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
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Monthly Archives: November 2024
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
Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 27 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws
Federal prosecutors are on call in every district in the country. Interfering with voting rights is a federal offense. Any effort to intimidate, harass, threaten or harm voters will result in a visit from the FBI. Witnesses or victims may call 9-1-1. (Making a false report is a crime, too!) Let’s keep voting safe, free,… Continue Reading
What is voter turnout like in recent elections? How do Americans vote? How are Americans represented in government?
USA Facts – What are the basics of elections and voting in the US? Explore data on turnout rates, representation, and methods of voting. Turnout rate in federal elections for citizen voting-age population In 2020, 66.8% of the citizen voting-age population voted in the presidential election, the highest turnout since 1992. Table of Contents What… Continue Reading
What are Americans afraid of?
“The Chapman Survey of American Fears has asked Americans about their greatest fears (almost) almost every year since 2015…The top ten often shifts in response to recent events, such as the 55% who reported being afraid of the “American Healthcare Act/Trumpcare” in 2017. Yet the one thing most Americans say they’re afraid of has remained… Continue Reading
What to expect when we’re electing series – And An Hour By Hour Guide to What We’ll Probably Learn on Election Night
Nov 4, 2024 – 2024 Rapid Research Blog, Rapid Research Blog, ResearchCenter for an Informed Public – What to expect when we’re electing’ series – Our “What to expect when we’re electing” series features articles introducing conceptual tools for understanding election rumoring (both in general and specifically in online settings) and for anticipating the types… Continue Reading
Twitter2Mastodon
witter2Mastodon. “Paste in a Twitter URL and convert it into a Mastodon post. It says something about using Postiz to post but you don’t have to. Just click the “Post on Mastodon” button, put in your server URL, and away you go.” [via Tara Calishain] Continue Reading
Download 1,600+ Publications from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Books, Guides, Magazines & More
Open Culture: “Many of us in these past few generations first heard of the Metropolitan Museum of Art while reading E. L. Konigsburg’s novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. More than a few of us also fantasized about running away to live in that vast cultural institution like the book’s young… Continue Reading
