For Janet Malcolm, “the freedom to be cruel is one of journalism’s uncontested privileges”
US News – The pair made up just 1% of new coronavirus infections at the start of May.
“A pair of highly transmissible omicron subvariants are deepening their hold on the U.S. According to updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, BA.4 and BA.5 were responsible for 70% of new coronavirus cases last week. That’s up from 55% of cases the week before, when the pair became the dominant strainscirculating in the U.S. While coronavirus infections have hovered around 100,000 on average each day for the past month and a half, many believe that number to be a significant undercount of the true spread. BA.4 and BA.5 are also spreading across the world.
The World Health Organization last week reported an 18% increase in new, weekly coronavirus infections worldwide with BA.5 driving the most cases of any omicron subvariant…”
How To Delete All Likes on Twitter -IT Gearhead: “Ever wonder whether you can mass unlike likes on Twitter? You may wish to bulk-delete Twitter likes, especially if they contradict your current views. Manually deleting each like may not be feasible. Can you do it with a single tap? Is there a tool one can use to delete all the Like they have left on Twitter? Leaving a like on a tweet is quick and easy to do. In the same manner, it’s easy peasy to unlike a tweet. Simply unlike by re-tapping the like button. However, if you decide to unlike all likes you’ve left on Twitter, it can be tedious to press the “Unlike” button. You can use third-party apps and software to bulk-delete these likes. Alternatively, you can use “delete” codes…”
A Modern-Day Frederick The Great? The End of Short, Sharp Wars War on the Rocks. Important:
The long-term demands of a protracted war with China or Russia will demand a modern-day American levée en masse with implications far beyond reinstituting conscription. As we are seeing again for the first time since World War II or Korea, the dogs of war have insatiable appetites for people, munitions, and materiel. We are also witnessing in real time the sacrifices this has demanded from Ukraine and Russia. The final question for us as a nation, as we ponder the realities of great power competition and conflict, is this: Are we up for the same?
U.S. Generals Have Been Wrong On Ukraine. We Shouldn’t Be Shocked 1945. No indeed.
How browser cookies make people more cautious online
Fast Company: “Website cookies are online surveillance tools, and the commercial and government entities that use them would prefer people not read those notifications too closely.
People who do read the notifications carefully will find that they have the option to say no to some or all cookies. The problem is, without careful attention those notifications become an annoyance and a subtle reminder that your online activity can be tracked. As a researcher who studies online surveillance, I’ve found that failing to read the notifications thoroughly can lead to negative emotions and affect what people do online…”
