Friday, March 31, 2017

@12:10, 3/31/17

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1
Technology

Twitter Bot — or Not?

Automated accounts are all over the Twitterverse, and you can often tell when the software robots are following you.

"Twitter recently announced new controls to block accounts without user profile photos or verified email addresses; to enable these new features, go into your account settings, select Notifications and then Advanced Filters."

https://blog.twitter.com/2017/our-latest-update-on-safety

https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169398#

Krugman publishes there.
He can be read without my singing on.

2
Opinion

A Message From the End of the World

Here at the southern tip of the Americas, we have had a frightening preview of climate-change catastrophe.

"As we get ready to return to the United States, our friends and relatives ask, over and over, can it be true? Can President Trump be beset with such suicidal stupidity as to deny climate change and install an enemy of the earth as his environmental czar? Can he be so beholden to the blind greed of the mineral extraction industry, so ignorant of science, so monumentally arrogant, not to realize that he is inviting apocalypse? Can it be, they ask.
The answer, alas, is yes."

3

U.S.

Video: Ivanka Trump's New Job: Assistant to the President

Ivanka Trump had security clearance and a West Wing office, but no official job title—until now. The White House said her new role is intended to help her comply with ethics standards.

Nepotism?
Yes.

4
Travel

How to Feel at Home on the Road

Travel to a non-touristy neighborhood, join a supper club, learn cooking skills or take a tour with locals.

The dislocation is the point of travel for other than business.

5
Well

Soda or Bear Claw? Panera to Post Added Sugar in Drinks It Sells

Panera Bread appears to be the first major restaurant chain to offer its customers information about the amount of added sugar in the beverages it sells.

Good.

Next do all the sugar.    Fructose counts double.

6
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

This week’s properties are five-bedroom homes in Great Neck, N.Y., and Ridgewood, N.J.

I can build anything but location.

7
Well

Is It Harder to Lose Weight When You’re Older?

Several factors make it harder to lose weight with age.

Yes.

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N.Y. / Region

Bread Crumbs Scattered on the Sidewalk

Chatting with a neighbor while she feeds pigeons on an Upper East Side block.

Sometimes people are moved by their relatives or the authorities.

I like raptors.

9
U.S.

Three Storm Chasers Die in Crash in Texas

One of the hazards of storm chasing is the number of people on the road pursuing tornadoes as the activity has grown in popularity, an expert said.

I am not going to worry about them.
I see little point in chasing storms without a large grant.

10
Job Market

Headphones Won’t Solve the Problem of a Chatty Colleague

Someone new to the work force wonders how to deal with a bawdy, oversharing, gossipy co-worker.

Sooner is better.     As soon as you can is best.


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