2022-01-25

Cool

• Silicon die teardown: a look inside an early 555 timer chip

Worthy

• Why do we need a NEW philosophy of progress?

etc

• How big was the Tonga eruption?

• Can a New Line of Work Help Save These Wild Welsh Ponies?

• James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, million miles away

• Portraits of (Debt) Relief

• Witness at scene of CDC lab monkeys crash has developed symptoms – Harrisburg100

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  • Monkeys escape after crash near Danville | wnep.com

• How the Air Fryer Crisped Its Way into America's Heart

Horseshit

• Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies

  • Giving cash to poor parents affects baby brain activity

• Judge Lifts Order Preventing Wisconsin Hospital Workers from Starting New Jobs

• The Coming “Spudpocalypse.”

• Couple made nearly $120k in under 6 hours selling NFTs to save their home

• Keynes warned the world against using economic sanctions

• Why animal owners in Hong Kong are hiring private planes for their pets

• Sam Altman Cofounds Worldcoin, Now Valued at $1B

celebrity gossip

• Assange Hearing Day Oh God It Never Ends

• Elon Musk Urges McDonald’s to Accept Dogecoin for Payment

COVID / VaxCult

• California school kids must get Covid vaccine under new bill

• CDC: Natural immunity stronger than vaccines alone in delta wave | FOX31 Denver

• Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by Vaccination Status and Previous Diagnosis

• Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove Music over ‘False Information About Vaccines’

• A chewing gum that could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission

• Covid-19 Vaccines Don’t Cause Infertility or Harm Pregnancy Chances

• NY State Supreme Court Judge ruled New York's mask mandate “unconstitutional,”

• Covid-19 Omicron’s Radical Evolution

• Op-ed: Two years into Covid and we’re still not getting the message: It’s airborne!

• COVID-19: endemic doesn’t mean harmless

• The Fallacy of “Mild” Omicron

• UF Health study suggests association between COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction

• FDA Curbs Use of COVID-19 Antibody Drugs Sidelined by Omicron

  • Florida monoclonal antibody sites shut down after FDA revokes EUA

• CDC shifts COVID-19 messaging focus from ‘fully vaccinated’ to ‘up to date’

• Vaccines are a tool, not a silver bullet. We would have realized this earlier with more debate

• SARS-CoV-2 spike protein activates human endogenous retroviruses in blood cells

• Israel world #1 in daily Covid cases per capita

• Israeli expert panel advises 4th vaccine dose for all adults

• Pfizer Opens Study of Covid Shots Updated to Match Omicron

  • Testing of omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech begins

• Emails reveal scientists suspected Covid leaked from Wuhan lab

• New Covid variant BA.2 detected in at least 40 different countries

Culture War / Re segregation / Faith Fights

• Has Godwin’s Law, the Rule of Nazi Comparisons, Been Disproven?

• The Writing on the Wall: Sci-Fi’s Empty Techno-Optimism

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• SAT will soon be all-digital and shortened from 3 hours to 2

Media / ShowBiz / Censorship

• Censorship by Algorithm Does Far More Damage Than Conventional Censorship

• Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan vaccine info

TechSuck

• AT&T announces multi-gigabit fiber: $110 a month for 2Gbps, $180 for 5Gbps

• Worse Is Better

• Zheng Bang ZB3245TSS Pick & Place Machine - Custom Electronics, PWM Circuits, Induction Heating, and DIY Science Projects

• Nvidia prepares to abandon takeover of Arm

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Stocks mount comeback with Dow closing in the green after 1000-pt loss

• Economists are revising their views on robots and jobs

• Companies are desperate for workers but can't find them. Why?

• Dollars Ex Machina - Doomberg

• Bryan Caplan Argues We Need More Inflation

• Commerce Department Survey Uncovers ‘Alarming’ Chip Shortages

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

BOMBSHELL: Biden Family Scored $31 Million from Deals with Individuals with Direct Ties to the Highest Levels of Chinese Intelligence

• Joe Biden Formally Backs Consumers' Right to Repair Their Electronics

• Joe Biden Snaps, Calls Reporter 'Stupid Son of a Bitch'

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• New York City Subway Assaults Jump to Highest Level Since 1997

• DHS warns of Russian cyberattack on US if it responds to Ukraine invasion

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• Havana (Syndrome) Affair

• Differences Splinter U.S. Team Negotiating With Iran on Nuclear Deal

• Militarized Dolphins Protect Almost a Quarter of the US Nuclear Stockpile

• Navy Puts Carrier Under NATO Control As Russian Ships Converge On The Mediterranean

• Hactivists say they hacked Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup

  • Hacking group claims control of Belarusian railroads

• US threatens use of novel export control if Russia invades Ukraine

• The US Bombed A Vital Dam In Syria, Lied About It, & Called Anyone Who Reported The Truth "Crazy" | ZeroHedge

World

• Australia buys copyright to Aboriginal flag, making it free to fly

• Russia Adds Navalny, Several Associates to 'Terrorists' List

• Giant chessboard: Istanbul ship-spotters monitor moves for war

• Power outage on nation-scale in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Health / Medicine

• The Alzheimer’s Death Panel

• 90% of US has a poor diet, and 25% don’t exercise

  • 25% of U.S. adults are not active enough to protect their health

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• CBS: Climate Change CAUSED the Tonga Volcanic Eruption – Watts Up With That?

• Bee bricks become planning requirement for new buildings in Brighton

• Can Science Fiction Wake Us Up to Our Climate Reality?