I’m a bit late on this roundup, so you get some links I’ve been collecting for a few days. A photographer for the Detroit Free Press was held for six and a half hours for filming an arrest on the street. A deputy chief said the department was “embarrassed.†The justice department says it’s less… Continue reading Roundup for July 19
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Roundup for July 11
The Kremlin has ordered nearly $15,000 worth of typewriters to type top secret documents because they don’t trust the security of computers. Just who gets protected by schools’ cyberbullying policies? A case can be made that they protect the administration and stifle students’ free speech. The Wall Street Journal thought a clearly marked parody Twitter… Continue reading Roundup for July 11
Roundup for July 3
Catching up from yesterday, which was so busy I didn’t have time to actually read anything other that product documentation (again). Here are a few links from this morning. Montana State University has warned more than 4,500 people of a computer security lapse. “If you compare the women’s magazines of today with their counterparts of… Continue reading Roundup for July 3
Roundup for July 1
I’ve been wrapped up in BDC projects all day and had little time to browse the Internets for roundup material — or to really read much of anything other than documentation. Here are a couple of links I did manage to find time for. It is the eve of Armageddon. Google Reader ends tomorrow. Here… Continue reading Roundup for July 1
Roundup for June 28
The city of Bozeman has hired a social media manager on a roughly $30,000 contract to post updates about road closures, conditions and detours. An Amtrak press release about its new high-tech locomotives includes suggested tweets. The New Yorker’s upcoming cover marking the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, which features Bert… Continue reading Roundup for June 28
Roundup for June 27
I’m going to try to post updates every weekday afternoon from now on with short bits about links or articles I’ve found throughout the day. Here’s the first edition. * An overreaching cease and desist letter from a New Jersey township’s attorney was met with a satirical response from the defendant’s attorney, which went viral.… Continue reading Roundup for June 27