Via LLRX – Disability vs The Working Place: Which One Is The Disability? – “This is a profound insight from this super-powerful TEDx talk by Lesa Bradley on discrimination in the workplace: Your workers don’t actually have a disability until you place them in a context that disables them. This talk speaks about inclusivity of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2022
8 reasons to ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox
PCWorld: “Chrome may be the most used browser, but it isn’t necessarily the best one out there. Alternatives exist that could better meet your needs. One such option is Firefox. It’s a rare browser not based on Chromium, the project that powers Chrome, unlike other rivals like Edge or Opera. It’s also backed by a… Continue Reading
The Conservation Status of Trillium in North America
Meredith, Clayton & Frances, Anne & Highland, Amy & Oliver, Leah & Floden, Aaron & Gaddy, L L & Knapp, Wesley & Leaman, Danna & Leopold, Susan & Littlefield, Tara & Raguso, Robert & Schilling, Edward & Schotz, Alfred & Walker, Anna & Wayman, Kjirsten. (2022). The Conservation Status of Trillium in North America. “This… Continue Reading
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2022 to 2032
The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2022 to 2032 May 25, 2022 – “In CBO’s projections, assuming that current laws generally remain unchanged, the federal deficit totals $1.0 trillion in fiscal year 2022 and averages $1.6 trillion per year from 2023 to 2032. Real GDP grows by 3.1 percent this year.” Continue Reading
Global.health – resource of real-time infectious disease data
Global Health – A Data Science Initiative: “Our COVID-19 dataset contains detailed information on over 100 million anonymized cases from over 100 countries. Global.health is the first of its kind, easy-to-use global repository and visualization platform that enables open access to real-time de-identified epidemiological line-list case data. This platform was created by researchers from leading institutions… Continue Reading
Find WorldCat Entities to improve resource discoverability through connections
“OCLC releases more than 150 million WorldCat Entities as the foundation of a linked data infrastructure. Work to develop shared entity management infrastructure will improve discoverability of scholarly materials on the web logo: WorldCat Entities. OCLC has completed a project, funded in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, to develop a shared entity… Continue Reading
11 Alternative Search Engines That Find What Google Can’t
MakeUseOf: “Google Search still can’t do everything. These alternative search engines can take care of a few niche jobs for you. Other obscure search engines might actually show you your search from an entirely different perspective. 1. Ecosia Google does a lot of good for the world in its own way. Ecosia does its part,… Continue Reading
What the public wants in COVID news vs. what the press provides
Ars Technica: “Misinformation posing as news has been a problem that only got worse with the ease of publishing on the Internet. But the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have raised it to new levels, driving lots of attention to rumors, errors, and outright falsehoods. Given the magnitude of the threat, there would seem to be… Continue Reading
Abortion Surveillance After Roe
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Report, May 24, 2022: “Abortion rights will soon be a thing of the past for millions of Americans. At the time of publication, a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion shows a majority of justices are poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and any federal constitutional right… Continue Reading
How DHS Massive Biometrics Database Will Supercharge Surveillance and Threaten Rights
Immigration Defense Project – HART Attack: “The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is building a $6.158 billion-dollar, next-wave biometric database that will vastly expand its surveillance capabilities and supercharge the deportation system. The Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology System (HART) will collect, organize, and share invasive data on over 270 million people (including juveniles), with… Continue Reading
Gun Lobby and Second Amendment
via @TimKarr. See also the video footage of an 12/19/1991 interview of Justice Burger speaking on this issue. Continue Reading
PDF to Excel conversion: Your ultimate guide to the best tools
Computerworld: “Need to extract data from PDF files into a spreadsheet so you can analyze it? Find out how seven PDF to Excel conversion tools fared in head-to-head tests with increasingly complex data sources.” Continue Reading
