Just a basic blog—snagging random stuff that catches our eye—nothing else, really...
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Friday, May 27, 2022
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz receives sharp backlash for comments in wake of Uvalde school shooting | The Hill
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz receives sharp backlash for comments in wake of Uvalde school shooting | The Hill: "solutions that “try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. That doesn’t work, it’s not effective, it doesn’t prevent crime.” Cruz continued to say that targeting felons and fugitives and those with mental illness is a more effective strategy in preventing crime."
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Malware Can Be Loaded Even Onto Phones That Are Turned Off, Researchers Show
Malware Can Be Loaded Even Onto Phones That Are Turned Off, Researchers Show
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5q4vj/malware-can-be-loaded-even-onto-phones-that-are-turned-off-researchers-show
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5q4vj/malware-can-be-loaded-even-onto-phones-that-are-turned-off-researchers-show
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Are people with ADHD considered neurodivergent?
(4) Are people with ADHD considered neurodivergent? What makes someone neurodivergent? : AutisticPride: "the rise of the "neurodiversity paradigm" is thus seen as a challenge to both the concept of mental disorder and medicalized accounts of cognitive disability."
Monday, May 23, 2022
DC sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica data breach - ABC News
DC sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica data breach - ABC News
https://apple.news/ADPXB0zRCQrGDhJPKqNOuuQ
https://apple.news/ADPXB0zRCQrGDhJPKqNOuuQ
Can personal debt affect citizenship applications in the UK?
1 new message: "In some cases, bankruptcy may lead to refusal of citizenship on the ground of lack of ‘good character’, but not if:
- the person was discharged at least ten years ago
- the person was declared bankrupt abroad
The effect of debts on immigration and nationality applications
The effect of debts on immigration and nationality applications | by John Donkersley | Adviser online | Medium: “where the person was made bankrupt or their company went into liquidation through little or no fault of their own, the application will not normally be refused. For example, they may have simply been a victim of the poor business decisions of others or their business has been severely affected by an economic downturn.”
Leaked emails expose UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s connection to MI6-style ‘research and influence operation’ - The Grayzone
Leaked emails expose UK Home Secretary Priti Patel's connection to MI6-style 'research and influence operation' -Verify? https://thegrayzone.com/2022/05/18/leaked-emails-uk-home-secretary-priti-patels-mi6-operation/
Nurturing Clever Cities | Urban Agriculture
Nurturing Clever Cities | The Intersection Between Urban Agriculture and Technology: "It investigates the benefits and drawbacks of technology in food production and distribution, the impacts of different forms of Smart City technologies and design, and where urban agriculture and forms of technology have been successfully woven together."
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Friday, May 20, 2022
Big Tech's Services Are Not Worth the Surveillance
Big Tech's Services Are Not Worth the Surveillance: "Algorithmic content targeting is the foundation of omnipresent information businesses like Google and Facebook, and it affects you every moment you’re online. It can make you less informed, less unique, less thoughtful and less interesting, so subtly you don’t even notice."
World-first urban air port
World-first%2Air%20Port%20Ltd: "Urban-Air Port® – backed by the UK Government and supported by Supernal – will operate Air-One® in the heart of Coventry[i] for at least one month. Air-One® will provide a blueprint for more than 200 vertiports planned worldwide by Urban-Air Port® over the next five years to meet growing demand."
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Opinion: Elon Musk’s autonomous vehicle forecasts
are not just too optimistic --- they're wrong - Market Watch. Also, Jack ware.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musks-autonomous-vehicle-forecasts-are-not-just-too-optimistic-theyre-wrong-11652877067 Why the heck does big tech think human-level AI will emerge from binary systems? | TNW
AI AI captain:
And...
