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2024-09-18 01:18:35

“It’s unfortunate that our public health officials and politicians will be remembered for hiding the facts about COVID, rather than disseminating them.”
“Unfortunate" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/people-cant-make-risk-assessments
#Covid
#CovidIsNotOver
#WearAMask

2024-08-30 02:51:40

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@npub1jpe…zsux
It’s only Crime Brûlée if it’s committed in the Brûles region of France, otherwise it’s sparkling pyromania.

2024-08-26 17:38:59

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@npub1lrv…tth9
Maybe, but only if it's one of these:
🧍👩👨📷📺

2024-08-24 21:41:20

@npub1g8e…qdqf
Sorry, I should have thought of this earlier: Is setting up/running the news group costing anything? I'd be happy to contribute.

2024-08-20 03:52:56

@npub1u3u…658a
Worth a repeat for tonight.
(https://www.mluckovich.com/all-prints/p/p69q206zh6b8284d0dvp8n63fc5idr)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/992/319/730/464/938/original/5b3782f4f89fb5b2.png

2024-08-18 23:17:17

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@npub1s97…lg0g
4. Enjoying the Chilterns: Priceless

2024-08-09 21:20:29

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@npub1dts…6798
DoIt!
(https://www.folklore.org/Do_It.html)

2024-07-28 14:54:00

Patience pays off.
#Photography
#WildlifePhotography
#Bobcat
#Sonoma
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2024-07-23 00:26:39

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@npub16le…e33l
This is truly marvelous:
https://youtu.be/xwqT-nCF4jM
"I know Donald Trump's type…”
#Harris
#ProsecutorVsFelon

2024-07-21 22:29:23

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@npub16le…e33l
Every time she's asked a question that can be related to her legal career, she should say, “Back when I was prosecuting sex offenders like Donald Trump…”

2024-07-16 13:10:35

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@npub1lrv…tth9
(via https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughMuskSpam/comments/16p6rnu/better_clarify/?rdt=36227)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/796/331/666/895/434/original/3aa5e1651fbf7d5e.jpeg

2024-07-16 05:23:21

For some reason just an odd perspective
#SanFrancisco
#Photography
#SFBayArea
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/794/494/358/676/069/original/74e78299e1242646.jpeg

2024-07-14 13:16:45

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@npub1tel…4v4v
Schumer leads Democrat calls for investment in courses on marksmanship.

2024-07-14 03:03:04

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@npub1lrv…tth9
(Sorry, I don’t know who to credit for this.)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/782/618/132/174/317/original/3ca061f7e0a487e1.jpeg

2024-07-11 22:46:48

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@npub1lnm…624t
Premature inauguration.

2024-07-09 03:04:53

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@npub1dyt…q8lq
Could H2 be one of David Cameron's ancestors?
#UKPolitics
#PigGate

2024-07-08 03:31:48

I pee sitting down.
- Edward Scissorhands
#FictionalCharacterConfessions
#HashtagGames

2024-06-13 15:54:58

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@npub1xxt…f2tp
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wherefore

2024-06-13 14:47:37

The sun caught the tops of the trees at just the right angle
#Photography
#LandscapePhotography
#Sonoma
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/609/856/956/496/174/original/94aae484e4155899.jpeg

2024-06-11 21:01:58

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@npub1c5u…sr87
As ever, of course, ripped off by other companies at the time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Indy
😊

2024-05-15 17:20:58

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@npub1tel…4v4v
Oh the irony, that would be the correct use of Ivermectin.

2024-05-11 13:05:59

A bit overcast here this morning, but still managed to get a great view of #aurora
It's noisier than I thought it might have been
cc @npub1tel…4v4v
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/422/601/049/843/887/original/0aa97f1ec3df5d52.png

2024-04-07 15:47:48

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@npub1xxt…f2tp
Are they taking a couple of jerry cans of petrol so that they don't have to wait in the inevitably long lines at the gas stations when they run out?

2024-03-25 12:03:34

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@npub1tel…4v4v
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qir4EEpawE&t=18s

2024-03-23 13:08:37

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@npub1tel…4v4v
Obviously you’ll need them after losing all your old friends because you bought a Cybertruck

2024-03-18 15:18:11

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@npub1v2s…mqq5
‘The other bond companies will not “accept hard assets such as real estate as collateral,”’
No, really?
They won't accept real estate as security against a fine levied because the defendant was found guilty of inflating real estate prices?
Good heavens.
🙄

2024-02-23 19:43:36

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@npub1uw8…88kr
The photographs don’t really do it justice
#Caracol
#MayanTemple
#Maya
#Calendar
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/982/502/872/631/527/original/6176cc62f0e02503.jpeg
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2024-02-23 19:41:59

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@npub1uw8…88kr
Oh, sorry, yes, that was the point (not enough characters for nuance) — the question was really a general one asking when Gregorian was first adopted.
It was a marvelous experience, though, and the Archaeology department did a superb job (including a sunrise torchlit procession).
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/982/496/809/458/744/original/c67d1b2ada6c5063.jpeg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/982/497/539/318/166/original/191a6aa19cbf7b51.jpeg
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2024-02-23 19:23:12

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@npub1uw8…88kr
I had the privilege to be at the temple at Caracol when the Mayan calendar cycled.
There was a presentation by a professor from the Archaeology department about calendaring systems who extolled the virtues of their system, and at one point asked if anyone knew when (to paraphrase) western calendars got leap years right.
I put my hand up and said, “September 1582”. No, they asserted, it was the 1700s.
It wasn't appropriate to "debate" in the moment, but it was disappointing.

