“Zillow® is introducing climate risk data, provided by First Street, the standard for climate risk financial modeling, on for-sale property listings across the U.S. Home shoppers will gain insights into five key risks—flood, wildfire, wind, heat and air quality—directly from listing pages, complete with risk scores, interactive maps and insurance requirements. With more than 80%… Continue Reading
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Are Lesser-Known Browsers More Secure?
MakeUseOf: “Privacy and security concerns are a big issue, and many people are considering switching to lesser-known browsers, thinking they might offer better protection than popular ones like Chrome or Firefox. I was curious about this, so I decided to dive in to see if they live up to the hype…” [answer: yes and no,… Continue Reading
States where abortion is legal, banned or under threat
Washington Post [unpaywalled]: “Access to abortion remains a patchwork of state-by-state policies nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, with abortion restricted across most of the Southern United States. New restrictions are continuing to take effect, even in states that have long been havens for those seeking abortions. A six-week ban… Continue Reading
How I Use Microsoft Word to Instantly Check Documents for Plagiarism
How to Geek: “Microsoft Word isn’t just for typing documents; it has a built-in feature called the Similarity Checker that checks your document plagiarism right from your word editor. This tool not only highlights potential plagiarism but also guides you in citing sources correctly. [This is a front line use case, and other applications are… Continue Reading
Inside the $621 Million Legal Battle for the ‘Soul of the Internet’
RollingStone via MSN [no paywall]: “Major record labels have sued the online library Internet Archive over thousands of old recordings, raising the question: Who owns the past?Before founding the Internet Archive, Kahle worked as a computer scientist, making major contributions to personal computing and the early internet during the Eighties and Nineties. With the Archive,… Continue Reading
2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map
270toWin – 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map – This isn’t a popularity contest™. It will take 270 electoral votes to win the 2024 presidential election. Click states on this interactive map to create your own 2024 election forecast. Create a specific match-up by clicking the party and/or names near the electoral vote counter. Use the… Continue Reading
Introducing a New Resource – Self-Managed Abortion: The Global Legal Landscape
“Explore legal barriers to accessing self-managed abortion in 35 countries and select U.S. states with this new online tool. Medications like misoprostol and mifepristone offer people a safe, private, and effective way to self-manage their abortion outside a clinical setting during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. And recently, the World Health Organization recognized self-managed… Continue Reading
Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?
The Atlantic [unpaywalled via MSN]: “23andMe is not doing well. Its stock is on the verge of being delisted. It shut down its in-house drug-development unit last month, only the latest in several rounds of layoffs. Last week, the entire board of directors quit, save for Anne Wojcicki, a co-founder and the company’s CEO. Amid… Continue Reading
When Should Presenters Apologize?
Via LLRX – When Should Presenters Apologize? – Referencing decades of experience as a presenter and an attendee at presentations, Jerry Lawson cautions us not to begin a presentation with an apology, which can be compelled by a tech glitch or some other reason not within our control. Lawson states that the habit of beginning with… Continue Reading
Flood Risk Outside Flood Zones – A Look at Mortgage Lending in Risky Areas
Liberty Street Economics. September 25, 2024. Flood Risk Outside Flood Zones — A Look at Mortgage Lending in Risky Areas Kristian Blickle, Evan Perry, and João A.C. Santos. In support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) creates flood maps that indicate areas with high flood risk, where mortgage… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 28, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 28, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis a class=”author url fn” title=”Posts by Pete Weiss” href=”https://www.llrx.com/author/pete-weiss/” rel=”author”>Pete… Continue Reading
2024 Link Guide to Employment Resources
Via LLRX – 2024 Link Guide to Employment Resources – This is employment resources guide by Marcus P. Zillman spans multiple sectors, sources in the private and public sectors, on-site and remote work, job search engines, resume building resources, identifying job titles and respective skill requirements, and is inclusive of a focus on new job seekers… Continue Reading
