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Daily Archives: March 14, 2022
Stanford Methane Study | Social Pack
Via Marcelo Gonzales Montoya, ClimateNexus.org: “New research from Stanford University finds that the EPA dramatically undercounts and undervalues methane’s climate impact. The study finds that methane’s impact on warming is best considered over the short-term – just 24 years – rather than the EPA’s preferred method, which calculates its impact over 100 years. Methane is a… Continue Reading
IT Q&A for Solo, Small Firm and General Practice
ABA: Q: What Should I Do If Someone Hacks into Our Computers?; Q: How Do I Wipe My iPhone Before Turning It In for an Upgrade?; and Q: My Home Internet Service Is Lousy. What Can I Do about It? Continue Reading
EPI Family Budget Map
Economic Policy Institute Family Budget Map: “EPI’s Family Budget Calculator measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living. The budgets estimate community-specific costs for 10 family types (one or two adults with zero to four children) in all counties and metro areas in the United States.… Continue Reading
The Post Post-Cold War World
Axios: “Bruce Mehlman— founder of the government relations firm Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas — sketches how the two parties can spin Ukraine during this year’s midterm campaigns.” See his deck – The Post Post-Cold War World Russia-Ukraine War & Its Consequences Continue Reading
Russia says its businesses can steal patents from anyone in ‘unfriendly’ countries
Washington Post: “Russia has effectively legalized patent theft from anyone affiliated with countries “unfriendly” to it, declaring that unauthorized use will not be compensated. The decree, issued this week, illustrates the economic war waged around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the West levies sanctions and pulls away from Russia’s huge oil and gas industry. Russian… Continue Reading
Bing’s ‘Russian invasion of Ukraine’ results show Opinions section and timelines
Search Engine Land: “The Opinions section contextualizes news-related listings for users, which may help reduce misinformation. Microsoft Bing’s search results for queries related to the conflict in Ukraine show an Opinions section and two timelines (one in the main column and another in the knowledge panel)…” Continue Reading
Publicizing Corporate Secrets for Public Good
Morten, Christopher, Publicizing Corporate Secrets for Public Good (February 13, 2022). University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 171, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract= “Federal regulatory agencies in the United States hold a treasure trove of valuable information essential to a functional society. Yet little of this immense and nominally “public” resource is accessible to the public.… Continue Reading
Breached! Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It (Chapter 1)
Solove, Daniel J. and Hartzog, Woodrow, Breached! Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It (Chapter 1) (March 1, 2022). Oxford University Press (2022), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4043111 – “Digital connections permeate our lives—and so do data breaches. Given that we must be online for basic communication, finance, healthcare, and more, it is remarkable… Continue Reading
Why Vaccine Cards Are So Easily Forged
The Atlantic: “..Security measures fail in one of two ways: Either they can’t stop a bad actor from doing a bad thing, or they block an innocent person from doing an innocuous thing. Sometimes one is more important than the other. When it comes to attacks that have catastrophic effects—say, launching nuclear missiles—we want the… Continue Reading
EPI’s Family Budget Calculator
“EPI’s Family Budget Calculator measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living. The budgets estimate community-specific costs for 10 family types (one or two adults with zero to four children) in all counties and metro areas in the United States. Compared with the federal poverty line… Continue Reading
