"'We do not share SAT scores or GPAs with Facebook or TikTok, and any other third parties using pixel or cookies,” said a College Board spokesperson. 'In fact, we do not send any [PII] through our pixels on the site....'

After receiving this comment, Gizmodo shared a screenshot of the College Board sending GPAs and SAT scores to TikTok using a pixel. The spokesperson then acknowledged that the College Board’s website actually does share this data."

https://gizmodo.com/sat-college-board-tells-facebook-tiktok-your-scores-gpa-1850768077

#privacy #pii

Okay, this is ridiculous. The NYT is recommending Cascade somehow as the best dishwasher detergent. The last two people who serviced our (now 15-year-old) beloved and very quiet Miele dishwasher said don't ever put that crap in your machine.

We used the exact same pods recommended by NYT and it made our dishwasher stink and it didn't get things clean.

My wife ended up making a homemade version that uses mostly natural stuff plus a pinch of something like Oxyclean. Best detergent ever used, and that's all we use now.

In case anyone is interested, here's the recipe:

DIY Dishwasher Detergent
YIELD: 4 1/2 CUPS / 2.2 LB (ENOUGH FOR 36 LOADS OF DISHES)

1 cup / 225 g super washing soda (sodium carbonate)
1 cup / 225 g powdered oxygen bleach (sodium percarbonate)
1/4 cup / 62 g table salt (sodium chloride)
50 drops lemon essential oil
12 drops peppermint essential oil
10 drops lavender essential oil

Washing soda and oxygen bleach are skin sensitizing. I recommend wearing nitrile gloves while you prepare this DIY and washing your hands afterward.

Mix dry ingredients. Add washing soda, powdered oxygen bleach, and table salt into a large, non-metallic mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.

Add essential oils and stir until everything is thoroughly combined.

The essential oils will accumulate in small clusters at first. Keep
stirring to break them apart.
Transfer the detergent powder into an airtight glass jar or storing
container. Store sealed in a dry place, protected from moisture.
Use about 2 tablespoons per load.

No elected official has ever been accused of anything remotely on the scale of what Donald Trump has been charged with.

His prosecution isn’t a “witch hunt.” It’s a defense of our democracy.

Don’t believe his lies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPnT9WMaf6U

If you're applauding the Montana pro-environment ruling today then like me you may be wondering how many other States have such constitutional clauses?

According to this 2021 article: "political branches in five states—Pennsylvania, Montana, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Hawaii—have enacted constitutionally based environmental rights provisions, including the right to a “clean and healthful environment” with 11 more in the works (at the time of writing).

https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/11/kirsten-williams-environmental-rights-amendments/

#climatechange

Explore: See the 55 reports — so far — of robot cars interfering with SF fire dept.

On the eve of the vote to allow unfettered access to San Francisco for driverless car companies, the San Francisco Fire Department has generated some 55 “Unusual Occurrence” reports documenting autonomous vehicles meandering into fire and emergency scenes. The vast majority of these reports were written since May, as these companies began ramping up activity; it is debatable just how unusual of an occurrence these Unusual Occurrence reports were documenting.

https://missionlocal.org/2023/08/cruise-waymo-autonomous-vehicle-robot-taxi-driverless-car-reports-san-francisco/