Animal Rights Leben (Life aka misc)
Published (kind-of)
The Aylmer Bulletin has published a truncated edition of my letter to the editor re: SPCAWQ. Unfortunately there is no link to the petition. See full letter here.
Leben (Life aka misc)
California Port Truckers ‘Drowning’ in Supply Chain Inefficiencies
Despite recent reports that congestion issues are easing on the water at California’s major ports, drayage truckers claim this isn’t the case for them — as long wait times, a flawed appointment system and other efficiency issues continue to plague marine terminal operators in the state. From a report: As Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Huge Fines and a Ban on Default Passwords in New UK Law
The government has introduced new legislation to protect smart devices in people’s homes from being hacked. From a report: Recent research from consumer watchdog Which? suggested homes filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 attacks in a single week. Default passwords for internet-connected devices will be Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
South Africa Raises Alarm Over New Coronavirus Variant
South Africa’s government is considering new public-health restrictions to contain a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus that scientists say has a high number of mutations that may make it more transmissible and allow it to evade some of the immune responses triggered by previous infection or vaccination. From a Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Inside the Rise and Fall of Clubhouse, a Pandemic Poster Child of VC-backed Hype
From a report: In May 2020, when the pandemic raged, the comedian and TV writer Marlena Rodriguez got an invite to a new app called Clubhouse that offered the homebound online masses a way to spend some of their suddenly abundant time. In the ensuing months, Rodriguez jousted in a Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
Germany Considers a Full Covid Lockdown and Mandatory Vaccines
Germany is set to decide on tougher Covid-19 restrictions and could even opt for a full lockdown amid record daily infections and mounting pressure on hospitals. From a report: Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor-designate, said Wednesday that the Covid situation was serious and that the country would massively push its vaccination Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Israel Restricts Cyberweapons Export List By Two-thirds, From 102 To 37 Countries
The Israeli government has restricted the list of countries to which local security firms are allowed to sell surveillance and offensive hacking tools by almost two-thirds, cutting the official cyber export list from 102 to 37 entries. From a report: The new list, obtained by Israeli business newspaper Calcalist earlier Read more…