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Black History Month - Cedar Rapids Public Library

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut is quoted as saying, “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”

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Mike’s Motels by Mike Mandel, 1974

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I don't know of any wrestler who hasn't, at one time or another, been with a fan. One time I met a woman at a match in Tennessee, and afterward we went to a little roadside motel. We checked in, went to the room, and enjoyed each other for an hour or so. Jerry Lawler Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/motel-quotes

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“The real psychological truth is this: If you’ve got nothing to hide, you are nothing.” ― Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

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Just finished The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer as my classic read for the year - I’ve watched Norman Mailer and some of the debates he had with feminists in the 70′s - in which he infamously declared himself ‘an enemy of birth control’. This thought was in the back of my mind while reading the book and wondered if his description of one of the female characters as overtly sexual was his own masculine rendering. Considering that this is a true story, his portrayal of Nicole may or may not be influenced by this - but the writing style is dry, journalistic. I read the New York Times Review written Joan Didion in the early 80′s and she seems to comment on the same thing - it’s refreshing how the book comes across overall. I don’t know that I felt a lot of empathy for Gary Gilmore by the time the execution takes place (spoiler alert) nor do I think I fully understood his motives in crime but the book tries to get you closer to who the man was and what he was driven by. Although 1050 pages was a bit over the top. I skimmed the end court scenes - truth be told.

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“Things are rough all over.” ― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

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Privacy Workshop

Resources:

Threat Models

Gallagher, S. (July 8, 2017). How I Learned to Stop Worrying (Mostly) and Love my Threat Model. Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-mostly-and-love-my-threat-model/

 General Resources

Electronic Frontier Foundation. (2014). Surveillance Self Defense. https://ssd.eff.org/

West, Jessamyn (July 16, 2020) Teaching Practical Internet Privacy. Webinar for SEFLIN. http://www.librarian.net/talks/privacy/

Future Ada. (2020). Privacy and Security Workshops. https://futureada.org/privacy-security/

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. (Jan 16, 2019). Online Privacy: Using the Internet Safely. https://privacyrights.org/consumer-guides/online-privacy-using-internet-safely

Abram, Cleo (Feb 3, 2020). How Ads Follow You Around the Internet. Vox.com. https://www.vox.com/open-sourced/2020/2/3/21116801/ads-internet-sites-cookies

Consumer Reports (Aug 20, 2020) Guide to Digital Security and Privacy. Consumerreports.org. https://www.consumerreports.org/digital-security/online-security-and-privacy-guide/

Angwin, Julia. (Sept 20, 2016). Protecting your Digital Privacy is not as hard as you Might Think. Consumerreports.org https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/protecting-your-digital-privacy-is-not-as-hard-as-you-might-think/

 Public Wifi

Nielo, David. (Sept 5, 2018). Simple Steps to Protect Yourself on Public Wifi. Wired Magazine. https://www.wired.com/story/public-wifi-safety-tips/

 Eddy, Max (Mar 21, 2020). Do I Need a VPN at Home? PC Mag. https://www.pcmag.com/news/do-i-need-a-vpn-at-home

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Cuz I Love You - Cedar Rapids Public Library

Summer finally arrived! I had doubts for the entirety of June when it seemed we were stuck in a November-like rain and cold schedule. Now those rains have left the ground saturated for the perpetual state of humidity/corn sweat we are now in. Recently a patron reminded me that only six months ago the temperature... View more