BBC News: “A total of 81% of the global workforce of 3.3 billion people have had their workplace fully or partly closed. Restrictions on daily life have led to the closure of many companies and the laying off of staff – either permanently or temporarily. The International Labour Organization (ILO), an agency of the United… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2020
How to wear a mask without fogging up your glasses
FastCompany: “…Dan Formosa, a designer with extensive experience in creating medical masks, explains that this is a common problem in mask design. Every time you take a breath, you let out half a liter of air into the atmosphere. Very few masks—even professionally designed ones—create a perfect seal around the face. When there are gaps… Continue Reading
As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay Logged Out
The New York Times: “Chronic absenteeism is a problem in American education during the best of times, but now, with the vast majority of the nation’s school buildings closed and lessons being conducted remotely, more students than ever are missing class — not logging on, not checking in or not completing assignments. The absence rate… Continue Reading
Firefox 75 arrives with revamped address bar
Venture Beat – Mozilla sticks to 2020 schedule despite coronavirus – “Mozilla today launched Firefox 75 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Firefox 75 includes a revamped address bar with significant search improvements, a few performance tweaks, and a handful of developer features. You can download Firefox 75 for desktop now from Firefox.com, and all existing users… Continue Reading
Here’s How Those Hot Jigsaw Puzzles Are Made
The New York Times – The coronavirus has sent businesses racing as demand surges past levels seen at Christmas.”…Now, with much of the world under lockdown and looking to kill time, jigsaw puzzles have taken on new role: a tool to save humanity. Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, even referred to jigsaws as essential, and… Continue Reading
Economic Resilience for Law Firms: How To Thrive During Challenging Times
mycase – Nicole Black – “Over the past two weeks, the world as we know it has been turned upside down. Schools across the country have closed, many businesses have been forced to shut their doors for the time being, and the vast majority of federal and state court proceedings have been canceled until further notice.… Continue Reading
The Virus Changed the Way We Internet
The New York Times – “Stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, with movie theaters closed and no restaurants to dine in, Americans have been spending more of their lives online. But a New York Times analysis of internet usage in the United States from SimilarWeb and Apptopia, two online data providers, reveals that our… Continue Reading
Government secrecy is growing during the coronavirus pandemic
The Conversation: “Students at the University of Florida who want to know how they are being protected from the COVID-19 pandemic can’t find out. The university is hiding its emergency response plan under a legal loophole intended to keep terrorists and enemy combatants – not viruses – from exploiting government weaknesses. Since the spread of… Continue Reading
Study identifies clear link between long-term exposure to pollution and Covid-19 death rates
Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States (Updated April 5, 2020) “Background: United States government scientists estimate that COVID-19 may kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans. The majority of the pre-existing conditions that increase the risk of death for COVID-19 are the same diseases that are affected by long-term exposure to… Continue Reading
Trade Adviser Warned White House in January of Risks of a Pandemic
The New York Times – “A top White House adviser starkly warned Trump administration officials in late January that the coronavirus crisis could cost the United States trillions of dollars and put millions of Americans at risk of illness or death. The warning, written in a memo by Peter Navarro, President Trump’s trade adviser, is… Continue Reading
COVID-19, Copyright and Library Superpowers
Via LLRX – COVID-19, Copyright and Library Superpowers, Part 1 – If you work in any of the higher ed institutions that are preparing to move online – maybe your copyright world has exploded in a range of questions on fair use, e-reserves, online access, scanning, digitization, and more! Many in the library community are… Continue Reading
Sharing COVID-19 Challenges in Large Law Firms
Via LLRX – Sharing COVID-19 Challenges in Large Law Firms – This past week Ron Friedman convened a group call to discuss and share COVID-19 challenges in large law firms. Ten senior staff leaders of large law firms participated, most US-based but one from the UK and one from Canada. For those in large law… Continue Reading
