Reading Roundup: Obama at Ivy Tech, Bobbi Kristina, 10-digit dialing

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Happy Friday!

Here’s a roundup of 10 or so more links to get your day started:

  • President Barack Obama is planning to highlight the benefits of Indiana’s statewide community college system during his town hall meeting today at Ivy Tech’s headquarters. (IndyStar) | His motorcade’s route is not known, but expect traffic to be tied up north of Downtown. (IndyStar)
  • Investigators became suspicious of the father of missing Baby Delano after he described the child’s kidnappers as identical to characters in “Grand Theft Auto.” (IndyStar)
  • Bobby Brown issued a statement late Thursday insisting that contrary to media reports, his daughter Bobbi Kristina is not brain dead.  It still doesn’t sound good. (USA Today)
  • Worried your Anthem data was stolen? Take these five steps to protect yourself. (IndyStar)
  • Yes, Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue features the first-ever plus-size model. But it’s not who everyone thinks. (BuzzFeed)
  • Former Indiana Rep. Dan Burton went on CNN to defend his long-held view that vaccines cause autism. He ended up getting schooled by Anderson Cooper about breastfeeding. (IndyStar)
  • 10-digit dialing starts Saturday in Indiana for phone users in the 812 and the new 930 area codes. (Louisville Courier-Journal)
  • I’m fascinated by Lindy West’s story, “What happened when I confronted my cruellest troll.”  Have you been cyber-bullied? (The Guardian)
  • There’s a scientific explanation for NBC anchor Brian Williams’ mortifying memory flub. (Washington Post)
  • Keurig’s attempts to “DRM” its coffee cups totally backfired. (The Verge)

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Author: Cori

Cori Faklaris (aka "HeyCori") is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Software and Information Systems, College of Computing. Faklaris received her PhD in human-computer interaction in 2022 from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer Science, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. She also is a social media expert and longtime journalist, and/or "Doer of Things No One Else Wants to Do."

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