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Kottke: “The Museum of Endangered Sounds is a soundboard of dozens of sounds from old technologies, from the ICQ message notification (“uh oh!”) to the Windows 95 startup sound to a rotary telephone to a dial-up modem. Suuuuper nostalgic. See also Conserve the Sound.” (via swissmiss). I especially miss the sounds of the TI Silent …
Lifehacker – Stop giving TikTok permission to steal your personal data…TikTok goes beyond what you might expect from an app in terms of “sharing” your account with others. The social media company wants to send your deets to not only you contacts, nor only your Facebook friends, but also people who know the people you …
The New York Times: “Text spam is on the rise. The latest version involves scammers sending messages to you seemingly from your own phone number. Here’s what to do…Only recently has mobile phone fraud shifted more toward texting, experts said. Spam texts from all sorts of phone numbers — and not just your own — …
New on LLRX – The Russian invasion shows how digital technologies have become involved in all aspects of war – Since Russia invaded Ukraine, we keep hearing that this war is like no other; because Ukrainians have cellphones and access to social media platforms, the traditional control of information and propaganda cannot work and people are …
“Welcome to the new, expanded and improved Climate Visuals website and image library – a unique and trusted source of evidence and images for over 350 climate change and environmental groups, journalists, educators and businesses. Climate Visuals, a project of Climate Outreach, has generated significant impact in catalysing a new visual language for climate change. …
New on LLRX – Libraries and the Contested Terrain of “Neutrality” – Rick Anderson is University Librarian at Brigham Young University. His commentary addresses timely, thoughtful and critical conversations and knowledge sharing around the issues of censorship, book banning, library ethics and professional responsibility across communities.
Make Use Of: “Just like maths and physics, technology and computing also have a set of “laws” that people have observed over the decades. Certain laws define the way things work in every sphere of existence. The laws of physics, nature, mathematics, evolution, etc., all explain a range of phenomena in their respective fields. These …
CNET: “On Friday, a photo that purported to show two British naval aircraft carriers dwarfing a much smaller French naval ship made the rounds on social media. But you can’t always believe your eyes online. Photos are easy to duplicate and then use in misleading ways. Scammers can lift a social media profile photo, for …
“The National Academy for State Health Policy’s (NASHP) Hospital Cost Tool (HCT) dashboard aims to provide state policymakers and researchers with analytical insights into how much hospitals spend on patient care services, and how such costs relate to the hospital charges (list prices) and actual prices paid by health plans. The dashboard reports on a …
Articles and Columns for March 2022 Libraries and the Contested Terrain of “Neutrality” – Rick Anderson is University Librarian at Brigham Young University. His commentary addresses timely, thoughtful and critical conversations and knowledge sharing around the issues of censorship, book banning, library ethics and professional responsibility across communities. Truth to Power – Robert McKay discusses his …
Los Angeles Review of Books: “The Internet has lost its way and taken society with it. Since the mid-2010s, we hear warnings of “dis/misinformation.” We hear about the loss of trust in our institutions and the need to reinvent them for the internet age. In short, we are living in a “crisis moment” — one …
MakeUseOf: “Google Drive is an incredibly useful cloud storage solution that offers numerous features and benefits. With Google Drive, sharing documents and working remotely as a team has never been easier. As part of the Google Suite, Google Drive offers seamless integration with other Google services. However, there are some security risks associated with using …
