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Cake day: August 7th, 2023

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  • And they will know what you look like. And with some data extrapolation where you are, where you go, your searches, what you’re into, your payment methods, where you live, your schedule, who you interact with, and the list goes on.

    This is one more data point for big brother to collect and share with the highest bidder, or to get leaked to people who do not have your best interests in mind.







  • I guess it turned out ok. My parents were never married and because of my dad’s temper I lived with my grandmother until grade school when she died. I then lived with my real parents for two years, and then with my mother and her new bf for a few more before I ended up in foster care at the start of grade 6. ( I had run away from home and was living on the streets when Child and Family services picked me up.)

    By grade 12 I had been in 10 different schools and 6 different foster homes, so I learned to not trust people much. I was a hyperactive kid (now they say I have ADHD but in the 80’s I was just “hyper”) and got in a lot of trouble over the years. One of my foster parents ended up having a nervous breakdown, I ended up in a youth jail, and was living on my own at 17. Later ended up in a provincial jail for getting mad and putting a cop in the hospital.

    But then came my daughters, the first of which was born in 93. It settled me down a lot and made me start caring about things, and helped me focus on being less destructive. If it wasn’t for them, I’d probably either be in jail or dead.

    I wouldn’t change any of it though. It was chaotic but fun overall and I learned a lot over the years.