BlogHide Resteemssevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoA Homeless Halloween for Those Who Need It MostThere’s an electricity within the shelter tonight, an energy I haven’t felt in any other facility like this. Despite the rather dire environment, a different kind of mask is being worn in the…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoDefend against the Homeless Shelter of the MindLife in a homeless shelter is often described as humbling by those blessed to not require its services, but humbling doesn't seem quite right from the view inside; watching mothers with children do…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoHaven't you heard that I'm the new Cancer?Fuck. This is the word that continued to run through my mind as I try to make sense of the chaos surrounding my situation. , and now it's doctor appointments planned, then cancelled by the hospital…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoThe Joy of Programming (while Homeless)Programming while homeless is a feat. Software development these days is heavily dependent on an active internet connection. Need documentation? Well, it's online. Need to grab a library to…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoThe Growing Heat of an Old, Cold Civil WarIn his reprised role as beloved breaker of difficult stories and pundit-darling, Carl Bernstein has popularized a phrase I have been using for more than a year to describe the active violence…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoThat Paradoxical Fear, HomelessnessTo be asked, “aren’t you afraid?” three times before I can make it out the door to walk my service dog, I am confronted with a strange realisation. Relatively speaking, I am fearless. After all…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoDirect Message: A Return to HomelessnessWhen I created the Direct Messages category, I had originally meant it for personal and direct writings which do not fit my more editorial, AP style-guide formatted articles. I had no idea it would…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoDon't Be Evil: Google and the GovernmentIt was at this point that I realized Eric Schmidt might not have been an emissary of Google alone. Whether officially or not, he had been keeping some company that placed him very close to…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoGoogle China will Link Searches to Phone NumbersGoogle China's search engine app, designed to be compliant with Chinese censorship laws, will associate all users' searches with their phone numbers, making it easier for the Chinese government to…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoBrave Files GDPR Privacy Complaint against GoogleBrave, the privacy-focused web browser developer led by Brendan Eich, has filed privacy complaints, on Wednesday, in Great Britain and Ireland against Google and associated advertising firms. The…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoWhat the Censorship of ThinkProgress Tells UsFacebook's decision to place the neoconservative Weekly Standard on their team of fact-checking organizations has incensed progressives after the progressive outlet ThinkProgress had their dishonest…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoIs the Bigger Threat to Our Elections Russia, or Google?An e-mail obtained by Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson this week demonstrates a Google Executive's use of official resources to increase Latino voter turnout and influence the 2016 Presidential…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoThe FBI's "Media Leak Strategy" is Information LaunderingRep. Mark Meadows has published two letters sent to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, this week, addressing the corrupt "media leak strategy" employed by FBI and DOJ officials including Peter…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoMemory-Holed: The Greater Male Variability HypothesisThere are few conversations more dangerous, more riddled with landmines, than the seemingly innocuous subject of sexual dimorphism. Despite mountains of evidence, ideologues in pursuit of equity…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoSen. Ben Sasse's School House Rock SpeechThe confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have represented the culmination of every broken element of politics coming to a head. Protestors screaming to interrupt…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoGoogle: Beyond Good and "Don't Be Evil"There is an uncomfortable willingness among privacy campaigners to discriminate against mass surveillance conducted by the state to the exclusion of similar surveillance conducted for profit by…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoFascism: Left Until It's RightThey can be heard asserting that the university is the "creation and expansion of a revolutionary movement," an incubator of revolutionaries first, and place of learning only thereafter. They demand…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoFacebook Memo: "A Problem with Political Diversity"The Facebook memo, titled "We Have a Problem with Political Diversity," is an essay published on Facebook's internal message board by senior Facebook engineer Brian Amerige on August 20th. It called…sevvie (52)in news • 6 years agoSocial Media Algorithms are Biased Against ConservativesSocial media giants like Facebook, Twitter, and Google are under great scrutiny at the moment, due to the bias in their algorithms. They assert that they're "cracking down on fake news," but the…resteemedinsanityisfree (51)in help • 6 years agoURGENT Call For Help!It was hard to start writing this, because I'm not good at thinking I deserve, nor asking for, help, but circumstances have arisen that demand I choke down my pride, and do it, because otherwise, I…