2024-02-14 06:16:29

#CDCSays you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'

2024-02-14 04:54:16

#CDCSays this is a date which will live in infamy

2024-02-14 03:24:31

#CDCSays for cheaper travel, look for flights on 737 Max-es

2024-02-11 12:40:34

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@npub1u2h…z4d7 @npub1t22…3ddy
Especially given how successful Ukraine has been in holding back the Russians, the assertion that “Europe doesn’t have the military capabilities to defend its territory” seems … ill-founded.
The suggestion that Europe “had a free ride” is simply asinine

2024-02-08 05:20:12

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@npub1rc6…g7hx
You might also be interested in:
https://geoffbeattie.com/books/why-arent-we-saving-the-planet

2024-01-24 13:26:52

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@npub1g0t…tvm4
(Repeat from another thread)
"Curiously”, in Department for Energy Security & Net Zero's publication "Electricity Generation Costs 2023” (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6556027d046ed400148b99fe/electricity-generation-costs-2023.pdf):
"For nuclear, we continue to use assumptions from the 2016 Generation Costs Report and from publicly available data from the Hinkley Point C project”
So nuclear doesn't even get a listing in LCOE estimates. Solar and wind, though, are around £40/MWh (and CCGT £114) compared with estimate of £126++ for nuclear).
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/811/153/668/431/205/original/da37d88d8d0ade00.png

2024-01-23 20:39:29

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@npub1tel…4v4v
What about vs. Nancy Pelosi?

2024-01-16 15:30:20

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@npub1mmf…eknq
That’s just #Ageist.
How about encouraging older people to improve their health rather than asserting aribitrary limitations on their abilities?
https://apple.news/Ad-6gzipvTiOtze-PgmTAbg

2024-01-09 15:07:29

https://apple.news/ATPNj0_lYSwGZzRwBZxcdKA
‘… some people are testing at Day 1 and Day 2 and saying, 'Oh, it's negative, I don't have COVID,'" Hudson said. "If they probably tested themselves a couple of days later, there's a pretty good chance that it actually would turn out to be COVID."’
Just what I’ve been saying for months.
Asserting that RATs are a *great* way to keep others safe is #Bullshit.
#WearAMask
#Covid
#CovidIsNotOver

2024-01-05 16:31:31

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@npub1su4…a0dw
They're not for the suburbs either.
Large, heavy vehicles — especially trucks — are generally bad for safety and for the environment.
The hazard they impose increments with speed, as fuel efficiency decreases and kinetic energy increases.
Any vehicle registered as a truck should be legally limited to 55mph regardless of what highway they’re being driven on.
https://www.change.org/p/limit-trucks-to-55mph

2023-12-24 19:35:29

#SilentSunday
#Sunset
#Photography
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/637/071/455/212/531/original/68c2c108b0193f06.jpeg

2023-12-10 14:05:06

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@npub18p3…03wh
Umm, no; “because it’s intrusive” is perfectly sufficient.

2023-10-30 16:50:50

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@npub1u3t…c6ug
Given that they had the means by which to intercede — presumably without significant hazard to themselves — it would be interesting to know if they could be charged as accomplices?

2023-10-06 20:18:51

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@npub1khx…geyg
It would be useful to add a line for birds killed by pollution caused directly by fossil fuel emissions, and for bonus points by climate change caused by fossil fuels.
As with many of these sorts of chart, omitting the "status quo" can be seriously misleading. Yes, turbines may kill birds, but we have to also consider how many are being culled now by the alternative.

2023-10-02 14:51:38

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@npub1c35…9pmh
Or maybe a notification about the latest trendy geegaw — “Fad gadget”?

2023-09-28 13:00:22

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@npub1u24…32pl
Hmm:
"FB8100403: Please remove usage of "sanity" and similar from your documentation”
That got sent to the Style Guide and closed because it is already covered there.
I've cloned the original and assigned to DevPubs for actual action. “Linguistic inclusivity” is something they've been working on for some time, but evidently not found everything.

2023-09-23 21:18:52

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@npub1alm…57vz
If you think you’re “too tired to mask” wait until you have #LongCOVID and you’re too tired to do anything
#WearAMask

2023-09-23 15:53:58

I don't understand why some people are against #AirFiltration
and #FarUV for protection against #Covid.
Apart from anything else, it's not like the mitigations are difficult to do or in any way intrusive after they're done
And they're beneficial for far more than "just" Covid
I really don't see why anyone would object, other than plain fuckwittery

2023-09-18 22:36:17

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@npub1su4…a0dw
“polling still shows a dangerous partisan divide … 79 percent of Democrats said they planned on getting the updated shot, but only 39 percent of Republicans said the same”
"dangerous”?

