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May 10, 2019: the morning read

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Kevin

BBC News: Chelsea Manning: Wikileaks source jailed for contempt is freed NY Times: Instagram Is Trying to Curb Bullying. First, It Needs to Define Bullying. CNET: Facebook’s Oculus VR leader Hugo Barra is stepping down TechCrunch: AWS remains in firm … Continue reading →

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April 26, 2019: the morning read

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Kevin

EdTech: Google Creates Online IT Certificate for Higher Education CNET: The universe is expanding faster than we thought, and no one knows why The Verge: How Amazon automatically tracks and fires warehouse workers for ‘productivity’ Ars Technica: Amazon plans to … Continue reading →

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April 10, 2019: the morning read

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Kevin

EdTech: 3 Ways Universities Can Keep Their Data Safe CNET: In a world of Google and Amazon, libraries rethink their role CNET: Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account The Verge: Scientists are about to unveil the first images … Continue reading →

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April 6, 2019: the morning read

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Kevin

NY Times: Watch a Great White Shark Hunt Through a Kelp Forest for Its Next Meal CNET: After fleeing New York, Amazon finds warmer welcome for other HQ2

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March 20, 2019: the morning read

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Kevin

NY Times: ‘Do You Pull the Parchment?’: Students Caught Up in College Admissions Scandal Now Face a Reckoning NY Times: Karen Uhlenbeck Is First Woman to Win Abel Prize for Mathematics CNET: Amazon’s Rekognition software lets cops track faces: Here’s … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | January 24, 2013

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Thursday, January 24, 2013 Redistricting In Virginia Hurts Blacks, Democrats Say by Trip Gabriel To Raise Graduation Rate, Colleges Are Urged to Help a Changing Student Body by Tamar Lewin Robot Makers Spread Global … Continue reading →

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How to Buy a Book

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Kevin

So, recently I’ve changed my buying patterns when it comes to books.  I decided it didn’t make any sense to keep giving Amazon money when there are bookstores in Richmond that are closing.  Now when there’s a book I want, … Continue reading →

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