ProPublica – Risk in Your Neighborhood. In most of the country, formaldehyde contributes more to outdoor cancer risk than any other toxic air pollutant. Look up your address to see risks from the chemical on your block and where it comes from. Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic chemical in the air. It’s… Continue Reading
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Patient-Reported Treatment Outcomes in ME/CFS and Long COVID
LongCovidPharmD: “Yesterday, a preprint including data analysis of my TREATME survey results was released. For those who haven’t heard, this survey collected pertinent information regarding 140+ different medications, supplements, and non-drug interventions from nearly 4,000 Long COVID and ME/CFS patients. For those who participated in the survey, THANK YOU! I hope the paper emphasizes the… Continue Reading
Social Security Faces a Crisis, but Sound Tax Policy Can Help
Bloomberg Tax: “Social Security, one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in US history, faces a funding crisis by 2035. Raising taxes on upper-income earners and including investment income in the taxable base for Social Security would be practical and politically plausible solutions ahead of this deadline. The economic stability offered by the Social Security… Continue Reading
Feds Can Film Your Front Porch for 68 Days Without a Warrant, Says Court
Gizmodo: A federal court says your privacy is diminished due to the proliferation of video cameras throughout society. “…The federal court’s decision says that video cameras have become “ubiquitous,” and have therefore diminished our expectations of privacy. Police officers wear body cameras now, cellphones have cameras, and many doorbells record your porch. The court isn’t… Continue Reading
Book Review – Watchdogs: Inspectors General and the Battle for Honest and Accountable Government
Via LLRX – Book Review – Watchdogs: Inspectors General and the Battle for Honest and Accountable Government – The 2024 election results have prompted discussion about the effectiveness of “guardrails” that might restrain Presidential activities that could harm the nation. Jerry Lawson’s review notes that Glenn Fine’s new book, Watchdogs: Inspectors General and the Battle of… Continue Reading
Why does the Senate confirm Trump’s picks for key posts and how?
Via LLRX – Why does the Senate confirm Trump’s picks for key posts — and how? – Legal scholar Jennifer L. Selin explains the confirmation process and the ‘constitutional loophole’ of recess appointments. Continue Reading
AI in Finance and Banking, November 30, 2024
Via LLRX – AI in Finance and Banking, November 30, 2024 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 30, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 30, 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 Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
The Beautiful Ludlow Typography Specimen Books c. 1958
Letters are beautiful. From specimens of chromatic woodtype to the groovy letter people and 16th Century writing templates typography and calligraphy turn visual language into something beautiful. Beginning in the early 20th Century, the Ludlow Typograph Company (1906 to late 1980s) gave its sales staff specimen books to advertise fonts and ornaments that could be… Continue Reading
Bookmark ‘Calculator Soup’
Lifehacker – For the Next Time You Need to Convert Just About Anything – “We all have a few go-to calculations that we find ourselves doing often, like converting ounces to cups or miles to kilometers—that sort of thing. When I need to do a quick conversion, I use Calculator Soup, a simple website offering… Continue Reading
Can a Comma Solve a Crime?
The Dial – How forensic linguists use grammar, syntax and vocabulary to help crack cold cases. “…According to forensic linguists, we all use language in a uniquely identifiable way that can be as incriminating as a fingerprint. The word “forensic” may suggest a scientist in a protective suit inspecting a crime scene for drops of… Continue Reading
This Website Shows How Much Google’s AI Can Glean From Your Photos
Wired [unpaywalled] – “Software engineer Vishnu Mohandas decided he would quit Google in more ways than one when he learned the tech giant had briefly helped the US military develop AI to study drone footage. In 2020, he left his job working on Google Assistant and also stopped backing up all of his images to… Continue Reading
