#Parental Advisory (psa)

[artmunstudios]

Started off as just a style study...

...May have gotten a little carried away.

If you're having trouble reading the description, there's a transcription under the cut!

Detective Blue was a character that didn’t appear on the show often, but according to recovered script pages, they usually appeared as a gateway to discuss more serious topics that may be a little difficult, but are important to bediscussed with for young viewers.

The Detective Blue episodes covered topics like depression, the passing of loved ones, and in one episode that proved controversial, war PTSD.

In a way, Detective Blue was like a visual parental advisory for the episode—if they were there, parents knew to stick around to answer questions their children were very likely to have. Despite being considered controversial, these episodes were praised for handling difficult subjects in a mature and kind way while still staying child-friendly.

The design for the character popped up in my head immediately when I had taken a closer look at Clown's "Welcome Home" character designs. They inspired me to try to create a simplistic design, which is something I tend to struggle with. I'll probably make more designs/characters for further studies! I got the idea for the overall concept from the PSA Mr. Rogers had done after JFK's assassination; I always admired when shows aimed at really young audiences had the courage to tackle things others may shy away from, as someone who grew up with a lot of family deaths and other various tragedies I think stuff like that really helped me develop the ability to cope. Welcome Home is an EXTREMELY fascinating project, with excellent writing and worldbuilding, even outside of the ARG elements; very excited to see Clown's creation come to life, and the inspiration it has already given to so many people!

#artmunsartz #oc #fanart #welcome home #welcome home oc #welcome home fanart #character design #style study #welcome home art #welcome home puppet show

[whump-whump-whump-it-up]

MINORS, PLEASE DNI.

FANPOL...

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED

This blog will feature ADULT-THEMED CONTENT, including NSFW and dark content like noncon and dubcon. Please blacklist the #nsfwhump tag to filter this content out. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

I am also vehemently against censorship of all kinds, especially the purity culture created by antis.

I hate discourse as much as the next person, but sometimes I Have Opinions or enjoy the Opinions of others in relation to whump. New tag for that is #salt and vinegar if you want to blacklist.

This is also probably a good place to list my squicks. They are very few -- I do love me some awful good fucked up shit -- but I do have them:

Permanent major character death

Minor characters. Adult characters are my joy and my jam, and hurting them (and comforting them) is my delight

Extreme body horror and gore (includes cannibalism and mutilation)

Mind control of whumpee characters

#i say things #parental advisory #psa #flashy gif #coarse language #viewer discretion is advised #i just Cannot Right Now with Children on the Internet ™️

[rompstompchomp]

My personal blog is lovezdarestevez4ever, so if you see that URL liking your threads or posts, that’s the mun of this blog.

#Player 1 (OOC) #Parental Advisory (psa) #lovezdarestevez4ever #Please let me know if you don't want me to like threads or posts so I can stop

[stitching-in-time]

PSA/ trigger warning/ heads up for Star Trek fans who haven’t watched the Picard series yet, but in the beginning of episode 5, a regular character from Voyager is very graphically tortured, mutilated and killed, and there is no content advisory before the episode starts! And to make matters worse, it was done gratuitously as a cliched plot device! Be warned y’all!  (Spoilers below)

The whole scene was totally unnecessary gore and violence, and the death was only dealt with within the story in the most perfunctory way possible. Aside from being disgusting and downright traumatic to see in and of itself, it is totally out of line with what Star Trek is about, and incredibly lazy writing to boot. 

