All I Want For Christmas Is An Opposition That Speaks For Me

All I Want For Christmas Is An Opposition That Speaks For Me: "I want an opposition that comes to power not because they are the apparent lesser of two evils but because they have put forward a set of ambitious proposals that promise to close the wealth gap, build social housing, return public health to public ownership, and for the love of god, tax the fucking rich to pay for it."

Implications of apixaban for dental treatments - PMC

Implications of apixaban for dental treatments - PMC: "protocols must be developed based on the scientific evidence in order to know how these patients should be handled from the point of view of dental interventions."

AI Cyberbadness Tech Monitor

Here's how OpenAI's ChatGPT can be used to launch cyberattacks - https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ai-and-automation/chatgpt-cyberattacks-openai

Ure Eke - Consultant Dermatologist in Coventry | Circle Health Group

Ure Eke - Consultant Dermatologist in Coventry | Circle Health Group: She is also a substantive consultant in Solihull hospital where she practices Mohs micrographic surgery, the gold standard for treatment of basal cell carcinomas.

Have you used 'medical cannabis clinics' in the UK since 2018? Sick of their shit? Feel unrepresented? Looking to co-produce an independent user led space to discuss barriers and advocacy. Please share or DM if you would like to get involved. 🙏💚 #cannabis #medicalcannabis #uk

recovery_rebel (@Recovery Rebel) Tweeted: Have you used 'medical cannabis clinics' in the UK since 2018?
Sick of their shit?
Feel unrepresented?
Looking to co-produce an independent user led space to discuss barriers and advocacy.
Please share or DM if you would like to get involved.
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Weekly Column - PFI & the NHS | Marcus Jones

Weekly Column - PFI & the NHS | Marcus Jones: "Who knows: the subsequent changes including the loss of Bramcote Hospital and the Avenue Clinic may well have been avoided? Is it the reason why UHCW were allowed to subsume Rugby St Cross Hospital and downgrade services there?"

Coventry NHS trust collects £4 million in car park charges

Coventry NHS trust collects £4 million in car park charges - easily highest in England - CoventryLive: On its website the trust states it "does not generate any car park revenue directly from either staff or visitors". A trust spokesperson told CoventryLive: "A large proportion of our car parks at University Hospital Coventry form part of a Private Finance Initiative contract and as a result we generate minimal car park revenue directly from staff, patients or visitors.

Essentials publish an Industry Trend Report on Cybersecurity

Our%20readers%u2019%20top%20choices: "Every month Essentials publish an Industry Trend Report on Cybersecurity in general and the following related topics"

My link tree

Test
https://linktr.ee/stephencobb

Newborns to get rapid genetic disease diagnosis - BBC News

Email Fergus about HH:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63906892 

Ransomware campaign targets popular open-source packages with cleverly hidden payload | SC Media

Ransomware campaign targets popular open-source packages with cleverly hidden payload
https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/application-security/ransomware-campaign-targets-popular-open-source-packages-with-cleverly-hidden-payload

How To Clean A Burnt Pan | Zyliss UK

How To Clean A Burnt Pan | Zyliss UK: "White vinegar is an excellent solution for salvaging burnt non-stick pans. Once the pan has cooled, pour in a generous glug of white vinegar, along with enough warm water to cover the burnt areas. Stir in two tablespoons of baking soda, heat the mixture up, and bring it to a boil for a couple of minutes. Use a wooden spoon or silicone spatula (avoid metal utensils) to remove as much of the burnt substance as possible."

Switch From Spousal Benefits To Drawing My Own Benefits

Can I Apply Online To Switch From Spousal Benefits To Drawing My Own Benefits? | Maximize My Social Security: "If you go onto Social Security's website within 4 months of the month you reach age 70 and if for some reason you aren't able to apply for your benefits online then your only other current option would be to apply by phone."

Epiretinal membrane or ERM

Epiretinal membrane | RNIB: "Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a condition where a sheet of naturally occurring cells develops on or above the surface of the central part of your retina, an area called the macula."

