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How I Use Microsoft Word to Instantly Check Documents for Plagiarism

How to Geek: “Microsoft Word isn’t just for typing documents; it has a built-in feature called the Similarity Checker that checks your document plagiarism right from your word editor. This tool not only highlights potential plagiarism but also guides you in citing sources correctly. [This is a front line use case, and other applications are… Continue Reading

Inside the $621 Million Legal Battle for the ‘Soul of the Internet’

RollingStone via MSN [no paywall]: “Major record labels have sued the online library Internet Archive over thousands of old recordings, raising the question: Who owns the past?Before founding the Internet Archive, Kahle worked as a computer scientist, making major contributions to personal computing and the early internet during the Eighties and Nineties. With the Archive,… Continue Reading

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 28, 2024

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 28, 2024 – 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 a class=”author url fn” title=”Posts by Pete Weiss” href=”https://www.llrx.com/author/pete-weiss/” rel=”author”>Pete… Continue Reading

2024 Link Guide to Employment Resources

Via LLRX – 2024 Link Guide to Employment Resources – This is employment resources guide by Marcus P. Zillman spans multiple sectors, sources in the private and public sectors, on-site and remote work, job search engines, resume building resources, identifying job titles and respective skill requirements, and is inclusive of a focus on new job seekers… Continue Reading

How pen and paper comes to the rescue in an IT crisis

BBC: “…One company that knows the value of paper is Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy firm.  In 2019, hackers targeted Hydro with ransomware that locked staff out of more than 20,000 computers. Bosses at Hydro decided they would not pay a ransom fee to restore access, meaning that 35,000 staff working across… Continue Reading

U.S. Court Orders LibGen to Pay $30m to Publishers, Issues Broad Injunction

TorrentFreak: “Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon granted the default judgment without any changes. The anonymous LibGen defendants are responsible for willful copyright infringement and their activities should be stopped. “Plaintiffs have been irreparably harmed as a result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct and will continue to be irreparably harmed should Defendants be allowed to… Continue Reading

What Are American Students Learning about US History?

American Historical Society: “In 2022, the American Historical Association (AHA) launched the most comprehensive study of the national US history teaching landscape undertaken in the 21st century. We wanted to know what is actually happening in public school classrooms across the country. Are teachers distorting history or indoctrinating children? Careful research transcends the heat and… Continue Reading

Social Communication

“Social Communication is a site dedicated to helping people improve their ability to communicate with others. We hope to provide straight talk about talk, tone, and other ways humans form and maintain social relationships, for people with social communication challenges. We recommend you start by reading more about social communication in general, but you might… Continue Reading

Types of misinformation Americans say are most concerning

Axios: “Americans’ top concern around misinformation right now — more than foreign government interference or AI — is politicians spreading it to manipulate their supporters, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. Why it matters: The election is 40 days away and nobody trusts or believes anything…” Continue Reading