Newsweek – The Pangolin, quite possibly one of the strangest and most unique animals in the world, is on the verge of extinction. “Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world and are facing extinction. To draw attention to these scaly, anteater-like animals, a new wildlife documentary, Eye of the Pangolin, is attempting a unique way to inspire action and conservation: access. Partnering with the non-profit organization Pangolin.Africa, the documentary was made available on YouTube in May 2019. The intention is to reach communities wherever the internet is available, especially African communities, who live near the animal’s habitats…”
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Daily Archives: September 10, 2019
Federal employee information was hacked – DOJ claims cyberattack victims not due compensation
Washington Post: “The Trump administration has asked a federal court to reconsider a ruling that opened the door for potential payments to millions of federal employees and others due to the cybertheft of their personal information. The Justice Department request, filed last week, involves what it calls “massive litigation” stemming from hacks of two government… Continue Reading
How an AI archive platform is helping a Victorian library keep up with data
ZDNet – A proof of concept has been built to remove the need to manually archive catalogues — a process that has been used for over the last 20 years. “Victoria’s Stonnington Libraries together with Civica have developed an artificial intelligence-based proof-of-concept solution to remove the manual work involved with cataloguing and searching through library… Continue Reading
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
UK Natural History Museum – “Explore this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition images. A sleeping seal, a zombie beetle and a tragic turtle are just some of the Highly Commended pictures from the competition, which is now in its fifth-fifth year…” Continue Reading
Good reasons not to share your phone number
The New York Times – Our personal tech columnist asked security researchers what they could find out about him from just his cellphone number. Quite a lot, it turns out. “For most of our lives, we have been conditioned to share a piece of personal information without a moment’s hesitation: our phone number. We punch… Continue Reading
Millennials stand out for their technology use but older generations also embrace digital life
“Millennials have often led older Americans in their adoption and use of technology, and this largely holds true today. But there has been significant growth in tech adoption since 2012 among older generations – particularly Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. More than nine-in-ten Millennials (93% of those who turn ages 23 to 38 this year)… Continue Reading
How to Make Your Smartphone Last Longer
The New York Times – “…Depending on what phone you have, you may be able to repair it on your own. iFixit breaks down the most popular phones and gives them a repairability score. “On average, most smartphones have become less repairable over the past few years,” Ms. Clapp said. Whether you repair a phone… Continue Reading
Libraries and Archivists Are Scanning and Uploading Books That Are Secretly in the Public Domain
Vice – Millions of books are secretly in the public domain thanks to a copyright loophole, a new project seeks to put them on the Internet Archive – “A coalition of archivists, activists, and libraries are working overtime to make it easier to identify the many books that are secretly in the public domain, digitize… Continue Reading