Basically, they gave Icheb the ‘fridging’ treatment usually reserved for girlfriends of male heroes, in that they horribly killed him off just so that Seven of Nine could have something to be angry about in the episode. And it was a flashback, so the audience doesn’t even get to see Seven or any of the Voyager characters mourn and deal with the loss at all; the audience is just dropped right into the Picard story and expected to have fun giggling at the characters trying on silly undercover costumes after witnessing such a huge horrific thing. It was so sick and trashy, and honestly Seven of Nine’s parent-child relationship with Icheb was the one story line that actually made me finally care about her back in the day. That just tore so much out of her character, and it’s not even explored, she’s just there to look sexy and provide a little fan service, and it just pisses me off so damn much. And godammit I liked Icheb and he deserved better. There was no reason behind any of it. It was all shock value and cynicism, which is not what Star Trek is. Star Trek is about the belief that humanity can be better and overcome hate and violence and embrace each other and the universe. This was not that. And at a time when we need Star Trek’s message of hope and kindness more than ever, this show gave into the very things Star Trek was invented to rail against.

(And no, rating it TV MA was not enough. TV ratings aren’t a real indication or warning of what a show’s actual content level is- I’ve seen them rate perfectly innocent movies and TV shows as MA because of one shot of someone’s naked butt, or characters saying ‘fuck’. The fact that our culture treats simple nudity or swearing as being on par with graphic torture is really, really fucked up and needs to change asap.)

I was willing to give the show a chance, and hope that maybe the cardboard cutout characters and cliche filled plotline could get better, but this was the final straw, and I‘m done now. Ugh.

#star trek #star trek: voyager #it was bad #honestly wtf

[eumoiran-blog]

🌻; quick mobile thing to counteract some rl salt i really and truly hope that y'all understand ????? how much you guys mean to me ???? i've made some really great friends on here. and no matter what anyone else says, you guys are real and my family and i love you.

#my advisory teacher #kept saying that technology #has made us forget the value of conversation #and that things were better in his day blah blah #and my parents say my internet friends arent real #but you guys mean so much to me #i am goIN G TO FIVH T #( ✿*ﾟ ━ the gardener. ┆ out of character. ) #( ✿*ﾟ ━ goodnight && joy be with you all. ┆ psa. )

[wildfireornot]

tagged by @pastel-rainbow-galaxy (aka the only person who tags me in cool stuff on here lmao bless you <3)

rules: tag followers that you want to know better

name: W

nicknames: -

gender: this question again? *sigh* psa: label me as cis-female if you wish but don’t assume that means anything about me or how i feel about myself bc plot twist: it fucking does not. (edit: by “label me as” ofc i meant shut up you don’t rlly get to label me ykno? -not adressed to anyone in particular dw-)

star sign: leo (i don’t relate to it tho so eh whatever)

height: 1m71 / 5′6 (the last time i checked was probably like one or two years ago but i guess im still the same height)

sexual orientation: queer/gay/polysexual are terms i use to describe it. don’t call me a lesbian, i don’t like that term, thanks

favorite color: purple, violet

favorite animal: felines/cats/wolves

average hours of sleep: these days i can sleep 9 or 10 hours (usually from approximately 2am to 12 or 1pm), i usually sleep wayyy less on week days when im not on holidays

cat or dog person: CATS

favorite fictional characters: gonna copy/paste my previous answer to this question: ellana (from pierre bottero’s books) - salim (same books) - stiles stilinski – spencer reid - wolverine

favorite bands/singers: papa roach

dream trip: road trip somewhere i can encounter different kinds of landscapes, especially forests

dream job: storyteller

when was this blog created: may 2013

current number of followers: 719

when did your blog reach its peak: do u mean papa roach peak or mika peak? o/ but yeah my blog is kinda lame but idc

time right now: 6:10pm

song stuck in my head: -

last movie i watched: War Dogs (my dad chose it lol) and before that Gallows, which made me extremely paranoid last night lmao bad decision

last tv show i watched: orphan black (watched it a month ago and now i kinda wanna catch up on spn but idrk...)

