GovTrack – “We’re tracking the impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, on the operations of Congress. In all, 126 representatives and senators have either isolated because of having COVID-19, self-quarantined after exposure, or took other action or no action after exposure — some multiple times. Of those, 71 representatives and senators have been diagnosed with COVID-19 either through testing or symptoms (some were asymptomatic), but some additional legislators may have had asymptomatic COVID-19 before testing was widely available.”
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Daily Archives: March 18, 2021
Large Majority of the Public Views Prosecution of Capitol Rioters as ‘Very Important’
“As the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies continue to pursue charges against participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the American public generally expresses strong support for continuing these efforts. Yet there are sizable partisan differences in attitudes about the riot at the Capitol, with Democrats far more likely than… Continue Reading
Cars Have Your Location. This Spy Firm Wants to Sell It to the U.S. Military
Motherboard – “A surveillance contractor that has previously sold services to the U.S. military is advertising a product that it says can locate the real-time locations of specific cars in nearly any country on Earth. It says it does this by using data collected and sent by the cars and their components themselves, according to a… Continue Reading
Please Stop Using Text Messaging to Receive Login Codes
Life Hacker – “This week, a stunning story from revealed how easy it is for an attacker to siphon away your text messages. They don’t need access to your phone; they don’t even need your SIM card. They just need to pay a trivial sum, convince a VoIP wholesaler that they’re a reseller (also a… Continue Reading
Hein, U.S. News, and How to Increase Citations
Willey, Rob and Knapp, Melanie, Hein, U.S. News, and How to Increase Citations (March 11, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3801190 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3801190 “Using nearly 250,000 law review articles published on HeinOnline in a five-year period, the authors analyze citation patterns and characteristics of the articles such as title length, number of authors, article length, publication… Continue Reading
She Kept a Library Book for 63 Years. It Was Time to Return It
The New York Times – “I think that says a great deal about how much we as a society value the written word,” a shocked librarian said. A vintage children’s hardback turned up in the mailroom of the Queens Public Library in Auburndale recently. The book was “Ol’ Paul, the Mighty Logger,” by Glen Rounds,… Continue Reading
The Pandemic Stalls Growth in the Global Middle Class, Pushes Poverty Up Sharply
“The COVID-19 pandemic is having a deep effect on the global economy. In January 2020, as reports of the novel coronavirus were emerging, the World Bank forecasted that the global economy would expand by 2.5% that year. In January 2021, with the pandemic still holding much of the world in its grip, the World Bank… Continue Reading
This Is Every Cyclist Who Was Killed by a Driver in 2020
Outside – “It hasn’t been this dangerous to ride a bicycle on American roads in three decades. And in the face of our greater public-health crisis, more people than ever are riding bikes to avoid public transportation and to safely exercise outside. That means that as restrictions lift and cars begin returning to our roads… Continue Reading
Post-Pandemic Libraries
John Hubbard – Medium: “…I hope that any libraries remaining open shutter before it’s the obvious choice to make, because by then it could very well be too late for some people. It sounds awfully melodramatic, but when you have deans and mayors talking about the need to provide WiFi or books to students as… Continue Reading
Millionaires and Corporate Giants Escape IRS Audits Again in FY 2020
These findings are based on internal agency documents obtained under court order by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University: “At a time when Americans face growing economic inequality and financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is letting billions of dollars in tax revenue slip through its… Continue Reading
World City Populations 2021
World Population Review: “What are the most populated cities in the world? Here is a list of the top ten most populated cities in the world: Tokyo (Population: 37,435,191) Delhi (Population: 29,399,141) Shanghai (Population: 26,317,104) Sao Paulo (Population: 21,846,507) Mexico City (Population: 21,671,908) Cairo (Population: 20,484,965) Dhaka (Population: 20,283,552) Mumbai (Population: 20,185,064) Beijing (Population: 20,035,455)… Continue Reading
How to Get Live Captions For Any Video or Audio in Chrome
How-to-Geek: “Many people rely on captions for audio or video content, but not every media website provides them. The “Live Caption” feature is built into the Google Chrome browser and works everywhere. We’ll show you how to use this handy feature. Google Chrome itself can create captions for any video or audio-only content playing in… Continue Reading
