The Daily Populous

Millennials are the most likely generation of Americans to use public libraries

Millennials in America are more likely to have visited a public library in the past year than any other adult generation.

That compares with 45% of Gen Xers, 43% of Baby Boomers and 36% of those in the Silent Generation.

(It is worth noting that the question wording specifically focused on use of public libraries, not on-campus academic libraries.).

Members of the youngest adult generation are also more likely than their elders to have used library websites.

About four-in-ten Millennials (41%) used a library website in the past 12 months, compared with 24% of Boomers.

Relatively high library use by Millennials might be related to changes that many public libraries have undergone in the past 20 years.

Women are more likely than men to say they visited a public library or bookmobile in the past 12 months (54% vs. 39%). »

Norway issues $1bn threat to Brazil over rising Amazon destruction

Authored by theguardian.com

Norway has issued a blunt threat to Brazil that if rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is not reversed, its billion-dollar financial assistance will fall to zero.

The oil-rich Scandinavian nation has provided $1.1bn to Brazil’s Amazon fund since 2008, tied to reductions in the rate of deforestation in the world’s greatest rainforest.

The Amazon fund currently supports dozens of projects which fight deforestation, work on land regulation and the environmental management of indigenous lands. »

Angry Comcast customer set up Raspberry Pi to auto-tweet speed test results

Authored by arstechnica.com

A Comcast customer who is dissatisfied with Internet speeds set up a Raspberry Pi to automatically tweet at Comcast each time speeds are much lower than advertised.

Whenever the down[load] speed is below 50Mbps the Pi uses a Twitter API to send an automatic tweet to Comcast listing the speeds.

A few percent got between 80 and 95 percent of advertised speeds, while about 5 percent were getting less than 80 percent of advertised speeds. »

The Senate health bill would hugely roll back women's health care

Authored by vox.com

Doctors and reproductive health advocates are saying the GOP’s Senate health care bill looks like a big step backward.

1) The bill overhauls and dramatically cuts Medicaid — which covers half of all US births.

Medicaid is incredibly important for reproductive health: The program for low-income Americans pays for half of all births, including two-thirds of unplanned births. »

“Weird Al” Yankovic is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Authored by avclub.com

Hollywood is set to pay its respects to one of pop culture’s most beloved comedy figures, as “Weird Al” Yankovic announced today that he’s getting a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

The announcement was met with online congratulations from his numerous celebrity fans and friends, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and Yankovic’s old Comedy Bang!

I just found out I’m getting a star on the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME. »