During the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals have taken unprecedented steps to disinfect N95 face masks
January 4, 2021Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism – The New York Times
January 4, 2021Top 20 Alexa commands you’ll wish you knew before
January 4, 2021QT:{{”
To use it, just say “Alexa, drop in on all devices” to reach every Alexa-enabled speaker or “Alexa, drop in on [device name]” to target just one. Then just wait for the confirmation tone before speaking. ….
For example, “Alexa, remember I have a doctor’s appointment at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning” or “Alexa, remember I put the check in my bedside table.”
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https://www.komando.com/tech-tips/top-20-alexa-tricks/746804/
They’re Among the World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them. – The New York Times
January 3, 2021https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/09/climate/redwood-sequoia-tree-fire.html redwood, joshua tree, sequoia
You don’t code? Do machine learning straight from Microsoft Excel | VentureBeat
January 3, 2021You don’t code? Do machine learning straight from Microsoft Excel | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/30/you-dont-code-do-machine-learning-straight-from-microsoft-excel/
new yorker Slack Is the Right Tool for the Wrong Way to Work
January 3, 2021I agree. Liked this quote: “Salesforce is paying $28 billion for an app that people shut down when they need to get things done.”
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/slack-is-the-right-tool-for-the-wrong-way-to-work