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deepmind-artificial-general-intelligence-b2080740.html?amp
In Opinion “Surveillance made possible by minimally-regulated digital technologies could help law enforcement track down women who might seek abortions and medical providers who perform them,” writes Zeynep Tufekci. https://t.co/8lX8gUVIW1
nytimes (@The New York Times) Tweeted: In Opinion
"Surveillance made possible by minimally-regulated digital technologies could help law enforcement track down women who might seek abortions and medical providers who perform them," writes Zeynep Tufekci. https://t.co/8lX8gUVIW1 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1527403741581918215?s=27&t=zD2RHG2pXZ6eT5aNWk4OSg
"Surveillance made possible by minimally-regulated digital technologies could help law enforcement track down women who might seek abortions and medical providers who perform them," writes Zeynep Tufekci. https://t.co/8lX8gUVIW1 https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1527403741581918215?s=27&t=zD2RHG2pXZ6eT5aNWk4OSg
NHS says 35 medical conditions will no longer get prescription from doctors - Liverpool Echo
NHS says 35 medical conditions will no longer get prescription from doctors - Liverpool Echo
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/health/nhs-says-35-medical-conditions-23998573
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/health/nhs-says-35-medical-conditions-23998573
Windrush victim told to send selfies to DWP or lose universal credit | The Independent
Windrush victim told to send selfies to DWP or lose universal credit | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/windrush-universal-credit-benefits-glenda-caesar-dwp-uk-b2081807.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/windrush-universal-credit-benefits-glenda-caesar-dwp-uk-b2081807.html
NHS wants to take back my grant for paramedic training | Student finance | The Guardian
NHS wants to take back my grant for paramedic training: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/may/18/nhs-wants-to-take-back-my-grant-for-paramedic-training
And also the GP intern 3-year thing.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
China air crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate, says US report | Plane crashes | The Guardian
China air crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate, says US report. Also see "Germanwings crash in 2015. On that occasion, the Airbus A320 passenger plane was crashed deliberately by the pilot as it crossed the French Alps, killing 150 people."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/17/china-air-crash-that-killed-132-may-have-been-deliberate-says-us-report
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/17/china-air-crash-that-killed-132-may-have-been-deliberate-says-us-report
Tweet from Basic Income Images (@BasicIncomeIMG)
Basic Income Images (@BasicIncomeIMG) tweeted at 3:16 pm on Mon, May 09, 2022:
The conflation of work ethic with intrinsic value as a human being is one of the great tragedies of the western world. They are two different things. #BasicIncome https://t.co/XunwRUzOM3
(https://twitter.com/BasicIncomeIMG/status/1523668290928840704?t=xmvbTjSkNv3Ow3KY7gqEvg&s=03)
The conflation of work ethic with intrinsic value as a human being is one of the great tragedies of the western world. They are two different things. #BasicIncome https://t.co/XunwRUzOM3
(https://twitter.com/BasicIncomeIMG/status/1523668290928840704?t=xmvbTjSkNv3Ow3KY7gqEvg&s=03)
Monday, May 16, 2022
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Tweet from Midlands Fraud Forum (@MFF_Forum)
Midlands Fraud Forum (@MFF_Forum) tweeted at 10:33 pm on Sun, May 15, 2022:
Convicted #Coventry #fraudster turned his life around after going to prison seven times
#lawandjustice #sentencing https://t.co/x2gj98BDVH
(https://twitter.com/MFF_Forum/status/1525952589795311620?t=vAJiU356JOSI2MU8BkG1YQ&s=03)
Convicted #Coventry #fraudster turned his life around after going to prison seven times
#lawandjustice #sentencing https://t.co/x2gj98BDVH
(https://twitter.com/MFF_Forum/status/1525952589795311620?t=vAJiU356JOSI2MU8BkG1YQ&s=03)
Saturday, May 14, 2022
The Environment and Green Issues in Coventry's City of Culture 2021 (copy) (copy)
The Environment and Green Issues in Coventry's City of Culture 2021
https://coventry.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/the-environment-and-green-issues-in-coventrys-city-of-cul-4
https://coventry.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/the-environment-and-green-issues-in-coventrys-city-of-cul-4
Friday, May 13, 2022
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The moment domesticated horses changed the course of human history 2500 BCE
The moment domesticated horses changed the course of human history is now revealed - CNN: "A dominant genetic horse population appeared on the Western Eurasian Pontic-Caspian steppe of North Caucasus, east of the Dnieper River within the Don and Volga basins. ... between 4,600-4,200 years ago, herders located in the Don-Volga region found a way to increase the local horse reproductive pool.
