Why you could go to jail for selling a cookie in Wisconsin - CSMonitor.com

Why you could go to jail for selling a cookie in Wisconsin - CSMonitor.com: "It may be the Cheese State, but not every dairy delicacy is created equal in Wisconsin, where it’s illegal to sell homemade baked goods without a commercial license. The penalties for doing so can range from up to $1,000 in fines to six months in jail."

How do you help refugees become European? Give them lessons. - CSMonitor.com

How do you help refugees become European? Give them lessons. - CSMonitor.com: "In a bid to diffuse tensions that have grown since an outcry over sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany, that were blamed mostly on immigrants, European nations are in a rush to design new curricula aimed at fostering a peaceful co-existence. That includes lessons on everything from gender equality to sexual norms to recycling."



"The trainers use pictures and role-playing to teach Austrian norms. They show typical dress in Europe, especially in summer. The lesson: skimpy dresses do not mean anything other than it is hot outside. One photo features a man and woman kissing on the street. You don’t have to do it, refugees are taught, but here it’s normal. So is smoking, even for women, but not in people’s homes anymore. Shake hands, always. And everyone – even women – should try to find a job and contribute to the social system so that it holds up."

Law enforcement's encryption claims overblown, study finds - CNET

Law enforcement's encryption claims overblown, study finds - CNET: "The report conceded that the increased availability of encryption products impedes government surveillance under certain circumstances. But it also concluded that the burgeoning market for Internet-connected devices will "likely fill some of these gaps and...ensure that the government will gain new opportunities to gather critical information from surveillance.""

How one state turned its 'heroin crisis' into a national lesson - CSMonitor.com

How one state turned its 'heroin crisis' into a national lesson - CSMonitor.com: "Instead of jail, nonviolent offenders are given the option of going into treatment. They start in one of the state’s new central clinics (hubs) and move on to a family doctor, counselor, or therapist closer to home (spokes).

Vermont law also shields people seeking medical help for an overdose from prosecution for manufacturing or selling drugs, not just for minor crimes. It also was the first state to legalize the sale of naloxone over the counter in pharmacies – a drug aimed at reversing overdoses and saving lives."

Amid nuke debates, Iranian president says 'L’shanah tovah!' - CSMonitor.com

Amid nuke debates, Iranian president says 'L’shanah tovah!' - CSMonitor.com: "As Jewish communities worldwide prepared to welcome the New Year of their religious calendar, two presidents offered salutations on social media: Barack Obama of the United States and Hassan Rouhani of Iran."



"Israelis, however, were left “bewildered” by what to make of Rouhani’s tweet, posted early Monday, which reads “May our shared Abrahamic roots deepen respect and bring peace and mutual understanding. L’Shanah Tovah.”"

Processing a Rant - The Daily WTF

Processing a Rant - The Daily WTF: "Guidelines are better than checkpoints. A lot of organizations use process to control their employees. “You must do this, and you must do it this way.” Compliance is enforced, sometimes with a carrot, usually with a stick. This grows from bureaucracy, which itself grows from a fairly natural need to ensure consistent performance regardless of which “human resources” are involved in an effort. Bureaucracies don’t care if they turn into a Harrison Bergeron dystopia where performance is consistently poor- just as long as its consistent.

The purpose of a process is not to ensure compliance. It’s to provide a well-paved path that guides your developers to success. Which brings us to our penultimate point.

Processes should grow from institutional best practices. While you can certainly learn from other organizations, and trade magazines, and articles like this one, the only people who know how to do what you specifically do are the people who do it- you."

Justice Department plan to free thousands of inmates is just the beginning - CSMonitor.com

Justice Department plan to free thousands of inmates is just the beginning - CSMonitor.com: "The bill seeks to make prisoners’ sentences more proportionate to their crimes, chipping away at "tough on drugs" measures now deemed excessive, and would outlaw juvenile solitary confinement."

FDA is making old drugs expensive to get them in compliance

"The FDA grants market exclusivity to companies that are willing to take "grandfathered" compounds into compliance with their current regulatory framework, and that's led to some ridiculous situations with drugs like colchicine and progesterone."

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8174724

Opinion: Why we should not fear a world of ‘universal encryption’ - CSMonitor.com

Opinion: Why we should not fear a world of ‘universal encryption’ - CSMonitor.com: "Therefore the “universal encryption” narrative isn’t a realistic prediction at all; it’s just a dystopian fantasia meant to scare politicians and voters. Nor is the government “going dark”; rather, it’s enjoying a Golden Age for surveillance, and that Golden Age isn’t ending any time soon – even if there will also always be some companies offering end-to-end encrypted services to those who value security as a feature more than those other features.

And that’s the key: People will always want and need to treat different communications differently, using different types of services with different types of features. Just as in the real world, where we keep some letters in a permanent file while other things we would only say in a whisper that’s never to be heard again, so, too, in the online world do we use Twitter for one kind of communication, Gmail for another, and Whatsapp for another, balancing features like accessibility and security and searchability and cost accordingly.  "

Teen arrested for allegedly having nude photos of himself on his phone - CNET

Teen arrested for allegedly having nude photos of himself on his phone - CNET: "Because the law viewed Copening as an adult perpetrator, the charge for him was sexual exploitation of a minor (also him), a felony."