Log what you read
August 1, 2021
I wish I had a list of every book and every article that I have ever read. There have been times when I’ve read something and later wanted to go back and look at it again and not been able to find it. This is frustrating, so I’ve started logging everything that I read.
Everything I read last week:
25 July 2021
I just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say — The Boston Globe
Why Were Daniel Hale’s Leaked Drone Wars Documents Ignored?
All Your Digital Eggs in One Basket
How I Make Drafts Work for Me — HeyDingus
I Read The Whole Internet — by Charlie Warzel — Galaxy Brain
What goes before wisdom? — On my Om
I Had Stopped Masking — Until Delta — The Atlantic
26 July 2021
QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow.
But the spread of the codes has also let businesses integrate more tools for tracking, targeting and analytics, raising red flags for privacy experts. That’s because QR codes can store digital information such as when, where and how often a scan occurs. They can also open an app or a website that then tracks people’s personal information or requires them to input it.
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“People don’t understand that when you use a QR code, it inserts the entire apparatus of online tracking between you and your meal,” said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union. “Suddenly your offline activity of sitting down for a meal has become part of the online advertising empire.”
Cheney Calls McCarthy ‘Childish’ After ‘Pelosi Republican’ Comment
Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 14.7.1 With Fix for Touch ID Apple Watch Bug — MacRumors
Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 With Security Updates — MacRumors
UPS CEO Carol Tomé’s Strategy Is Being Put to the Ultimate Test
‘Ted Lasso’ Times Two. An idea to keep the format but double… | by M.G. Siegler | Jul, 2021 | 500ish
‘QAnon Shaman’ Mental-Illness Diagnosis, in Plea Negotiations: Report
27 July 2021
Fauci death threats: Maryland man charged over emails — Axios
The CDC Who Cried Mask. At this point, when compared to the… | by M.G. Siegler | Jul, 2021 | 500ish
Why handwriting is good for learning — On my Om
A Naïve, Nostalgic Look at Apple’s Business Model — Pixel Envy
Simone Biles pulls out of team finals to focus on mental health — Axios
iOS security fix in 14.7.1 likely addresses exploit used by NSO — 9to5Mac
Think Cooler. Farewell to the Intel Skillet | by M.G. Siegler | Jul, 2021 | Medium
Remote work could mean the end of long-distance relationships — Axios
28 July 2021
The biggest threat to democracy isn’t coming from China. It’s coming from within.
More recently, in last week’s CNN town hall, he warned that Xi “truly believes that the 21st century will be determined by oligarchs, [that] democracies cannot function in the 21st century. The argument is, because things are moving so rapidly, so, so rapidly that you can’t pull together a nation that is divided to get a consensus on acting quickly.”
China is not an especially important reason why democracy is currently under threat — and centering it is not only wrong, but potentially dangerous.
In countries where democracy is at real risk of collapse or even outright defeated — places like India, Brazil, Hungary, Israel, and, yes, the United States — the real drivers of democratic collapse are domestic. Far-right parties are taking advantage of ethno-religious divides and public distrust in the political establishment to win electorally — and then twist the rules to entrench their own hold on power. Leaders of these factions, like former US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aid and abet each other’s anti-democratic politics.
Cutting the cord: Apps, savings, and a networking headache — Six Colors
DOJ: States’ 2020 election audits could violate federal law — Axios
Most Apple Stores to Require Masks Again for Shoppers, Staff — Bloomberg
DOJ declines to defend Mo Brooks in Capitol riot lawsuit — Axios
iOS 15 to Limit Siri Functionality With Third-Party Apps — MacRumors
29 July 2021
Kinzinger: Most GOP Lawmakers Privately Reject Trump Election-Fraud Claim
Baby MereCivilian’s first power outage
Mo Brooks wore body armor to Jan. 6 rally.
Trump called acting AG Jeffrey Rosen repeatedly over false election claims — The Washington Post
Trump Threatens to Primary GOP Lawmakers Over Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
30 July 2021
U.S. swimmer Ryan Murphy causes stir with doping comments — Axios
NY Mag Art Critic Declines $250k Substack Offer Over Subscriber Focus
31 July 2021
Thoughts on the new Evernote — Welcome to Sherwood
Trump’s aggressive efforts to overturn election results come to light
Upon releasing the documents yesterday, Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued a statement: “These handwritten notes show that President Trump directly instructed our nation’s top law enforcement agency to take steps to overturn a free and fair election in the final days of his presidency.” Also in the statement Chairwoman Maloney wrote that the committee intends to interview witnesses as part of a larger investigation of the president’s “corruption.”
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Adding to the former president’s woes, the Justice Department released a memo on Friday requiring the Treasury Department to turn over Trump’s tax returns to the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee.
Conservative Radio Host Who Downplayed Vaccines Is on an Oxygen Machine
