The Daily Beast: “It would be understandable if, after taking in the ornate reading rooms and grand hallways of the St. Louis Central Library, you deemed your thirst for literary splendor sated. However, tucked into one of those walls is an elegant but easily missed double door underneath a broken pediment leading to a true treasure trove filled with items that would fetch eye-popping sums at auction. Fittingly, they are books. Not the greatest twist, I suppose, but these are not any old books. First editions of Palladio and Alberti as well as 16th century printings of Vitruvius—oh, and first editions of Piranesi etchings that once belonged to the House of Lords. All of these sit behind glass and wood cabinets in an English country house library hidden within the I-Am-America-Hear-Me-Roar Gilded Age splendor of the St. Louis Central Library—a combination that makes it the latest selection for our series, The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries…”
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Daily Archives: May 16, 2021
The Post-Pandemic Law Practice: What Lawyers Need to Know
Via LLRX – The Post-Pandemic Law Practice: What Lawyers Need to Know – Nicole L. Black’s third article in a series discusses the value of an expansive new report from the ABA, Practicing Law in the Pandemic and Moving Forward: Results and Best Practices from a Nationwide Survey of the Legal Profession. The results cover… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 16, 2021
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 16, 2021 – Privacy and security issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly… Continue Reading
The Filing Cabinet
Places Journal – “The filing cabinet was critical to the information infrastructure of the 20th-century. Like most infrastructure, it was usually overlooked…It is easy to dismiss the object: a rectilinear stack of four drawers, usually made of metal. With suitable understatement, one design historian has noted that “manufacturers did not address the subject of style… Continue Reading
Back to Normal for the Fully Vaccinated?
Lexology – “Just over two weeks after it relaxed its protocols for fully-vaccinated individuals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now issued revised guidance essentially permitting those individuals to resume their pre-pandemic lifestyle, subject to any applicable and differing state and local mandates. Consistent with prior iterations of this guidance, the CDC… Continue Reading
Can You Get Malware on an iPhone? Here’s How to Check
Make Use Of: “iPhones are well-known for their security measures: the protection Apple offers against malware is one of the main reasons people buy these devices. However, your phone is not 100 percent immune to threats. Here’s how you can detect and clear viruses from your iPhone…” Continue Reading
Lawtech: Levelling the Playing Field in Legal Services?
Armour, John and Sako, Mari, Lawtech: Levelling the Playing Field in Legal Services? (April 21, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3831481 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3831481 “The legal services market is commonly thought of as divided into two “hemispheres”– PeopleLaw and BigLaw. These segments represent, respectively, individuals and corporate clients. The last few decades have seen an increasing concentration… Continue Reading
How Disinformation Drives Voting Laws
The New York Times – “…The bills demonstrate how disinformation can take on a life of its own, forming a feedback loop that shapes policy for years to come. When promoted with sufficient intensity, falsehoods — whether about election security or the coronavirus or other topics — can shape voters’ attitudes toward policies, and lawmakers can… Continue Reading
The new digital extortion
Axios: “If you run a hospital, a bank, a utility or a city, chances are you’ll be hit with a ransomware attack. Given the choice between losing your precious data or paying up, chances are you’ll pay. Why it matters: Paying the hackers is the clear short-term answer for most organizations hit with these devastating… Continue Reading
Virginia Protected Bike Lane Map
Via Zach D on Twitter – this very useful Google Map: “Virginia bicycling advocates, I have created a statewide map of protected bike lanes/cycletracks. What did I miss? Please reply, DM me or send an email #bikeva #bicycling #thanks..” Continue Reading
