Shame on the Republicans Who Curtailed Early Voting James Fallows, theatlantic.com Hours-long election lines stretching many city blocks are a national embarrassment. And those responsible should be condemned across ideological lines. In 32 states and WashÂingÂton, D.C., votÂers are eliÂgiÂble to cast their balÂlot early with … http://flpbd.it/6byNS Related articles From the Director of the … Continue reading Why we need better voting systems
NYC Crime Rate Drops After Storm thedailybeast.com HURRICANE SANDY HurÂriÂcane Sandy may have devÂasÂtatÂed areas of New York City, but there was one silÂver linÂing in the othÂerÂwise masÂsiveÂly destrucÂtive storm cloud: the city’s overÂall crime rate dropped 27 perÂcent comÂpared with the sam… http://flpbd.it/NBBoL Related articles A History of Disaster Capitalism (motherjones.com) How capitalism … Continue reading Do natural disasters redistribute wealth?
Superstorm Shines A Light On Power Grid Vulnerabilities Scott Neuman, npr.org The storm that has spawned so many worst-ever superlaÂtives manÂaged a few more when it comes to elecÂtricÂiÂty, with record-breaking power outÂages across 18 states stretchÂing from MichiÂgan and IndiÂana to Maine and North CarÂoliÂna, accordÂing… http://flpbd.it/hDP1l Related articles Preparing The Grid For The … Continue reading Power grid flaws exposed by Sandy hurricane
Tech Trends: Tools for Managing Contacts John Brandon, inc.com TECH REPORT We tried out two basic CRM tools that help organize contacts—and stay in touch with them. I always thought cusÂtomer relaÂtionÂship manÂageÂment softÂware was strictÂly for salesÂpeoÂple. RecentÂly, I’ve been readÂing a lot abou… http://flpbd.it/fzw6u Related articles CRMs that have launched or been updated … Continue reading How to wrangle control over your contacts
A Computer You Can Talk To Monitors Your Home And Helps With Chores BY ZAK STONE, fastcoexist.com The Ubi, a ubiquitous computer you plug into a socket, can do things like read you your email or tell you the temperature in the room. All you have to do is ask. You probÂaÂbly have at least … Continue reading Ubi monitors home and chores
Cooking, fast and slow Blogus scientificus by Alex Reshanov, earthsky.org EuroÂpeans are so fashÂion forÂward. While peoÂple in the U.S. are still bickÂerÂing over soft drink sizes and caloÂrie labelÂing for Big Macs, the EuroÂpean Union is already tackÂling a chemÂiÂcal many of us have never heard of: acryÂlamide. The… http://flpbd.it/k6HkE Related articles The Onion: … Continue reading Europe decides to get rid of acrylamide while we argue about soft drinks
FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse? By Colin Lecher, popsci.com The white stuff can stick around and ruin, well, pretty much everything. That puts the officials trying to fix it on a ticking clock. Sandy cripÂpled the NYC subÂway sysÂtem this week, knockÂing out power, damÂagÂing switchÂes, and dumpÂing… http://flpbd.it/udDia … Continue reading Why you should not build expensive cities near salt water
The Battle Over Climate Science By Tom Clynes, popsci.com Climate scientists routinely face death threats, hate mail, nuisance lawsuits and political attacks. How much worse can it get? There’s no police tape across Michael Mann’s office doorÂway this mornÂing. “Always a good start,” he says, jugÂgling… http://flpbd.it/ibrtZ Related articles Climate Scientist Describes Death Threats And … Continue reading Climate scientists face death threats
Security Researchers Warn New Jersey’s Emergency Email Voting Could Be An Insecure, Illegal Nightmare Andy Greenberg, forbes.com New JerÂsey’s deciÂsion to allow votÂers strandÂed by superÂstorm Sandy to vote by email in TuesÂday’s elecÂtion may be an innoÂvÂaÂtive experÂiÂmenÂtal response to a badly-timed natÂurÂal disÂasÂter. But secuÂriÂty researchers are warnÂing that t… http://flpbd.it/7DWj0 Related articles … Continue reading New Jersey’s trial by fire of electronic voting
Belkin’s NetCam WiFi Camera with Night Vision keeps an eye out for ghosts while you’re out, hooks up with iOS / Android Ben Gilbert, engadget.com Out of town for HalÂloween and worÂried that your empty house is getÂting filled with etheÂreÂal catÂburÂglars? You can’t even see what they’re takÂing! Belkin’s got a soluÂtion for you … Continue reading Belkin’s NetCam WiFi Camera is Mac compatible
New York City in post-storm darkness: photos by Randy Scott Slavin Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net NYC UNPLUGGED, a series by phoÂtogÂraÂphÂer Randy Scott Slavin docÂuÂmentÂing the darkÂness in New York City after HurÂriÂcane Sandy caused wideÂspread power outÂages: New York City is always bright. Street lights, business marquees, ligh… http://flpbd.it/4inHF Related articles A Study of Shadows … Continue reading See what the world will look like without power
