DrWeb's Domain http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/ :all things library, and life: function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({ pageLanguage: 'en' }, 'google_translate_element'); } en-US 2012-01-27T14:49:51-08:00 32.998855-117.07054This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. 'Outraged' Apple CEO Deems N.Y. Times' Exposé 'Offensive' | Reuters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/cpQ_0jjYmNg/outraged-apple-ceo-deems-ny-times-expos%C3%A9-offensive-reuters.html “Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are.” via www.reuters.com You are a company employing underpaid, overworked Chinese workersr to make more money. That's what Apple is doing today. Fix it...

“Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are.”

via www.reuters.com

You are a company employing underpaid, overworked Chinese workersr to make more money. That's what Apple is doing today. Fix it...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T14:49:51-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/outraged-apple-ceo-deems-ny-times-expos%C3%A9-offensive-reuters.html Dear Apple: Do something about Chinese working conditions | Molly Rants - CNET News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/7XOiXgwQb_8/dear-apple-do-something-about-chinese-working-conditions-molly-rants-cnet-news.html Open letter to Apple: You have the power to force good working conditions across the consumer-electronics industry, and it's time to make it happen. via news.cnet.com New CEO needs to step up and fix exploiting the workers while selling products for a bundle. Come to think of it, why doesn't Apple use more U.S. labor? Hmmm... Open letter to Apple: You have the power to force good working conditions across the consumer-electronics industry, and it's time to make it happen.

via news.cnet.com

New CEO needs to step up and fix exploiting the workers while selling products for a bundle. Come to think of it, why doesn't Apple use more U.S. labor? Hmmm...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T14:48:43-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/dear-apple-do-something-about-chinese-working-conditions-molly-rants-cnet-news.html Ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program. | The White House http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/bF5o6MlNvzQ/ensure-that-every-child-in-america-has-access-to-an-effective-school-library-program-the-white-house.html Ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program. via wwws.whitehouse.gov Please sign this petition for school libraries, thanks and your kids thank you, too!

Ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program.

via wwws.whitehouse.gov

Please sign this petition for school libraries, thanks and your kids thank you, too!

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T11:15:38-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/ensure-that-every-child-in-america-has-access-to-an-effective-school-library-program-the-white-house.html Google boggling our brains? Study says humans use internet as their main 'memory' | Mail Online http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/iLk8W71Zpp8/google-boggling-our-brains-study-says-humans-use-internet-as-their-main-memory-mail-online.html The Internet is becoming our main source of memory instead of our own brains, a study has concluded. In the age of Google, our minds are adapting so that we are experts at knowing where to find information even though we don’t recall what it is. via www.dailymail.co.uk

The Internet is becoming our main source of memory instead of our own brains, a study has concluded.

In the age of Google, our minds are adapting so that we are experts at knowing where to find information even though we don’t recall what it is.

via www.dailymail.co.uk

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T10:41:58-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/google-boggling-our-brains-study-says-humans-use-internet-as-their-main-memory-mail-online.html Why We Live in San Diego (a day in a dog's life in Balboa Park) | Balboa Park http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/QrtyeiU0Sew/why-we-live-in-san-diego-a-day-in-a-dogs-life-in-balboa-park-balboa-park.html According to my iPaw calendar, it’s the last week of January, and here I sit in a glorious field of green grass, freshly rinsed by a recent rain shower, planning for the coming week. via www.balboapark.org According to my iPaw calendar, it’s the last week of January, and here I sit in a glorious field of green grass, freshly rinsed by a recent rain shower, planning for the coming week.

via www.balboapark.org

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T10:39:47-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/why-we-live-in-san-diego-a-day-in-a-dogs-life-in-balboa-park-balboa-park.html The Read: America's Most Literate Cities | UTSanDiego.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/91gItSo--X4/the-read-americas-most-literate-cities-utsandiegocom.html The annual ranking of America's Most Literate Cities is out, and San Diego tied for 33rd. Ouch. via www.utsandiego.com The annual ranking of America's Most Literate Cities is out, and San Diego tied for 33rd. Ouch.

via www.utsandiego.com

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T10:37:58-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/the-read-americas-most-literate-cities-utsandiegocom.html The Scout Report -- Volume 18, Number 4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/07gtdYyy_uk/the-scout-report-volume-18-number-4.html The Scout Report -- Volume 18, Number 4 Latest issue, now online... The Scout Report -- Volume 18, Number 4

Latest issue, now online...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T09:10:53-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/the-scout-report-volume-18-number-4.html Smithsonian and Monticello Exhibitions on Jefferson’s Slaves - NYTimes.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/n4q8OEtDLFg/smithsonian-and-monticello-exhibitions-on-jeffersons-slaves-nytimescom.html That was one of the chilling peculiarities of slavery in the United States: As revolutionary ideas of human rights and liberty were being formulated, slavery was so widely accepted that contradictions between the evolving ideals and the brutish reality of enslavement were overlooked or tolerated. via www.nytimes.com That was one of the chilling peculiarities of slavery in the United States: As revolutionary ideas of human rights and liberty were being formulated, slavery was so widely accepted that contradictions between the evolving ideals and the brutish reality of enslavement were overlooked or tolerated.

