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Links 17/02/2024: Politics and Patents Catchup

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2024

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Leftovers

Gizmodo ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Canada Moves to Ban the Flipper Zero Over Car Hacking Fears

Education

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Are computers or books best for educating children?

Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

The Conversation ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Your unique smell can provide clues about how healthy you are

The Conversation ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Why forgetting is a normal function of memory – and when to worry

The Conversation ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Men become less fertile with age, but the same isn’t true for all animals – new study

Salon ☛ Ill-gotten gains: Why does American society coerce us to work while sick? | Salon.com

A reversal in the CDC's COVID isolation guidance is "a class issue and it's concerning," advocates say

The Guardian UK ☛ Pregnant women in Indiana show fourfold increase in toxic weedkiller in urine – study | Pregnancy | The Guardian

Seventy percent of pregnant women in state had herbicide dicamba in their urine, up from 28% in an earlier study

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Kenya: Doctors concerned about conjunctivitis outbreak

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Regular erections can improve men's sexual health

CBC ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] What's the buzz? Alberta is the powerhouse of Canada's honeybee industry

Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Conversation ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Dating apps: how the order you view potential matches can affect which way you swipe

Security

Integrity/Availability/Authenticity

CBC ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Her son died after falling victim to sextortion. This N.B. mother wants to prevent it from happening to others

CBC ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Mother in Inuit identity fraud case pleads guilty, charges against daughters withdrawn

Defence/Aggression

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Can Manila diffuse tensions in the South China Sea?

US News And World Report ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Israel Says South Africa Serving Hamas in Latest Bid to World Court

US News And World Report ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Canada, Australia, NZ Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza Ahead of Rafah Assault

ANF News ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] HRW urges Turkey to respect humanitarian law and stop targeting civilian infrastructure in NE Syria

HRW ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Türkiye’s Strikes Wreak Havoc on Northeast Syria

US News And World Report ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] Syrian Army Says It Shot Down Israeli Missiles Launched at Damascus Countryside

US News And World Report ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] An Israeli Drone Strike in Lebanon Kills 2 in One of the Deepest Hits Inside the Country in Weeks

International Business Times ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Travel Warning For People Heading To Turkey Amid Rising Number Of Sexual Assaults

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Cyprus president asks Germany to pressure Turkey over divide

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] Taiwan identifies eight Chinese balloons

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] 2024 is China's year of the dragon

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Myanmar conscription shows junta's weakening grip on power

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-11 [Older] Myanmar junta introduces compulsory military service

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-11 [Older] Poland: Tusk's visit to Berlin will be a tightrope walk

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-11 [Older] Trump's NATO remarks met with Biden, EU backlash

CBC ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Violent online groups are pressuring youth into harming themselves, authorities warn

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Kansas City parade shooting not tied to terrorism — police

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Germany rethinks Bundeswehr and deterrence

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Germany to hit NATO budget goal for 1st time since Cold War

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Scholz says Trump NATO remarks 'irresponsible and dangerous'

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] 'The Settlers' sheds light on genocide of Indigenous people in Chile

CBC ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Toronto police increase presence along hospital district after pro-Palestinian protest outside Mount Sinai Hospital

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Germany starts work on ammo factory to counter new threats

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Experts fear Trump's NATO comments 'made Europe less secure'

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Greece: 4 dead in shooting at shipping company

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] US Defense Chief Lloyd Austin in critical care — Pentagon

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] US: Austin cancels NATO trip amid hospitalization

Environment

Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Keir Starmer Has No Real Climate Plan

TruthOut ☛ 2024-02-11 [Older] The Same Billionaires Behind the Super Bowl Are Also Behind the Climate Crisis

CBC ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Canadian writer Mark Steyn ordered to pay climate scientist $1M US after defamation trial

CBC ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] New NASA climate satellite will keep eye on plankton, clouds. Here's why

Gizmodo ☛ 2024-02-08 [Older] Giant Satellite Set for Fiery Reentry After 13 Years of Orbital Creep

