While it is true that citizens are able to check a box to register to vote when they get their driver's license or state ID, the non-citizen versions of those IDs do not come with that privilege. Non-citizens are unable to register to vote and are unable to vote. But I can understand your mistake because conservative media leaves that incredibly important detail out when fearmongering.
You are correct in saying that San Francisco recently allowed non-citizens with children in school to vote in school board elections, but you are incorrect in suggesting that they can vote in more than just those school board elections. Details matter.
https://www.factcheck.org/2018...
Things like data collection/analysis and advertising can bring in extra money. I remember reading that they had planned on tracking where people went near theaters and that they were planning on offering ads/coupons to nearby places. And it seems like there's potential for more beyond that if they're competent enough to get it done. I imagine they'd have to make a lot of money off of that to make up for losses though.
And the benefits aren't specific to sauna use. Hot tub use can give similar effects:
"The research found that soaking in a hot tub several times per week for two months results in improved measures of cardiovascular health, beneficial changes in fat tissue and other improvements suggestive of a reduced risk of diabetes or other metabolic disorders." https://www.sciencedaily.com/r...
I'm not finding the article I'm thinking of at the moment, but I've read that sauna use is particularly helpful for people who may be too obese or injured to comfortably exercise in other ways (though if this applies to you, I suggest trying swimming / pool exercises) or who are sedentary and not used to more-than-brief cardiovascular challenge. At a minimum, sauna use causes short-term cardiovascular changes that the body has to adapt to, and a major way it adapts is by increasing blood vessel elasticity and blood flow to the skin like exercise does. It sounds similar to healthy stretching that many people do for their muscles but for blood vessels (which also contain muscle) instead. Side note: saunas are also a great place to do stretches or massage since muscle and connective tissue elasticity increases as well. Be a little cautious with doing those if you have an injury resulting in joint looseness though!
From another article:
"On average, the study found, sauna users' blood pressure dropped by seven points and their arteries became more "elastic" (based on non-invasive tests).
In addition, their heart rate rose from an average of 65 beats per minute before the sauna session to 81 beats afterward." https://www.webmd.com/heart/ne...
I don't know about Zuckerburg selling more shares than usual/expected, but the earnings call shouldn't have been so much of a surprise. He made multiple announcements about their plans weeks before the earnings call. He mentioned how many people they were hiring and that their actions to secure and improve the platform would significantly affect profits. Saying that this came out of nowhere is nonsense.
That'd be interesting to know. I'd also be curious to see how downvote usage correlates with things like feelings of hopelessness or age. A lot of my friends and acquaintances in their 20s feel like reacting to things on Facebook is pointless, so I won't be surprised if they continue that behavior. But some might return to the platform and use the feature if a high number/percentage of downvotes negatively affects visibility. For the same reason, it seems like the biggest predictor of usage across age groups will be whether someone has extreme views or not.
Now if only we could get moderators to actually flag blatant hate speech that is reported to them. It's like they're paid by the post and just click "doesn't violate community standards" for every post instead of reading any of them. Or maybe they've just given up after seeing massive rates of false/inaccurate reporting. Or perhaps Facebook itself urges extreme caution since people who feel that they've been censored often make a massive deal out of it and spread lies, particularly lies about why they were censored (ex: "I just said that I support Trump!" instead of "I just said that I hope Trump bombs everyone of *insert race or religion here*!").
That sounds like a very bad experience and like their system is set up for enabling many more experiences like that. Thank you for sharing. Your story and the one posted in reply were fascinating to read.
Russian agents manipulated citizens' knowledge and views in ways that undeniably influenced votes. There is no "may or may not have." It is proven and accepted by the U.S. government. Even Trump has acknowledged it before (though he much more often downplays its significance or denies that it took place at all since he's the beneficiary and is accustomed to having an advantage in life instead of competing on an even playing field).
Interesting how you dramatically overstated the frequency at which the news organizations you mentioned print incorrect stories. Also interesting that you left Fox and organizations like it off your list. Your bias is clear.
So you're claiming that additional evidence that Russia has an extensive framework set up to interfere with US democracy through manipulating citizens' knowledge and views somehow doesn't support the narrative that Putin influenced the 2016 US election through Facebook and Twitter posts? Sounds like you're too far gone to see the issue objectively.
Side note: The media hardly ever talked about Hillary. They spent most of their time feeding into an underdog story for (privileged self-professed billionaire) Trump. And, sadly, this country values naive "thinking from the gut" over well-thought-out plans from people with experience and a proven record. The difference in detail (how goals could be accomplished) of plans for the country listed on their campaign pages was laughable as if Donald didn't want to win from the start.
The lobbying system is absolutely a problem though. And people desperately wanted change. But hiring a rich grifter is not a very logical way to change that compared to electing a moderate liberal judge who could help overturn Citizens' United.
You had a great comment until you demonstrated the holier-than-thou attitude that leads people to dislike vegans as a group.
People are more receptive to what others have to say when the people trying to spread behavioral change don't preach about being better than everyone else.
Your point is a good one. I was excited to see that the New York Times had "That Huge Mediterranean Diet Study Was Flawed. But Was It Wrong?" as the title. Still clickbait-y, but it was nice to see that they suggested that there was more to the story and a point to reading beyond the headline.