Bankman-Fried ‘would give anything’ to start new business to repay FTX users

Classic fraudster mindset: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/10/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-cryptocurrency-exchange 

Local haemostatic measures after tooth removal in patients on antithrombotic therapy

Local haemostatic measures after tooth removal in patients on antithrombotic therapy: a systematic review - PubMed: "Tranexamic acid seems to effectively reduce bleeding, although its superiority to other haemostatics was not proven. In view of the rapidly changing landscape of antithrombotics and the lack of standardization of bleeding outcome, adequately powered clinical studies are required to optimise postoperative management in patients on antithrombotics."

Implications of apixaban for dental treatments - PMC

Implications of apixaban for dental treatments - PMC:  "Certain dental treatments that involve a risk of haemorrhage may require temporal interruption of apixaban administration. It is thus of great importance to plan invasive dental treatments entailing a risk of haemorrhage ahead. When dealing with a patient receiving oral anticoagulants, it is necessary to judge the risk of haemorrhage in the dental procedure and the risk of thrombosis arising from the patient’s underlying pathology.

The risk of thrombosis in a patient is gauged by the attendant physician and there are several factors that may govern such risk."

Creatinine mg/dL umol/L Unit Conversion -- EndMemo

Creatinine mg/dL umol/L Unit Conversion -- EndMemo: Creatinine Unit Conversion

“Three recommendations to improve the safety of safety tech” by Rachel Coldicutt

"Three recommendations to improve the safety of safety tech" by Rachel Coldicutt
https://link.medium.com/w08z01BOyvb

Cybercriminals siphoned off ‘roughly 20 percent for the $872.5 billion in federal pandemic unemployment funds, though the true cost of the fraud is likely higher, administration officials from multiple agencies say.’

SpyTalker (@Jeff Stein) Tweeted: Cybercriminals siphoned off 'roughly 20 percent for the $872.5 billion in federal pandemic unemployment funds, though the true cost of the fraud is likely higher, administration officials from multiple agencies say.' https://twitter.com/spytalker/status/1599805023730270219?s=51&t=0yk7Xw_0EZ-bbDrSt5DEIA

Social care | NRPF

Council care and NRPF... https://www.nrpfnetwork.org.uk/information-and-resources/rights-and-entitlements/social-care 

The biggest crypto scams of 2022 (so far) | Mashable

The biggest crypto scams of 2022 (so far) | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/biggest-crypto-scams-2022

Chart: Cybercrime Expected To Skyrocket in Coming Years | Statista

Big numbers...

https://www.statista.com/chart/28878/expected-cost-of-cybercrime-until-2027/ 

Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever

Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all | George Monbiot | The Guardian: "When they are bred to produce specific proteins and fats, they can create much better replacements than plant products for meat, fish, milk and eggs."

PCR Test Scandal Finally Published: 55,000 avoidable COVID infections - Good Law Project

PCR Test Scandal Finally Published: 55,000 avoidable COVID infections - Good Law Project: As many as 39, 000 positive results were wrongly reported as negative in September and October 2021 by the Immensa laboratory.

Subpostmaster federation deliberately kept public in dark over computer problems

Subpostmaster federation deliberately kept public in dark over computer problems
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252527837/Subpostmaster-federation-deliberately-kept-public-in-dark-over-computer-problems-secret

Medibank hackers announce ‘case closed’ and dump huge data file on dark web

In 2022, we can't stop this. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/01/medibank-hackers-announce-case-closed-and-dump-huge-data-file-on-dark-web 

'It's a scam': Even after $100 billion, self-driving cars are going nowhere - Autoblog

'It's a scam': Even after $100 billion, self-driving cars are going nowhere - Autoblog: "Detractors including an industry pioneer are getting louder as the losses get bigger."

Scam Sharer - free Which? tool

Scam Sharer - free Which? tool
https://www.which.co.uk/tool/scam-sharer

Hemo penetration

Good numbers…
https://mailchi.mp/irondisorders/hemochromatosis-6018177?e=2ed7c3689f

(9) (PDF) The costs of consumer-facing cybercrime: An empirical exploration of measurement issues and estimates†

(9) (PDF) The costs of consumer-facing cybercrime: An empirical exploration of measurement issues and estimates†
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328258101_The_costs_of_consumer-facing_cybercrime_An_empirical_exploration_of_measurement_issues_and_estimates

The Great Unretirement is coming | Financial Times

Work as hostile...CEO multiplier and billionaire owners.