TSA Taking Controversial X-Ray Scanners Out Of Big Airports And Shipping Them Off To Smaller Ones Chris Morran, consumerist.com Image from a backscatÂter machine AccordÂing to reports, the TSA is removÂing backscatÂter full-body scanÂners, which use very small amounts of ionÂizÂing radiÂaÂtion, from major airÂports and replacÂing them with less-controversial milÂlimeÂter… http://flpbd.it/CHJnN Related articles TSA … Continue reading TSA Taking Controversial X-Ray Scanners Out
Zillow Adds 1.8M Foreclosed And Pre-Foreclosure Homes To Its Real Estate Listings Anthony Ha, techcrunch.com Online real estate serÂvice ZilÂlow is expandÂing its real estate listÂings today by adding “pre-market invenÂtoÂry” — specifÂiÂcalÂly, homes that have either been foreÂclosed or are in the foreÂcloÂsure process. IncreasÂing the selecÂtion of… http://flpbd.it/vNkbI Related articles No longer a … Continue reading Zillow Adds 1.8M Foreclosed And Pre-Foreclosure Homes To Its Real Estate Listings
Perhaps The Only Good Thing About Expensive Gas Is The Decrease In Teens Driving Drunk Mary Beth Quirk, consumerist.com (StuÂdio d’Xavier) TryÂing to think of any reaÂson payÂing more at the pump is a good thing would stump the averÂage conÂsumer (thinÂner walÂlets after payÂing with cash?), but one and posÂsiÂbly the only good side … Continue reading Perhaps The Only Good Thing About Expensive Gas Is The Decrease In Teens Driving Drunk
Bills, bills, bills: manage your accounts like a real pro Megan Geuss, arstechnica.com No matÂter your day job, we all have a secÂond gig that saps a couÂple of hours from our lives every month: operÂatÂing the adminÂisÂtraÂtive branch of your life (or your houseÂhold). PerÂsonÂal bureauÂcraÂcy is a sad fact of life, but there … Continue reading Bills, bills, bills: manage your accounts like a real pro
Roll Your Own DIY Security System This Weekend Adam Dachis, lifehacker.com Your home is a place you want to keep secure, but getÂting all the high-end secuÂriÂty gadÂgets and serÂvices availÂable to help you do that is a pricey endeavÂor. This weekÂend, roll your own DIY secuÂriÂty sysÂtem. It’s more fun and it’ll save y… … Continue reading Roll Your Own DIY Security System
Status People Fake Follower Check — Social Media Management Platform for Business statuspeople.com http://flpbd.it/9tryc Related articles I Bought 10,000 Fake Twitter Followers. Why Didn't Klout, Kred (or Others) Notice? (ignitesocialmedia.com) Twitter followers available on the open market (cbc.ca) How Do Those Fake Tweeple Hurt (insideview.ie) Want that Twitter verification badge? … Continue reading Status People Fake Follower Check
Just how hot is it in the US right now? - Boing Boing. Related articles As Climate Changes, Urban Planners Help Cities Adapt (wbur.org) BBC Burnt Over Climate Change Claim UK Will Be As Hot As Madeira (chimalaya.org) Plan Panel Seeks to Rewrite India's Climate Change Stance (chimalaya.org) Climate change is real, Canadians say, but … Continue reading Just how hot is it in the US right now?
PHI. Related articles Register for the Public Health Informatics: Model Best Practices Virtual Meeting (medicineandtechnology.com) Clinical Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics Vacancy: University of Manchester, UK (imianews.wordpress.com) The Role of Informatics in The Laboratory (pharmaceuticalintelligence.com) IMIA Yearbook 2012 Available (imianews.wordpress.com) Health Informatics Forum MOOC to Launch (imianews.wordpress.com) Researcher will push emerging field of biodiversity informatics … Continue reading PhD in Personal Health Informatics at Northeastern University
In contrast to traditional survey based means of measuring job growth which can be quite inaccurate  Jobs for the Future's (JFF)  John Dorrer uses ethnographic/online methods to analyze job postings (mining nearly 100,000 unique online postings for the three months ending February 14) in real time to extract the skills employers are asking for right now, then works … Continue reading Jobs for the Future (JFF) uses online intelligence to find jobs in most demand
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Recently science is catching up with the importance of the micro-biome in health and medicine. Here is one of the folks providing products and advice in this space. Go Beyond Organic | Working With Mother Nature Not Against Her!. Related articles Infographic: Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Birds (mnn.com) Human Impact Muffles Mother Nature's … Continue reading Go Beyond Organic: Working With Mother Nature Not Against Her
Recently I've noticed a bug in Apple mail in which some of my email disappears. Others have written about this (see Google). As a result I've begun using this archiving utility to keep download backups of my mail. MailSteward. Related articles Apple Mail in 10.8: New Special Folder for AppleScripts Used in Rules (startier.wordpress.com) Apple … Continue reading MailSteward: an answer to disappearing mail in Apple mail
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