International Business Times ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Earth Experiences Unprecedented Climate Event: Breach of 1.5°C Warming Limit Lasts for a Year

International Business Times ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Case Against Greta Thunberg and London Climate Protestors Gets Thrown Out

CBC ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Lululemon marketing complaint could be a test of Canada's greenwashing laws, expert says

Energy/Transportation

Counter Punch ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Rich White Men With the Wrong Answers on Energy

CBC ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Why some P.E.I. bus drivers are getting fed up with their new electric school buses

CBC ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Toronto ride-share, food delivery drivers strike, calling for more fair pay, better work conditions

US News And World Report ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] LG Energy Signs 2nd Agreement With WesCEF to Expand Lithium Supply

Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] TDB and the World Bank to Accelerate Access to Sustainable and Clean Energy in Africa

US News And World Report ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Siemens Energy to Build First US Plant for Large Power Transformers in North Carolina

Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] Hawaii Is Bailing Out Its Wildfire-Causing Energy Company

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-11 [Older] Sustainable energy community in Poland generates green energy for a popular spa town

CBC ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] NDP MP wants to treat oil like tobacco. Alberta NDP doesn't smoke the same stuff

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] US: Volkswagen cars stuck in ports over banned part — report

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] EV battery recycling: EU's chance to cut China reliance

CBC ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] WestJet could face costly delivery delays due to panel blowout on Boeing plane

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Iran blames 'sabotage' for gas pipeline explosions

CBC ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] NDP in Alberta and Saskatchewan join forces to push back on federal private member's bill targeting oil ads

Wildlife/Nature

The Revelator ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Saving Africa’s Most Endangered Big Cat

CBC ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Threats to world's migratory animals greater than ever, says landmark UN report

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Migratory wildlife in shocking decline, UN report reveals

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] London Zoo welcomes another endangered baby gorilla

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Endangered journeys: Threats to great animal migrations

Overpopulation

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] Sudan: Malnutrition threatens 700,000 children, UN says

Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Feeding Africa: Sanctions Make It Worse, Imports Don’t Help, What’s the Solution?

ADF ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Report: West Africa Considered a Future Fisheries Conflict Hotspot

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Is Guinea's military junta to blame for rice shortage?

Overpopulation ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Demography and reproductive rights are environmental issues: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa

Finance

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-09 [Older] EU supply chain law postponed amid German FDP opposition

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] Decoding China: Deflation scare in the Year of the Dragon

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Recession in Japan makes Germany third largest economy

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] German auto parts firm Continental to slash over 7,000 jobs

CBC ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Ontario to repeal wage-cap law after Appeal Court rules Ford government's Bill 124 unconstitutional

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Nigeria reviews minimum wage as economic pressure mounts

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Swiss police probe antisemitism at Davos ski shop

High-Demand Careers in 2024: Europe’s Job Landscape with IT and Sustainability Wave

Significantly, roles such as software systems analysis, retail management, and energy brokerage offer substantial opportunities for remote work. Meanwhile, professions like case management, underwriting analysis, product analysis, and cybersecurity engineering exhibit the highest availability for hybrid work arrangements (both in-office and remote).

The average years of experience required for these roles fluctuate, ranging from 1.7 to 6.8 years, depending on the occupation.

SchengenVisaInfo.com has also compiled a roster of well-paying positions in Europe, including data analyst, finance director, business expansion manager, product manager, and project manager. These roles command monthly salaries exceeding €5,000 across Europe.

AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-08 [Older] AI regulations: What can the EU learn from Asia?

