The Coal Industry Extracted a Steep Price From West Virginia. Now Natural Gas Is Leading the State Down the Same Path
https://www.propublica.org/article/west-virginia-coal-industry-rise-of-natural-gas#143204

Well said:

"Apparently, Christians should be allowed to violate the district’s dress code in a way that no atheist, Satanists, or Muslim ever could."

"The administrators handled this perfectly. Burrell doesn’t understand the rules and chose to make it a public matter by whining about it on Facebook. She’s not a martyr, and the world isn’t out to get her."

An Alabama District Was Right to Tell a Teacher to Change Her “Just Pray” Shirt

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/04/28/an-alabama-district-was-right-to-tell-a-teacher-to-change-her-just-pray-shirt/

more/related.

Security Experts Dismantle Ray Ozzie’s Smartphone Backdoor Proposal

https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/security-experts-dismantle-ozzie-backdoor,news-58339.html

This Guy Hates Encryption | Ask Noah 61 | Jupiter Broadcasting

http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/124387/this-guy-hates-encryption-ask-noah-61/

#ICYMI

Getting an Amazon Echo app to silently eavesdrop on you

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/04/27/getting-an-amazon-echo-app-to-silently-eavesdrop-on-you/

Hi, rm. I'm -rf. Wanna get together some time and have some fun?

This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Media Companies Hijack Your Attention

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/27/606346395/this-is-your-brain-on-ads-how-media-companies-hijack-your-attention

2018’s Hottest Accessory Is a 3D Printed Air Raid Siren

https://hackaday.com/2018/04/27/2018s-hottest-accessory-is-a-3d-printed-air-raid-siren/

Ethics Education in Data Science: Classroom Topics and Assignments

https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2018/04/26/ethics-education-in-data-science-classroom-topics-and-assignments/

The Fate of Text and Data Mining in the European Copyright Overhaul

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/text-and-data-mining-european-copyright-overhaul

Citizen Lab investigation into Netsweeper featured on CBC’s The National

https://citizenlab.ca/2018/04/citizen-lab-investigation-into-netsweeper-featured-on-cbcs-the-national/

Umbrella and Tin Cans Turned into WiFi Dish Antenna

https://hackaday.com/2018/04/28/umbrella-and-tin-cans-turned-into-wifi-dish-antenna/

Genealogy websites identify rape suspect who eluded police for 40 years

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1299851

A few thoughts on Ray Ozzie’s “Clear” Proposal

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2018/04/26/a-few-thoughts-on-ray-ozzies-clear-proposal/

SOME NOTES ON THE 2600 SPRING 2018 ISSUE

https://www.2600.com/content/some-notes-spring-2018-issue

I think I'm finally coming out from under that dark cloud that's been looming overhead for some time. Let's see how this plays out together, shall we?

No. There's no particular reason I'm looking into options for encoding voice commands at 17.4kHz+ audio range. Shut up. Leave me alone.

How Web Browsers Have Changed 25 Years After The Introduction Of Mosaic

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/24/605401427/how-web-browsers-have-changed-25-years-after-the-introduction-of-mosaic

Stop Egypt’s Sweeping Ridesharing Surveillance Bill

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/04/stop-egypts-sweeping-ridesharing-surveillance-bill