404 Media – “A declassified World War II-era government guide to “simple sabotage” is currently one of the most popular open source books on the internet. The book, called “Simple Sabotage Field Manual,” was declassified in 2008 by the CIA and “describes ways to train normal people to be purposefully annoying telephone operators, dysfunctional train… Continue Reading
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How to remove yourself from the internet
BleepingComputer – Want to prevent people from harvesting your personal information? Keep reading to learn how to remove your data from people search sites. “Protecting your digital footprint is crucial if you want to prevent phishing, scams, and other unwanted side effects caused by online data harvesting. Every day, people around the globe suffer from… Continue Reading
Neurologic Impacts of Long COVID, an Autoimmune Syndrome
NeurologyLive: “Long COVID, also referred to as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), frequently presents with neurological symptoms collectively known as Neuro-PASC. A recent study published in Brain Communications analyzed the impact of prior vaccination on Neuro-PASC symptoms in 200 post-hospitalization (PNP) and 1100 nonhospitalized (NNP) patients treated at a neuro-COVID clinic between May 2020… Continue Reading
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
404 Media – “Datasets aggregated on data.gov, the largest repository of U.S. government open data on the internet, are being deleted, according to the website’s own information. Since Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, more than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from the database. As people in the Data Hoarding and archiving communities have pointed out,… Continue Reading
‘Not a buyout’: Attorneys and unions urge federal workers not to resign
NPR: “Federal employee unions and attorneys are urging government workers not to accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and be paid through the end of September. “This ‘fork’ thing is not a buyout,” said Jim Eisenmann, a partner with Alden Law Group who represents federal employees,… Continue Reading
Trump Executive Order Tracker
“The Trump Administration’s executive orders cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impact. Akin will update the Tracker as orders are published and provide in-depth analysis of specific orders. Visit Akin’s Trump Executive Order Overview to view a summary. Use the menu below to filter by topic. Subscribe… Continue Reading
Is This How Reddit Ends?
The Atlantic: “The site has become a reservoir of humanity on the web. Now it, too, is turning to AI. The internet is growing more hostile to humans. Google results are stuffed with search-optimized spam, unhelpful advertisements, and AI slop. Amazon has become littered with undifferentiated junk. The state of social media, meanwhile—fractured, disorienting, and… Continue Reading
US Copyright Office rules out copyright for AI-created content without human input
TechSpot: “The US Copyright Agency is publishing a series of reports about the relationship between copyright and AI. Despite the complexity of the issue, the organization has already said that AI-based works with no human intervention cannot enjoy copyright protection at all. Movies and other complex works created through AI means cannot be copyrighted, except… Continue Reading
Bezos vs. Bezos: Amazon sues WA state over Washington Post request for Kuiper records
GeekWire – “The company that Jeff Bezos founded has gone to court to keep the newspaper he owns from finding out too much about the inner workings of its business. Amazon is suing Washington state to limit the release of public records to The Washington Post from a series of state Department of Labor and… Continue Reading
ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Guide
Know Your Rights – “Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.” This resource is available in multiple languages, may be printed by each subject matter section, or as an entire resource document. Continue Reading
Microsoft just killed the ability to look up words and phrases in Word
PC World: “Since 2016, Microsoft Word users have had access to Smart Lookup, a nifty feature that lets you right-click on a word or phrase and bring up definitions, synonyms, and relevant links to sites like Wikipedia. Now, however, Windows Latest reports that Microsoft has decided to retire the Smart Lookup feature. If you check… Continue Reading
Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress
Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress – Search by your zipcode or address and the results will include the Members, name, website, address, telephone number, party affiliation, length of service, bio, contact information, and bill history associated with the member’s actions. Continue Reading
