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How to protect personal data on devices you plan... →
latimes:
It’s almost impossible to get rid of personal information from some devices, even if you follow the manufacturer’s directions for wiping the device clean.
jedsundwall replied to your link:
also youtube.com/watch?v… NOTE: will decrease resell value.
Blending — the only surefire way to make sure your personal data is destroyed!
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How to protect personal data on devices you plan... →
It’s almost impossible to get rid of personal information from some devices, even if you follow the manufacturer’s directions for wiping the device clean.
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After Supreme Court's healthcare hearings, experts... →
Arguments for and against Obama’s healthcare law heard at the Supreme Court elicit a range of opinions from four constitutional law experts. A sampling:
“I think it’s too close to call, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Supreme Court struck down the individual mandate. [Striking down the entire law] is less likely as that would be a clearer case of aggressive judicial...
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California women still lag in key categories →
Women earn college degrees at a higher rate than men in California, but men still have advantages in leadership roles and earning power, according to an analysis by Mount St. Mary’s College.
The analysis, released Thursday, takes a wide-ranging look at how women and girls are faring across California. It points to recent achievements in some areas but highlights continuing inequities in...
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The Hidden Economics of Oakland's Rap Bohemia... →
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Making art into a full-time job—indie or industry—can require years of scraping with no guaranteed payoff. It becomes a much smoother path if you’ve got a phone full of friends from whatever art school, enough spare time to hone and promote your work, and family who can support you and who don’t need to be supported. Social capital is still capital, and in our economic system, an art...
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What's More Expensive Than College? Not Going to... →
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There is a cost to not educating young people. The evidence is literally all around us.
Read more.
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ucsdhealthsciences asked: I like your new avatar!
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Hire LA's Youth →
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Check out Hire LA Youth, a program sponsored by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council.
The program seeks to put Los Angeles area youths to work and provide the next economy’s workforce with valuable on-the-job training. Also check out the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and their efforts to expand the hiring program - nine events are...
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Slactory: What's your favorite guilty-pleasure...
slacktory:
Cause I just read 16 pages of high schoolers’ GIF stories on That’s So True.
And I saved a ton of them for my Tumblr.
We had this reblog open in another tab awaiting a smart reply, but now it just feels awkward.
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slacktory:
latimes liked your post: What’s your favorite guilty-pleasure site?
ANSWER THE GODDAMN QUESTION, LA TIMES.
We were on our way to reblogging your question! Give us a few moments! Chill!
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LAPD officer profiled Latinos in traffic stops,... →
alexandraerin:
latimes:
A white police officer has been targeting Latino drivers for traffic stops because of their race, a Los Angeles Police Department investigation concluded — marking the first time the agency has found one of its officers guilty of racial profiling.
I’m so glad they found the guy who’s been doing this.
^ This comment. Hah! ^
Here’s some more info from...
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Officer engaged in racial profiling, LAPD finds →
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A white police officer targeted Latino drivers for traffic stops because of their race, a Los Angeles Police Department investigation concluded — marking the first time the agency has found one of its officers guilty of racial profiling.
Also — yes, it is the first time the LAPD has found one of its own officers guilty of racial profiling. Obviously, it’s not the first...
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Officer engaged in racial profiling, LAPD finds →
A white police officer targeted Latino drivers for traffic stops because of their race, a Los Angeles Police Department investigation concluded — marking the first time the agency has found one of its officers guilty of racial profiling.
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Operation Midnight Climax (SF Weekly) →
longformorg:
How the CIA, under a program called MK-ULTRA, used a San Francisco apartment to dose johns with LSD.
Troy Hooper | SF Weekly | Mar 2012
Not related to “Threat Level Midnight“… as far we know.
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Opinion: Letting doubters in the door →
Those without religious affiliation aren’t necessarily rejecting God:
“The Rise of the Nones” is one of 10 trends changing American life, according to Time magazine’s March 12 cover story. That’s because the “nones” — those who mark “none” on surveys that ask them to identify their religious affiliation — are the fastest-growing religious...
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Fees for all California hospitals →
latimes:
The link is courtesy Steve Lopez, who writes about exorbitant emergency room fees in his latest column. Important stuff, even if you have insurance.
Blogged this last night, but putting it back on your radar re: the Supreme Court’s consideration of the healthcare law this week.
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Fees for all California hospitals →
The link is courtesy Steve Lopez, who writes about exorbitant emergency room fees in his latest column. Important stuff, even if you have insurance.
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Asians were fastest-growing U.S. group in last... →
The number of Americans who identify as Asian rose surged almost 46% — more than four times the rate of growth for the U.S. population as a whole.
The new report shows that California, the traditional gateway for Asian immigrants, has by far the largest population of Asian Americans, with nearly 6 million, or almost a third of the nation’s total.
… Among metropolitan areas, New York...
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“In some prophetic way, it is a show about the end of male white privilege, and...”
– Times’ Television Critic Robert Lloyd on the upcoming season of “Mad Men.”
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“You know, if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.”
– President Obama remarking in personal terms on the shooting and killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch captain in Florida. Video and full article here. (via minusmanhattan)
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