FiveThirtyEight: “Americans are feeling uneasy, and it’s hard to blame them. The things they want to change — inflation, COVID-19 case numbers, rising violent crime in some cities — seem more and more intractable. There was one big, abrupt shift in American life at the end of June, when the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2022
New Research – E-Bikes Are Outpacing Electric Cars Sales in the US
Bicycling: “People in urban areas are starting to realize that sometimes, it’s faster to go by bike than to drive from place to place. Especially when the bike is electric-assisted and capable of zooming through traffic at the same speed as most city speed limits, without the hassle of finding parking. And now that e-cargo… Continue Reading
FSB Roadmap for Addressing Financial Risks from Climate Change: 2022 progress report
Financial Stability Board: “One year after the G20 endorsed the FSB Roadmap to address climate-related financial risks, policy action to address such risks is more urgent than ever. The increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather and climate-related events, and the intense debate about current and future energy policies in many jurisdictions, highlights that financial… Continue Reading
Some VPNs can’t be trusted. These are best at privacy and security.
Washington Post: “Interest in virtual private networks, a technology that helps you hide what you do online, surged after the Supreme Court ended legal abortion in some states and dramatically raised the stakes for digital privacy. There’s just one problem: There are hundreds of VPNs, and some of them are snake oil. Many over-promise, making… Continue Reading
Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees
Ars Technica: “City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology—shifting when their buds open in the spring and when their leaves change colors and drop in the fall. New research I co-authored shows how nighttime lights are lengthening the growing season in cities, which can affect everything from allergies to local… Continue Reading
Privacy of Health Information After Dobbs
The National Law Review: Privacy of Health Information After Dobbs: OCR Guidance On Disclosures of PHI and the Privacy of Personal Information On Devices – “On 28 June 2022, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary… Continue Reading
What Is a Mempool in Crypto?
MakeUseOf: “The dynamics of a cryptocurrency transaction can be a little tricky to understand, as they do not work in the same way as a traditional digital transaction. A number of elements play into any cryptocurrency transaction, including a mempool. But what is a mempool, and what role does it play in your crypto transactions?…” Continue Reading
New Interactive Map and Timeline Added to Chronicling America
LC – Chronicling America “users can now browse the collection’s thousands of digitized historical newspapers using an interactive map and timeline recently launched by the Library of Congress. The new “Exploring Chronicling America Newspapers” application dynamically maps publication locations of over 3,000 digitized newspapers currently available in the Chronicling America online collection. Users can also… Continue Reading
What’s Happening With The Vinton Public Library
Iowa Starting Line – “Residents of a small Iowa town criticized their library’s LGBTQ staff and their displaying of LGBTQ-related books until most of the staff quit. Now, the town’s library is closed for the foreseeable future. After having the same library director for 32 years, the Vinton Public Library can’t seem to keep the… Continue Reading
The Top 7 Signs of a Phishing Scam
MakeUseOf: “How do you spot a phishing email? What if a scam message comes through via social media? Here are some tell-tale red flags. Everyone knows that phishing scams are a huge concern, but what do they actually look like? While many fraudulent messages are easy to spot, some take a lot more inspection to… Continue Reading
GLAAD’s 2022 Social Media Safety Index
“GLAAD’s 2022 Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) provides recommendations for the industry at large and reports on LGBTQ user safety across the five major social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok. As a follow up to the pioneering 2021 SMSI, the 2022 edition of the report introduces a Platform Scorecard developed by GLAAD… Continue Reading
This climate action tracker shows exactly where we are on the path to net zero
Fast Company: “Last year, global electric-car sales more than doubled compared to the year before. Solar and wind power are cheaper in most countries than fossil fuels. The world is now spending record amounts on clean energy. New technology is emerging to cut emissions in hard-to-decarbonize industries like steel and cement and aviation. At the… Continue Reading
