thanks to reinforcement learning

Locations: the cats know where I'm going and can beat me there because I tell them where I'm going, sounds like reinforcement learning again?

Activities: set phrases like "let's go", "come on", "let's get some food", "jump up", etc, all by reinforcement training.

Paw-touching: slowly touch more and more often, for longer, until nail clipping is a breeze. Hmm... Might be reinforcement training again.

To end bad behaviors, hiss, it's a built-in "no" for cats.

It sucks and I canceled it and subscribed to it through YouTube which means paramount gets 30% less money.