Via Motherboard: “Activists have downloaded nearly 100 years worth of TIME magazine issues from the publication’s paywalled digital archive and dumped them all online for anyone to grab for free. “It was possible and seems worthwhile,” Michael Best, a freedom of information activist who obtained the files, told Motherboard in an online chat. In a… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
NY Public Library Public Domain Collections: Free to Share & Reuse
NYPL: “Did you know that more than 180,000 of the items (photos, blueprints, books and maps) in our Digital Collections are in the public domain? That means everyone has the freedom to enjoy and reuse these materials in almost limitless ways. The Library now makes it possible to download such items in the highest resolution… Continue Reading
Online map searches that bring you to Null Island
WSJ.com: “Every day, countless people seeking digital directions on their computers and smartphones are diverted to an isolated spot on the Atlantic Ocean, 1,000 miles or so off the coast of Africa, where the Prime Meridian and the equator intersect. It’s called Null Island. This lonely way station in the Gulf of Guinea…is…one of the… Continue Reading
United States Health Care Reform – Progress to Date and Next Steps
United States Health Care Reform Progress to Date and Next Steps, Barack Obama, JD – free article via JAMA. Published online July 11, 2016. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.9797 “Importance The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The law implemented comprehensive reforms designed… Continue Reading
Vox – 7 biggest problems facing science according to 270 scientists
Via Vox – by Julia Belluz, Brad Plumer, and Brian Resnick, July 14, 2016: “Science is in big trouble. Or so we’re told. In the past several years, many scientists have become afflicted with a serious case of doubt — doubt in the very institution of science. Explore the biggest challenges facing science, and how… Continue Reading
House Intelligence Committee Publishes Recently Declassified Redacted Version of “28 Pages”
News release: “Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), under the direction of Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA), approved publication of a newly declassified section of the 2002 Joint Congressional Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001. Following a declassification… Continue Reading
Paper – Breeding Behavior of Urban Peregrine Falcons in the Midwestern US
Peregrine falcons were close to extinction in America due to the human use of DDTs, when the pesticide was banned in the 1990s and breeding rebounded. However in the mid-west, peregrine are predominantly domiciled in urban areas (as they are also in areas around the DC metro area). This study, Sex in the City: Breeding… Continue Reading
Facebook activated safety feature to assist in Nice attack
The Attack in Nice, France FACEBOOK SAFETY CHECK Please login to Facebook to access this Safety Check. Via Twitter see also Recherche Nice (@Avis2recherche) and (@urgencesnice) are currently both active. UK Embassy contact for citizens in Nice – The embassy’s 24-hour number is +33144513100. Continue Reading
EUscreen portal searchable archive of professional audiovisual from 2009-present
“The EUscreen portal offers free online access to thousands of items of audiovisual heritage. It brings together clips that provide an insight into the social, cultural, political and economic events that have shaped the 20th and 21st centuries. As well as chronicling important historical events, the EUscreen portal allows you to explore television programmes that… Continue Reading
MuckRock launching a national database of FOIA exemptions
Michael Morisy – We’re building an open guide to every state’s public records law – Help track down and fight every public records exemption across the country. “With agencies increasingly using an array of exemptions to deny access to information, we want to help requesters fight back. We’re launching a project to track every public… Continue Reading
Smithsonian Magazine – An Oral History of the March on Washington
Summer 1963 – “The potent symbolism of a demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial—timed to coincide with the centenary of the Emancipation Proclamation and following President John F. Kennedy’s announcement in June that he would submit a civil rights bill to Congress—transfixed the nation. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom also catapulted 34-year-old Martin… Continue Reading
USAGov Contact Center Connects You to Answers from Your Government
“It can be overwhelming to search for dependable information about government services and benefits. USAGov is your starting point–the official federal program that guides you to the information you need from across government. Browse or search for the agencies and programs you need on USA.gov or its Spanish language counterpart, GobiernoUSA.gov. If you’d rather talk… Continue Reading
