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Finished building another #CorsiRosenthalBox today.
The third pic is my older single-filter #CorsiRosenthal Box that's nearly 2 years old now. I'll replace its MERV-13 filter soon and keep using it when I favour quietness over airflow. #CRBox
The third pic is my older single-filter #CorsiRosenthal Box that's nearly 2 years old now. I'll replace its MERV-13 filter soon and keep using it when I favour quietness over airflow. #CRBox
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WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
WHO launches new, unified plan for countries to manage coronaviruses: COVID-19 and beyond
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new strategic plan for the management of coronavirus disease threats, including COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), and potential ...
www.who.int
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
Not surprising at all: apnews.com/article/data...
Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn't look any better
Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Not surprising at all: apnews.com/article/data...
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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“Because COVID destabilizes the immune system, researchers are now beginning to see a link between repeat COVID infections and rising cancer rates in young people. One study recently found that a COVID infection can accelerate or increase cancer risk…”
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Because COVID destabilizes the immune system, researchers are now beginning to see a link between repeat COVID infections and rising cancer rates in young people. One study recently found that a COVID infection can accelerate or increase cancer risk…”
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October 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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‘While SARS-CoV-2 does not cause HIV/AIDS, its ability to induce immune dysfunction—including T cell depletion & dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infection incl opportunistic, accelerated bio aging, neurological, & systemic damage provide parallels... .’
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal
and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due
to the immune dysfunction caused ...
www.ajpmfocus.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
‘While SARS-CoV-2 does not cause HIV/AIDS, its ability to induce immune dysfunction—including T cell depletion & dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infection incl opportunistic, accelerated bio aging, neurological, & systemic damage provide parallels... .’
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
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Robert Irwin is still masking on planes 😷 👏
Comfortable enough to sleep in during a long haul flight from Australia to LA
Comfortable enough to sleep in during a long haul flight from Australia to LA
September 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Robert Irwin is still masking on planes 😷 👏
Comfortable enough to sleep in during a long haul flight from Australia to LA
Comfortable enough to sleep in during a long haul flight from Australia to LA
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“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
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“Federal regulators can fine hospitals hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars if too many of their patients get hospital-acquired infections.
Some hospital leaders, realizing that if they don’t look for infections, they won’t find them, are discouraging testing, clinicians told STAT”
Some hospital leaders, realizing that if they don’t look for infections, they won’t find them, are discouraging testing, clinicians told STAT”
Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cases, the solution is not to test
A STAT Investigation: To avoid fines for reporting excessive hospital-acquired infections, some facilities are discouraging testing.
www.statnews.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“Federal regulators can fine hospitals hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars if too many of their patients get hospital-acquired infections.
Some hospital leaders, realizing that if they don’t look for infections, they won’t find them, are discouraging testing, clinicians told STAT”
Some hospital leaders, realizing that if they don’t look for infections, they won’t find them, are discouraging testing, clinicians told STAT”
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tldr humanity needs to engineer buildings around filtered air replacement rate and it's not even that dramatic but for dramatic results
⬆️ ventilation = ⬇️ Covid HAIs
Increasing from 1 to 6 ACH = 50% reduction
(~40% to 20% attack rate)
Increasing from 6 to 10 ACH = more reduction
(~20% to 10% attack rate)
Increasing from 1 to 6 ACH = 50% reduction
(~40% to 20% attack rate)
Increasing from 6 to 10 ACH = more reduction
(~20% to 10% attack rate)
September 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
tldr humanity needs to engineer buildings around filtered air replacement rate and it's not even that dramatic but for dramatic results
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
Kansas City: COVID-19 outbreak forces metro school to close until next week fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...
fox4kc.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
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Check this neuron infected with #SARSCoV2 being attacked by a microglia. Is this process beneficial or detrimental? Do we want therapies to inhibit microglia activation/neuroinflammation, but what if it means more neurons infecting other neurons? Neurovirology is fascinating! #FluorescenceFriday
August 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Check this neuron infected with #SARSCoV2 being attacked by a microglia. Is this process beneficial or detrimental? Do we want therapies to inhibit microglia activation/neuroinflammation, but what if it means more neurons infecting other neurons? Neurovirology is fascinating! #FluorescenceFriday
www.yourlifechoices.com.au/food-recipes...
