Asteroid Day

Elizabeth Howell comments on June 30 being Asteroid Day on the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska strike in Siberia.

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Complaining

Darius Foroux suggest that self disciple is required to stop complaining .

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Like

Ben Yagoda muses on the overuse (and non-standard use) of the word "like " in student conversation.

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Easily Report Defective Sites

Gregg Keizer reports on a Google Chrome add-on which allows users to report deceptive sites . The app can be downloaded from the Chrome e-store.

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A Reading Habit Is Beneficial

Sara Chodosh shares both the virtues of reading books, and how to develop the habit of reading .

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Why People Play the Lotteries

Adam Priore explores why people play the http://nautil.us/issue/73/play/why-we-keep-playing-the-lottery-rp .

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New York City Playgrounds

Ariel Aberg-Riger visually recounts the history of New York City playgrounds .

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Privacy in an Age of Surveillance

Jessica Hester muses on how hard it is to hide in a city with cameras and other surveillance measures connected with AI.

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Time Management

David Perlmutter provides time management tips for university faculty.

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Libraries as Community Catalysts

Debbie Schachter suggests how a library can be a catalyst for community solidarity and action.

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Summer Reading Recommendations

The New Yorker editors provide summer reading recommendations .

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Blockchain Scalability

Juliet Beauchamp provides a video on blockchain scalability using "sharding ."

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Android Launchers

J. R. Raphael provides a list of Android launchers which can change your Android experience.

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Static Web Pages, Pro and Con

Peter Wayner talks about the advantages and disadvantages of static web pages . This is of interest to me, because I prefer to work with HTML so as to understand how the page displays.

NOTE: This page requires providing user information to view it.

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Animated GIFs

Rebecca Mock provides examples of artistic animated GIF images.

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Avoiding Procrastination

Joli Jensen suggests a plan for avoiding being overwhelmed by multiple projects. She suggests identifying a priority project and working on it in short bursts at the time of day when your mind typically is most focused. Use time when you are less "sharp" to work on less creative tasks.

Jensen offers advice as to which projects to work on:

1. Accomplish something -- grab "low hanging fruit."
2. Finish a fun project.
3. Drop any "toxic" projects.

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Personal Savings

Rob Walker tells how Walmart encourages personal saving through financial products it offers its clients.

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Accomodating the Homeless

John Henley shares a successful effort to create community and reduce homelessness in Finland.

This is a gripping endorsement of a program that successfully eliminated people sleeping outside in winter, that is, "rough sleeping." A gripe I have with this article is that writing to the heart leaves the reader with insufficient statistical data on costs and benefits, something a debater would want to know.

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Apple Developments

Johnny Evans shares his experience at the Apple World Wide Developer's Conference . I found the moves to position the iPad as a business contender fascinating.

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Books Affirming Values That Lead to Success

John Hall shares summer reading recommendations by university faculty . The criteria for the recommendations were that the books should boost values for success in life.

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Google Ad Appearance

Ginny Marvin has produced a visual overview of how Google ads have changed over the years.

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Confusing or Brilliant Android Update

J.R. Raphael expresses consternation that Google would release a desktop mode for Android devices in the upcoming Android Q release. Raphael favors a clear demarcation between mobile operating systems (Android) and desktop environments (Chrome operating system).

My take is that perhaps Google is striving to allow the smartphone to serve as the brains for a desktop peripherals, allowing one powerful mobile device to meet all of an individual's needs. Microsoft tried to do this with the Lumia 950 phone and Continuum hardware, without market success.

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Office 365: A History of Updates and Enhancements

Preston Gralla shares a timeline of how Microsoft Office 365 has morphed with years of updates. He lists added and deleted features which occurred over time, all with the product retaining the Office 365 label.

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Project Management

Joli Jensen suggests three ways to stay on track with a writing project :

1. Physically organize your work.
2. Address your frustrations.
3. Work at least 15 minutes each day.

These tips seem like they would be helpful with bringing any long-term project to completion.

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