Fast Company – “Was it a hot day? Or is the world actually getting hotter over time? It’s hard to be sure on a day-to-day basis. Isn’t summer always a little too sweltering? Aren’t there always a few unseasonably warm days in winter? A new map proves it’s not just you: The U.S. really is… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2021
Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
The New York Times – “Apple built the world’s most valuable business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the Chinese government…Internal Apple documents reviewed by The New York Times, interviews with 17 current and former Apple employees and four security experts, and new filings made in a court case in the… Continue Reading
Tucked into one of the walls of the St. Louis Central Library is an elegant but easily missed double door leading to a true treasure trove
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… Continue Reading
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
