Washington Post: “The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump’s actions as part of its criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to four people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury — including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence — have asked… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2022
LinkedIn privacy settings to change now
Washington Post: “You might not think of LinkedIn as a privacy risk, especially compared to the social networks that make lots of headlines for being naughty. LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, is where you share your resume with the world — information many members want to be visible, especially if they’re hunting for a job. But… Continue Reading
Tracking Heat Metrics
Center for Data Innovation: “Researchers at Boston University have created a dataset tracking heat metrics across the contiguous United States from 2000 to 2020. The dataset contains daily estimates of each counties’ minimum and maximum temperatures as well as dew-point temperatures, heat indexes, and wet-bulb globe temperatures, which are metrics that use data on factors… Continue Reading
Gmail is getting a machine learning boost for smarter searches
TechRadarPro: “Searching for emails in Gmail is due to get “more accurate and circumstantial… suggestions.” Previously, search results have relied on things like chips, filters, and operators to help you find that elusive email, but machine learning is soon to make it easier to find what you need. This can be great if you know… Continue Reading
Incognito Mode Isn’t As Incognito As You Might Think
The New York Times Wirecutter: “You’ve seen the prompt: If you’re using a shared or public computer, use incognito mode. It gives you a sense of security knowing that whatever sites you visit or passwords you type won’t be saved to the device—like skulking around in an invisibility cloak. But of course, nothing you do… Continue Reading
The future of remote work, according to 6 experts
Vox – Make the case for working remotely — but not so much that your job gets outsourced. “Whether you’re a remote work booster or a skeptic, there are lots of unanswered questions about what happens next for remote work, especially as Covid-19 restrictions continue to fade and as fears of a recession loom. How… Continue Reading
Congress.gov July 2022 New, Tip, and Top – Part II
In Custodia Legis – July 25, 2022 by Robert Brammer – “In early July, Andrew wrote about feedback driven improvements that have been added to Congress.gov, such as adding the ability to browse committee hearing transcripts. In this release, the Congress.gov team continues the work of improving the accessibility of Congress.gov. Now, when you access… Continue Reading
The Counter-Revolutions Driving Politics & Policy
Backlash – Memehlman Castagnetti slide deck: “Politics and policy move in cycles. The pendulum swings from growing government to conservative retrenchment, less regulation to stronger oversight, Democratic leadership to Republican. Momentum is shifting again. There are four key backlashes to recent trends that businesses and investors must understand and navigate to succeed in 2023-24…” Continue Reading
Paper books linked to stronger readers in an international study
The Hechinger Report: “An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study across approximately 30 countries found that teens who said they most often read paper books scored considerably higher on a 2018 reading test taken by 15-year-olds compared to teens who said they rarely or never read books. Even among students of similar socioeconomic… Continue Reading
Congress Should Codify Same-Sex Marriage
Via Axios: “Ted Olson, who was solicitor general under President George W. Bush, and former RNC chair Ken Mehlman write in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, “Congress Should Codify Same-Sex Marriage”: “The Respect for Marriage Act has already been approved by a strong bipartisan majority in the House, and it should now be promptly… Continue Reading
Joni Mitchel – Newport Folk Festival, Sunday, July 24, 2022
[via William Carmichael] Joni Mitchell performed at the Newport Folk Festival in 1967, fifty-five years ago. On July 24, 2022 in a surprise appearance with Brandi Carlisle, she returned for another full set, her first in over two decades. Additional clips as follows: Come in From the Cold Help Me A Case of You Big… Continue Reading
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