what i am wearing right now: red shorts with moose on it (i bought them in Canada and i love them lol / edit: hahaha i googled it and that’s the ones), and a “parental advisory consent” shirt lmao remind me why i bought this?? (in my defence i was 15 or 16)

what kind of stuff do i post: (i know this should be a short answer but i feel like going into details oops) - what i reblog: cats, movies, harry potter, dylan o’brien, comics (Marvel, Wolverine...), quotes, words/vocabulary/languages, books, art, TV shows (spn, got, orphan black, teen wolf, carmilla, quotidien -french tv program), cute and motivational stuff, pictures i find aesthetically pleasing, nature/landscapes/forests, posts about historical facts/history/interesting things in general/culture, feminism, queer stuff, nonsense/funny stuff, aaron taylor-johnson, depression and anxiety etc (nothing too triggering -i think?)... i used to post a lot about mika but atm it’s on hold lmao. - what i post myself (not regularly): posts about tv shows/movies, pieces of writing/stuff from my notebook, sometimes art/drawings, personal posts, links to my concert reviews, sometimes pictures ive taken, travel/concert pics... - people/movies/shows I have posted about: Papa Roach, Mika, Fantastic Beasts, Dylan O'Brien, Teen Wolf, The Maze Runner, Matthew Gray Gubler, Criminal Minds, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Marvel, Skins, Game of Thrones.

do i have any other blogs: 2 active side blogs (one is gubleroach, the other i keep for myself), and 4 inactive ones (i use 2 of them as “redirection” pages)

do i get asks regularly: no :(

why did i choose my url: “wildfire” bc of someone whose (old, they no longer use it) username inspired me in a way (this is only one of the 5 explanations I could give for my username), “ornot” for obscure reasons

lucky number: 3

following: 1299 (wow wtf that much??)

tagging: @wosslbird @chillyls @ookaminoki @dolphindewott @this-is-not-an-inspirational-url @sleepylunas @o-misfits @catbvtt and anyone wanting to do this, really :)

#wildfiretalks #tag #pastel rainbow galaxy

[sheminecrafts]

TikTok to launch parental controls globally, disable direct messaging for users under 16

TikTok is introducing a new set of parental controls to its platform to users worldwide, including in the U.S. The features, collectively referred to as “Family Pairing,” will allow parents to set controls on Screen Time Management, Restricted Mode and Direct Messages for their teen users. It also will now disable direct messaging for users under the age of 16 in all markets. A similar set of features was launched in the U.K. in February, designed with European laws and regulations in mind.

In that market, the features were called “Family Safety Mode.”

Today is the official introduction to “Family Pairing,” but TikTok says the worldwide rollout will take place over the “coming weeks.”

To use the new controls, parents of a teenage user age 13 and older will be able to link their account to their child’s, which requires the parent to set up their own TikTok account. This will allow the parent to set controls on how long their child is able to use the TikTok app, turn on or off who the teen can direct message with and they can opt to turn on TikTok’s “restricted” mode for the child’s account in order to limit inappropriate content.

The latter is not a well-explained feature. But for an app of TikTok’s scale, it’s likely based in large part on users flagging inappropriate videos they come across. Parents should be aware, then, that this is not equivalent to setting parental controls on a video streaming app, like Netflix, or restricting what a child can download from the App Store on their phone. In other words, some inappropriate content or more adult material could slip through.

Both Screen Time Management and Restricted Mode are existing controls that TikTok users can set for themselves via the app’s Digital Wellbeing section. But with Family Pairing, the parent will be able to set these controls for their child, instead of relying on the teen to do it for themselves.

TikTok also already offered a number of controls on Direct Messaging before today, which allow users to restrict messages to only approved followers, restrict the audience or disable direct messages altogether. TikTok also blocks images and videos in messages to cut down on other issues, as well.

But with Family Pairing, parents can choose to what extent teens can message privately on the platform, if at all.

And in a move that will likely enrage teens, TikTok has now decided to automatically disable Direct Messages for any registered accounts for those under the age of 16. (Prepare to see a lot more activity and private conversations taking place in the TikTok comments section!) This change goes live on April 30.

The changes give parents far more control over their child’s use of TikTok compared with any other social media app on the market today, outside of those designed exclusively with families and children in mind. However, the parental controls are only a subset of the controls users can opt to set for themselves. For example, users can choose to make their accounts private, turn off comments and control who can duet with them, among other things.