https://www.ft.com/content/bfda7b34-2b3f-49d4-a1a4-f88603034833 

Safer Internet Day 2023 - UK Safer Internet Centre

Safer Internet Day 2023 - UK Safer Internet Centre
https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2023

Top facts from the latest statistics on refugees and people seeking asylum - Refugee Council

Top facts from the latest statistics on refugees and people seeking asylum - Refugee Council
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/information/refugee-asylum-facts/top-10-facts-about-refugees-and-people-seeking-asylum/

UK fraud stats

…are appalling…
https://www.google.com/search?q=uk+fraud+failure+police&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS720US730&oq=uk+fraud+failure+police&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i546l3.16223j0j4&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/small-intestinal-bacterial-overgrowth/symptoms-causes/syc-20370168

The top three learnings from the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Incident Report and what businesses can do about them - TechNative

The top three learnings from the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Incident Report and what businesses can do about them - TechNative
https://technative.io/top-three-learnings-from-the-2022-verizon-data-breach-incident-report/

Care or Sorge in Heidegger

" Sorge thus unifies three features (or dimensions) of time: existentiality or being-ahead-of-itself, facticity or being-already-in-a-world and falling or being-alongside with others. Thus future, past and present; thus 'temporality reveals itself to be the sense of authentic care'."

https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15587/what-is-sorge-care-in-heideggers-thought

Care philosophy

Available for download?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21692327.2020.1749873

Peripheral

Handy x plainer 
https://dmtalkies.com/the-peripheral-season-1-episode-6-recap-ending-explained-2022-series/

DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR CARE?

Continuing%20Healthcare: "In this scenario there is funding available called NHS continuing healthcare that pays all care fees for the individual in full, whether this is care home costs or costs for carers where the patient remains living in their own home."

No Recourse to Public Funds - Citizens Advice on NRPF

Impacts of NRPF:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/our-work/our-campaigns/policy-campaigns/no-recourse-to-public-funds/ 

Partners and care

Assets are what?
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs39-paying-for-care-in-a-care-home-if-you-have-a-partner.pdf

Cost of fraud

Report download:
https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insights-resources/research/us-ca-true-cost-of-fraud-study

Explore georeferenced maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland

Supercool slider stuff in mapping maps:

Explore georeferenced maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland

New Highly-Evasive Linux Malware Infects All Running Processes | eSecurityPlanet

New Highly-Evasive Linux Malware Infects All Running Processes | eSecurityPlanet: threats “continue to evolve while successfully staying under the radar of security tools,“ 

Antiemetic drugs: what to prescribe and when

Anti-barf pills: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7186277/ 

Staying warm: What does an unheated room do to your body? - BBC News

Brrrrrr. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63602501 

Hive Ransomware extorted over $100M in ransom payments from over 1,300 companiesSecurity Affairs

Hive Ransomware extorted over $100M in ransom payments from over 1,300 companiesSecurity Affairs
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/138702/cyber-crime/hive-ransomware-extorted-100m.html
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/138702/cyber-crime/hive-ransomware-extorted-100m.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

‘Not a victimless crime’ The impact of fraud upon victims

Book chapter - good background.
https://www.routledge.com/rsc/downloads/9781138931206_-_chapter_4.pdf

Rewilding Politics - George Monbiot

Rewilding%20Politics%20%u2013%20George%20Monbiot: "It’s not just governments we need to change, but the entire, top-down, 19th Century political system. And we can start, right now, in our towns and cities."

8 billion people: how different the world would look if Neanderthals had prevailed

Really?

https://theconversation.com/8-billion-people-how-different-the-world-would-look-if-neanderthals-had-prevailed-194576?utm_medium=ampemail&utm_source=email

 Virtual Ward report
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/B1478-supporting-guidance-virtual-ward-including-hospital-at-home-march-2022-update.pdf

Virtual Ward

Player?
https://www.doccla.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiApb2bBhDYARIsAChHC9v0M_uswbxQ-Fj8Q9oTQwTVaWmUd7XEtoi4tuthz-eWG0CAoQDbTXMaAuc6EALw_wcB

Virtual beds

Virtual wards and hospital at home:
https://keepournhspublic.com/the-winter-crisis-plan-why-virtual-wards-wont-solve-the-nhss-problems/

France says cyber deterrence doesn't work

Risky Biz News: France says cyber deterrence doesn't work
https://riskybiznews.substack.com/p/risky-biz-news-france-says-cyber

About Us | Dispensary Green

About Us | Dispensary Green: Dispensary Green is the leading medical cannabis pharmacy in the UK.

