ReHacked vol. 282: Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (1982), Uber loses landmark appeal - court rules drivers are employees, not contractors and more
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Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People (1982) #history #woman #stem
26, 2024, the National Security Agency (NSA) released a digital copy of a videotaped lecture, "Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People" that Rear Adm. Grace Hopper gave to the NSA workforce on August 19, 1982. This lecture highlights technological foundational principles, valuable perspectives on leadership and shared experiences overcoming challenges in computer science and math. The legacy of Rear Adm. Grace Hopper continues to echo across the intelligence community to light the path for women in STEM.
Uber loses landmark appeal - court rules drivers are employees, not contractors - NZ Herald #career #startup
“For too long employers like Uber have exploited gaps in legislation to hide the true employment relationship and take advantage of workers unfairly - we had to take a stand and pray that the legal system would back us - it has,” he said.
While the decision technically only applies to the four drivers who took the case, it could have broader ramifications for other contractors who work in the gig economy.
No "Hello", No "Quick Call", and no Meetings Without an Agenda #productivity
When working remotely, asking for help is often just a few keystrokes away. So it's tempting to "quickly" ask someone for help when you get stuck. But unlike when you're in an office, you can't easily see if that other person is busy and whether or not you will interrupt them (unless they remember to set the "don't disturb" status in the messaging app).
But to get the best help, you must also make some effort:
- Describe the problem you're facing with as many details as possible.
- Try to explain your problem in a written form before you jump on a call.
- When planning a meeting, let everyone prepare by outlining a clear agenda for the meeting.
17-Year-old Student Exposes Germany's 'Secret' Pirate Site Blocklist * TorrentFreak #copyrights
In Germany, several large Internet service providers are blocking notorious pirate sites. These actions are the result of a voluntary agreement with rightsholders, under which the affected domain names can't be named. A 17-year-old student isn't keen on this secrecy and, together with some friends, has released a dedicated portal exposing all blocked domains to the public.
A Texas "Moth Man" Photographed 550 Species in His Own Yard #nature
On a steamy June evening, Curtis Eckerman embarks on a mothing expedition in the Bauerle Ranch greenbelt, in far South Austin. Towing a wagon full of supplies, he follows a narrow trail that leads between mesquite trees and into a secluded oak grove suffused with golden late-afternoon light. Eckerman, the chair of the biology department at Austin Community College, parks the wagon and begins to wrap a tree trunk in white cloth. Next he suspends a battery-powered ultraviolet light from a low branch. He’s optimistic we’ll see lots of different moths tonight; it’s been a warm, humid day, conducive to plant growth and, by extension, activity by plant-eating creatures. The oak grove is full of frostweed, persimmon trees, and various grasses, each vital to different moth species. That’s another good sign: a wide variety of plants will draw a variety of moths.
Rising global concentrations of environmental micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) drive concerns for human exposure and health outcomes. Applying pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) methods to isolate and quantify MNPs from human samples, we compared MNP accumulation in kidneys, livers, and brains. Autopsy samples from the Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque, NM, collected in 2016 and in 2024, were digested for Py-GC/MS analysis of 12 polymers. Brains exhibited higher concentrations of MNPs than liver or kidney samples. All organs exhibited significant increases from 2016 to 2024. Polyethylene was the predominant polymer; the relative proportion of polyethylene MNPs was greater in brain samples than in liver or kidney. Transmission electron microscopy verified the nanoscale nature of isolated particles, which largely appeared to be aged, shard-like plastics remnants across a wide range of sizes. Results demonstrate that MNPs are selectively accumulated into the human brain and concentrations are rising over time.
'The one thing we're all afraid of is going insane' – Stockholm Syndrome and the art of hostage negotiation #psychology
"But Sven, it's only in the leg."
Those were the words of Kristin Enmark, 23, who was one of four people being held hostage at gunpoint in a Swedish bank. It was day two of the siege, and robber Jan-Erik Olsson wanted to show the police he meant business by shooting her terrified bank colleague Sven Säfström.
Enmark told the BBC's Witness History in 2016: "Jan said to him, 'I'm not going to hurt any bones in your leg; I'm just going to shoot in the part that is not going to make so much injury'."
Looking back, she struggled to comprehend her callous reaction. She said: "In that situation, I thought that he was somehow being a coward, not letting himself be shot in the leg. I think it's awful for me to think that and to say that, but I also think it shows what can happen to people when they are in a situation that is so absurd. It is a situation that makes this moral shift. I really feel ashamed about this."
Although Olsson did not carry out his plan, Säfström later admitted he had also felt grateful to his captors, and had to force himself to remember these were violent criminals and not his friends.
The First Air Force One and One Man’s Quest to Save It - Atlas Obscura #history
Columbine II spent the first five years of its life as a military-issue V.I.P. transport before Eisenhower ordered comprehensive upgrades, named it after the flower of his wife’s home state of Colorado, and made it his presidential plane in 1953. The Federal Aviation Administration adopted the tagline Air Force One a year later after a near-catastrophic incident over Richmond International Airport. The plane’s numerical, military tagline 8610 was identical to that of a commercial airliner seeking to land and confusion among air traffic controllers nearly caused a midair collision. From then on, presidential planes were known as Air Force One.
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