2023-09-17 16:44:48

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@npub1tel…4v4v
To pee or not to pee, that is the question
#TwoFer

2023-09-16 20:39:29

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@npub1nnh…v3dt
IMHumbleO rapid tests almost do more harm than good now.
Typically they don’t show a positive until after about 4 days of infection, during which time someone can easily be contagious (we’ve known this for a long time — e.g. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-long-could-i-be-contagious-before-a-positive-virus-test)
Unless you get a PCR test (Lucira etc.) the best strategy is probably, “If you think you might have it, you probably have”. And continue to do what everyone ought to be doing anyway: #WearAMask

2023-09-11 14:57:47

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@npub1khx…geyg
Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes infuriating — when the appeals are from the same people that decry “single payer" as "socialism" and perennially rail and vote against it.

2023-08-25 19:49:05

@npub1yyx…qa5g
Despite what you might have anticipated, squirrels in the SF Bay Area have attitude
#Photography
#NaturePhotography
#Squirrel
#SFBayArea
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2023-08-13 14:01:23

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@npub1ezx…74mr @npub1v5x…fmhy @npub1nca…7f70
We’re taking small steps at least.
The ride-on mower I got has swappable batteries, of two sizes — the smaller ones are the same as those for the strimmer, chain saw, and auger:
https://www.ryobitools.com/products/80v

2023-08-03 19:33:12

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@npub1ept…jcl3
I'm sorry, but most home testing kits now are just about useless.
You certainly need to test more than once.
If you're able to get a Lucira test then that's likely to be accurate.
The general observation remains: #CovidIsNotOver, so #WearAMask

2023-07-22 16:13:42

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@npub1nzm…85c8
Rumours of @npub1vkg…h6qv’s death have been creatively exaggerated

2023-06-28 02:09:39

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@npub1tel…4v4v
One-way or return?

2023-06-22 19:03:14

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@npub1v2s…mqq5
Instant unknowing and unanticipated death would certainly be better than some of the alternatives
Like for example drowning at sea with 500 other panicking people after a ship capsized

2023-06-20 14:54:25

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@npub1u24…32pl
In case this helps:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/577/114/209/640/433/original/e182da228d9e31a7.jpeg

2023-06-15 13:30:36

Dog decided it’s a good day to start early with a brisk-ish walk
Rewarded by a delightful brief encounter on the way back
#DogsOfMastodon
#Fox
#Sonoma
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2023-06-13 19:40:02

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@npub1su4…a0dw
Taking this up to the top-level for a general observation
cc @npub16u9…36cx @npub1z9j…0qar
This isn't "altruism" on Tesla's part, they have at least two strong motivations to have NACS become and remain a standard:
1. Diminishing market dominance
2. Ongoing cost
The latter is particularly Machiavellian and aligns with Musk's penchant for screwing his own customers.

2023-06-05 17:53:18

macOS in Sonoma
#WWDC23
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/492/882/840/942/417/original/6510f1d91732b2d5.jpeg

2023-05-30 22:46:53

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@npub15qw…3p2z And, of course, diabetes is a hoax — the Obamas and Clintons own all the companies that produce insulin…

2023-05-30 22:43:59

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@npub15qw…3p2z Another couple that are not much of a stretch:
In-home air filters — God put all those things into the air for you to improve your immune system
Cleaning food and heating it to 165 degrees — our ancestors didn't bother with that sort of wimpishness and neither should we… eat the natural food God provides

2023-05-26 19:24:05

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@npub1su4…a0dw
Hmm…
(Photo of Casa Batlló façade by tato grasso - Own work (personal work), CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2843564)
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/436/616/832/005/987/original/390a8bb71d416e1d.jpeg

2023-04-18 20:11:06

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#[0]
Hmm, I suspect that not what many of us had actually hoped for, though it must be best for Dominion.
I wonder if they’ll be able to go after “Individual 1” next?

2023-03-29 15:53:28

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#[0]
Again amended from elsewhere:
“Freedom of speech” means that the *Government* won’t prevent someone from saying something.
It does not absolve anyone of the repercussions of what they say and does not preclude the *community* from censuring someone for hate speech.
Collectively we seem to rise up in anger if someone cuts down a favored tree, lets their dog roam where it’s not supposed to, or paints their house an unusual color. We should do the same for bigotry.

2023-03-22 13:05:31

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#[0]
Amended from a post elsewhere:
“Freedom of speech” means *Government* won’t prevent someone from saying something
It does not absolve anyone of repercussions of what they say, does not preclude *community* from censuring someone for hate speech
Those mis-applying First Amendment (FA) are violating fundamental principle on which country was founded: that all [men] are equal
“Other” people are simply seeking to live a life of liberty and happiness, and FA are seeking to abridge that