But the options may relieve some parents’ stress about how addictive the TikTok app has become. Teen users are spending significant amounts of time on the short video app — so much that TikTok itself even launched its own in-app PSA that encourages users to “take a break” from their phone.

TikTok offers other resources for parents, as well, including educational safety videos and parental guides. 

It’s an interesting decision on TikTok’s part to launch screen time-limiting features and other restrictions amid a global pandemic, when teens are stuck at home with nothing much to do but watch videos, chat and play games. But with families at home together, there may be no better time than now to have a conversation about how much social media is too much.

“More than ever, families are turning to internet platforms like TikTok to stay entertained, informed, and connected. That was, of course, happening before COVID-19, but it has only accelerated since the outbreak began and social distancing brought families closer together,” writes TikTok director of Trust & Safety, Jeff Collins, in an announcement. “The embrace of platforms like ours is providing families with joint tools to express their creativity, share their stories, and show support for their communities. At the same time, they are often learning to navigate the digital landscape together and focused on ensuring a safe experience,” he said.

The changes follow increased scrutiny by government regulators of TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, and the 2019 fine of $5.7 million leveraged against Musical.ly (which had been acquired by ByteDance) by the FTC for violation of U.S. children’s privacy law COPPA.

TikTok has responded to these concerns in a variety of ways, including the introduction of the TikTok Content Advisory Council; the release of new Community Guidelines; publication of its first Transparency Report; the hiring of global General Counsel; expansion of its Trust & Safety hubs in the U.S., Ireland and Singapore; and its launch of a Transparency Center open to outside experts who want to review its moderation practices.

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[technicalsolutions88]

TikTok is introducing a new set of parental controls to its platform to users worldwide, including in the U.S. The features, collectively referred to as “Family Pairing,” will allow parents to set controls on Screen Time Management, Restricted Mode and Direct Messages for their teen users. It also will now disable direct messaging for users under the age of 16 in all markets. A similar set of features was launched in the U.K. in February, designed with European laws and regulations in mind.

In that market, the features were called “Family Safety Mode.”

Today is the official introduction to “Family Pairing,” but TikTok says the worldwide rollout will take place over the “coming weeks.”

To use the new controls, parents of a teenage user age 13 and older will be able to link their account to their child’s, which requires the parent to set up their own TikTok account. This will allow the parent to set controls on how long their child is able to use the TikTok app, turn on or off who the teen can direct message with and they can opt to turn on TikTok’s “restricted” mode for the child’s account in order to limit inappropriate content.

The latter is not a well-explained feature. But for an app of TikTok’s scale, it’s likely based in large part on users flagging inappropriate videos they come across. Parents should be aware, then, that this is not equivalent to setting parental controls on a video streaming app, like Netflix, or restricting what a child can download from the App Store on their phone. In other words, some inappropriate content or more adult material could slip through.

Both Screen Time Management and Restricted Mode are existing controls that TikTok users can set for themselves via the app’s Digital Wellbeing section. But with Family Pairing, the parent will be able to set these controls for their child, instead of relying on the teen to do it for themselves.

TikTok also already offered a number of controls on Direct Messaging before today, which allow users to restrict messages to only approved followers, restrict the audience or disable direct messages altogether. TikTok also blocks images and videos in messages to cut down on other issues, as well.

But with Family Pairing, parents can choose to what extent teens can message privately on the platform, if at all.

And in a move that will likely enrage teens, TikTok has now decided to automatically disable Direct Messages for any registered accounts for those under the age of 16. (Prepare to see a lot more activity and private conversations taking place in the TikTok comments section!) This change goes live on April 30.

The changes give parents far more control over their child’s use of TikTok compared with any other social media app on the market today, outside of those designed exclusively with families and children in mind. However, the parental controls are only a subset of the controls users can opt to set for themselves. For example, users can choose to make their accounts private, turn off comments and control who can duet with them, among other things.