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-08 [Older] German Chancellor Scholz goes on a mission to Washington

US News And World Report ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Jared Kushner, Former Trump Adviser, Defends Business Dealings With Saudi Arabia

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] Hungarian president resigns amid pedophilia pardon scandal

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] French court confirms Sarkozy guilty verdict, cuts sentence

CBC ☛ 2024-02-11 [Older] Governments need to take responsibility with international students in 'crisis,' say charities

Censorship/Free Speech

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Senegal: Authorities ban protest march and suspend internet

CBC ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] N.L. government demands VRBO remove I'se the By from 'derogatory' commercial

CBC ☛ 2024-02-10 [Older] These books were challenged at Ottawa's libraries last year

Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Julian Assange: Australia wants WikiLeaks founder back home

Civil Rights/Policing

CBC ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Campaign to crack down on fake immigration lawyers aims to protect newcomers from 'scam artists'

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] German society seeks alternatives to family

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Venezuela: Detained rights activist 'missing,' NGOs say

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Violence in eastern Congo stirs resentment against the West

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Croatian Jewish families seek compensation for property seized by Nazis and Communists

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] Wealthy Europe is working less — can countries change that?

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Indian farmers protests: Police erect barricades in Delhi

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] India: Delhi braces for farmers' protests

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] India: Why is a civil code stirring controversy?

Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

CPJ ☛ 2024-02-13 [Older] CPJ welcomes West African lawsuit against Senegal internet shutdowns

Monopolies/Monopsonies

IP Kat ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] EU General Court provides Noah with ark to escape non-use cancellation

Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] South Korea to tighten punishment for industrial espionage

Patents

IP Kat ☛ 2024-02-14 [Older] Inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions published by the USPTO

IP Kat ☛ 2024-02-12 [Older] Book Review: Research Handbook on IP and Moral Rights [Ed: Perpetuating the myth and misnomer "IP"]

Kangaroo Courts

IP Kat ☛ 2024-02-15 [Older] Board of Appeal proposes a substantially broader definition of "substance or composition" in second medical use claiming (T 1252/20) [Ed: The EPO's very own kangaroo court]

Copyrights

IP Kat ☛ 2024-02-11 [Older] Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

Gemini* and Gopher

Personal/Opinions

I Lost A Friend Today

I lost a friend today, but they didn’t die- they told me, outright, that they don’t want anything to do with me because they don’t like how autistic I am. I’m sorry about that. I’m autistic. Autism can’t be cured, there’s no remedy for it. I came out of the womb with two defiant middle fingers raised, screaming in pain. And now that the world has me- now that I’m here- the world is going to need to deal with me a little longer. Up yours, world.

[...]

On an interpersonal level, I’m a second-class citizen, because I don’t experience romantic attraction. I don’t become attracted to people in a romantic way, I don’t have any interest in settling down or getting married or whispering sweet nothings behind chantilly lace on a Saturday evening where the wind caresses our hair and she leans into my neck and goads me softly into a poignant embrace.

My First-Ever Mental Breakdown Is A Fantastic Learning Opportunity!

I’m pretty sure I’m in the throes of what could, very shortly, devolve into a full mental breakdown. There are a wide number of factors which have contributed to it- most of these factors entirely beyond my control- facts of life, I suppose, irreconcilable things I can’t avoid. I imagine this is how most mental breakdowns are initiated.

Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Charlie Sheen says, “Coke Is It!”

And turns wild-eyed towards the projector

His palms splayed forth with endurant resolve

As he chugs his fifth Pepsi of the day

With an equal or greater level of endurant resolve

Home Alone

My wife and son are off to visit my mother-in-law in the states. I am home alone for the next week. It's been so long since I've been solo, I wonder if I'll forget how to do it.

Science

Stargazing: Virgo: Fairbanks, AK, USA: 2024-02-16

The NWS forecasted clear skies this morning. I was still feeling rather burned by the last two failed predictions, but I got up a little early and checked the weather reports. GEOS radar and pressure were promising, so I headed out to the boat launch around 3:30am AKST.

It turned out to be a good choice, as the skies were clear. The quarter moon was brightening up the sky some, but it had just fallen below the horizon. Not the darkest skies I've seen out there, but workable.

* Gemini (Primer) links can be opened using Gemini software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter.