2023-04-01

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• Astronomers discover never-before-seen phenomenon on Saturn • The Register

  The researchers traced the increased levels of Lyman-alpha UV radiation to Saturn's atmosphere, and concluded some external process must be exciting the hydrogen atoms. The most plausible explanation is that the icy particles in Saturn's rings are crashing down onto Saturn's atmosphere, causing it to heat up.

Horseshit

• Rent control madness, and the apartments of 1133-44 Taylor Street

• Yudkowsky: If I could do it in secret, I would have bombed Wuhan labs in 2019 | Hacker News

• They fell in love with AI bots. A software update broke their hearts

celebrity gossip

• Sergey Brin, Other Billionaires Issued Subpoenas in JPMorgan Epstein Suit

Musk

• Scoop: White House won't pay for Twitter verification

• Twitter recommendation source code now available to all on GitHub

  • Twitter's Recommendation Algorithm

  • The Twitter Algorithm

  • HN comments

  • HN comments

• Twitter posts the code it claims determines which tweets people see, and why

• Twitter removes suspicious variables from public algorithm repository

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• U.S. Capitol rioter 'the QAnon Shaman' is released early from federal prison

• Trump’s Prosecution Has Set a Dangerous Precedent

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• CBS News reportedly barring staff from using term ‘transgender’ to reference Nashville shooter.

• (Feb 26) Gays with Guns

• BREAKING: 'Trans Day of Vengeance' cancelled due to 'credible threat to life and safety' | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com

• Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Police: LHS was one of 34 schools caught up in Thursday 'swatting' | Local News | lockportjournal.com

TechSuck

• Llama.cpp 30B runs with only 6GB of RAM now | Hacker News

• Squeezing Secrets Out Of An Amazon Echo Dot

  • “Alexa, what is my WiFi password?” | Hacker News

• Old Vintage Computing Research: Refurb weekend: DEC AlphaPC 164LX

Crypto con games

• In the USA: Bittrex to Cease Operations | Hacker News

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• “I Was Screaming Before You Interrupted Me”: Rep. Bowman Raves in Capitol on Gun Control – JONATHAN TURLEY

Health / Medicine

• As a pain specialist, I may have caused more harm by underprescribing opioids

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• Rare 'high risk' storm alert issued for parts of Midwest and Mid-South

• CDC team studying toxic Ohio train derailment fell ill while investigating

  • CDC team studying East Palestine train derailment fell ill during investigation

• Biden EPA Gives California Special Authority To Phase Out Heavy Duty Gas Trucks

• At Least 9 Dead, Dozens Injured As Tornados Wreak Havoc Across America's Heartland