CNN: “Yes. In fact, the first confirmed Omicron-related death in the US was a man who previously had Covid-19. The Texas man, in his 50s, had not been vaccinated, Harris County health officials said. For months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said vaccines give stronger protection against Covid-19 than previous infection… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2021
The physical office is dead (long live the office)
Tech Republic: “The office seems like an immutable fact of corporate life, to the point that it’s been parodied in popular culture ranging from the antics of Dilbert and his pointy-haired boss to the eponymous TV series in the US and UK. One could almost be forgiven for assuming that shiny buildings filled with drab… Continue Reading
DuckDuckGo Search Queries Grew 47% in 2021
Bleeping Computer: “The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo continues to grow rapidly, with the company now averaging over 100 million daily search queries and growing by almost 47% in 2021. Unlike other search engines, DuckDuckGo says they do not track your searches or your behavior on other sites. Instead of building user profiles used to display interest-based ads,… Continue Reading
How to schedule your emails in Gmail
Mashable: “There are any number of reasons why it’s sometimes a good idea to roll with a write-now-send-later approach to emails. Maybe you’ve got a big personal announcement coming up, but it’s happening at a very specific time when you won’t be around…It’s equally helpful at work. Many of our employers have people spread out… Continue Reading
Neuroscience says listening to this song reduces anxiety by up to 65%
Fast Company – “Everyone knows they need to manage their stress. When things get difficult at work, school, or in your personal life, you can use as many tips, tricks, and techniques as you can get to calm your nerves. So, here’s a science-backed one: make a playlist of the 10 songs found to be the most relaxing… Continue Reading
Electrify Everything in Your Home
“A Guide to Comfy, Healthy, Carbon-Free Living We’ve been telling you why to do it. Now we’ve put together the best advice on how to do it. Electrify Everything in Your Home is a guide to replacing all of your fossil-fueled appliances with modern electric ones. Once you electrify: your home will be more comfortable,… Continue Reading
Stunning footage of the construction of New York’s Empire State Building in color
Via YouTube: “This film is a compilation of restored, enhanced & colorized film footage involving the construction of the Empire State Building (ESB) in New York nearly a century ago. It shows how the base of the building is laid, how all parts are produced in nearby steel works, how steel parts are riveted together,… Continue Reading
Dave Barry’s 2021 Year in Review
Washington Post – Vaccines, variants and supply chain woes: A look back at the past 12 months….our point is not that 2021 was massively better than 2020. Our point is that at least it was different. A variant, so to speak. And like any year, it had both highs and lows. No, we take that… Continue Reading
Coronavirus can persist for months after traversing entire body
Bloomberg via Detroit News: “The coronavirus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, can spread within days from the airways to the heart, brain and almost every organ system in the body, where it may persist for months, a study found. In what they describe as the most comprehensive analysis to date of the virus’s distribution and persistence… Continue Reading
Email is an awful online ID that we use for almost everything
Vox: “…Today, Gmail is the most popular email service in the world, which has created a seemingly limitless number of what I collectively refer to as the Other Sara Morrisons: people who share my name and who, for whatever reason, enter my Gmail address when they mean to use their own. Their frequent invasions of… Continue Reading
WhoWhatWhy’s Best Government Integrity Stories of 2021
“This year, WhoWhatWhy launched a Government Integrity unit to dig into the powerful but poorly monitored functions of the permanent government: health and interior departments and regulatory agencies in Washington and across the country. Here are some of our favorite stories from that new team…” Continue Reading
Should I email, text, or call? Researchers have discovered the answer to an age-old question
Fast Company: “Whatever you do, don’t email. Or text. That is, if you want someone to actually help you. A new research paper finds that in-person communication is the most successful way to get the assistance you need. Should that not be an option, a phone call or video call are second best. “In-person requests… Continue Reading
