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The 8 Best Online Communities for Introverts

MakeUseOf: “Are you an introvert who’s tired of the stigma associated with introversion? Well, even as an introvert, you don’t have to experience certain things alone. You can find a community of similar individuals who understand your daily experiences. If you’re looking for relatable content, or you’d like to connect with like-minded individuals, there are …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

8 Web-Based Teleprompter Tools for Seamless Reading

MakeUseOf: “Whether you’re speaking in a live session or recording a video, it makes little sense to memorize your script. Especially when several teleprompter tools are available online that work perfectly within your browser. Using these tools, you can keep eye contact with the camera without having to memorize your lines. So, here are the …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

270ToWin

Compare new and old congressional districts: “270toWin is an American political website that projects who will win United States presidential elections and allows users to create their own electoral maps. It also tracks the results of United States presidential elections by state throughout the country’s history. The website has information about elections and the political …

Subjects: Congress, Education, Legal Research, Legislation

Deleting a text may not mean it’s gone forever

Mashable: “When you delete a text message, is it truly gone forever? Given America’s willingness to spy on its citizens, simple common sense would suggest that no they’re not gone forever, and law enforcement agencies can use inexpensive consumer-grade software to recover at least some of your deleted text messages if they can get into …

Subjects: Congress, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Texas House report – “Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police

Texas Tribune: “The 18-year-old who massacred 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24 had no experience with firearms before his rampage began. He targeted an elementary school with an active shooter policy that had been deemed adequate but also had a long history of doors propped open. No one was able to …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities

Via LLRX – Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities – City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology – shifting when their buds open in the spring and when their leaves change colors and drop in the fall. New research …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Health Care

Meta launches Sphere, an AI knowledge tool based on open web content, used initially to verify citations on Wikipedia

TechCrunch: “Facebook may be infamous for helping to usher in the era of “fake news”, but it’s also tried to find a place for itself in the follow-up: the never-ending battle to combat it. In the latest development on that front, Facebook parent Meta today announced a new tool called Sphere, AI built around the …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines, Social Media

Cryptomining Capacity in U.S. Rivals Energy Use of Houston, Findings Show

The New York Times: “…Earlier this year, a group of congressional Democrats launched an investigation into energy use at the country’s largest cryptomining companies. They asked seven cryptomining companies for data on their operations, and the group’s findings, issued Friday, are based on the companies’ responses. That data showed that the seven companies alone had …

Subjects: Climate Change, Congress, Cryptocurrency, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law

Edelman Trust Barometer – The Power of Gen Z

“This isn’t the influencer generation. This isn’t the cancel generation. This isn’t even the TikTok generation. This is the generation of sensibility. Preceding generations have idolized the unrealistic, prioritizing aspirational objectives, and often overlooking basic elements like humanity, our planet, and at times the truth for the sake of self, innovation, wealth, and immediacy. In …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Law