Via Quora, there are 23 answers on this posting – so this is just one – read all of them here: “#1 — Google tracks you. We don’t. You share your most intimate secrets with your search engine without even thinking: medical, financial and personal issues, along with all the day to day things that… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
An easier way to save and share Tweets
Twitter Blog: “From articles and threads to videos and GIFs, timelines are packed with Tweets that you don’t always have time to fully explore in the moment. You’ve told us you want to save them for later. Today, we’re introducing Bookmarks, an easy way to save Tweets for quick access later. But wait, there’s more!… Continue Reading
IRS posts updated tax withholding calculator
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service today released an updated Withholding Calculator on IRS.gov and a new version of Form W-4 to help taxpayers check their 2018 tax withholding following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December. The IRS urges taxpayers to use these tools to make sure they have the right… Continue Reading
How America’s high school students are blazing the trail against assault weapon sales, and more
Slate: They Were Trained for This Moment – How the student activists of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High demonstrate the power of a comprehensive education: “…Consumers and businesses are stepping in where the government has cowered. Boycotts may not influence lawmakers, but they certainly seem to be changing the game in the business world. And the… Continue Reading
Bias already exists in search engine results, and it’s only going to get worse
MIT Technology Review: Bias already exists in search engine results, and it’s only going to get worse: “[In] her latest book, Algorithms of Oppression, [Safiya Umoja Noble] details research she started after that fateful Google search, and it explores the hidden structures that shape how we get information through the internet. The book, out this… Continue Reading
GPO Annual Report for FY2017
“The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) releases its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017. In it, Acting Director Jim Bradley reports another year of positive financial results for the agency. GPO’s operations recorded positive net income of $38.3 million for the year. Total revenues for the year equaled $874.3 million. “From the materials used in… Continue Reading