Was wondering why I thought I was imagining the nasty aftertaste despite no change to the packaging, then I checked the ingredients list again. Oh well, no more I guess.
Was wondering why I thought I was imagining the nasty aftertaste despite no change to the packaging, then I checked the ingredients list again. Oh well, no more I guess.
PepsiCo and Mountain Dew change their recipe in Australia—what’s in your drink?
If you’re a fan of cracking open a cold can of Pepsi or Mountain Dew, you might want to look closer at the label next time you’re in the supermarket. In a move that’s set to shake up the soft drink a...
www.yourlifechoices.com.au
August 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
www.yourlifechoices.com.au/food-recipes...
Was wondering why I thought I was imagining the nasty aftertaste despite no change to the packaging, then I checked the ingredients list again. Oh well, no more I guess.
Was wondering why I thought I was imagining the nasty aftertaste despite no change to the packaging, then I checked the ingredients list again. Oh well, no more I guess.
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Human Source SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission to remote sentinel Hamsters: 7 COVID-positive patients spent a 409.5 hours in the AIR facility, while 216 hamsters were exposed continuously to approximately 5% of the total ward ventilatory exhaust
- guess what happened
academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
- guess what happened
academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
Human Source Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Aerosol Transmission to Remote Sentinel Hamsters
We tested human-generated bioaerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via building ventilation by directing ward-extract air to caged hamsters. Over 58% of anima
academic.oup.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Human Source SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol Transmission to remote sentinel Hamsters: 7 COVID-positive patients spent a 409.5 hours in the AIR facility, while 216 hamsters were exposed continuously to approximately 5% of the total ward ventilatory exhaust
- guess what happened
academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
- guess what happened
academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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Looking at the impact of maternal COVID infection on neurodevelopment, the authors found: at 6 months, 33.3% of infants exhibited cognitive delays, 20% communication delays, and 40% motor delays, increasing to 35.71%, 64.29%, and 57.14% at 24 months, respectively.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cord blood cytokines/chemokines linked to delays in toddlers exposed to SARS-CoV-2 prenatally - Pediatric Research
Pediatric Research - Cord blood cytokines/chemokines linked to delays in toddlers exposed to SARS-CoV-2 prenatally
www.nature.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Looking at the impact of maternal COVID infection on neurodevelopment, the authors found: at 6 months, 33.3% of infants exhibited cognitive delays, 20% communication delays, and 40% motor delays, increasing to 35.71%, 64.29%, and 57.14% at 24 months, respectively.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Is everyone still trying to ignore "mou" on xitter? They continue to be impressively confident and accurate about Tadej Pogačar's lack of limits. How is he doing it? Could it possibly be via an APT? Their writing style reminds me of something.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance... #couchpeloton #tdf2025
Advanced persistent threat - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Is everyone still trying to ignore "mou" on xitter? They continue to be impressively confident and accurate about Tadej Pogačar's lack of limits. How is he doing it? Could it possibly be via an APT? Their writing style reminds me of something.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance... #couchpeloton #tdf2025
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I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
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I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I suspect that fact that the vast majority of LLM users don’t seem to have received this (really very simple!) message is because the AI companies have a vested interest in us not understanding it. “ChatGPT is smart, it just makes mistakes sometimes” is much more marketable than the truth.
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Let’s Beat Climate Change The Same Way We Beat Covid
June 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Let’s Beat Climate Change The Same Way We Beat Covid
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if i can be y’all’s dad for a second:
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
I am surrounded by people who are outsourcing their own thinking to ChatGPT and they are quickly and obviously becoming dependent on it for even the most banal tasks. Once again, the "figuring it out" is the important part. Yes, you can use a crane to lift weights but you will not get stronger
June 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
if i can be y’all’s dad for a second:
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable
that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better
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so i spent the weekend fucking around with the latest chatgpt build working through its text analysis/synthesis capabilities and hoooooooo boy i have a bunch of complicated thoughts.
June 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
so i spent the weekend fucking around with the latest chatgpt build working through its text analysis/synthesis capabilities and hoooooooo boy i have a bunch of complicated thoughts.