Karelia Suite, Op.11 (Sibelius, Jean) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download

Interesting, deceased 1957: https://imslp.org/wiki/Karelia_Suite,_Op.11_(Sibelius,_Jean) 

Books by Jerry Ramonyai (Author of Money) | Goodreads

Books by Jerry Ramonyai (Author of Money) | Goodreads: Average rating 4.75 � 386 ratings � 5 reviews � shelved 1,285 times

Amazon.co.uk: Jerry Ramonyai: Books, Biography, Blogs

Amazon.co.uk: Jerry Ramonyai: Books, Biography: ""One of the best new Wealth Management ebooks" - BookAuthority"

UK energy suppliers force vulnerable on to prepayment meters | Financial Times

UK energy suppliers force vulnerable on to prepayment meters | Financial Times: "About 10,000 households a month made to switch as a result of falling behind with bills"

Hendrix in Coventry, 19 November 1967 Coventry Theatre, Coventry

JHE 2nd UK Tour November-December 1967: 19 November 1967 Coventry Theatre, Coventry: FROM 14 NOVEMBER UNTIL 5 DECEMBER 1967 THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE TOURED THE UK ON A PACKAGE TOUR SHARING THE BILL WITH THE MOVE, PINK FLOYD, AMEN CORNER, THE NICE, OUTER LIMIT AND EIRE APPARENT. 31 SHOWS IN 16 CITIES

Tweet from Sapphire Medical Clinics (@SapphireClinics)

Sapphire Medical Clinics (@SapphireClinics) tweeted at 6:25 pm on Fri, Nov 04, 2022:
We are pleased to announce that we are expanding our award-winning Sapphire Access Scheme to a further 2000 patients. The Sapphire Access Scheme allows patients to contribute to the UK Medical Cannabis Registry which is the largest medical cannabis registry of its kind in Europe. https://t.co/PP7fm9tiim
(https://twitter.com/SapphireClinics/status/1588598306552573953?t=xx8GKEvJkBzaqsZxzzQk2Q&s=03) 

Tech as double-edged sword

Column%3A%20Technology%20is%20a%20double-edged%20sword%20%u2013%20it%20can%20both%20liberate%20and%20enslave: "Technology is a double-edged sword, as it has the ability to both liberate and enslave."

A double-edged sword cuts both ways | Metaphor Awareness Month

A double-edged sword cuts both ways | Metaphor Awareness Month: "there is no “mixed blessing” in being cut by a real double-edged sword, which is designed to inflict as much damage as possible with a single thrust (two fatal cuts for the price of one)."

Q&A: Kurzweil on tech as a double-edged sword - CNET

Q&A: Kurzweil on tech as a double-edged sword - CNET: "Ray Kurzweil, inventor and futurist, discusses the Turing Test, human vs. machine intelligence, and the dangers of advanced technologies."

Technology is a double-edged sword with both opportunities and challenges

Technology is a double-edged sword with both opportunities and challenges for the accountancy profession: Paper 2 | IFAC: Technology is a double-edged sword

Musk Rival: Teslas Will Not Be Self-Driving Anytime Soon

Austin Russell? https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-rival-austin-russell-tesla-autonomous-lidar-luminar-2022-11 

Laser attack blinds autonomous vehicles, deleting pedestrians and confusing cars

Laser v Lidar: https://techxplore.com/news/2022-10-laser-autonomous-vehicles-deleting-pedestrians.html 

Cannabis in Britain: a political taboo that cannot be ignored anymore – Matthew Rees

Cannabis in Britain: a political taboo that cannot be ignored anymore – Matthew Rees
https://matthewrees2.wordpress.com/2022/10/14/cannabis-in-britain-a-political-taboo-that-cannot-be-ignored-anymore/

Virtual wards

Coming soon?
https://keepournhspublic.com/the-winter-crisis-plan-why-virtual-wards-wont-solve-the-nhss-problems/

Virtual wards

Up next … carer role?
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/nhs-virtual-wards-treat-half-million-more-people-hospital-beds-1712134

AI question

Really intelligent?
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-true-goal-may-no-longer-be-intelligence/

CDC Study Shows Lower Life Expectancy for Natives

CDC Study Shows Lower Life Expectancy for Natives: "The death rate for this population was 40 percent higher than the rate non-Hispanic whites, 17 percent higher than that of the non-Hispanic Black population, and 98 percent higher, or almost two times greater than, that of the Hispanic population."

