Politico: “Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the Supreme Court to urgently resolve Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from prosecution for charges related to his bid to subvert the 2020 election. Without the Supreme Court’s swift intervention, Trump’s trial could be indefinitely delayed, the special counsel warned in a petition to the high court… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2023
SecondHandSongs
“SecondHandSongs is building the most comprehensive source of cover song information, by means of a database of originals, cover songs, sampled songs and sampling songs.. This advanced database stores the data in a reusable and maintainable way, and which is interconnected to many other online databases. What is a performance? A performance is a version… Continue Reading
From farm to plate, one in four animals raised on factory farms are wasted
Vox: “Almost 1 in every 4 animals raised on a factory farm never actually makes it to your plate. Instead, they die for nothing. That’s according to a study published earlier this month in the journal Sustainable Production and Consumption that sheds new light on the global toll of food waste on animals. Researchers at… Continue Reading
How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google
ZDNet – The best online data removal services. Erasing yourself from the internet isn’t an easy or quick process, but these services can assist you. Google – Find and remove personal contact info in Google Search results. “When you use “Results about you,” you can find out if your personal contact info, like your home… Continue Reading
DoorDash can pick up and return your packages for free. Here’s how
ZDNet: “With the holiday shopping season in full swing, online shopping is an easy way to get through your gift shopping list without leaving the house. If anything you ordered doesn’t meet your expectations, instead of leaving the house to make the return, you can ask DoorDash to do it for you. DoorDash offers a… Continue Reading
Cut the noise. Get real answers from real people
“GigaBrain scans billions of discussions on reddit and other online communities to find the most useful posts and comments for you.” Continue Reading
Leading scholarly database listed hundreds of papers from ‘hijacked’ journals
Science: Scopus is giving suspect, non–peer-reviewed papers unwarranted legitimacy, researchers say: “Scopus, a widely used database of scientific papers operated by publishing giant Elsevier, plays an important role as an arbiter of scholarly legitimacy, with many institutions around the world expecting their researchers to publish in journals indexed on the platform. But users beware, a… Continue Reading
FTC Warns be skeptical about QR codes
The Verge: “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned the public against scanning any old QR code in a consumer alerts blog last week. Naturally, the warning comes down to security and privacy — bad actors can put QR codes in inconspicuous places or send them via text or email, then just sit back and wait… Continue Reading
Archival Records of Congress: Frequently Asked Questions
CRS – Archival Records of Congress: Frequently Asked Questions Updated December 7, 2023 – “Congressional offices and committees receive, generate, and process many paper and digital files in the course of their work. Archivists preserve some of this historical material, which can help inform future Congresses and researchers studying congressional history. This report is intended… Continue Reading
‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Freshwater Fish, Yet Most States Don’t Warn Residents
KFF Health News: “…But in recent years, he has been wary about a group of chemicals known as PFAS, also referred to as “forever chemicals,” which don’t break down quickly in the environment and accumulate in soil, water, fish, and our bodies. The chemicals have spewed from manufacturing plants and landfills into local ecosystems, polluting… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 9, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 9, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
Care Post-Roe: Documenting cases of poor-quality care since the Dobbs decision
New Data Show Nearly One in Five US Abortion Patients Are Traveling Out of State for Care – December 2023 update – The Guttmacher Institute has released new data from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study, which tracks monthly estimates of procedural and medication abortions provided in the formal US health care system. In addition to… Continue Reading
