“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
—C.S. Lewis - ( Trevor Noah COMPLETE REMARKS at 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner)NY Times & ProPublica: Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks
The acting auditor-general is considering an investigation into contracts awarded to a private firm following complications over a tech upgrade for the Meals on Wheels service. By Rick Morton.
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Web publishers brace for carnage as Google adds AI answers Washington Post (TF). This will hurt big pubs. Google has already throttled search results down to zero for small pubs
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SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED: Two “migrants” tried to break into a Marine Corps base in Virginia. One was a Jordanian national, the other was on the terror watchlist.
10,000 websites, 10 years: Inside US govt behemoth plan to overhaul its online presence Fast Company: “…According to the White House, as of last September, 45% of federal websites weren’t mobile friendly, 60% had possible accessibility issues, and 80% didn’t use the U.S. Web Design System code, the federal government’s design system meant to create a cohesive look and easy-to-understand user experience.
A memo from President Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has outlined how government agencies should design their sites, and laid out the scale of what had to be fixed. The government’s design system includes tokens, guidance for building an effective and inclusive user experience, standardized graphics for alerts and buttons, and a website banner that shows the U.S. flag and the text “an official website of the United States government” with a link for more information…”