Heart attack death rates took a sharp turn and increased during the pandemic, study shows | News-Medical

Heart attack death rates took a sharp turn and increased during the pandemic, study shows.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221024/Heart-attack-death-rates-took-a-sharp-turn-and-increased-during-the-pandemic-study-shows.aspx

Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse - NPR

Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse - NPR
https://stocks.apple.com/AQT5YkJRnRLqo5L0ANNnN4Q

International postage

As of October, 2023
https://www.royalmail.com/sending/international/international-standard

Ferritin - South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ferritin - South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 

FERRITIN guide to interpretation:

Low: Less than 15 ug/L

Borderline: 16 – 40 ug/L

Normal: 41 – 400 ug/L

High: Greater than 400

UHCW

Parking obscenity…
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/nhs-trust-coventry-collects-4million-25321856

THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION - YouTube

THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOk5-ckKsXM

How much do governments spend on defence? Eurostat

How much do governments spend on defence? - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat: "Highest ratio of government expenditure on defence to GDP in Estonia, lowest in Ireland."

If Inclusion is the Goal, AI Must be Part of the Solution

If Inclusion is the Goal, AI Must be Part of the Solution - Financial Times - Partner Content by Mastercard: "Looking forward, interest in and use of AI are only set to grow – PwC predicts that AI will contribute $15.7 trillion dollars to the global economy by 2030. Of course, making the world a better place is not just about creating more technology. It’s about creating technology that solves real-world problems reliably and transparently, so that people trust it."

IKEA Ektorp cover for armchair - Search - IKEA

For sale: IKEA Ektorp cover for armchair - Search - IKEA

Also: Malm drawers

IRS Sets Higher 2023 Tax Brackets, Standard Deductions And Other Inflation Adjustments

IRS Sets Higher 2023 Tax Brackets, Standard Deductions And Other Inflation Adjustments
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2022/10/18/irs-sets-higher-2023-tax-brackets-standard-deductions-and-other-inflation-adjustments/

Gunther Anders article…https://rhystranter.com/2016/10/26/christopher-john-muller-gunther-anders-prometheanism/

Firmware malware

Black lotus bios badness…
https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/13/blacklotus_malware_kaspersky/

AI show off

Context quote…
https://www.ft.com/content/42c95389-6fe0-4a69-bab7-6fc96c6896be

Cybersecurity trends: 2022 and beyond

Cybersecurity trends: Looking over the horizon | McKinsey
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/risk-and-resilience/our-insights/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-trends-looking-over-the-horizon

Dr. Lewis Coyne | Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology | University of Exeter

Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology | University of Exeter: "...the novel responsibilities we have towards human and non-human life in light of contemporary techno-scientific developments - both biotechnological and ecological - and how these responsibilities can be acted upon to create a more sustainable and ethical trajectory for humanity in the twenty-first century."

Race to Net Zero: The Pressures of the Battery Boom in Five Charts | BloombergNEF

Race to Net Zero: The Pressures of the Battery Boom in Five Charts | BloombergNEF
https://about.bnef.com/blog/race-to-net-zero-the-pressures-of-the-battery-boom-in-five-charts/

Schienenwolf Rail Ripper

Schienenwolf Rail Ripper - Nevington War Museum: "used for the destruction of rail track during WWII, as part of a scorched earth policy, so that rail lines became unusable." Use WWI and WWII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_plough

Going nowhere

Double tap…
https://www.autoblog.com/2022/10/08/autonomous-cars-slow-progress-losses-doubt/

Self drive stop

Or go?
https://futurism.com/self-driving-industry-going-nowhere

Constitutional democracy and technology in the age of AI

Constitutional democracy and technology in the age of artificial intelligence | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2018.0089

Coventry fish and chip shop owners hit by 'ridiculous' energy hikes with bills soaring from £600 to £2,500 - CoventryLive

Coventry fish and chip shop owners hit by 'ridiculous' energy hikes with bills soaring from £600 to £2,500 - CoventryLive
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/cost-of-living/coventry-fish-chip-shop-owners-24395368

Chuffed: Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising

Our Story | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising: "We built Chuffed.org for them. To make it incredibly simple for them to fundraise. To make it easy for them to find a community of people who wanted to support them. And to give the rest of us a more transparent and effective way of making the world we want to see."