But the options may relieve some parents’ stress about how addictive the TikTok app has become. Teen users are spending significant amounts of time on the short video app — so much that TikTok itself even launched its own in-app PSA that encourages users to “take a break” from their phone.

TikTok offers other resources for parents, as well, including educational safety videos and parental guides. 

It’s an interesting decision on TikTok’s part to launch screen time-limiting features and other restrictions amid a global pandemic, when teens are stuck at home with nothing much to do but watch videos, chat and play games. But with families at home together, there may be no better time than now to have a conversation about how much social media is too much.

“More than ever, families are turning to internet platforms like TikTok to stay entertained, informed, and connected. That was, of course, happening before COVID-19, but it has only accelerated since the outbreak began and social distancing brought families closer together,” writes TikTok director of Trust & Safety, Jeff Collins, in an announcement. “The embrace of platforms like ours is providing families with joint tools to express their creativity, share their stories, and show support for their communities. At the same time, they are often learning to navigate the digital landscape together and focused on ensuring a safe experience,” he said.

The changes follow increased scrutiny by government regulators of TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, and the 2019 fine of $5.7 million leveraged against Musical.ly (which had been acquired by ByteDance) by the FTC for violation of U.S. children’s privacy law COPPA.

TikTok has responded to these concerns in a variety of ways, including the introduction of the TikTok Content Advisory Council; the release of new Community Guidelines; publication of its first Transparency Report; the hiring of global General Counsel; expansion of its Trust & Safety hubs in the U.S., Ireland and Singapore; and its launch of a Transparency Center open to outside experts who want to review its moderation practices.

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[magzoso-tech]

TikTok to launch parental controls globally, disable direct messaging for users under 16

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TikTok to launch parental controls globally, disable direct messaging for users under 16

TikTok is introducing a new set of parental controls to its platform to users worldwide, including in the U.S. The features, collectively referred to as “Family Pairing,” will allow parents to set controls on Screen Time Management, Restricted Mode, and Direct Messages for their teen users. It will also now disable direct messaging for users under the age of 16 in all markets. A similar set of features was launched in the U.K. in February, designed with European laws and regulations in mind.

In that market, the features were called “Family Safety Mode.”

Today, is the official introduction to “Family Pairing,” but TikTok says the worldwide rollout will take place over the “coming weeks.”

To use the new controls, parents of a teenage user age 13 and up will be able to link their account to their child’s, which requires the parent to set up their own TikTok account. This will allow the parent to set controls on how long their child is able to use the TikTok app, turn on or off who the teen can direct message with, and they can opt to turn on TikTok’s “restricted” mode for the child’s account, in order to limit inappropriate content.

The latter is not a well-explained feature. But for an app of TikTok’s scale, it’s likely based in large part on users flagging inappropriate videos they come across. Parents should be aware, then, that this is not equivalent to setting parental controls on a video streaming app, like Netflix, or restricting what a child can download from the App Store on their phone. In other words, some inappropriate content or more adult material could slip through.

Both Screen Time Management and Restricted Mode are existing controls that TikTok users can set for themselves via the app’s Digital Wellbeing section. But with Family Pairing, the parent will be able to set these controls for their child, instead of relying on the teen to do it for themselves.

TikTok also already offered a number of controls on Direct Messaging before today, which allow users to restrict messages to only approved followers, restrict the audience, or disable direct messages altogether. TikTok also blocks images and videos in messages to cut down on other issues, as well.

But with Family Pairing, parents can choose to what extent teens can message privately on the platform, if at all.

And in a move that will likely enrage teens, TikTok has now decided to automatically disable Direct Messages for any registered accounts under the age of 16. (Prepare to see a lot more activity and private conversations taking place in the TikTok comments section!) This change goes live on April 30.

The changes give parents far more control over their child’s use of TikTok compared with any other social media app on the market today, outside of those designed exclusively with families and children in mind. However, the parental controls are only a subset of the controls users can opt to set for themselves. For example, users can choose to make their accounts private, turn off comments, and control who can duet with them, among other things.

