2021-11-17
Worthy
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On some level, this is pure projection: those who are incapable of assessing political or legal conflicts through a prism of principles rather than personalities assume that everyone is plagued by the same deficiency. Since they decide whether to support or oppose the FBI's actions toward O'Keefe based on their personal view of O'Keefe rather than through reference to any principles, they assume that this is how everyone is determining their views of that situation. Similarly, since they base their views on whether Rittenhouse should be convicted or acquitted based on how they personally feel about Rittenhouse and his perceived politics rather than the evidence presented at the trial (which most of them have not watched), they assume that anyone advocating for an acquittal can be doing so only because they like Rittenhouse's politics and believe that his actions were heroic.
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The Odor of Things, By Scott Sayare | Harper's Magazine
It is a common misconception, in Marr’s view, that one must have a particularly refined nose to become a perfumer. Sensitivity comes with training. (Early on, Marr noticed the sharpening of his olfactory sense on the highway. He suddenly found he could tell, with his windows closed, whether a driver ahead of him was smoking a cigarette, even if the driver’s windows were closed too.)
In particular, the company has devoted considerable resources to the study of the scent of human waste, a project co-sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Open defecation is a major cause of disease in parts of the world without sewers; even when latrines are installed, they often go unused because they smell so vile. The Gates Foundation was interested in finding a solution.
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Ask HN: What are some great engineering blogs? | Hacker News
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Bear strolls into 7-Eleven, uses hand sanitizer as worker screams ‘get out!’
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Scorpions flood Egyptian villages after storm, hospitalize hundreds
Horseshit
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Does It Matter If I Eat the Stickers on Fruits and Vegetables?
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Investigators not yet sure Liverpool hospital bombing was terrorism | UK news | The Guardian
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The most influential man on the internet - by Max Read - Read Max
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Impossible food sues to cancel earlier trademark owners | Hacker News
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Young women on social media are developing Tourette’s-like tics
celebrity gossip
COVID / VaxCult
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Hmmm Worldwide Search Trend For "Died Suddenly" Spikes To Record Highs | ZeroHedge
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Finally! Siskind does horse paste: Ivermectin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know - Astral Codex Ten
We’ve got to actually look at these and see which ones are good and which ones are bad. So, God help us, let’s go over all thirty of the ivermectin studies in this top panel of ivmmeta.com.
Summary: + Ivermectin doesn’t reduce mortality in COVID a significant amount (let’s say d > 0.3) in the absence of comorbid parasites: 85-90% confidence + Parasitic worms are a significant confounder in some ivermectin studies, such that they made them get a positive result even when honest and methodologically sound: 50% confidence
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Switzerland: Hospitalizations and Deaths by Vaccination Status
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8 lingering questions about the new Covid pills from Merck and Pfizer
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Fauci says boosters for all key to U.S. reaching Covid-19 endemic level
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Rapid assessment of SARS-CoV-2 evolved variants using virus-like particles
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Covid outbreak in party town shows how the pandemic could end
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OSHA Suspends Emergency Temporary Standard on Covid-19 Vaccinations
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100k died of drug overdoses during first year of Covid Restrictions
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(Oct 2021) Covid-19 Mortality Risk Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status
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(Oct 2021) How did we get here: what are droplets and aerosols and how far do they go?
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Amazon workers were left 'terrified and powerless' after concealed Covid cases
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The definition of 'fully vaccinated' is changing to three Covid-19 doses
Culture War / Re segregation / Identdoctrination
Edumacationalizing
Media / Many Ministries of Truths / Censorship
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Netflix now sharing worldwide top10 viewing data with export options
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(June 2021) With Bezos at the Helm, Democracy Dies at the Washington Post Editorial Board
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(July 2020) Slate Star Codex and Silicon Valley’s War Against the Media
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Growing tech censorship continues to spark rapid gains at alternative platforms
TechSuck
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(Nov 12) TRUTH Social releases Mastodon source
- A few of the stories about "Trump violates GPL" noted the 30 day compliance window; at least.
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The OBS project has accused Streamlabs of copying their name and trademark | Hacker News
Economicon
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Rivian is now the third most valuable carmaker on the planet
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JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162 mln after Musk tweets soured warrant deal
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Powell announces new Fed approach to inflation that keep rates lower for longer
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U.S. pensions are hundreds of billions of dollars short, vote to use leverage
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Powell’s Five Inflation Benchmarks Are Starting to Flash Amber
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Reuters: Rating agencies say Biden spending plans won't increase inflation
Gubmint / Poilitcks
Law / Crime / Police
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FBI investigating vials labeled 'smallpox' found in lab near Philadelphia
the vials were reportedly found in a freezer Monday night at a Merck facility outside Philadelphia.
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'QAnon Shaman' Gets 41 Months In Prison For Role In Jan. 6 Riot | ZeroHedge
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Rittenhouse:
Security / Militaria / Diplomania
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Russia admits to anti-satellite missile test but denies ‘dangerous behavior’
+ [Russian Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Draws Widespread Condemnation | Hackaday](https://hackaday.com/2021/11/17/russian-anti-satellite-weapon-test-draws-widespread-condemnation/)