Jed Hartman / is on Nostr

Editor, writer, reader, generalist, logophile, paronomasiac, ludophile. Bi, poly. Pronouns: he/him. I don’t speak for my employer.

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2024-05-26 21:29:02

“The HPV vaccine prevents head and neck cancers in men, study suggests”
“The new research underscores the importance of vaccination for both sexes, experts say.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hpv-vaccine-linked-lower-rates-head-neck-cancer-males-study-finds-rcna153759

2023-09-13 18:32:31

Amazon stopped selling magazine subscriptions this year, and it’s been causing a lot of problems for many sf magazines.
A lot of those magazines’ subscribers subscribed via Amazon, and there was no way for the magazines to contact those Amazon subscribers.
So if you subscribed to an sf magazine via Amazon, check with the magazine to find another way to subscribe.
Here’s an editorial by Neil Clarke from back in March, talking about the change.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke_03_23/

2023-08-18 16:27:04

For Worldcon members who want to download the Hugo Packet but are running into problems:
I’ve now written up an unofficial guide to how to get past the security warning, how to find and download the files, and how to get them onto a Kindle. Comments/corrections welcome.
https://www.kith.org/jed/2023/08/18/how-to-download-this-years-hugo-packet/
#Hugo
#HugoAward
#Worldcon
#HugoPacket

2023-08-18 16:27:04

2023-08-16 18:33:54

Photos from Minneapolis in 2020, via Dax, who wrote:
“When you take action to build community without the intervention of government, that is anarchy. When you circumvent the need for the involvement of police or courts or other civil institutions to find a just solution together, that is anarchy. When you defy the dehumanizing etiquette of capitalism to make sure that your neighbors are fed and housed, that is anarchy.”
https://www.facebook.com/david.j.schwartz1/posts/10158265944183326
https://medium.com/@hannahlindstrom/an-experiment-in-anarchy-and-alternatives-to-capitalism-labor-for-love-not-money-in-minneapolis-7928c754abdb

2023-08-16 18:33:54

2023-03-09 22:04:18

“RIP: Kathleen Booth, the inventor of assembly language.” She was 100 years old.
(Article from October.)
https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/29/kathleen_booth_obit/