But the options may relieve some parents’ stress about how addictive the TikTok app has become. Teen users are spending significant amounts of time on the short video app — so much that TikTok itself even launched its own in-app PSA that encourages users to “take a break” from their phone.

TikTok offers other resources for parents, as well, including educational safety videos and parental guides. 

It’s an interesting decision on TikTok’s part to launch screen time-limiting features and other restrictions amid a global pandemic, when teens are stuck at home with nothing much to do but watch videos, chat and play games. But with families at home together, there may be no better time than now to have a conversation about how much social media is too much.

“More than ever, families are turning to internet platforms like TikTok to stay entertained, informed, and connected. That was, of course, happening before COVID-19, but it has only accelerated since the outbreak began and social distancing brought families closer together,” writes TikTok Director of Trust & Safety, Jeff Collins, in an announcement. “The embrace of platforms like ours is providing families with joint tools to express their creativity, share their stories, and show support for their communities. At the same time, they are often learning to navigate the digital landscape together and focused on ensuring a safe experience,” he said.

The changes follow increased scrutiny by government regulators of TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance and the 2019 fine of $5.7 million leveraged against Musical.ly (which had been acquired by ByteDance) by the FTC for violation of U.S. children’s privacy law COPPA.

TikTok has responded to these concerns in a variety of ways, including the introduction of the TikTok Content Advisory Council; the release of new Community Guidelines; publication of its first Transparency Report; the hiring of global General Counsel; expansion of its Trust & Safety hubs in the U.S., Ireland, and Singapore; and its launch of a Transparency Center open to outside experts who want to review its moderation practices.

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[cryptnus-blog]

Singapore Startup Wants Change In Perspective On Blockchain

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Singapore Startup Wants Change In Perspective On Blockchain

Blockchain has become a buzzword for many businesses, and more Singapore companies have ventured into blockchain amid an overall openness toward the digital technology in the island nation.

Singapore-based supply-chain platform Linfinity has become a proponent of the technology. It is trying to get people to look beyond the hype to recognize blockchain’s benefits through dialogue sessions in Singapore and elsewhere in Asia. “We want to move away from the traditional perspective of cryptocurrency—blockchain is not just about bitcoin,” said Chief Executive Anndy Lian, who started Linfinity last year.

The startup’s monthly Linfinity Talks, which cater to retail investors and the community, provide audiences with a basic education in blockchain technology. It also aims to reduce distrust towards blockchain that often stems from unpredictable cryptocurrencies and unreliable founders who disappear from investors’ view after an initial coin offering, said Lian.

In addition, the firm is holding discussions with C-Suite executives, as well as forums tailored to the interests of crypto enthusiasts. These address larger questions, such as how blockchain will affect current tech infrastructure.

Besides arranging these talks, Linfinity is a supply-chain platform that uses blockchain’s “distributed ledger”, or a network of nodes that work directly with one another to validate transactions, to combat counterfeit goods and create a secure tracking system. It aims to track goods, such as cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, as they travel from the start of supply chains, where raw materials are harnessed, to factories and eventually the consumer.

Linfinity equips these goods with cameras, scanners and GPS tracking devices to monitor the whole process. Details such as the names of the people handling the goods and the products’ expiry dates are documented on the blockchain and cannot be modified, helping to create a transparent system, said Lian.

While some companies are already using blockchain technology to track supply chains, they mostly manage only a part of, and not the entire, supply chain. This is where Linfinity could help fill the gap, he added.

The startup has signed memorandums of understanding with six companies, including Singapore-based healthcare company Scientific Tradition, RHTLaw TaylorWessing and asset manager Crossinvest. Linfinity aims to help Scientific Tradition and other companies track the movement of raw materials along their supply chains. Meanwhile, firms such as RHTLawTaylorWessing will take on advisory roles.

With 60 employees, Linfinity has offices in Singapore, China and South Korea. It is also looking to expand into Japan and Taiwan. The company is mainly self-funded, although it has a few early and institutional investors that Lian declines to disclose. It has a market cap of about $440,000 based on its digital currency, the Linfinity token, which it launched on Chinese crypto exchange CoinEx in July.

