Month: January 2020

8 New Books You Won’t Be Able to Put Down

Did you set an ambitious reading goal for 2020? Start your reading year with a bang with these books you won't be able to put down. — Read on bookriot.com/2020/01/15/new-books-you-wont-be-able-to-put-down/

Medicare’s Part D Doughnut Hole Has Closed! Mostly. Sorta.

The drug coverage gap was widely loathed, but the new scheme may still leave some older Americans holding the bag. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/health/medicare-drug-costs.html

1920s Desserts That Deserve a Comeback in the 2020s

Had no idea that these desserts are from those years. Know all of them from when I still ate sweets regularly after each meal -- and they're excellent. — Read on http://www.allrecipes.com/article/1920s-desserts/ A small funny -- I certainly know the different between a desert (sandy, dry geographic feature) and a dessert (something sweet after your … Continue reading 1920s Desserts That Deserve a Comeback in the 2020s →

Kaiser Permanente Bets on Smartwatches to Lower Costs

I'm wondering how long it will take before wearing one will be mandatory. It's just one step before the six-fi favorite of predicting that each of us will have a multipurpose chip injected at birth. Kaiser Permanente Bets on Smartwatches to Lower Costs. — Read on m-cacm.acm.org/news/242071-kaiser-permanente-bets-on-smartwatches-to-lower-costs/fulltext

Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates

Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-as-rate-of-heating-accelerates

Tinder, OKCupid, Grindr and other apps share personal data with advertisers

Researchers in Norway say the data-sharing appears to violate European data privacy laws. In the U.S., groups are asking state and federal regulators to investigate whether the practices are illegal. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2020/01/14/796427696/study-grindr-tindr-and-other-apps-share-sensitive-personal-data-with-advertisers

Feral cats adding to the bushfire tragedy

I love domesticated cats who live inside as necessary to my life. But cats are remarkably efficient predators when allowed to run free. Bird lovers often hate cats with a passion for that very reason. And it's a sound reason for keeping pet cats indoors. What's happening now is that feral cats are heading into … Continue reading Feral cats adding to the bushfire tragedy →

Do you want to put your Apple Card details in a spreadsheet? Here’s how

This simple tool converts your Apple Card PDF statements to CSV for easier budgeting - 9to5Mac — Read on 9to5mac.com/2020/01/12/apple-card-csv-excel-statement/

Australian authors are already challenging the idea that catastrophic bushfire is normal.

The stories Australian fiction authors tell about bushfire are changing to challenge past assumptions. A core belief in Australia has been that fires are basic to life in that country. These writers are now saying that the scale of these fires is new and specifically caused by the climate crisis. — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/14/australian-fiction-is-already-challenging-the-idea-that-catastrophic-bushfire-is-normal

Natural gas (much of it fracked) a disaster for the planet

The many people in favor of natural gas are very fast to obscure the environmental cost of producing and using it. The facts are that fracking carries a high risk of polluting our limited sources of fresh water plus its production and use will considerably increase U.S. emissions. Read on in the article below. Cheap … Continue reading Natural gas (much of it fracked) a disaster for the planet →