[Link] How to Read Less News But Be More Informed, According to a Futurist

Read: 6/12/2021 getpocket.com

Be a little picky but stay open to new sources, and know when to shut down.

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[Link] The Sicilian town where the Covid vaccination rate hit 104%

Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

While European governments weigh up new mandates and measures to boost the uptake of Covid jabs there is on the slopes of Sicily’s Monte delle Rose a village with a vaccination rate that defies mathematics: 104%.

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[Link] Web trust dies in darkness: Hidden Certificate Authorities undermine public crypto infrastructure

Read: 22/11/2021 www.theregister.com

Security researchers have checked the web's public key infrastructure and have measured a long-known but little-analyzed security threat: hidden root Certificate Authorities. Certificate Authorities, or CAs, vouch for the digital certificates we use to establish trust online.

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