Linfinity chief executive Anndy Lian is trying to encourage more discourse on blockchain technology.Linfinity

Linfinity is not the only company in Singapore that is focusing on blockchain-based supply chains. Shipping company Pacific International Lines, owned by billionaire Chang Yun Chung, is working with port operator PSA International and tech giant IBM Singapore to track cargo movement from Chongqing to Singapore on a blockchain-based supply-chain platform.

While neighbors such as China are cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges and events, Singapore has been cautiously receptive to the virtual currency. “Cryptocurrencies are an experiment. The number and different forms of cryptocurrencies are growing internationally. It is too early to say if they will succeed,” said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam in a written answer to questions from members of parliament on banning the trading of bitcoin or cryptocurrency, according to the local press.

The country has been watching the crypto space carefully. Last November, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, its central bank and financial regulator, published a guide to digital token offerings that provides information on how the country’s securities laws apply to digital tokens.

It has also tested blockchain technology through Project Ubin, a partnership with New York-based financial consortium R3, which aims to work on inter-bank payments.

In the private sector, a growing number of players are starting to join Singapore’s blockchain industry. For example, vehicle data firm Mass Vehicle Ledger (MVL) Foundation is using blockchain technology to record and increase people’s access to car-related data in areas such as ride-hailing, vehicle maintenance and car dealership.

MVL’s private-hire service Tada, Korean for “let’s ride,” managed to get more than 10,000 customers on board before its launch on July 26. Passengers and drivers can rack up points that can be converted into MVL coins, the cryptocurrency of the Singapore-based firm. These can be exchanged for rewards from MVL’s partner companies. The firm raised some $16 million through an initial coin offering earlier this year.

Its South Korean founder and CEO Kay Woo founded MVL’s parent company, location-based services firm easi6, in 2012. Blockchain technology especially benefits data-driven industries such as transportation, insurance and supply-chain management, but it is not suitable for all businesses, he says. “Even though you know blockchain technology well, your business model might not be suitable for it. It’s not magic or a simple solution, but it could be a big revolution.”

[ethelbertpaul444-blog]

This blistering resignation letter from a White House adviser is a must-read.

When Elizabeth Holtzman was in Congress, she helped write the Refugee Act, which has leader the U.S.’s doctrines on the issue for nearly four decades. In more recent years, she’s been serving on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, a bipartisan team of experts that cautions presidential organisations. That committee includes a committee which, in 2016, called for the end of for-profit immigration detention facilities — an issue front and midst in Trump’s support of household break policies. Holtzman is a Democrat, but she’s a stateswoman first and foremost. She’s joined four other council member who are resigning in protest of Trump’s immigration policies, and her strong resignation to Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen letter is a must-read. The letter is a call to forearms that recollects America’s progress on how we treat refugees and immigrants, and how we’re now squandering that away in disastrous fashion. “There was a time that the U.S. welcomed refugees, ” Holtzman wrote. Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, a drafter of the Refugee Act of 1980, vacates from the Homeland Security Advisory Committee. This is a strong read: pic.twitter.com/ PrUBHrXDYo — Mana Yegani (@ Law_Mana) July 19, 2018 She pointed out that the Refugee Act was created in the aftermath of our country’s failure to properly take up Jewish parties and other marginalized groups absconding the Holocaust. Holtzman slipped some sizable amounts: 750,000 refugees take place within from Vietnam, 600,000 from Cuba, and 100,000 Jewish refugees who escaped from the Soviet Union. She argued that the shift in policy is not only immoral, but also in direct violation of the Refugee Act: “Considering that record, the thought that the U.S. government is afraid today of 2,000 children and their parents is both hilarious and appalling.” She’s resigning, but she wishes it were someone else. Technically, her character is written to Nielsen, and that’s heavy enough. But it’s clearly a shot at Trump as well. “Although it is I who am resigning in protest against these policies, it is you who should be tendering your acceptance instead, ” Holtzman wrote to Nielsen. Yes, the note is a scathing indictment of Trump’s family separation policy, something nearly 70% of Americans resist. But it’s likewise about something more: The U.S. is abdicating its moral lead on vital humanitarian issues at a time when we should be doubling down on do the right thing. Consider this letter the brand-new inspirational sign to pin to our walls, serving as a reminder to seeing how huge we’ve been, and is also available if we stand up for what’s right. Correction 7/23/ 2018 : strong> An earlier copy of this story mistook who Holtzman was asking to resign; it has been revised in the interests of clarity . em> Wear your values with produces from PSA Supply Co . i > , an independent place owned by our mother corporation, GOOD Worldwide Inc. GOOD stimulates fund when you buy these concoctions, and 10% of earnings go to The Center for Community Change Action . Use deduction code UPWORTHY to get 15% off your first seek ! i> Read more: http :// www.upworthy.com/ this-blistering-resignation-letter-from-a-white-house-adviser-is-a-must-read http://dailybuzznetwork.com/index.php/2018/08/06/this-blistering-resignation-letter-from-a-white-house-adviser-is-a-must-read/

