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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Noelia Voight via Instagram

In life, I strongly value the importance of making decisions that feel best for you and your mental health. As Individuals, we grow through experiencing different things in life that lead us to learning more about ourselves. My journey as Miss USA has been incredibly meaningful, representing Utah with pride, and later the USA at Miss Universe. Sadly, I have made the very tough decision to resign from the title of Miss USA 2023. I am grateful for the love and support of the fans, old and new, my family, my friends, my coaches, former state and local directors, and my darling beloved Miss Teen USA, UmaSofia. Lifelong friendships and connections that I had the opportunity to make along the way while attending different events, and competing at state pageants, Miss USA, and Miss Universe are invaluable things I will be forever grateful for. Every time someone asked me what my favorite part of being Miss USA was, I would always share with them how much I loved getting to work with Smile Train, being a fervent advocate for anti-bullying, dating violence awareness and prevention, immigration rights and reform, and shedding light on my roots as the first Venezuelan-American woman to win Miss USA. Never could I have imagined the journey that my childhood dream would take me on. Constant and consistent hard work and dedication all lead me to where I am today, and I hope that over the last seven years of competing in pageantry and sharing my journey with you all is something that inspires you to never give up on your dreams, whatever they may be. Eternal gratitude fills my heart when I think about the platform I was given to make a difference, the feeling of achieving a lifelong dream, and connecting with people all over the world, just as I said I would do on the Miss USA stage. Deep down, I know that this is just the beginning of a new chaptor for me, and my hope is that I continue to inspire others to remain steadfast, prioritize your mental health, advocate for yourself and others by using your voice, and never be afraid of what the future holds, even if it feels uncertain.

How I wish I could hug all of you. I love you all with all of my heart and always will. Peace and love, always.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 3 months ago (2 children)

To save you some time, it's Google's Ad Center, which the article doesn't even link to, as far as I can tell.

I'm not creeped out by any of the info I found in mine, but I am annoyed. "Yes, Google, I searched for [random thing] twice because I needed to know a little more information. That time has passed because I bought it or the event has passed or whatever. Reminding me about it just makes it weird."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

You can use vote411.org to get more information about the races and candidates, but I didn't find the candidates responses helpful in making choices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've driven past the Justin Lane location a few times, but I've never visited. It seems to be a Christmas-themed bar and grill.

Sounds like OP is excited, but is it any good, or mostly gimmick?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Riptide, free for 2 epic days

Well, that was quick.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Unfortunately, DMCA abuse rarely has consequences for those behind it.

Oh look! The actual problem is buried at the end of the article.

It's my understanding that filing a DMCA request requires that you certify that you have reviewed the content, and confirm that you believe the content to be infringing.

Here's an excerpt from a sample takedown notice, provided by Georgetown University:

I am providing this notice in good faith and with the reasonable belief that my rights as the exclusive rights holder are being infringed.

Under penalty of perjury, I certify that the information contained in this notification is both true and accurate

I know that "reasonable belief" gives a lot of wiggle room from a legal standpoint, but c'mon. If no one pushes back on that, of course it will be abused!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

There really need to be restrictions put in place mining and sharing of customer data

Full stop.

In a twisted way, I'm glad the problem has become blatant enough that politicians are starting to realize how it affects them. Companies have proven time and again that they shouldn't be trusted with our data, but it's hard to do anything without having to agree to let them collect and resell your info.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Every parking spot on the block is taken, and a handful of drivers are double-parked or stopped in front of businesses’ driveways. Others simply idle in the middle of the road.

It sounds like this is what happens when you have limited public transit and lax traffic enforcement.

“I’ve seen drivers cuss out the police. They cuss us out. They threaten to fight us,” Koral said. “We are verbally assaulted on the daily and threatened with physical violence on the daily. ... It gets scary.”

Oh, and assholes. They make any situation more shitty.

I'm not actually sure what level of public transit San Francisco has. I know they have trolleys and trains, but I'm not sure what the service area/coverage is like. It sounds like the neighborhood in question isn't covered well enough, though.

I'm not opposed to removing parking minimums, but it needs to be done in conjunction with other improvements to avoid situations like this. It's wishful thinking to enact the former, hoping that this sort of pain will force political action to enact the latter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

How difficult was the transition? I assume you don't have to convert your media. Is it basically just setting up Jellyfin and pointing to the existing data? Is it possible to use both services simultaneously from the same multimedia location (e.g. as a transitional period)?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I think a wiki of useful software and communities would be great! On reddit, weekly threads were often designed to corral posts so that the subreddit wasn't flooded with similar topics. It seems like that's not a problem here, so weekly posts would have to be pretty open-ended to spur discussion. For example, this week there could be a Black Friday Hardware Deals Post or something (e.g. I hear those 18TB WD hard drives at Best Buy are decent starter NAS material). Next week, there could be a post about shucking the drives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

He was fired because "he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities."

Has that suddenly changed, or are they just super eager to look like idiots as publicly as possible?

Maybe the AI told them to do it. /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don't take the abrasiveness of their post personally. They were quoting from the movie Office Space.

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