http://garyrubinstein.teachforus.org/2013/10/19/death-of-math/
Bit long winded but well worth the read.
Category: Mutterings
Article: NSA reportedly collecting millions of email address books and IM contact lists worldwide
NSA reportedly collecting millions of email address books and IM contact lists worldwide
Reminds me of the days of my youth and the party-line telephone our family shared with about four of our neighbors. Only this time it’s not the farmer’s wife next door that’s eavesdropping … it’s good old not-so-trustworthy Uncle Sam.
Article: Family Driven from Maryville, Missouri Home After Daughter’s Rape by Student Athlete
Family Driven from Maryville, Missouri Home After Daughter’s Rape by Student Athlete
Thank Gid I don’t live in Misery, er, I mean Missouri. I just work in this state, unfortunately.
Article: America’s highest earners work at least 60 hours a week—more than anyone else in the world
America’s highest earners work at least 60 hours a week—more than anyone else in the world
My husband often reminds me that there’s only a two letter difference between ‘salary’ and ‘slavery.’
Article: 7 signs America has regressed — to the 19th century
7 signs America has regressed — to the 19th century
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/05/7_signs_america_has_regressed_to_the_19th_century_partner_2/
Food for thought. I began wondering this myself before I read this article.
The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/10/how-ebook-pricing-hurts-us-in-more-ways-than-you-think
I haven’t read an article recently on ebook pricing, especially as it pertains to libraries. This is an opinion article but a good one.
Article: Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry: ‘I will not accept online misogyny’
Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry: ‘I will not accept online misogyny’
http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/sep/30/chvrches-lauren-mayberry-online-misogyny
I often tell myself “sticks and stones …” but the honest truth is it hurts often and deeply. Think before you speak, or in 21st century vernacular … text/comment/write.
Article: You Just Threw Out a Perfectly Good Gallon of Milk Because You Think the “Sell By” Date Means Something
You Just Threw Out a Perfectly Good Gallon of Milk Because You Think the “Sell By” Date Means Something
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/09/easy-fix-food-waste-problem-labels-nrdc
This is counter to the flyers I receive from the local health department which always touts ‘when in doubt, throw I it out.’
Article: Video isn’t breaking the internet: The industry giants are
Video isn’t breaking the internet: The industry giants are
http://gigaom.com/2013/09/16/video-isnt-breaking-the-internet-the-industry-giants-are/
I agree with thr call for transparency on Internet data costs.
Article: US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security
Couldn’t sleep so I thought I’d increase my insomnia by worrying about Big Brother authoring encryption standards and inserting weak links and back doors to nearly every purportedly secure communication stream.