Not this site, but Zherosha.com is out for a day. It was late by the time I backed everything up and reinstalled the CMS. I need to sleep occasionally.
I should have it up and running sometime tomorrow.
Under Maintenance
Why TikTok is a bad idea (and it’s not what you think it is)
This is why I don’t post on TikTok anymore. This guy is very gracious, but I believe some malicious troll kept reporting his videos. Trolls can harass whomever they dislike by simply using bots to mass report channels. A similar thing has been happening on Twitter, which is what finally prompted me to delete my old account I had since 2007. When Elon Musk announced his bid for Twitter, drama ensued, and I couldn’t resist opening a new account to watch.
Censorship is a problem, not because of the first amendment (that is actually to restrict the government, private companies can do what they want), but because of how easily trolls and bullies can abuse it. Some bully can easily just report videos/posts just because they know it would have an effect.
That said, if companies want to be strict with what people post on their site, then they need to find a way to stop abuse, but I’m not sure if that’s possible. At least, not without hiring more people and even then, you are subject to the mood of the mod.
I’m also on Minds and yes, the crazies are on there, but there are some really awesome people there. Some were banned only because there were enough reports to get them banned, but the material they posted was benign, only to be intentionally misconstrued to justify banishment – something that can’t be done on Minds.
Elon Musk said that he is for free speech, but we’ll see. Right now, “Free Speech” is lucrative, so it very well may be that he’ll turn Twitter into a free speech platform.
Time will tell.
New Update: Car found!
So my mother-in-law messaged me a few days ago, letting us know they’re retiring and probably not going to need their Jeep anymore. If we want it, we can go pick it up.
This is great news! I mean, we’ll have to wait until August when we go to Vermont for the memorial. That said, It still will a lot of cost money to go, especially with the prices of gas going up. I still need to get that funding.
In somewhat related news: I’ve updated my links page to include the update and my BookBub profile link. If you are a fellow author and you follow me there, I’ll follow you back.
This Will Fundamentally Change the Way You Look at Florida Man
Peter Santenello interviews everyone from The Amish, Muslims, Hasidic Jews, and here he talks to “Florida Men” and brings a new perspective to the iconic headlines.
Real Life 1984
I’ve been binge-watching her videos, and it’s astonishing how hard life is for North Koreans.
Featured image by Tomoyuki Mizuta from Pixabay.
Need free stock images?
Not everyone has money to spend. Not everyone is talented enough to take all of their own photos.
Enter Pixabay, a community-based stock image repository. People from all around the world (including myself) upload their photos for the public use for free.
Although it would be polite to, Pixabay doesn’t require you to link back to them.
But, if you are feeling generous, there’s a way to buy the artist coffee.
I’ve used many images for blog posts and even some for my ebooks. and they give you a link to share, if you want to.
Featured image (it’s mine):
Image by Nancie Neal from Pixabay
2019 – Inside Fukushima
I wonder if he’ll do another one in a few years.
50 Cognitive Biases to be Aware of so You Can be the Very Best Version of You
From TitleMax
50 Cognitive Biases to be Aware of so You Can be the Very Best Version of You
By TitleMax.com