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If you were interested in technology around 2013 and 2014, lifelogging , or the practice of recording everything about your life for digital posterity, increased self-awareness, and potentially personal growth, was the big trend . The wide adoption of lifelogging seemed inevitable, at least based on the number of products and interest surrounding it, but it never really took off in the way lifelogging evangelists said it would. Or did it? Despite all the privacy concerns that eventually made lifelogging a dirty word, we have still all become lifeloggers — we just don’t call it that. Sadly, we may have lost out on the main redeeming feature about it in the process. Lifelogging tech Google Glass is perhaps the quintessential life-logging product. It was designed to be worn all the time and had a camera that could take stills and video, which it then uploaded directly to Google Now (remember that?) for all to see, and you to remember. You could feasibly catalog everything that … [Read more...] about Lifelogging isn’t dead. It lives on, just without any of the promised benefits

(CNN) Spring is in full swing, and like the weather, so are the thunderous weather-themed proverbs. As we start April, you may have not heard these next two weather proverbs, but they still ring true today. "If it thunders on All Fools' Day, it brings good crops of corn and hay," and "The first thunder of the year awakens all the frogs." The thunder and frogs -- called "spring peepers" -- officially sound the trumpets of spring. These lesser-known proverbs proclaim the beginning of the season and the effects that April's first thunderstorms have on farmers across the world, pointing to the possibilities of a prosperous growing season. It turns out proverbs like these two hold a lot of weight and are many times accurate. Here is why and where to use them. Read More For those keeping score at home, the lion's roar was definitely heard this March with record snowfall in Colorado and Wyoming, tornado outbreaks in the southeastern United … [Read more...] about It’s no joke — thunder wakes the peepers and brings good crops of corn and hay

Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys said on Tuesday it had raised $65 million from major banks and financial services firms including J.P. Morgan, Mastercard Inc and UBS Group AG to fund its growth and global expansion. Blockchain emerged over a decade ago as the technology powering cryptocurrency transactions. Since then, banks and other large corporations have been investing millions of dollars to develop and test a range of business applications using blockchain. The latest funding comes at a time finance firms including BNY Mellon, BlackRock Inc and Mastercard Inc are taking steps to make greater use of cryptocurrencies for investment and payment purposes. ConsenSys acquired JPMorgan 's marquee blockchain unit, Quorum, in August last year. As part of the deal, the bank also made a strategic investment in ConsenSys. Brooklyn-based ConsenSys is a prominent blockchain startup that grew rapidly during the 2017 crypto bubble. It was founded by Joe Lubin, one of the … [Read more...] about Blockchain firm ConsenSys raises $65 million from JP Morgan, others

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Photo: Xinhua) Hanoi (VNA) – China will work with Mekong countries to continue to promote the development of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) towards creating a new model of regional cooperation, and building a new highland of development and prosperity, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying on April 13 by Xinhua News Agency. Xinhua News Agency also quoted the Chinese official as saying that the LMC mechanism had brought tangible benefits to the people of all LMC countries. The six LMC countries absorbed resources from all sides, focused on pragmatic cooperation and reached fruitful results. They also did a lot to benefit the people and carried out regional governance and maintained peace and stability of the region. Wang said that China is speeding up efforts to foster a new development paradigm, and the LMC is facing new opportunities. The six LMC countries should adhere … [Read more...] about China seeks to promote Lancang-Mekong Cooperation

“Federalism should be able to maintain unity among all. But this does not mean that we should boycott regional voices and the voices of ethnic groups.” – Khil Raj Regmi PRESENTED during the Hanns Seidel Foundation-initiated Asia Federalism Dialogues was how functional a specific country’s devolution structure responds to a major crisis such as the coronavirus. Country-specific federal governance structures had two countries employing horizontal devolution: Myanmar governs through local to local governments, while Pakistan, provincial to provincial. Nepal’s structure is through collaboration among central, provincial and local governments while Sri Lanka is through collaboration of central, provincial and local with public and private organizations. A sixth structure — the Philippines — governs through its quasi-federal structure which rests on a powerful center. This country specific contexts enabled participants to appreciate the pros and cons of a country’s mode of devolved … [Read more...] about Federalism: Ethnic voices local to local, central to local

By: KDKA-TV News Staff HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 5,730 new Coronavirus cases and 50 additional deaths. READ MORE: Former East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department Chief Accused Of Theft Pleads Guilty This brings the statewide total to 1,087,792 cases and 25,522 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began. The state says a new lab began submitting data to the department on Tuesday. A total of 1,101 positive antigen tests ranging back to mid-January were uploaded, with 85% of those new cases in Allegheny County There are 2,541 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19 and 530 patients are in ICUs. The state says 6,600,130 vaccine doses have been administered so far, and 2,488,948 people are fully vaccinated. The state Health Department has also announced that all Pennsylvanians will be eligible to schedule vaccination appointments by April 13. READ MORE: Keeping Middle Seats Empty On Airplanes Can … [Read more...] about COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: 40.1% Of State’s Eligible Population Have Received 1st Vaccine Doses