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Daily Archives: November 5, 2024
Books to Distract You From Doom
Bookshop.org: “This is a list of books compiled to help distract you from the state of the election in 2024, or any other dreadful time in your life.” See also Defector – Books You Can Read Tonight To Distract Yourself From Whatever Is To Come Continue Reading
Streaming subscription fees have been rising while content quality is dropping
Ars Technica: “Subscription fees for video streaming services have been on a steady incline. But despite subscribers paying more, surveys suggest they’re becoming less satisfied with what’s available to watch. At the start of 2024, the industry began declaring the end of Peak TV, a term coined by FX Networks Chairman John Landgraf that refers… Continue Reading
When Online Content Disappears
“The internet is an unimaginably vast repository of modern life, with hundreds of billions of indexed webpages. But even as users across the world rely on the web to access books, images, news articles and other resources, this content sometimes disappears from view. A new Pew Research Center analysis shows just how fleeting online content… Continue Reading
Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies
Wired unpaywalled: “…AT&T. Ticketmaster. Santander Bank. Neiman Marcus. Electronic Arts. These were not entirely isolated incidents. Instead, they were all hacked thanks to “infostealers,” a type of malware that is designed to pillage passwords and cookies stored in the victim’s browser. In turn, infostealers have given birth to a complex ecosystem that has been allowed… Continue Reading
A mysterious, rare bog is full of surprises on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
YouTube: “A mysterious landscape known as Crowberry Bog on the Olympic Peninsula is like no other place in Washington. It’s a bog that sits like an inflated bladder, rising higher than the surrounding forest. To walk here is like walking on a waterbed chock full of rare and surprising life.”…Ecology is Amazing! Continue Reading
Forgot Your Wi-Fi Passwords?
Gizmodo: “We’ve all been there: You’ve got a fancy new phone or laptop, and it’s time to set it up, but you have no idea what the Wi-Fi password is. Maybe it’s a long string of characters on the back of your router in another room or written on a Post-It note somewhere in the… Continue Reading
Managing Election Stress
Your Local Epidemiologist Managing Election Stress 5 Therapists Share How They Plan to Manage Election Day Stress Managing Stress Related to Political Change 8 Ways to Cope with Election Anxiety Navigating Conversations Managing Conversations When You Disagree Politically Are political disagreements stressing you out? Here are tips to bridge the divide. Self-Care Strategies Take Good… Continue Reading
Google Asked to Remove 10 Billion “Pirate” Search Results
TorrentFreak – “Rightsholders have asked Google to remove more than 10 billion ‘copyright infringing’ URLs from its search results. The search engine doesn’t celebrate the milestone in any way, but the takedown notices document intriguing shifts in volume over time, as well as shifting takedown interests. While search engines are extremely helpful for the average… Continue Reading
In Praise of Hearing Aids
Slate – unpaywalled: Millions of Americans who could benefit from them don’t use them. Why not? – “One morning this past March, I stirred from slumber convinced that someone had snuck in overnight and packed my ear with Jell-O. Still drowsy, I registered that the fullness seemed to extend horizontally toward the window, some six… Continue Reading
