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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 5 years ago
Asana Vs. Zoho for Free, Basic Task & Project Management
One of the increasingly important challenges we all face these days is sifting through all the myriad of technological distractions in our daily lives in order to help us focus…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 5 years ago
Understanding Inflation: Changes in Purchasing Power
“Inflation is taxation without legislation.” – Milton Friedman Why does your monthly rent today cost just as much as the down payment your grandparent’s put on their home 70…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 5 years ago
Income Tax Declared Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court, in 1895, ruled unconstitutional a federal law containing income taxes, with arguments concerning class warfare and the definition of a direct…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 5 years ago
Reality Check: Did Australia And Great Britain See Lower Gun Violence After Mass Confiscation?
Only days after mass shooting at the community college in Oregon, President Obama said that the United States needs to follow the lead of Great Britain and Australia—nations that…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Study: California’s Background-Check Law Had No Impact on Gun Deaths
The findings—which run counter to the conventional wisdom that gun control saves lives—have received almost no media attention. “A joint study conducted by researchers at the…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
The Science of the Job Search (Part 7: You Only Need 50% of Job “Requirements”
You’re as likely to get a job interview meeting 50% of job requirements as meeting 90% of them. You’re as likely to get a job interview meeting 50% of job requirements as…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Healing Foods for Five Common Ailments
Try healing foods for five common conditions with advice from the experts at Consumer Reports. For some health concerns, your kitchen may provide good medicine. Here’s what to…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Ranked-choice voting worked in Maine. Now we should use it in presidential races.
Lawrence Lessig: “When voters rank their first, second and third-choice candidates, the winner is broadly acceptable.” (Photo: Austen Leake, Tribune-Star via AP) “Maine is…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Surveillance Cameras Can Identify Anyone by “Talking to Their Cellphones”
Surveillance cameras will soon be able to identify everyone by “talking” to their cell phones thanks to research by a university with ties to the federal surveillance state.…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Tim Cook: Personal data collection is being “weaponized against us with military efficiency”
“We shouldn’t sugarcoat the consequences. This is surveillance. And these stockpiles of personal data serve only to enrich the companies that collect them”, Cook said. “This…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
TSA Announces Plans To Subject Domestic Travelers To Biometric Screening
As promised/threatened, the DHS is moving forward with expanded use of biometric scanning at airports, including facial recognition and fingerprint matches. What was touted as a…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
“Five Eyes” Wants Access to Every Electronic Device
According to an article in the National Post the Five Eyes intelligence network is demanding tech companies provide a back-door into all electronic devices. “Canada joined its…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Why Columbus is more important than you realize
“Whether we love him or hate him, we should be aware that Columbus set in motion a series of interchanges that will affect us more than we’ll ever know...” There is likely no…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
That sign telling you how fast you’re driving may be spying on you
Road sign records a photograph of your license plate. The next time you drive past one of those road signs with a digital readout showing how fast you’re going, don’t simply…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
USAID Spends $89.7 Million Finding Jobs for 55 Afghan Women
Afghan women walk with their children / Getty Images “A federal government program to promote gender equality in Afghanistan and help women find employment is costing taxpayers…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
“Take back control—it’s time for IREXIT” | New Irish party calls for Ireland to leave EU
A NEW Irish political party will campaign for the Republic of Ireland to leave the EU, inspired by the successful Brexit movement. The Irexit Freedom party, which is set to be…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Soros' Role In Social Media Censorship Exposed In Leaked Document
“The memo discusses how big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter (all of which are openly censoring user accounts today) will be recruited and called upon to collude…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Man sues over Google’s “Location History” fiasco, case could affect millions
If “Location History” was off, Google said it didn’t keep data—but that’s not true. Google is facing new scrutiny in the wake of revelations that it stores users’ location data…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
The Militarization of Police Does Not Reduce Crime
New research finds it does reduce public support for law enforcement. “Curtailing militarized police may be in the interest of both police and citizens”, concludes Jonathan…
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ndlinn (31)in #steempress • 6 years ago
Massachusetts Cop Pleads Guilty to Pocketing $11,000 for Hours He Didn’t Work
“Of the $249,407 Sweeny received in 2015, overtime pay accounted for $111,808 of it. Of the $218,512 he earned in 2016, overtime pay made up $95,895.” A Massachusetts state…
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