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“HTTP Archive is a community-run project that has been tracking how the web is built since 2010,” explains its web site. “Using WebPageTest and Lighthouse under the hood, metadata about nearly 8.2 million websites are tested monthly and included in a p… Continue reading 2021 ‘Web Almanac’ Research Finds Lots of CSS, JavaScript, jQuery – and Not Much WebAssembly
“While workers who want to stay at home forever have been especially vocal about their demands, a silent majority of Americans do want to get back to the office, at least for a few days a week…” reports the New York Times. The article, shared by long… Continue reading ‘Silent Majority’ of Americans Don’t Want to Work Remotely Full-Time
Captain Kirk once said “The trouble with immortality is it’s boring.” But how many people agree with him?
Long-time Slashdot reader tinkers shares one answer. University of Texas scientists surveyed more than 900 adults living in the U.S. — an… Continue reading New Study: Only 33% Would Opt For Immortality
Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: Documents filed by Florida’s health department now “confirm two of the core aspects” of a whistleblower complaint filed by fired data manager Rebekah Jones, the Miami Herald reported Friday. “Sworn affidavits from Dep… Continue reading Florida’s Government May Have Ignored and Withheld Data About Covid-19 Cases
CBS News reports:
The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data. Death certificates are still coming in and the … Continue reading America’s Suicide Rate Declined in 2020 – Despite Lockdowns
An anonymous Slashdot reader warns of a possible miscalculation: 20 years ago today, cobolreport.com published
an article,
according to which there are 30 billion Customer Information Control System/COBOL transactions per day. This number has since bee… Continue reading Are We Overestimating the Number of COBOL Transactions Each Day?
NPR reports:
An astonishing 14 million to 23 million Americans intend to relocate to a different city or region as a result of telework, according to a new study released by Upwork, a freelancing platform. The survey was conducted Oct. 1 to 15 among 20… Continue reading Millions of Americans Plan to Relocate Thanks to Telework, Survey Finds
The New York Times has created a surprising interactive analysis of the number of coronavirus cases (per million residents) in different countries:
With its cases surging since mid-June, the United States is squarely in the top 10. Leading the outbreak… Continue reading Coronavirus Infection Rates: 10 US States Higher Than Any Country in the World
The new “working-from-home economy” will likely continue after the pandemic, predicts Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom, in an article shared by Slashdot reader schwit1.
Bloom cites results from several nationwide surveys he’s conducted:
We see an in… Continue reading Stanford Economist Predicts Working-From-Home Continues, City Centers Decline
Highway patrols across America “are reporting a rise in reckless driving,” writes ABC News.
Slashdot reader quonset shared their report:
In Connecticut, traffic has been cut in half compared to last year, but fatal motor vehicle accidents are up by a… Continue reading With Highway Traffic Down, Are Reckless Drivers Still Increasing Highway Fatalities?