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In September 2020, the Tampa Bay Times revealed a destructive “data-driven” policing program run by the Pasco County, Florida Sheriff's Office. The program is misleadingly called “Intelligence-Led Policing” (ILP), but in reality, it's nothing more than targeted child harassment by police. Young...
Unless an Agreement is Reached, IATSE Members Will Begin Nationwide Strike on Oct. 18 at 12:01 a.m. (PDT)
I’ll be taking some time in the next months to talk about the newly hostile-by-default nature of technology, and how I deal with it.
Marc Andreessen on building, COVID, and how the Internet is taking us back to previous forms of thinking
The Ontario Divisional Court has ruled that the Ontario College of Teachers shall grant certification to teacher candidates who have not yet passed the Math Proficiency Test but who have otherwise met all other teacher certification requirements.
Plus! Valuation Arbitrage; Labor Liquidity; Pricing Power; Diff Jobs
Dear Jason and David, aka the founder-owners of Basecamp who up until 2021 earned 100% of the company’s profits along with Jeff Bezos, As you know, I am writing this while on medical leave fr…
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English is a (relatively) simple language to learn enough of to communicate (rather than to master) because it’s had so many non-native adults learning and using it.
Google Cloud launches a career program for people with autism designed to hire and support more talented people with autism in the rapidly growing cloud industry.
Imagine merging three public firms, by making each firm into a division of a single new firm with one new boss.
True cyber security combines advanced technology and best practice. Get tips and read articles on how to take your online security even further.
The proposed infrastructure bill will place restrictions on investment options. Act now to protect your self-directed IRA.
In early spring 2020, I reported an article for The New York Times on which I put the tentative headline: “New Coronavirus Is ‘Clearly Not…
A review of "Amtrak, America's Railroad"
Apple v. Epic indeed…
Mozilla Fellows Odanga Madung and Brian Obilo reveal that Kenyan journalists, judges, and other members of civil society are facing coordinated disinformation campaigns on Twitter — and the site is doing very little to stop it.
Summary and commentary on Paul Fussell's "Class: A Guide Through The American Status System"
TikTok’s Warp Scan filter is a bizarre concept for a filter in and of itself, but the myriad of ways TikTok users put it to use just shows what happens when you throw random tools to the masses and allow for emergent creativity. It only takes a handful of innovators to unleash a meme tsunami.
Facebook’s political problems stem directly from its size and drive for growth; they are societal issues, not antitrust ones.
We face problems. As have all societies ever.
I understand why writers exhibit cowardice, but I don’t have much sympathy for them.
More pollution in the air could be linked to higher rates of mental health service utilization, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health found in a new
