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Tech Republic: “Due to the coronavirus pandemic, you may find yourself working from home now. In most situations, there’s no way around it and throughout the day, you’re probably having to deal with various sorts of meetings — either on the phone or via teleconferencing. And those teleconference meetings can be nothing more than two …
Via LLRX – Propaganda, Mis- and Disinformation, and Censorship: The War for Hearts and Minds – Author and blogger Dave Pollard addresses the incendiary global war of lies vs. truth, reminiscent of the MAD Magazine cartoon Spy Vs. Spy for those who of us who can recall the scenarios they played which remain eerily prescient. …
CNN Business: “More than 55 countries and the United States announced their commitment Thursday to defending a free and open internet, agreeing to uphold digital human rights in response to rising authoritarianism in cyberspace. The agreement, known as the Declaration for the Future of the Internet, aims to forestall an emerging “splinternet” characterized by the …
The Guardian – ‘Bossware is coming for almost every worker’: the software you might not realize is watching you. Computer monitoring software is helping companies spy on their employees to measure their productivity – often without their consent…A survey last September by review site Digital.com of 1,250 US employers found 60% with remote employees are …
Slate: “A few months ago, professor Katherine Franke suggested, in a conversation on my podcast Amicus, that the current Supreme Court seems to be working its way toward what she called a “tiered” system of constitutional rights, one that would, in any conflict arising between the two, almost unerringly privilege religious liberty over every other …
The Atlantic – “A new generation of fitness instructors teaches simple skills that make a difference. Why is beginner-level exercise treated like a niche?…Hampton Liu is a gym teacher of sorts. He has amassed millions of followers across YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok by teaching a remedial PE course for adults from his Arkansas backyard. In …
Library of Congress – Copyright Creativity at Work: “The following is a guest post by Marilyn Creswell, information resources assistant at the University of Michigan Law School. She served as Librarian-in-Residence at the U.S. Copyright Office from July 2020 to April 2021. [h/t Mary Whisner] As the United States enters the Days of Remembrance of …
Axios: “People in the D.C. region can take advantage of a federal program called Test to Treat, which partners with pharmacies to fill Paxlovid prescriptions for free. Test to Treat allows people to get a COVID-19 test, receive a prescription and have it filled, all in one location. This map lists pharmacies across the region …
