Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
We all know at this point that there is a pervasive sexual harassment problem in comics. This isn’t just about one or two people who behave badly, but about an industry-wide problem where harassers and abusers are protected by their employers — the very institutions that are supposed to operate within human resource rules and…
TBogg is Tom Boggioni, a writer based in San Diego, Ca. More specifically in Pacific Beach. Okay, in Crown Point, if you must know. Happy now? He was once known as a “somewhat popular blogger” back when blogs were a ‘thing’. He is writing the Great American Novel, minus the ‘great’ part. Before we get…
Gannett’s Chief People Officer would like to see more people volunteer to leave Gannett A Romenesko reader writes: “I am not eligible for the early retirement buyout, but several of my colleagues are. They feel like they are now being pressured to take it, even though it’s supposed to be completely voluntary. “They also see…
Japanese scientists have identified an immunosuppressant pill that could act as non-hormonal male birth control. If you’re a man frightened by the thought of getting a shot in your vas deferens to prevent unintended pregnancies, good news: Researchers in Japan may have just identified the key to creating a birth control pill designed especially for…
Security works best in layers: Something you know (a password), something you have (a token), something you are (a fingerprint). Yet too many web services rely solely upon that first, often impossible-to-remember layer alone. The upshot? Compromised accounts—day in, day out. That could soon change. Chris Wansrath, CEO and co-founder of the coding community startup…
Jeb Bush’s growing list of unfortunate comments 10/02/15 04:43 PM EDT A day after a massacre on a U.S. college campus, Jeb Bush said “stuff happens” but that it should not lead to tighter gun restrictions. This isn’t the first time the 2016 contender, who has been struggling to connect with voters, has conveyed his…
T-Mobile Approximately 15 million T-Mobile customers and credit applicants had their records stolen after hackers stole information from its credit verifier, Experian, said T-Mobile CEO John Legere. People who applied for a credit check or device financing from T-Mobile between September 1, 2013, and September 16, 2015, had their information stolen, according to a note…
In his impassioned address in the wake of Thursday’s horrible shooting at an Oregon community college, President Obama issued a challenge to the media. “Have news organizations tally up the number of Americans who’ve been killed through terrorist attacks in the last decade and the number of Americans who’ve been killed by gun violence, and post those side by…
NEWS: A forthcoming app called “Peeple” will purportedly function as a ratings service of private individuals. On 30 September 2015 social media users began buzzing about a purported new app called “Peeple” and proposed functionality (i.e., “to assign reviews and one- to five-star ratings to everyone you know”) that was almost universally scorned by its…
The world is awash in personal wealth: $153.2 trillion in total, according to Allianz’s new Global Wealth Report 2015. That’s enough to pay three times the world’s sovereign debt, the debts of each nation. The report, which measured 2014 wealth, found 2014 was the third consecutive year in which global wealth grew more than 7%….