Remembering how US unions worked together with the civil rights movement.

The inadequate pledges countries have made for the Paris climate action meeting would make heating of more than 2C inevitable.

A 14-year-old boy in Britain has been put on a "dangerous to children" list for sending a nude photo of himself to a girl the same age.

"Inappropriate" is a keyword for "We want to punish you for this even though we can't point at anything in it that did wrong to someone."

It is true that sending someone a nude photo of yourself can have bad consequences. There are inherent bad consequences: for instance, the person you sent it to might resent receiving it. I wouldn't risk sending a nude photo of me to a woman unless I knew positively that she would take it favorably — and I'd have to look somewhat more attractive than I actually do.

But there are also artificial consequences, like being put on the list.

What if you record, as text, everything you say? Would that be convenient, or dangerous?

With free software, if you choose to record your vocal utterances in your computer, you will be able to keep your transcript encrypted so that you control when and how it is used.

But if you use someone else's server to convert the text to speech, which is an example of SaaSS (service as a software substitute), that someone else will have your transcript from the get-go.

The "Democratic Republic" of the Congo has banned a documentary about a doctor that treats women who have been raped by soldiers and militia as part of the long-running civil war there.

A Virginia thug has been indicted for first degree murder.