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NEW RESOURCES
Open Culture: Download Instructions for More Than 6,800 LEGO Kits at the Internet Archive. “We’ve all come across a LEGO set from childhood and felt the temptation to try building it one more time… If you’re missing a few bricks, you can always turn to the robust secondary market in LEGO components. If you’re missing the manual, there’s now one place you should look first: the LEGO building instructions collection at the Internet Archive. There you’ll find digitized materials for more than 6,800 different sets, including such popular releases as the LEGO Chevrolet Camaro Z28, the LEGO International Space Station, and the LEGO cover photo of Meet the Beatles.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
9to5 Google: Entry Google Workspace tiers now include code-free ‘AppSheet’ app creator. “AppSheet lets businesses easily build internal tools, and Google is now giving access to entry Google Workspace tiers. Aimed at both desktop and mobile, Google’s example AppSheet applications span ‘project management, operations, field work, human resources, sales, and marketing.'”
Collider: Stop What You’re Doing and Google the ‘Barbie’ Cast Right Now. “It’s Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling’s world, we’re all just living in it. Google further proved this theory with its latest rollout of themes featuring the main cast and director of Barbie turning the search engine pink and sparkly to celebrate this weekend’s arrival of the Mattel-based film.”
Techdirt: Elon Starts Bribing His Biggest Fans As He Admits The Company Is Still Burning Cash (Despite His Earlier Claims To The Contrary). “Elon’s own decisions destroyed the company’s revenue and saddled it with way more expenses in the form of debt interest/repayment. The company is bleeding users and revenue, and despite promising a large group of users payouts if they joined his failed ‘Twitter Blue’ program, the company is only paying that money to a small handpicked group which seems to consist almost entirely of accounts that suck up to Musk on the platform.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Scroll (India): Before Indian classical music loses its diversity, an online project is rushing to archive it. “A sweeping, hugely ambitious online project is documenting traditional knowledge systems, pedagogy, compositions and commentaries.”
Fast Company: How Palantir stock developed a weird, passionate, meme-crazy fan base. “Palantir, a data management and software company cofounded by Peter Thiel that deals primarily with government and military contracts, is not what you’d expect to have a fervent, meme-making fandom. And yet, it does. Members of the community refer to Palantir as ‘pili’ and CEO Alex Karp as ‘Daddy Karp.'”
SECURITY & LEGAL
US Department of Commerce: Data Privacy Framework Program Launches New Website Enabling U.S. Companies to Participate in Cross-Border Data Transfers. “The U.S. Department of Commerce launched the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program website today, enabling eligible U.S. companies to self-certify their participation in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), facilitating cross-border transfers of personal data in compliance with EU law.”
Los Angeles Blade: Angered by LGBTQ+ lecture, state GOP lawmakers threaten funds. “A contingent of Alabama Republican Senate lawmakers led by State Sen. Chris Elliott, are filing a bill that will divert $5 million in critical funds from the Alabama Department of Archives and History over its refusal to not hold a noontime lecture focused on LGBTQ+ history this past month in recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
North Carolina State University: New Online Tool Maps ‘Beans Gone Wild’. “Recently, NC State Extension released an online tracking tool called Beans Gone Wild to capture and share in-season crop problems and recommendations. The new visual mapping tool, funded by the NC Soybeans Producers Association and the NC Agricultural Foundation, uses crowd-sourced field data from public and private partners to document soybean problems (and recommended actions) across the state.”
OTHER THINGS I THINK ARE COOL
New York Times: How Manga Was Translated for America. “The history of manga translation in the U.S. has been one of fits and starts, as publishers grappled with questions about how to present it to fans outside of Japan. When should they cater to American audiences? And when should they be more concerned about being faithful to the Japanese originals?” Good afternoon, Internet…
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July 20, 2023 at 12:17AM
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