History shows us that blacklisting, as its legal term is known, was common and interwoven into industries that wield power. — To see a list of Blacklisting Laws by state, check here. Be sure to write your Legislature, Senate and Congress to update said law for modern digital landscapes. Origin of the Term Blacklist The English dramatist Philip Massinger first used the phrase “black list” in his 1639 tragedy The Unnatural Combat, according to Wikipedia. Today…

The “Hex Murder” of Kalamazoo is known in local legend as the witchcraft murder, however, there is a hidden story involving ghosts, cults, and betrayal among friends. — A Welcome Invitation On the afternoon of Jul 18, 1929, 76-year-old Etta Fairchild donned her favorite dress and hat while cheerfully exclaiming that she was going to visit her friends, the Burgess’. She somehow made it to the Burgess home, about half a mile from the Merrill Home in which she was a…

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A man looking forward to starting his new life with a woman he loved, died unsuspectingly from ingesting rat poison. To this day the facts are unclear. — A Seemingly Sweet Start After three years of knowing each other in the winter of 1894, Alexander Brigance proposed to Kate Besse, a poverty stricken widow with four children. They were happy, and together, they rented a farm in Woodville California. Next door lived their landlord, who was also a dear family friend and…

AI interpretation versus a 1901 newspaper. Who wins? You decide! — Sometimes when perusing old newspapers I find really interesting advertisements, or facts, or drawings and I like to publish them as I go along. The Most Difficult thing to Draw. Sincerely, AI My art teacher in college would be proud of anything but artificial intelligence here. While we all love chefs, we usually do not like vending machines…

It’s difficult for us in today’s world to imagine a place in time when neckware was fashionable, but it was very popular in the late 19th century. Here are but a few small examples. — “The effect of a woman’s costume is very perceptibly influenced by the way she dresses her neck. The girl who seeks to have all the elements of her attire blend into a harmonious ensemble is very critical about her neckwear, for she realizes that a stock which fails to accord…

I’m not using automation tools, but I had a post become popular a bit too quickly. — It all started with deciding to learn COBOL. I got a book at the thrift store that illustrated the wonders of this 63 year old programming language. A few things happened all at once. I had 103 comments in a very short time. I had a flood of inbound connection…

This post is document the flood of certification spam and hope that we can all collaborate on. LinkedIn Support seems to do nothing. — You’re on LinkedIn, arguing with Chad about impact of the latest data breach, hoping no one sees you caps-lock, and suddenly… your train of thought is interrupted by… a message asking if you need help obtaining certification. You make a Trust and Safety report via the interface, but the result…