Did Zoom/Amazon exacerbate the pandemic by allowing the elite class to recede into their homes and lecture everyone else about unrealistic or counter-productive measures instead of being forced to think through precise solutions? ( Vinay Prasad MD MPH )

Wild how much 'science' is copying without knowledge; well, that and the big egos. Kudos to Linsey Marr https://www.threads.net/@linseycmarr for paving the way towards improved knowledge and solutions. #bridgingdisciplines wired.com/story/the-teen…

TIL the Moderna shot has a cool brand name ("Spikevax") and the Pfizer shot has a loser brand name ("Comirnaty") evaluate.com/vantage/articl…

Paternalistic government, ferrets, and the failure to accurately assess risk... youtube.com/watch?v=cNcVCF…

Perhaps Sotomayor was perpetuating misinformation on purpose? Seems to have forced a discussion about the facts.

If I’m Joe Rogan, I’m rooting for Spotify to fire me. Rogan would get most of his contract paid out, his audience would follow him, and he could start his own media company, which would likely make him even more money.

Congratulations to the Salesforce Tower climber for discovering the only thing you can get arrested for in San Francisco

Wondering about the long term fire risk of lithium-ion batteries for home installations e.g. Tesla Powerwall. Given the number of datacenter fires reported, the risk is definitely greater than zero. #batteryfires networkworld.com/article/369243…

Caucusing!

Eminem really had no chill

🚨 Poll Results Most people were unaware that the census counts ALL people, including illegal immigrants, for deciding how many House seats each state gets. The poll got 17,000 votes of which 51% voted no. This means over 8500 people became aware of the American census counting

NEW: MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has deleted his ‘Bloodbath’ tweet after getting called out by Elon Musk. The propagandist claimed Trump said he would conduct “another bloodbath” if he lost the election, however Trump was talking about the auto industry. Scarborough has not yet

Microsoft engineer: 500ms lag in liblzma? Something's up. Also Microsoft engineer: 45 minute lag in Microsoft Teams? Perfect.

Totality: An HDR composite image of yesterday's eclipse. This photo used 5 cameras to capture thousands of photos during a 4 minute period. My goal was to capture the magic of the visual experience, and I hope this photo evokes similar emotions I experienced while watching it.

#BitcoinHalving2024 Halving Completed!

Most people think that cancer hits you randomly, affects one body part, and is a death sentence. But cancer is quite the opposite. It stems from years of poor metabolic health, often due to the Average American Diet. It mirrors our cellular terrain and is largely preventable.

Coincidental that the Horse Gulch fire northeast of Helena is burning the exact area that was previously slated for a huge forest management project to mitigate wildfire risk that was blocked until this year by radical environmentalist litigants.🤔

EPIC downtime

Trying to use Amex. Etix site has Amex logo. But... 🤷‍♂️ #UXFail

Why? Casey's