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below are places where you can financially contribute. if you cant, share the news. tell your friends and people you know about it!

The vast majority of the world's cobalt is obtained from the Congo, something like ≈70%. Most of these mines are owned by companies in other countries, China being a major stakeholder.

In the Congo, cobalt is sourced from open-pit mines.

The workers are essentially slaves, doing back-breaking labor for menial pay. Many of them are children. This is illegal, but corrupt government officials turn a blind eye. Foreign powers do the same, knowing that their tech industries and profit margins benefit directly from these human rights violations.

Congolese people work these mines without proper equipment or safety measures, constantly in contact with and breathing toxic materials and particulates. Runoff from the mines also gets into local water sources, making them unhealthy to drink.

Always buy used electronics wherever you can. Avoid tech waste; don't upgrade unnecessarily. If you use disposable vapes, please stop. It isn't worth it.

1. Does it have a spinny part that's not spinning, or isn't spinning the way it's supposed to? Look at it- is there anything stringy wound around the spinny part? Remove it. Applies to: vacuums, aquarium filters, blenders, and rototillers, weed eaters, and lawn mowers.

1.b Is there debris from the spinny part that is building up on an nearby surface? Remove it. Applies to: vacuums, lawnmowers, probably other things.

2. Does it have a part that air, water, or other materials move through? Look at it- is there a clog, even a small or flimsy looking one? Remove it. Applies to: lawnmowers, vacuums, pumps, probably more.

3. If it has a gas engine, does it have gas? The right kind of gas? Does it have oil? If it's electric, is it plugged in? Or is it's battery charged?

4. Does it have a filter? Is the filter dirty/clogged? Clean it. Applies to vacuums, pumps, and some small engines.

5. Is it electric? Is there a safety feature where it won't work unless a certain peice is in place? Is there something keeping it from popping up or into place? Remove it. Did a small plastic peice break off? Can you super glue it back on in a safe manner?

6. Are there fluid tanks? Do they have fluid levels between the empty and full marks?

7. Are there tubes and/or wires? Are they all attached and going where they're supposed to? If it has spark plugs, are they all where they're supposed to be? If it has belts, are they taut?

If they say things like "cleaning, restocking" etc, that's a green flag. Normal busywork that's unavoidable and reasonable to expect during downtime.

If they say "we don't have down time" that's a yellow flag. That means they want you to look busy all the time, even when there's nothing to do. This will drive me insane as I dust the same shelf for the fourth time in a week

If they say "there's always something to do" but don't SPECIFY, that's a red flag hard stop. They're understaffed on fucking purpose and you are about to have your soul sucked from your body by this company. do not walk, RUN for the exit. Every time I get this answer, I've ended up with the "watch you like a hawk" type manager that annoys the hell outta me.

I was programmed to be helpful and answer any questions I was asked. I guess nobody bothered to restrict who I answer questions for.

Browsers like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox are our traditional gateway to the internet. But lately, we have seen a new generation of browsers emerge. These are AI-powered browsers or “agentic browsers”—which are not to be confused with your regular browsers that have just AI-powered plugins bolted on. It might be better not to compare them to traditional browsers but look at them as personal assistants that perform online tasks for you. Embedded within the browser with no additional downloads needed, these assistants can download, summarize, automate tasks, or even make decisions on your behalf.

if youre using a normal browser with an AI assistant on it, it should not have the same vulnerabilities bc it does not have access to the same information that you would have to give an agentive browser to have it do its job.

Maybe that's just because I'm not a huge music buff, but I do hope she gets more recognition since she's always been prouder to be trans because I know women like her have contributed to art.

an email is local@domain, but you can do local+whatever@domain and it will arrive to the first address. so [email protected] will just go [email protected]

not only can you find which company put you on the spam list, you can easily filter them out, as spam just directly sends it to the email without editing it

note, you cannot send email from a plus address, so this works with whatever social media, but if youre actively emailing (or requesting support directly) you'll need to use a regular email. a couple sites also block it

Instead of seeing the house as clean/not clean, it helps a lot to see cleaning as a constant upkeep of your environment. Taking care of your home, and of yourself, is a good thing!

Hey yall. Im DJ Walker. Poet and Aid Advocate.

I am making this post for rent and a few bills. I left an unsafe situation and am now in my first ever apartment with no job or savings.

We're a 3rd of a way into November and I've got no feedback from job applications, aid, or even employment assistance programs. I'm feeling scared, anxious and tired from moving primarily by myself.

I am raising funds for worse case job application scenario for now through January.

This month is the sure crisis. My rent is 450 and I will owe 200 in other bills by mid decemeber.

The goal then is 1400 for these two months. Hope fully I find a job but I am also without a computer for documents and applications.

Please take pity on me and help how you can whether dono or boost. Thank you.

Cash and pay are both agenderdread

V_nmo is deejwalker365

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