“Considering that it predates the Bank of Ireland and the State itself, it could even be said that Guinness is the longest-running successful large institution in Ireland.” Link here.
Bryan Caplan does stand-up comedy at the Comedy Cellar.
Is Google making the internet more boring? An interesting piece.
David McCullough (1933-2022)
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author David McCullough has passed away; see, for example, the obituaries in The New York Times and The Washington Post..
- Policing Reimagined – The thesis of Albert Chang’s paper is the metaverse presents a unique opportunity for effective police reforms.
- Confidence in the Supreme Court is declining – but there is no easy way to oversee justices and their politics – Professor Eve Ringsmuthwrites, ”as a Supreme Court scholar, I think it is important to recognize that there is no formal code of conduct guiding the work of the Supreme Court, which contributes to a lack of clarity regarding the ethical boundaries for justices.”
- Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you – Peter Krapp, Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine shares facts that we need to acknowledge. The United States has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets and in hotels, restaurants, malls and offices.
- Your Resume: Portrait or Passport Photo? Career Development for Lawyers—And Other Ambitious People – Attorney Jerry Lawson is a legal tech expert with decades of experience delivering effective presentations. In this, the second part of a multi part series, Lawson shares insightful recommendations and techniques to successfully manage what can be challenging interactions with audience members during the course of a presentation.
- 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 Yuyu Zhoucoauthored shows how nighttime lights are lengthening the growing season in cities, which can affect everything from allergies to local economies.
- Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 30, 2022 – Four highlights from this week: Cyber insurance price hike hits local governments hard; New York Counties to Get Free Services to Better Defend Against Cyberattacks; Why emergency calls sometimes can’t get through; and A Rogues’ Gallery of Robocallers.
- Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 23, 2022 – Four highlights from this week: Report: 47% of organizations experienced a voice phishing attack last year; Rising Cyberthreats Increase Cyber Insurance Premiums While Reducing Availability; FTC explains ‘reasonable’ cybersecurity; and Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-improving URL Stripping.
- Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 16, 2022 – Four highlights from this week: Should we be worried about real-time facial recognition systems?; Some VPNs can’t be trusted. These are best at privacy and security; In a Post-Roe World, the Future of Digital Privacy Looks Even Grimmer; and Here’s how North Korean operatives are trying to infiltrate US crypto firms.
- Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 9, 2022 – Four highlights from this week: Why more regulation of connected car technology is probably just up the road; Police sweep Google searches to find suspects. The tactic is facing its first legal challenge; Attackers are using deepfakes to snag remote IT jobs; and Free smartphone stalkerware detection tool gets dedicated hub.
- Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 3, 2022 – Four highlights from this week: Vendors prep for new cyber rules of the road; USPS: It’s Up to Mailers to Comply With State Laws on Abortion Pills; Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Agencies’ Use and Related Privacy Protections; and Google Asks for Permission to Flood Inboxes With Campaign Spam.