via www.nytimes.com

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T09:09:52-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/smithsonian-and-monticello-exhibitions-on-jeffersons-slaves-nytimescom.html About World Book Night http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/2xeFufr4VP4/about-world-book-night.html World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. To be held in the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Ireland on April 23, 2012. It will see tens of thousands of people go out into their communities to spread the joy and love of reading by giving out free World Book Night paperbacks. via www.us.worldbooknight.org World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. To be held in the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Ireland on April 23, 2012. It will see tens of thousands of people go out into their communities to spread the joy and love of reading by giving out free World Book Night paperbacks.

via www.us.worldbooknight.org

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-27T06:20:36-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/about-world-book-night.html ‘Star Trek Online’ Free To Play http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/qsUyUAa680g/star-trek-online-free-to-play.html Like many MMOs before it, ‘Star Trek Online’ has become free to play. The game, by Cryptic Studios, takes place during the 25th century, in the year 2409, which is beyond the last ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ film. In the game, players can become a captain of a Federation starship, exploring strange new worlds and defending the Federation from the Borg, or players can become a Klingon Warlord and expand the Empi via sciencefiction.com I am going to "boldly go," just to see this for myself...

Star Trek OnlineLike many MMOs before it, ‘Star Trek Online’ has become free to play. The game, by Cryptic Studios, takes place during the 25th century, in the year 2409, which is beyond the last ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ film. In the game, players can become a captain of a Federation starship, exploring strange new worlds and defending the Federation from the Borg, or players can become a Klingon Warlord and expand the Empi

via sciencefiction.com

I am going to "boldly go," just to see this for myself...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T19:56:03-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/star-trek-online-free-to-play.html Consumer Group Slams Google's Orwellian 'Intrusion-is-Privacy' Policy; Demands An Opt-out... -- EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/n57cKvWNOIk/consumer-group-slams-googles-orwellian-intrusion-is-privacy-policy-demands-an-opt-out-east-los-angeles-calif-jan.html Forbes noted, "Initially, many Google products and services, including Android platform-based Smartphones, were forcing consumers to establish Google accounts before becoming fully-operational. Now these private individuals and millions of other consumers across the globe are having the rules changed and forced upon them with no opt-out option, no means to protect their privacy, no way to say 'no' and 'mind your own business' to Larry and Sergey." via www.prnewswire.com

Forbes noted, "Initially, many Google products and services, including Android platform-based Smartphones, were forcing consumers to establish Google accounts before becoming fully-operational. Now these private individuals and millions of other consumers across the globe are having the rules changed and forced upon them with no opt-out option, no means to protect their privacy, no way to say 'no' and 'mind your own business' to Larry and Sergey."

via www.prnewswire.com

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T14:49:01-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/consumer-group-slams-googles-orwellian-intrusion-is-privacy-policy-demands-an-opt-out-east-los-angeles-calif-jan.html Peter Green: The First Fine Careless Rapture | The New Republic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/JonMNR71L4k/peter-green-the-first-fine-careless-rapture-the-new-republic.html via www.tnr.com


via www.tnr.com

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T12:40:10-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/peter-green-the-first-fine-careless-rapture-the-new-republic.html How to choose what you share with Google - The Washington Post http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/rn7YAKEC3Ng/how-to-choose-what-you-share-with-google-the-washington-post.html You can edit some account preferences through this page, though other information, such as what Android devices are associated with your account, can’t be edited. via www.washingtonpost.com Choice.. it's about freedom, privacy, and yep, control of your own information... You can edit some account preferences through this page, though other information, such as what Android devices are associated with your account, can’t be edited.

via www.washingtonpost.com

Choice.. it's about freedom, privacy, and yep, control of your own information...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T12:27:27-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/how-to-choose-what-you-share-with-google-the-washington-post.html The New York Public Library: New Perspectives On Old Perspectives: How An Art Project Helped The NYPL Put Its 3D Stereograph Collection In Your Hands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/8AOkFYxfvsY/the-new-york-public-library-new-perspectives-on-old-perspectives-how-an-art-project-helped-the-nypl-put-its-3d-stereograph.html via www.huffingtonpost.com Fascinating...

via www.huffingtonpost.com

Fascinating...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T12:19:11-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/the-new-york-public-library-new-perspectives-on-old-perspectives-how-an-art-project-helped-the-nypl-put-its-3d-stereograph.html Talk Nerdy To Me: Three Reads For Your Inner Geek : NPR http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/DYaEJbjoLPA/talk-nerdy-to-me-three-reads-for-your-inner-geek-npr.html If you're seriously into reading, chances are, if you're not a nerd, then you've at least got some nerdy DNA somewhere in your intellectual genome. I know I do. But as a reader I sometimes feel like I'm being asked to identify with a hero who isn't nearly geeky enough — a hero with uncorrected vision and excellent orthodontics and really good hair. Sure, he's nice, but I doubt I would have wanted to sit at his table in the cafeteria in high school. via www.npr.org If you're seriously into reading, chances are, if you're not a nerd, then you've at least got some nerdy DNA somewhere in your intellectual genome. I know I do. But as a reader I sometimes feel like I'm being asked to identify with a hero who isn't nearly geeky enough — a hero with uncorrected vision and excellent orthodontics and really good hair. Sure, he's nice, but I doubt I would have wanted to sit at his table in the cafeteria in high school.

