Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Tech Tip: How to Make a 3-D Model of Your Home Renovation Vision

Before you get out the hardware, use software like free floor-plan apps and augmented-reality tools to sketch out the ideas for your remodeling projects.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Gou0n0

‘Gay Muslim’ Comic Strip Vanishes After Indonesia Calls it Pornographic

The strip’s tagline was “Gay Muslim comics for people who are able to think.” Instagram said it had not complied with the government’s request to block it.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2N7PF3q

Facebook Group of French Journalists Harassed Women for Years

The private Facebook group, called the Ligue du LOL, was behind waves of online mockery of women in journalism, often those who were feminists.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2RWhrAE

Venezuela turns to India for oil exports as US sanctions bite

Venezuela turns to India for oil exports as US sanctions bite

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2N1MIkR

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Administration Readies Order to Keep China Out of Wireless Networks

A long-awaited executive order would block technology from adversarial powers, including China, from superfast next-generation networks.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Ssvl2u

T-Mobile-Sprint Deal Gets New Scrutiny From the Left

Democratic lawmakers, empowered by their new House majority, have amplified their criticism of the deal, and two hearings are set this week.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2E820l2

‘Not All Fun and Memes’: BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union

A reporter for the site estimates the effort has the support of “90 percent” of eligible employees. The BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti has spoken against the idea.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2DvUleR