http://nyti.ms/HxluIW This New York Times article discusses Facebook’s “expanded, downloadable archive of the many types of data on individuals that the company stores and tracks.” Max Schrems, a law student who has challenged Facebook’s data collection practices in the EU notes: With the changes, Facebook will only offer access to 39 data categories, while it [...]
I have been using Monster (http://www.Monster.com) to look for jobs and was concerned that I was doing something wrong because I kept looking specifically for jobs in my local area, within 10 miles of my home, and was seeing/receiving job listings from all over town. This was a bit of an issue for me because [...]
From YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y07at1bU89Q Are you celebrating St. Pat’s? Remember to do it safely? Just in case you are unfamiliar with all this, this silliness comes from Guiness, and is a new version of what they have done before. Here are some “older” looks at “sheep herding”. The huge viral video, also sponsored by Guiness, with [...]
From YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-u4304UWwU Received medical care recently? The Costs of Care Teaching Value Project aims to change how this works by empowering caregivers with the information they need to deflate medical bills. Learn more at www.CostsOfCare.org Here is a recent (16.Mar.2012) NY Times article about this issue entitled “Getting Doctors to Think About Costs” (http://nyti.ms/yD1335). [...]
From YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85yrIgA4Nk Even if you are a bit down, this video has GOT to make you smile and say “Oooh.”. Share it with your friends. Just cuz.
I recently purchased a new TracFone. Not cuz I wanted one particularly. But just cuz I’d lost my other cell and wanted a cheap one from Target. I only pay by the minute, don’t talk much, and don’t use any of the fancy features (e.g. browsing). The other day I discovered that the phone had [...]
An new word for you: pandiculation. Pandiculation is the act of yawning and stretching simultaneously. Ever done that? Ever known what to call it? Now you do. Amaze your friends.
This article (http://dallasne.ws/y3eOHn) in the Dallas Morning News explains great news for my college campus. I attended UD way back when they built the cafeteria mentioned in the article. Back then, “having a car” was less common which, combined with a total lack of public transportation, tended to isolate the campus. These changes will be [...]
A day or two ago I posted this below: I was recently at a United Way event at which I received a brochure from HK Express Transit. (Copied here: http://jsh.us/bloglib/hk-express-transit-brochure.pdf.) Unfortunately, while it said “Rates starting from only a $1.00!”, it failed to present those rates. Curious, I phoned them and left a call back [...]
I was recently at a United Way event at which I received a brochure from HK Express Transit. (Copied here: http://jsh.us/bloglib/hk-express-transit-brochure.pdf.) Unfortunately, while it said “Rates starting from only a $1.00!”, it failed to present those rates. Curious, I phoned them and left a call back request. They promptly called me back, but despite several [...]
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