Gizmodo: “It hard enough to buy a home, but the climate crisis is making it even more challenging. Will a prospective house be underwater? Catch on fire? Real estate brokerage firm Redfin is offering a new tool to assess those and other climate risks. Anyone who visits the site will soon be able to see… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2021
Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America
The New York Review – “Pedestrian fatalities are rising dramatically in the US, and Angie Schmitt’s Right of Way gives a rare look at why and what might be done about it….On America’s streets, such reconsideration is sorely overdue. There is no illustration of this fact starker than our disastrous pedestrian fatality numbers. In 2010,… Continue Reading
What is the difference between current awareness and horizon scanning?
Vable: “Legal professionals are busy people. They are concerned with doing the best they can for their clients and making sure that their business runs smoothly. Trend spotting or horizon scanning isn’t necessarily at the top of their daily “to do” lists but if they want to grow the firm effectively, everyone – from trainee… Continue Reading
Master Social Media Without Sacrificing Your Privacy
PC Magazine: “Some people have no filter. They’ll conduct the most personal phone conversations at maximum volume, on the subway. Or they’ll regale perfect strangers with the excruciating details of their latest medical procedures. Most of us, though, have a better idea of how to maintain privacy for ourselves and our friends. But do you… Continue Reading
65 websites to waste your time on
Mashable: “The internet has changed the world in myriad ways — it has reshaped politics, retail, media, to name a few things — but it has entirely redefined the way people waste time. If the internet was ever good for anything, in fact, my goodness it it fantastic for wasting time or killing boredom. But… Continue Reading
Federal Cybersecurity: America’s Data Still at Risk
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Rob Portman, Ranking Member. Gary Peters, Chairman. Federal Cybersecurity: America’s Data Still at Risk. August 2021: “..The current state of cyber espionage. In the past two years, state-sponsored hackers have perpetrated some of the largest and most damaging cyber-attacks in our history. In December 2020, we… Continue Reading
The Best Way to Respond to Text Messages
The New York Times Magazine: “The “HA HA” Tapback stands alone. It’s no exaggeration to say that it has saved many of my friendships…Thankfully, back in 2016, Apple was kind enough to create a democratic way for every person’s joke to get more, or at least enough: the “HA HA” Tapback. Apple’s Tapback feature allows… Continue Reading
10 Steps to Take When You Discover Malware on Your Computer
Make Use Of: “Getting malware on your computer is a huge risk to your security. Here’s what you can do to limit the damage if this happens. Viruses are everywhere! Did you click a bad link or open a malicious email attachment? It doesn’t take much to infect a PC with malware. Removing a computer… Continue Reading
Why the CDC changed its mask guidance, according to an epidemiologist
Vox: “An expert explains why vaccinated people should wear masks in some indoor settings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now done an about-face on its masking guidelines for people vaccinated against Covid-19. Back in May, the agency said that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 could “resume activities without wearing masks… Continue Reading
What You Can Do Today to Revitalize Your Productivity
The New York Times Wirecutter: “Like many people, I’ve had my share of “I’m on fire” productivity days and a handful of “I can’t focus and I hope I don’t get fired” days. But after more than a year of pandemic isolation, those unproductive days had really started to pile up. I was in a… Continue Reading
Explainable artificial intelligence, lawyer’s perspective
Explainable artificial intelligence, lawyer’s perspective. Authors: Łukasz Górski, Shashishekar Ramakrishna ICAIL ’21: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law June 2021 Pages 60–68https://doi.org/10.1145/3462757.3466145. Published:21 June 2021 “Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) is a research direction that was already put under scrutiny, in particular in the AI&Law community. Whilst there were notable developments… Continue Reading
USGS – Did You Feel It?
USGS: “Did You Feel It? (DYFI) collects information from people who felt an earthquake and creates maps that show what people experienced and the extent of damage. Report it Here – Tell Us! Find the earthquake you felt, and then tell us about it. Not in the list? Search and View Past Earthquakes. This search… Continue Reading
