Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Big-Data Read Of 3.5 Million Books Reveals How Men And Women Are Most Described

Big-Data Read Of 3.5 Million Books Reveals How Men And Women Are Most Described

“Not surprisingly, women in books are beautiful and men are true-hearted! Yup, when positively described, women (or other traditionally gender-specific female nouns, like stewardess or daughter) are almost always considered at the physical level, whereas men are generally described according to their inherent virtue.” – LitHub


ZDNet
September 6, 2019
The federal government wants an updated strategy to cover the current cyber threat climate, publishing a discussion paper that seeks to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of the threats faced by Australian businesses and families, saying that as the threat evolves, so too must government's response. The Australian government in April 2016 launched the country's current cybersecurity strategy, handing over AU$230 million to the cause. "Despite making strong progress against the goals set in 2016, the threat environment has changed significantly and we need to adapt our approach to improve the security of business and the community," Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton is attributed as saying in the discussion paper's foreword. "Australia must position itself as a world leader in cyber threat detection, prevention and response. This means government and industry will need to work closer together than ever before."




I don’t know if you’ve been tracking the FBI raid on the L.A. Department of Water and Power; good reporting here. The woman from the Auditor’s Office appears to be credible.
DWP has been the paradigm of California corruption for over a century. “Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown…”

Susie Orbach, via The Guardian
The story of the past 40 years is grim. It’s a story of malice, of greed and of mendacity.