Great article on the use of semicolons

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/magazine/the-case-for-semicolons.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

Problems with police responses to BLM protests

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/us/protests-policing-george-floyd.html

Interesting post about a climate scientist coming to terms with not being represented truthfully

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/an-evangelical-scientist-on-reconciling-her-religion-and-the-realities-of-climate-change/2021/02/26/f757d1c2-40b7-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html

Why people are vaccine hesitant, and the long conversations needed to change their minds

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/nursing-home-skip-vaccine/2021/02/12/4d31d17a-6bfa-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html?outputType=amp

TLDR – take their concerns seriously and go back to the point of misunderstanding.

Any exercise is better than nothing

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/well/move/exercise-heart-health.html

Under privileged students doing well in intro Harvard classes

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/us/politics/college-admissions-poor-students.html

Tale of Syrian chemical scientist and his downfall

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/cia-spy-syria-chemical-weapons/2021/02/18/77a6892c-55ee-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

Hilarious book review

BookTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@aymansbooks/video/6927732409303665925?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6942192680567014918&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0

Things teachers did to gain respect

https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/victoriavouloumanos/teachers-gain-automatic-respect

A window into what it's like to be poor

https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/stephenlaconte/people-who-grew-up-poor-rules-reddit

We can't keep working like this...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-cal-newport.html? 

Very interesting and insightful discussion.

Persuading Trump voters to get the vaccine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/15/vaccine-hesitant-republicans-focus-group/

Teacher shared with students why having camera on would help her

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/zoom-classes-felt-like-teaching-into-a-void--until-i-told-my-students-why/2021/03/11/024afb2c-81e5-11eb-81db-b02f0398f49a_story.html

Post from my childhood friend Jenny Van Leeuwen (now Harrington)

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/op-ed-to-thrive-in-the-world-of-money-management-women-may-need-to-go-it-alone.html

COVID-19 spread in reopened restaurants

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/health/coronavirus-restaurant-dining-masks.html

AI is coming for Phil in Accounting

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/business/the-robots-are-coming-for-phil-in-accounting.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

Warp drive physics that is actually "possible"

https://www.sciencealert.com/engineers-have-proposed-the-first-model-for-a-physical-warp-drive/amp

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/amp35718463/scientists-say-physical-warp-drive-is-possible/

9/11 survival tale doesn't stand up to scrutiny

Article notes that deception related to tragedies are often most easy to perpetuate since no one wants to press.

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/nyregion/27survivor.html

Eyes may provide early warning to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/retiina-changes-in-early-alzheimers/2021/02/26/24c57bfa-6bba-11eb-9ead-673168d5b874_story.html?outputType=amp

Neighbors standing guard of asian neighbor's home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/02/26/asian-american-harassment-neighbor-guard/

When you eat may make a difference

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-science-of-intermittent-fasting/2021/02/26/68f53c80-7546-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html

USPS delays continue, impact bills, checks in the mail

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/26/usps-delays-bills-medications/?outputType=amp

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/16/usps-dejoy-what-you-should-know/

Small town thought it had bypassed COVID-19

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/26/du-quoin-covid-nursing-home/?arc404=true

US Supreme Court overrides Santa Clara county indoor religious services ban

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/26/u-s-supreme-court-lifts-santa-clara-countys-ban-on-indoor-religious-services-once-and-for-all/

High-intensity workouts in gyms led to COVID-19 transmission

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/25/gyms-coronavirus-masks-cdc-ventilation/

Soft in a box reviews

https://nymag.com/strategist/amp/article/best-flat-pack-sofas.html

Why Zoom meetings can wipe us out and how to address that

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/23/new-stanford-research-why-zoom-meetings-can-wipe-you-out/

* Turn off self-view

* Turn off camera at times

* Shrink the video views

Apple M1 Macs might be chewing through their SSDs

https://www.pcgamer.com/amp/apple-m1-macs-appear-to-be-chewing-through-their-ssds/

How to get denim stains out of furniture

https://www.101cleaningtips.net/how-to-remove-denim-dye-stains-out-of-leather-and-fabrics/

Interesting caution about self-selection bias in a post-abortion study

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/01/12/five-years-after-an-abortion-most-women-say-they-made-right-decision/

"In a 2018 paper in Linacre Quarterly, the ethics journal of the Catholic Medical Association, antiabortion activist David C. Reardon describes how more than two-thirds of the women approached for the study refused to participate. Of those who agreed, half dropped out. Those who reported the highest rates of relief and happiness were the ones most likely to remain, he argued. Those who reported the least relief were most likely to drop out, he said."

Living room mistakes to avoid

https://www.insider.com/mistakes-youre-making-when-decorating-a-living-room-2019-11?amp

TV size and watching distance, height

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-v0ntrAkfDW2/learn/learningcenter/home/TV_placement.html

https://superiorsoundnwt.com/video/perfecting-proximity-finding-optimal-tv-viewing-distance/

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-high-to-mount-tv/

Another example of police misconduct

https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/lifestyle/phoenix-cops-caught-body-cam-203000690.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/13/phoenix-police-blm-video/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/01/hamilton-police-chief-resign/

Online ukulele lessons

https://alicebulmermusic.com/

Vitamin study doesn't help with COVID-19

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/12/these-vitamins-dont-lessen-covid-19-symptoms-study-finds/ 

N95 supply chain issues keeping masks out of circulation

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/health/covid-masks-china-united-states.html

Using Carbon Dioxide monitors to show how much of other's people air we're breathing

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/02/10/carbon-dioxide-device-coronavirus/

The case for semi-colons

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/magazine/the-case-for-semicolons.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

Lord of the Rings 4k review

https://screenrant.com/lord-rings-4k-restoration-hd-comparison/amp/

Vaccine helping some long covid symptoms

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/long-haul-covid-vaccine/2021/03/16/6effcb28-859e-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html

Good article and video on NFTs

https://www.diyphotography.net/what-are-nfts-and-can-photographers-really-benefit-from-them/

Biggest problem right now: anyone can create an NFT from a work. There's no way to ensure the author did it.

The 5 D's to help being harassed vs being just a bystander

https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-resources/

Sony ZV-1 usb streaming camera

After update to firmware 2.00

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00247038 for some setting to change...but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xptkFolwcQk - very helpful, you have to specifically select "USB Streaming" in the menus for it work (annoying).

 

Misinformation more engaging to more right-wing people

https://www.wired.com/story/right-wing-fake-news-more-engagement-facebook/

Kids losing mom to conspiracy theories

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/disinformation-conspiracy-family/?itid=hp-top-table-main

Possible fix for Sony WF-1000XM3

 Make sure no other devices in the area are using 2.4 Ghz wifi. By moving to 5Ghz I find they do much better.