LIBRARIAN.NET / JESSAMYN – Getting Live Transcription Working with Zoom: “From a local hearing impaired pal: Can you help the library to get captions on Zoom? They’ve been trying to figure it out for a couple of months now. I asked them to have you help them, but I don’t think they’ve tried that. Live… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2022
Language matters when Googling controversial people
Via LLRX – Language matters when Googling controversial people – Ahmed Al-Rawi, Assistant Professor, News, Social Media, and Public Communication, Simon Fraser University – identifies and explains how features of search engine autocomplete functions enables users to find fast answers to their questions or queries. However, autocomplete search functions are based on ambiguous algorithms that… Continue Reading
America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
Vox – The factors that lead to tragedies like Uvalde are deeply ingrained in US politics, culture, and law. “…No other high-income country has suffered such a high death toll from gun violence. Every day, more than 110 Americans die at the end of a gun, including suicides and homicides, an average of 40,620 per… Continue Reading
Still Tasty? Keep It or Toss It?
How long will your favorite food or beverage stay safe and tasty? “What’s the best way to store it? Get the answers for thousands of items!…Type in food or beverage name or Browse by Category.” Continue Reading
The Practice of People Law
Via LLRX – The Practice of People Law – Jim Calloway is the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Management Assistance Program. He informs us about the range of legal services delivered by what have been designated as “primary-care lawyers.” From Calloway’s perspective, there is people law, and there is business/corporate law. Over the years,… Continue Reading
Monumental trees
Trees around us can be remarkable because of a number of reasons: some can be very large or tall, others are old or simply very beautiful. “On this site thousands of photos, measurements, and location details of often unknown monumental trees can be found of many species, like giant sequoia, oak trees, sweet chestnut trees,… Continue Reading
Post-Pandemic Networking
ABA Law Practice Management Magazine: “…Let’s face it, living and working after the pandemic is different. We can’t go back in time and revert to “business as usual.” Life has changed. Many of our values have changed. Companies and law firms are accommodating the “new normal” by creating hybrid work schedules and allowing for the… Continue Reading
How to Talk to Kids About School Shootings
Via Axios – “Several school districtsdirected parents and educators to in-depth resources from organizations that specialize in trauma response: How to talk to kids in the aftermath — individualized by age (Common Sense Media). What to emphasize when talking to kids (National Association of School Psychologists). Common reactions in kids and what to do about… Continue Reading
Brussels is growing fruit and vegetables on the roofs of supermarket
euronews.green: “Over 60 species of plants are being cultivated on the rooftop garden of a Brussels supermarket, as part of a project financed by the European Union. The Lagum Project is experimenting with the idea of an urban garden and wants to determine whether they are sustainable or not. Since March, more than 2 tonnes… Continue Reading
2022 Fortune 500 List
“This is the 68th edition of our annual ranking of America’s largest companies, and it was a blowout year for the companies featured—despite rising inflation, the ongoing supply chain crisis, and the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, the 500 corporations on this year’s list generated a record $16.1 trillion in revenue and $1.8… Continue Reading
How data brokers threaten your privacy
Popular Science: “If you’ve started noticing the term “data broker” in the last few months, you’re not alone. While they’ve been a problem for a while, a recent John Oliver segment exploring how they work and a new ad from Apple highlighting the practice have both called attention to the issue, helping to bring this… Continue Reading
What Do Americans Know About International Affairs?
“Americans know a great deal about certain global leaders and institutions. For example, nearly eight-in-ten U.S. adults can look at a photo of Kim Jong Un and correctly identify him as the leader of North Korea, and nearly two-thirds know that Boris Johnson is the current prime minister of the United Kingdom. A slim majority… Continue Reading
