Recent Posts of Interest

On built-in spyware, online shaming, valentines and a Nutritionist on superfoods; All in this edition of blog buzz!

  • On Slate, a very displeased David Auerbach explains the Lenovo Superfish Scandal and links to a tool owners can use to see if their machine is compromised.
  • There was an interesting piece on social media and shaming by Jon Ronson in the NY Times Magazine, which reminded me of a segment on the most recent episode of Invisibilia called How to Grow a Bully. Let’s all try to be nice to each other, ok?

  • After a misleading Guardasil story was published and then defended by the Toronto Star, Dr. Jen Gunther took them to task, here.
  • Valentine’s day has past, but here are some interesting items on the subject. From the British Library (hat tip to Donna Gibson) come descriptions of old Valentine folk traditions in Britain. NYPL offered a chance to send your sweetie one of several vintage valentines from their collection here. Which is your favorite?