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While it is true that citizens are able to check a box to register to vote when they get their driver's license or state ID, the non-citizen versions of those IDs do not come with that privilege. Non-citizens are unable to register to vote and are unable to vote. But I can understand your mistake because conservative media leaves that incredibly important detail out when fearmongering.
You are correct in saying that San Francisco recently allowed non-citizens with children in school to vote in school board elections, but you are incorrect in suggesting that they can vote in more than just those school board elections. Details matter.
https://www.factcheck.org/2018...
What made you believe that California doesn't verify voters' eligibility? I'm not seeing support for your significant claim.
Things like data collection/analysis and advertising can bring in extra money. I remember reading that they had planned on tracking where people went near theaters and that they were planning on offering ads/coupons to nearby places. And it seems like there's potential for more beyond that if they're competent enough to get it done. I imagine they'd have to make a lot of money off of that to make up for losses though.
And the benefits aren't specific to sauna use. Hot tub use can give similar effects:
"The research found that soaking in a hot tub several times per week for two months results in improved measures of cardiovascular health, beneficial changes in fat tissue and other improvements suggestive of a reduced risk of diabetes or other metabolic disorders."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r...
I'm not finding the article I'm thinking of at the moment, but I've read that sauna use is particularly helpful for people who may be too obese or injured to comfortably exercise in other ways (though if this applies to you, I suggest trying swimming / pool exercises) or who are sedentary and not used to more-than-brief cardiovascular challenge. At a minimum, sauna use causes short-term cardiovascular changes that the body has to adapt to, and a major way it adapts is by increasing blood vessel elasticity and blood flow to the skin like exercise does. It sounds similar to healthy stretching that many people do for their muscles but for blood vessels (which also contain muscle) instead. Side note: saunas are also a great place to do stretches or massage since muscle and connective tissue elasticity increases as well. Be a little cautious with doing those if you have an injury resulting in joint looseness though!
From another article:
"On average, the study found, sauna users' blood pressure dropped by seven points and their arteries became more "elastic" (based on non-invasive tests).
In addition, their heart rate rose from an average of 65 beats per minute before the sauna session to 81 beats afterward."
https://www.webmd.com/heart/ne...
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I don't know about Zuckerburg selling more shares than usual/expected, but the earnings call shouldn't have been so much of a surprise. He made multiple announcements about their plans weeks before the earnings call. He mentioned how many people they were hiring and that their actions to secure and improve the platform would significantly affect profits. Saying that this came out of nowhere is nonsense.
That'd be interesting to know. I'd also be curious to see how downvote usage correlates with things like feelings of hopelessness or age. A lot of my friends and acquaintances in their 20s feel like reacting to things on Facebook is pointless, so I won't be surprised if they continue that behavior. But some might return to the platform and use the feature if a high number/percentage of downvotes negatively affects visibility. For the same reason, it seems like the biggest predictor of usage across age groups will be whether someone has extreme views or not.
Now if only we could get moderators to actually flag blatant hate speech that is reported to them. It's like they're paid by the post and just click "doesn't violate community standards" for every post instead of reading any of them. Or maybe they've just given up after seeing massive rates of false/inaccurate reporting. Or perhaps Facebook itself urges extreme caution since people who feel that they've been censored often make a massive deal out of it and spread lies, particularly lies about why they were censored (ex: "I just said that I support Trump!" instead of "I just said that I hope Trump bombs everyone of *insert race or religion here*!").
That sounds like a very bad experience and like their system is set up for enabling many more experiences like that. Thank you for sharing. Your story and the one posted in reply were fascinating to read.
Russian agents manipulated citizens' knowledge and views in ways that undeniably influenced votes. There is no "may or may not have." It is proven and accepted by the U.S. government. Even Trump has acknowledged it before (though he much more often downplays its significance or denies that it took place at all since he's the beneficiary and is accustomed to having an advantage in life instead of competing on an even playing field).
Interesting how you dramatically overstated the frequency at which the news organizations you mentioned print incorrect stories. Also interesting that you left Fox and organizations like it off your list. Your bias is clear.
So you're claiming that additional evidence that Russia has an extensive framework set up to interfere with US democracy through manipulating citizens' knowledge and views somehow doesn't support the narrative that Putin influenced the 2016 US election through Facebook and Twitter posts? Sounds like you're too far gone to see the issue objectively.
Side note: The media hardly ever talked about Hillary. They spent most of their time feeding into an underdog story for (privileged self-professed billionaire) Trump. And, sadly, this country values naive "thinking from the gut" over well-thought-out plans from people with experience and a proven record. The difference in detail (how goals could be accomplished) of plans for the country listed on their campaign pages was laughable as if Donald didn't want to win from the start.
The lobbying system is absolutely a problem though. And people desperately wanted change. But hiring a rich grifter is not a very logical way to change that compared to electing a moderate liberal judge who could help overturn Citizens' United.
You had a great comment until you demonstrated the holier-than-thou attitude that leads people to dislike vegans as a group.
People are more receptive to what others have to say when the people trying to spread behavioral change don't preach about being better than everyone else.
Your point is a good one. I was excited to see that the New York Times had "That Huge Mediterranean Diet Study Was Flawed. But Was It Wrong?" as the title. Still clickbait-y, but it was nice to see that they suggested that there was more to the story and a point to reading beyond the headline.