@lizrtn.bsky.social
Computer games & IT, knitting & crochet, books, wine, history, science, coffee and a serial hobbyist. Staff to a demanding cat.
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this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
this is amazing news - the HPV vaccine promises to eliminate cervical cancer in countries where uptake is high.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?
November 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?
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The humanities get attacked because they make you and the system uncomfortable. They make you think about power, history, and yourself in ways profit-driven tech can’t.
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The humanities get attacked because they make you and the system uncomfortable. They make you think about power, history, and yourself in ways profit-driven tech can’t.
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Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
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This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
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all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
all the anxiety human evolution developed to help me spot bears now kicks in when i have to answer emails
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People are marching against Trump’s authoritarianism in the USA, Macron’s failures in France, and the cruelty of Gaza policy in the UK.
Everywhere, governments are asking 'how to stop protest?' when they should be asking 'why people feel the need to protest?'
youtu.be/CE4vwdSfdcY?...
Everywhere, governments are asking 'how to stop protest?' when they should be asking 'why people feel the need to protest?'
youtu.be/CE4vwdSfdcY?...
Is protest democracy in motion, and not a crime?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
People are marching against Trump’s authoritarianism in the USA, Macron’s failures in France, and the cruelty of Gaza policy in the UK.
Everywhere, governments are asking 'how to stop protest?' when they should be asking 'why people feel the need to protest?'
youtu.be/CE4vwdSfdcY?...
Everywhere, governments are asking 'how to stop protest?' when they should be asking 'why people feel the need to protest?'
youtu.be/CE4vwdSfdcY?...
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This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵
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New Yorker cartoons nail it again.
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New Yorker cartoons nail it again.
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
There is something so very satisfying in the completion of a new pair of knitted socks.
September 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
There is something so very satisfying in the completion of a new pair of knitted socks.
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It needs to be said that by rebranding Charlie Kirk's views as moderate by both right wingers and liberal cowards resets the extremist views he held as normal and pushes the Overton window to the far right
September 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It needs to be said that by rebranding Charlie Kirk's views as moderate by both right wingers and liberal cowards resets the extremist views he held as normal and pushes the Overton window to the far right
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People pretend like wheelchairs are a modern invention.
They’re mentioned in texts from before Christ.
Self propulsion is relatively “new”, if you consider the 1600s new.
We’ve been here.
There will always be disabled people. Even if you stamp us out, watch what happens over your lifetime.
They’re mentioned in texts from before Christ.
Self propulsion is relatively “new”, if you consider the 1600s new.
We’ve been here.
There will always be disabled people. Even if you stamp us out, watch what happens over your lifetime.
September 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
People pretend like wheelchairs are a modern invention.
They’re mentioned in texts from before Christ.
Self propulsion is relatively “new”, if you consider the 1600s new.
We’ve been here.
There will always be disabled people. Even if you stamp us out, watch what happens over your lifetime.
They’re mentioned in texts from before Christ.
Self propulsion is relatively “new”, if you consider the 1600s new.
We’ve been here.
There will always be disabled people. Even if you stamp us out, watch what happens over your lifetime.
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If you are a person who regularly donates items for food banks, please also consider adding cake mix and icing for birthday cakes and period products. Both make life infinitely nicer for folks who need something nice.
August 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you are a person who regularly donates items for food banks, please also consider adding cake mix and icing for birthday cakes and period products. Both make life infinitely nicer for folks who need something nice.
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Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery this week, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system, 15 meters wide, delivers 1 MW thermal power, 100 MWh storage, contains 2,000 tons crushed soapstone.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
Finland inaugurates world’s largest 1 MW/100 MWh sand battery
Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system developed by Polar Night Energy. The unit is already exceeding efficiency targets.
www.pv-magazine.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Finland has inaugurated the world’s largest sand battery this week, a 1 MW/100 MWh thermal storage system, 15 meters wide, delivers 1 MW thermal power, 100 MWh storage, contains 2,000 tons crushed soapstone.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
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“You may imagine that I am happy on every occasion to offer those little delicate compliments which are always acceptable to ladies.” — Rev Mr GPT-5
August 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“You may imagine that I am happy on every occasion to offer those little delicate compliments which are always acceptable to ladies.” — Rev Mr GPT-5
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“Pathology companies systematically report “normal” blood test results for females who would be diagnosed with iron deficiency if they were male”
I know so many women of all ages who need iron transfusions and some who can’t get them because they cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars; such long waitlists; no Medicare rebates. This is a medical scandal. The misdiagnosis story is shocking. www.smh.com.au/national/gas...
Gaslit, dismissed and treated as hypochondriacs: The gender divide in iron deficiency
Ignored by doctors for years, Abigail almost died, with one doctor in the end saying she had the blood count of a shark attack or car crash victim.
www.smh.com.au
August 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“Pathology companies systematically report “normal” blood test results for females who would be diagnosed with iron deficiency if they were male”
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Today I went to the Australian Computer Museum Society in Ashfield Sydney - they are open until 3pm on a Saturday - and damn it is really worth going!
acms.org.au
This place is practically packed to the rafters with fantastic vintage computers from IBM Mainframes to Apple PCs.
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acms.org.au
This place is practically packed to the rafters with fantastic vintage computers from IBM Mainframes to Apple PCs.
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August 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Today I went to the Australian Computer Museum Society in Ashfield Sydney - they are open until 3pm on a Saturday - and damn it is really worth going!
acms.org.au
This place is practically packed to the rafters with fantastic vintage computers from IBM Mainframes to Apple PCs.
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acms.org.au
This place is practically packed to the rafters with fantastic vintage computers from IBM Mainframes to Apple PCs.
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The long awaited Epic Games v Apple, Google judgment will be delivered in just under an hour. It can be watched on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lCb...
(It'll just be a summary of the judgment, with the full judgment to come later)
(It'll just be a summary of the judgment, with the full judgment to come later)
NSD1236/2020, NSD190/2021, VID341/2022 and VID342/2022 - Judgement Delivery
YouTube video by Federal Court of Australia
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The long awaited Epic Games v Apple, Google judgment will be delivered in just under an hour. It can be watched on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lCb...
(It'll just be a summary of the judgment, with the full judgment to come later)
(It'll just be a summary of the judgment, with the full judgment to come later)
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How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? The inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
www.newyorker.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? The inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
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This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
From the OpenAI community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the OpenAI community
www.reddit.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
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A lot of what happens as part of U.S. policy is a form of kabuki theater or pantomime as opposed to an attempt to solve problems.
Take ICE as an example. If you really wanted to stop illegal immigration, just fine employers $1M per offense when they hire undocumented folks. It would stop overnight.
Take ICE as an example. If you really wanted to stop illegal immigration, just fine employers $1M per offense when they hire undocumented folks. It would stop overnight.
July 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A lot of what happens as part of U.S. policy is a form of kabuki theater or pantomime as opposed to an attempt to solve problems.
Take ICE as an example. If you really wanted to stop illegal immigration, just fine employers $1M per offense when they hire undocumented folks. It would stop overnight.
Take ICE as an example. If you really wanted to stop illegal immigration, just fine employers $1M per offense when they hire undocumented folks. It would stop overnight.