CRS Report – Compilation of Federal Whistleblower Protection Statutes November 24, 2021: “This report provides information regarding federal whistleblower and employee protection statutes and their text…” Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2021
What you need to know about the omicron variant
Poynter: How much of a threat is it? Why is it so different from the others? Will the vaccines work against it? And answers to other questions. “The new omicron variant is different in more than 30 ways from the virus we have seen in the past. So far, infections from the new variant have… Continue Reading
You’re not paranoid to cover your webcam. But the cameras you can’t cover are scarier.
The Washington Post: “Plastic sliders won’t solve the privacy problems of the future….But there’s a bigger question at play here, said Kavya Pearlman, CEO and co-founder of XR Safety Initiative, a not-for-profit that focuses on privacy and security in virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality settings. The cameras on our laptops, phones and tablets… Continue Reading
The Rise of Plain Language Laws
Blasie, Michael, The Rise of Plain Language Laws (October 1, 2021). University of Miami Law Review, 2022 Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3941564 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3941564 “When lawmakers enacted 778 plain language laws across the United States, no one noticed. Apart from a handful, these laws went untracked and unstudied. Without study, large questions remain about these… Continue Reading
Inside the ‘Misinformation’ Wars
The New York Times: “…While some academics use the term carefully, “misinformation” in the case of the lost laptop was more or less synonymous with “material passed along by Trump aides.” And in that context, the phrase “media manipulation” refers to any attempt to shape news coverage by people whose politics you dislike. (Emily Dreyfuss,… Continue Reading
How to Build Stronger Relationships With Colleagues in the Zoom Era
WSJ [paywall]: “Research shows that colleagues who work remotely can develop the same levels of trust as those working face-to-face. It just takes longer…Remote work doesn’t have to mean remote colleagues. There are ways to build relationships and trust among scattered staff…” Continue Reading
Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year
AP: “With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine. “This was a word that was extremely high in our data every single day in 2021,” Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor-at-large, told The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. “It really represents two… Continue Reading
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
ProPublica: “It’s not a secret that industrial facilities emit hazardous air pollution. A new ProPublica analysis shows for the first time just how much toxic air pollution they emit — and how much the chemicals they unleash could be elevating cancer risk in their communities. ProPublica’s analysis of five years of modeled EPA data identified… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 28, 2021
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 28, 2021 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly… Continue Reading
One of the world’s largest economic databases turns 30
MarketPlace: “It’s been 30 years since the start of the Federal Reserve Economic Data, or FRED, an online database within the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The site contains more than 800,000 data series from over 100 different sources, making it something of a one-stop shop for people trying to understand the economy. “We… Continue Reading
Jewish Holidays: Fact Sheet
CRS – Jewish Holidays: Fact Sheet Updated November 24, 2021: “Judaism is one of the three major Abrahamic faiths, alongside Islam and Christianity. Many traditions and variations of Judaism are practiced in the United States, including cultural and religious variations. According to the Pew Research Center, about 2.4% of Americans (7.5 million people) self-identify as… Continue Reading
Amazon Web Services (AWS): A cheat sheet
TechRepublic: “The rise of cloud computing provides businesses the ability to quickly provision computing resources without the costly and laborious task of building data centers, and without the costs of running servers with underutilized capacity due to variable workloads. Amazon Web Services was the first large vendor of easily affordable cloud infrastructure and services, and… Continue Reading
