DIVIDING UP THE WORLD: TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE
The Poetry of Everyday Life: Storytelling and the Art of Awareness
Steve Zeitlin
Sitting next to me at a bookfair, a poet once told me that the kindest
thing his father ever said to him was, “there are two kinds of people in
the world, and you’re neither one of them.” I was reminded that my wife,
folklorist Amanda Dargan, once collected examples of dividing the world
into two kinds of people in notebooks that have sat on our bookshelf for
some thirty years. I pulled them out for this month’s Poetry of Everyday
Life blog. This is a wonderful piece written by Amanda and gathered
together over many years.
http://citylore.org/2019/09/dividing-up-the-world-two-kinds-of-people/
Soviet Officer Stanislav Petrov, ‘The Man Who Saved The World,’ Dies At 77
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/18/551792129/stanislav-petrov-the-man-who-saved-the-world-dies-at-77
For Sale: America’s Largest Private Grove of Giant Sequoias
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/giant-sequoias-for-sale
Netherlands: DPA rules websites must allow people to refuse tracking cookies
https://www.gdprtoday.org/dutch-dpa-rules-websites-must-allow-people-to-refuse-tracking-cookies/
Free online tool identifies dangerous drug/supplement combinations
A new online tool developed in Seattle quickly identifies dangerous drug and supplement interactions. SEARCH the DATABASE https://supp.ai/
https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/suppai-free-website-dangerous-drug-supplement-combinations/281-526ca206-5cdb-41e6-9f26-871c75956efc
Leak of Microsoft Salaries Shows Fight for Higher Compensation
https://onezero.medium.com/leak-of-microsoft-salaries-shows-fight-for-higher-compensation-3010c589b41e
The Army official who oversaw White House communications at Mar-a-Lago was convicted of lying to investigators in a child pornography case. His illegal activities made him a target for blackmail by foreign agents, experts say. https://twitter.com/NickNehamas/status/1177746479890534400
Prosecutors: Army official at Mar-a-Lago uploaded suspected child porn to Russian website
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article235563497.html
Here’s How to Adopt a Military Working Dog
https://www.military.com/2019/08/27/heres-how-adopt-military-working-dog.html
Boris Johnson’s sister believes the Prime Minister may be losing control of his behavior because he’s coming “under intense pressure from the people who have invested billions in shorting the £ & British economy for a no deal Brexit”. https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1177214043687399424
Australia audits Paypal for money laundering, terror law compliance
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-regulator-paypal-hldg-idUSKBN1W902E
Protect Whistle Blowers “The whistleblower is like a spy. You know what you do to spies? Execute them.” NYTimes: “The whistleblower is actually a CIA spy and here’s their name.” #ProfitOverCountry #CancelNYT https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1177282077693218817
JPMorgan Chase chooses AI copywriter Persado to write ads
https://qz.com/work/1682579/jpmorgan-chase-chooses-ai-copywriter-persado-to-write-ads/
AT&T redirected pen-test payloads to the FBI’s Tips portal
https://www.zdnet.com/article/at-t-redirected-pen-test-payloads-to-the-fbis-tips-portal/
Lack of redundancies on Boeing 737 MAX system baffles some involved in developing the jet
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/a-lack-of-redundancies-on-737-max-system-has-baffled-even-those-who-worked-on-the-jet/
Google Nest Hackers Turn Family’s Heat Up And Blast Rude Music
https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology-google-nest-hackers-turn-familys-heat-up-and-blast-rude-music-20190923
Kim Philby’s astonishing confession lifts lid on Cambridge spies
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kim-philbys-astonishing-confession-lifts-lid-on-cambridge-spies-krnm8shdv
Hackers looking into injecting card stealing code on routers, rather than websites
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-looking-into-injecting-card-stealing-code-on-routers-rather-than-websites/
Airplane Water Is Dirtier Than You Think, New Study Confirms
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/airline-water-quality_l_5d8152f7e4b03ec1bc96639b