How to Read the White House’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights

How to Read the White House's Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights | by Janet Haven | Oct, 2022 | Data & Society: Points
https://points.datasociety.net/how-to-read-the-white-houses-blueprint-for-an-ai-bill-of-rights-bf6cf312544a

Try?

Maybe
https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1677542/nationwide-building-society-switching-incentive-interest-rates-savings

Classic historic vuln

Good example…
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unpatched-15-year-old-python-bug-allows-code-execution-in-350k-projects/

BBC - Ethics - Introduction to ethics: Ethics: a general introduction

BBC - Ethics - Introduction to ethics: Ethics: a general introduction: "At its simplest, ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how people make decisions and lead their lives."

Worcester resident loses over £200 in incorrect parking charges | Worcester News

Worcester resident loses over £200 in incorrect parking charges | Worcester News: "Andy Gynn, who is a chef at the Oil Basin pub,£is "annoyed" as he has had over £200 taken from his bank account by Worcester City Council in the last 48 hours for parking he hasn't done."

The World’s Next Supercontinent, Amasia | IFLScience

Meet The World's Next Supercontinent, Amasia | IFLScience:
https://iflscience.com/meet-the-world-s-next-supercontinent-amasia-65564

Cybersecurity firm Mandiant uncovers sophisticated espionage campaign

Cybersecurity firm Mandiant uncovers sophisticated espionage campaign
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/30/mandiant-spy-campaign-vmware-virtual-computer

make bootable usb windows 10 - Google Search

Several options... https://www.google.com/search?q=make+bootable+usb+windows+10&oq=make+bootable+&aqs=chrome.1.0i131i433i512j0i512j69i57j0i512l6.7326j1j4&client=tablet-android-lenovo-rev2&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 

Contact information for Taiwo Owatemi - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament

Contact information for Taiwo Owatemi - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament
https://members.parliament.uk/member/4779/contact

Making 16:9 default

On iPhone camera
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252881688

Google News - HMRC

Weird type of UK fraud. 
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62939663

Anti-Legalization GOP Congressmen Push Biden Admin To Study Marijuana Cultivation's Environmental Impacts - Marijuana Moment

Anti-Legalization GOP Congressmen Push Biden Admin To Study Marijuana Cultivation's Environmental Impacts - Marijuana Moment: "A pair of GOP congressmen is asking key cabinet officials in the Biden administration to study the environmental impacts of marijuana cultivation—acknowledging both the intensive electrical demand that growing cannabis can involve as well as the role that legalization can play in setting regulations for the plant."

Post Office scandal inquiry chair intervenes in slow compensation progress

Post Office scandal inquiry chair intervenes in slow compensation progress: "Almost three years after a High Court judge ruled against the Post Office and stated that computer errors had caused the unexplained losses for which subpostmasters were blamed, many of those affected have still not received any compensation."

Liz Truss plans more immigration in effort to fill vacancies and drive growth

Liz Truss plans more immigration in effort to fill vacancies and drive growth | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/25/liz-truss-plans-more-immigration-in-effort-to-fill-vacancies-and-drive-growth

UK broadcasters battle monarchy over control of Queen’s memorial footage

Daft…

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/25/uk-broadcasters-battle-monarchy-over-control-of-queens-memorial-footage

Tesla Megapack battery fire in California now ‘fully controlled’ - The Verge

Tesla Megapack battery fire in California now 'fully controlled' - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/20/23363345/tesla-megapack-battery-fire-california-monterey-pg-and-e

Roast potatoes

Try this….
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/air-fryer-hack-make-perfect-25005745

What is ethics? - Canada.ca

What is ethics? - Canada.ca: "It can be said that in general, ethics is concerned with human independence when it focuses on the relationship that exists between humans and the world. This independence is the primary condition in ethical decision-making and in any objective analysis of the facts. Individuals demonstrate independence when, in a decision-making process, they choose to free themselves as much as possible from their conditioning. Insofar as this operation assumes a degree of lucidity that allows us to judge objectively and to decide what direction to take, it will be understood that making ethical decisions is difficult."