via www.npr.org

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T12:12:15-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/talk-nerdy-to-me-three-reads-for-your-inner-geek-npr.html Is the New Library Surrounded by Schools? Fact Check - voiceofsandiego.org: San Diego Fact Check http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/1fXfiCmQVEQ/is-the-new-library-surrounded-by-schools-fact-check-voiceofsandiegoorg-san-diego-fact-check.html Statement: The city's new Central Library will be "within two and a half miles of 57 schools," Mayor Jerry Sanders said in his State of the City address Jan. 11. via www.voiceofsandiego.org Statement: The city's new Central Library will be "within two and a half miles of 57 schools," Mayor Jerry Sanders said in his State of the City address Jan. 11.

via www.voiceofsandiego.org

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T12:05:50-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/is-the-new-library-surrounded-by-schools-fact-check-voiceofsandiegoorg-san-diego-fact-check.html S.D. city retiree health plan deal approved | UTSanDiego.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/KMgb1D3zrhc/sd-city-retiree-health-plan-deal-approved-utsandiegocom.html A landmark deal on health care for retired city workers won final approval Tuesday from the San Diego City Council, solidifying and reducing a taxpayer-funded benefit that has been in dispute ever since it was promised to employees by ex-Mayor Pete Wilson. via www.utsandiego.com A landmark deal on health care for retired city workers won final approval Tuesday from the San Diego City Council, solidifying and reducing a taxpayer-funded benefit that has been in dispute ever since it was promised to employees by ex-Mayor Pete Wilson.

via www.utsandiego.com

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T08:48:29-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/sd-city-retiree-health-plan-deal-approved-utsandiegocom.html Feeding Your Brain Junk: Q&A with Clay Johnson, Author of 'The Information Diet' http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/gWNJH-Sw5ic/feeding-your-brain-junk-qa-with-clay-johnson-author-of-the-information-diet.html In his new book The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption (O'Reilly, January 18), Clay Johnson calls attention to how much time we spend consuming information and, drawing parallels to how we consume food, points to the dangers of overconsumption and the consumption of overly-processed information. He sat down with PW to talk about the passive gratification of affirmation, and how to design a new, healthier information diet. via www.publishersweekly.com In his new book The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption (O'Reilly, January 18), Clay Johnson calls attention to how much time we spend consuming information and, drawing parallels to how we consume food, points to the dangers of overconsumption and the consumption of overly-processed information. He sat down with PW to talk about the passive gratification of affirmation, and how to design a new, healthier information diet.

via www.publishersweekly.com

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T08:38:19-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/feeding-your-brain-junk-qa-with-clay-johnson-author-of-the-information-diet.html America's Most Literate Cities, 2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/0ofsv2SfpmM/americas-most-literate-cities-2011.html America's Most Literate Cities, 2011 Drawing from a variety of available data resources, the America’s Most Literate Cities study ranks the largest cities (population 250,000 and above) in the United States. This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources. via www.ccsu.edu San Diego, overall rating, 33.5 - tied with Miami, FL...

America's Most Literate Cities, 2011

Drawing from a variety of available data resources, the America’s Most Literate Cities study ranks the largest cities (population 250,000 and above) in the United States. This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.

via www.ccsu.edu

San Diego, overall rating, 33.5 - tied with Miami, FL...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T08:33:55-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/americas-most-literate-cities-2011.html Google's Wrong: Privacy Policy Change - Where's OPT-OUT? FAQ – Policies & Principles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DrwebsDomain/~3/M9F6HwUlryI/googles-wrong-privacy-policy-change-wheres-opt-out-faq-policies-principles.html Absolutely! Legal documents can make for dry reading, but these really matter. So whether you are new to Google or a long-time user, please take the time to get to know our practices. In case you’re pressed for time, here are answers to some of your questions. via www.google.com Wrong move, I object.. we should be able to OPT-OUT of any Web-based or Internet service.. this is "evil," and I object... Absolutely! Legal documents can make for dry reading, but these really matter. So whether you are new to Google or a long-time user, please take the time to get to know our practices. In case you’re pressed for time, here are answers to some of your questions.

via www.google.com

Wrong move, I object.. we should be able to OPT-OUT of any Web-based or Internet service.. this is "evil," and I object...

]]> DrWeb 2012-01-26T08:25:44-08:00 http://drweb.typepad.com/dwdomain/2012/01/googles-wrong-privacy-policy-change-wheres-opt-out-faq-policies-principles.html