[halflingkima]

hmm so far the most reprehensible thing drunk!me does is impulse watch netflix movies without checking the parental advisory.

psa: if anyone’s interested in watching the netflix movie Dude (which was overall really good) there’s a brief rape scene.

#im rly bummed too bc it's a good movie #and if i'd checked beforehand like sober me does i would've been prepared and everything would've been fine #but drunk me is an impulsive bitch #alas #currently watching tag

[rompstompchomp]

I know that I haven’t been here in a while and while I do want to come back, at the moment I’m dealing with a major health scare.

In case I don’t end up coming back, thank you for all the support from those few who have RPed with me and the many more who have liked and reblogged my posts on the history and minutia of the Rampage franchise.

#Player 1 (OOC) #Parental Advisory (psa)

[ferretbuzz]

NCP leader arrested for ‘abusing’ CEO in JNPT

NCP leader arrested for ‘abusing’ CEO in JNPT

A grab of the video that went viral

Amboli: Two students arrested for stalking journalist

Blue Whale Challenge: Centre asks for report, cyber cell to issue advisory for parents

Four arrested for running ‘fake’ call centres

Police have arrested an NCP leader for allegedly misbehaving with the CEO of PSA Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal Ltd in the Jawaharlal NehruPort Trust (JNPT) premises…

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#indian politics #latest politics news

[rompstompchomp]

The Struggle is Real

As far as I’ve seen, I am the sole Rampage RPer on Tumblr. There’s not even anybody playing as any of the movie characters, let alone the game series. And as much as I enjoy making informative posts on the history of the game series, I do want to actually write more stories on here.

So I have to seek out adjacent fandoms: ones that also involve giant monsters. I’ve been warned away from the Pacific Rim community because of a close friend’s bad experiences there and I don’t know if my muses would fit in the MonsterVerse because, even in monster form, they’re a lot smaller than most of the kaiju in that universe.

So I’m not really sure what fandoms my muses would fit well with.

Anybody got any ideas?

#Player 1 (OOC) #Parental Advisory (psa)

[rompstompchomp]

I’m finally starting to feel better. At least better and in the right mindset to continue my posts about the influences on the Rampage game series and its various minutia. Those posts can take a lot out of me, so they may still be sporadic. I’m still really grateful for the attention those posts have gotten, as I didn’t expect them to be a popular as they have been.

I would still really like more people to RP with, but it’s hard when (outside of  people writing self insert fanfics based on the 2018 film), I’m the sole individual who is RPing anything to do with the Rampage franchise. I hesitate to go looking in other kaiju based fandoms out of concern about drama and due to the fact that the Wrecking Crew are on the small end as far as kaiju go. If anybody’s got any suggestions about where I could get some more attention towards my muses, I’m all ears.

#Player 1 (OOC) #Parental Advisory (psa)