This horse population then spread out and replaced the wild horse groups roaming across Eurasia within centuries."
Hundreds of deaths caused by air pollution in Coventry and Warwickshire in just one year - CoventryLive
Hundreds of deaths caused by air pollution in Coventry and Warwickshire in just one year!
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/hundreds-deaths-caused-air-pollution-23767634
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/hundreds-deaths-caused-air-pollution-23767634.amp
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/hundreds-deaths-caused-air-pollution-23767634
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/hundreds-deaths-caused-air-pollution-23767634.amp
Mum campaigns against 'extortionate' visa fees after 34 year long immigration battle with Home Office - Birmingham Live
Mum campaigns against 'extortionate' visa fees after 34 year long immigration battle with Home Office - Birmingham Live
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/mum-campaigns-against-extortionate-visa-23862534
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/mum-campaigns-against-extortionate-visa-23862534
The Material Impact of Cyberspace
Good stuff: The Material Impact of Cyberspace
Martin Pedersen, Nina Isabella Moeller
Gunther Anders Bio
Vita%20%u2014%20G%FCnther%20Anders%20Gesellschaft: ‘On the Bomb and the Roots of our Blindness toward the Apocalypse’
Monday, May 9, 2022
Netflix secret codes?
How to access the hidden TV shows and movies on streaming service | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/netflix-secret-codes-hidden-tv-series-movies-b2074043.html Name Change Laws in the U.S. - BabyNames.com
Name Change Laws in the U.S. - BabyNames.com
Changing your first name. As with your surname, there is nothing in the law stopping you from changing your first name at any time, so long as you don't have any fraudulent (or other criminal) intent. You can assume any name or combination of names you please in addition to, or substitution for, your existing name.
https://babynames.com/names/name-change-laws.php
https://babynames.com/names/name-change-laws.php
Saturday, May 7, 2022
The Impact of Music on Children’s Brains | Medium
The Impact of Music on Children's Brains | by Tania Miller | Age of Awareness | Medium
https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/the-impact-of-music-on-childrens-brains-23a8dc7c03ae
https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/the-impact-of-music-on-childrens-brains-23a8dc7c03ae
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Wisdom Gap Explained
The Wisdom Gap Explained
Check this out…
https://mailchi.mp/humanetech.com/the-wisdom-gap-explained?e=3b1179aa47
Check this out…
https://mailchi.mp/humanetech.com/the-wisdom-gap-explained?e=3b1179aa47
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Abnormal topological organization of the white matter network in Mandarin speakers with congenital amusia
Abnormal topological organization of the white matter network in Mandarin speakers with congenital amusia | Scientific Reports
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep26505
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep26505
Coventry residents urged to be part of 'Hand In Hand' project to welcome Ukrainians
Coventry residents urged to be part of 'Hand In Hand' project to welcome Ukrainians settling in the city - The Coventry Observer
https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-residents-urged-to-be-part-of-hand-in-hand-project-to-welcome-ukrainians-settling-in-the-city/
https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-residents-urged-to-be-part-of-hand-in-hand-project-to-welcome-ukrainians-settling-in-the-city/
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Dr. Fang Liu - Amusia research
Dr%20Fang%20Liu%20%u2013%20School%20of%20Psychology%20and%20Clinical%20Language%20Sciences: "Speech prosody in tone versus non-tonal languages, pitch processing in typical and atypical populations (amusia, autism),"
Revising the diagnosis of congenital amusia with the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia | Human Neuroscience
Frontiers | Revising the diagnosis of congenital amusia with the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia | Human Neuroscience
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00161/full
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00161/full
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