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Wartime Is a Bad Time to Mess with the Internet
Like most people, we at EFF are horrified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Also like most people, we are not experts on military strategy or international diplomacy. But we do have some expertise with the internet and civil liberties, which is why we are deeply concerned that governments around the...
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Reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern of our generation
The consequences of nuclear war would be devastating. Much more should – and can – be done to reduce the risk that humanity will ever fight such a war
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The war on gifted education
Why the landslide loss for San Francisco's school board is a victory for American meritocracy
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Moving money internationally
SWIFT operates a messaging protocol which ties banks together with correspondent banks. This collaboration enables most international wires.
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P. J. O'Rourke, 1947-2022
Brilliant writer, beautiful soul
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Russia’s Possible Invasion of Ukraine
If peace talks fail, the Russian military has several options to invade Ukraine through northern, central, and southern routes, raising critical questions for the United States and its NATO allies according to analysis by the CSIS International Security Program.
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Employers who violate Colorado’s non-compete laws face stiff new penalties
Employers Who Violate Colorado’s Non-Compete Laws Face Stiff New Penalties, Including Jail
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No user accounts, by design
Ethics has been central to the F-Droid community from the beginning, with a focus on free software, privacy and user control. A key part of F-Droid’s design ...
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Briar has been removed from Google Play
Status update Update (February 28, 13:20 UTC): Briar is available on Google Play again. Briar was briefly removed from Google Play because we didn’t provide Google’s review team with a username and password for testing the app. We provided Google with a username and password for testing and the app is now available…
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Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
Find information for Russian Ruble RUB/USD Quotes provided by CME Group. View Quotes
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Documenting equipment losses during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Jakub Janovsky , Naalsio , Aloha , Dan , Kemal , and Alexander Black This list only in...
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Tinder’s pricing algorithm can charge users up to 5x more for same service
Tinder Plus users around the world must engage with an opaque and unfair personalized pricing algorithm, according to new research by Mozilla and Consumers International.
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She went to sleep and woke up 30 years later (1998)
The real-life story of Annie Shapiro - who fell into a coma at age 50 in 1963 - is more remarkable than the movie based on her miraculous re-awakening.
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Twitter restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine
NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of Twitter in Russia from the morning of Saturday 26 February 2022. Facebook servers have subsequently been restricted as of Sunday. The restrictions are in ...
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On the removal of Come Back Alive
The safety of our community is vital to us and we will continue to uphold our community guidelines to ensure a safe environment for our creators.
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Understanding the War in Ukraine
Bret Devereaux (A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry)2022429 points605 commentscited by 5History & Retro Computing details
This week, I want to break from our usual format and respond to the fairly unusual global events. I expect a lot of my readers are trying to get a grasp on what is happening right now in Ukraine an…
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Here comes the first TikTok war
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be captured in incredible detail by smartphones and social media. This changes everything.
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One in three young people say they felt happier during lockdown
One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors including feeling less lonely, avoiding bullying and getting more sleep and exercise, according to researchers at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford.
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Enforcement by Software
At my university, one of our internal software systems allows a professor to submit a revision to a course. The professor might change the content or the objectives of the course. In a university, professors have extensive freedom regarding course content. As long as you reasonably meet the course objectives, you can…
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How Ebooks Have Poisoned Electronic Ink
It is the best of times for electronic ink but it is the worst of times for actually reading eBooks.
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No minimum parking requirements? No problem for Fayetteville, Arkansas
This article is part of the series The Costs of Parking Mandates Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google, and Apple. In 2015, the city council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, adopted a radical but simple idea: do away with minimum parking mandates and…
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