av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 1, 2019 | Lästips
De höga priserna för bostäder i södra Kalifornien har lett till att inte ens familjer med två löner hittar någonstans att bo. Barnfamiljer tvingas att bo i sina bilar.
En helt ny typ av hemlöshet sprider sig – familje med inkomster som borde räcka till men som inte gör det.
3 kids. 2 paychecks. No home.
”It seemed like we’d failed.”
Frankie’s morning started before the sun came up, as the steadily increasing volume of his parents’ phone alarm, coming from somewhere near the dashboard, jolted the 8-year-old awake. His dad, Candido, and 6-year-old brother, Josephat, had begun to stir in the cramped rear of the minivan, emerging from a tangle of blankets, towels, pillows, and stuffed animals. His mom, Brenda, was in the driver’s seat, whoch was reclined as far back as it could go; his baby sister, Adelene, who was 3, was splayed out awkwardly on the seat beside her. As for Frankie, he was in his usual spot: nestled on the floorboard between the front seats and middle row, his skinny 4-foot frame hidden in a furry green-and-brown sleeping bag meant to look like a grizzly bear.
Källa: 3 kids. 2 paychecks. No home.
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 24, 2019 | Lästips
How does a once progressive young person go down the rabbit hole of the alt-right to embrace an ideology of hate? Samantha said that she wasn’t a racist—she had once canvassed for Barack Obama—but soon after joining Identity Evropa she found herself rubbing shoulders with the neo-Nazi organizer Rochard Spencer and chanting “seig heil.” When she left the group, she contacted the reporter Andrew Marantz to tell her story. Plus, the actress, comedian, and writer Jenny Slate talks about clothing, and the tension between being a feminist and looking feminine.
How did one woman go from canvassing for Obama to carrying a tiki torch in Charlottesville? A former white nationalist explains how she got in, and out, of the movement.
Källa: Samantha’s Journey Into the Alt-Right, and Back
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 23, 2019 | Lästips
Reports of bugs have plagued many of Apple’s software releases this fall, from iOS 13 to iPadOS to macOS Catalina. Even the HomePod received an update that resulted in some of the smart speakers becoming unresponsive, causing Apple to temporarily pull the release while it fixed the problem.
Bugs, of course, are not the sole province of the folks from Cupertino, but this year has seemed particularly bad, especially when compared with the relatively stable release of iOS 12 in the fall of 2018. It’s led to many calls for Apple to rethink its software strategies and to spend more time squashing bugs than implementing new features.
This week, a report from Bloomberg suggests that Apple is taking steps in that direction, making changes to its software development practices that will help bring more stability to early builds of the software. But there’s more that could be done to help improve users’ experiences with Apple software, and internal changes are just one component.
Källa: Software bugs have become Apple’s greatest vulnerability
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 16, 2019 | Lästips
Pokémon Sword and Shield review-in-progress — A warm and comfy, but mild, curry
Releasing November 15 in stores, online retailers, and the Nintendo eShop, Pokémon Sword and Shield show that the Game Freak studio and Nintendo have made the right call in finally bringing one of the main games in this long-lived, beloved series to its main console. It’s great on the TV, and it’s fun in the Switch’s handheld mode as well. It makes clever use of the Switch’s motion controls and detachable controller, doesn’t forget the PokéBall still exists, and is bright and colorful, whether on your TV or as in portable mode. It’s fantastic to play with kids, either sharing the controller or having them help you (or you help them) with strategies and the strengths and weaknesses of each critter you encounter.
Pokémon Sword and Shield are like a mild curry — comfortable and satisfying, but missing that spice that shows it’s something different.
Pokémon Sword and Shield are showing that a good game can overcome one’s up-and-down (mostly down) history with a franchise, and that you’re never too old to embrace something your children enjoy.
And embrace Pokémon Shield, I have.
Källa: Pokémon Sword and Shield review-in-progress — A warm and comfy, but mild, curry
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 11, 2019 | Lästips
The woman who tracks ’dark’ Instagram accounts
Scrolling through the Instagram feed on her phone, 22-year-old Ingebjørg Blindheim explains why she has been given the nickname ”the lifeguard”.
”I see a lot of people who want to die,” explains the young Norwegian.
”I’m not just going to watch someone saying they’re going to kill themselves and ignore it and hope for the best.”
Intervening to help suicidal Instagram users is not a role Ingebjørg would have chosen for herself. She doesn’t work for the social media site, and she isn’t paid for what she does. Nor is she formally qualified to offer help, having received no training in mental healthcare. Instead she feels compelled to act, realising she’s often the last chance of help for those posting their despair online.
”I feel like when I’m not on the phone watching, people might do something to themselves and no-one will see,” she says.
Källa: The woman who tracks ’dark’ Instagram accounts
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 1, 2019 | Lästips
Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to take over users’ phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company’s investigation.
Sources familiar with WhatsApp’s internal investigation into the breach said a ”significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile government and military officials spread across at least 20 countries on five continents.
The hacking of a wider group of top government officials’ smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences.
Källa: WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies, sources say