TERFs: the rise of “trans-exclusionary radical feminists,” explained - Vox

Terf wars? https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/9/5/20840101/terfs-radical-feminists-gender-critical 

55% of UK organisations facing skills shortages as battle for talent intensifies | IT Reseller Magazine

55% of UK organisations facing skills shortages as battle for talent intensifies | IT Reseller Magazine: As part of its ongoing work to understand the links between skills, technological investment and the employee experience, Virgin Media O2 Business has published a new report – ‘Tech and the battle for talent’ –, which includes the full survey findings.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Having a precancerous skin lesion, such as actinic keratosis or Bowen's disease

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/squamous-cell-carcinoma/symptoms-causes/syc-20352480 

Against moral advocacy, Rational Altruist, Paul Christiano

Against moral advocacy | Rational Altruist: "Sometimes people talk about changing long-term social values as an altruistic intervention; for example, trying to make people care more about animals, or God, or other people, or ancestors, etc., in the hopes that these changes might propagate forward (say because altruistic people work to create a more altruistic world) and eventually have a direct effect on how society uses available resources. I think this is unlikely to be a reasonable goal, not necessarily because it is not possible (though it does seem far-fetched), but because even if it were possible it would not be particularly desirable." https://paulfchristiano.com/ea/

AI safety technical research - Career review

AI safety technical research - Career review: "As we’ve argued, in the next few decades, we might see the development of powerful machine learning algorithms with the potential to transform society. This could have major upsides and downsides, including the possibility of catastrophic risks."

Gaba for Sleep | Sleep Foundation

Gaba for Sleep | Sleep Foundation: "A small-scale study found that taking a 300 milligram (mg) dose of GABA before bed for several weeks was well-tolerated and reduced the time required to fall asleep. Evidence points to a need to take GABA supplements for at least one week to influence stress levels or sleep."

Hospital appointments and funerals cancelled for Queen’s funeral | Hospitals | The Guardian

Hospital appointments and funerals cancelled for Queen's funeral | Hospitals | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/13/hospital-appointments-and-funerals-cancelled-for-queens-funeral

4 Free Methods to Rip Audio From DVD Discs on Windows/Mac

4 Free Methods to Rip Audio From DVD Discs on Windows/Mac: "As a cross-platform and multiple purposed media player, VLC media player helps many people view movies or audios that won't open on another program or device."

Rebecca Solnit - Wikipedia

Rebecca Solnit - Wikipedia: Rebecca Solnit (born 1961) is an American writer. She has written on a variety of subjects, including feminism, the environment, politics, place, and art

Bare Link Alert and Ref Tools in Wikipedia

Jim Knight - Wikipedia: "This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as Reflinks (documentation), reFill (documentation) and Citation bot (documentation)."

Threat multiplier example: climate, security, and conflict

It%u2019s%20Time%20We%20Think%20Beyond%20%u201CThreat%20Multiplier%u201D%20to%20Address%20Climate%20and%20Security: "identified low socioeconomic development, diminished state capacity, and intergroup inequality as other important drivers of conflict."

The%20Crime%20Paradox%20%u2014%20Festival%20of%20Dangerous%20Ideas

The%20Crime%20Paradox%20%u2014%20Festival%20of%20Dangerous%20Ideas: The%20data%20on%20crime%2C%20the%20inmate%20numbers%20and%20our%20obsession%20with%20crime%20stories%20do%20not%20add%20up%20%u2013%20why%3F

Online Converter - Convert Image, Video, Audio, & Document Files

Online Converter - Convert Image, Video, Audio, & Document Files: 'Converted files are automatically deleted after 4 hours to protect your privacy. Please download files before they are deleted."

Information security vs cyber security: distinguishing the expertise

Information security vs cyber security: distinguishing the expertise: "Cyber security is about ensuring that all data in cyberspace is kept safe. A solid cyber security strategy will look at network security; application security; cloud security; as well as critical security infrastructure."

Access to medical cannabis just “the tip of the iceberg” for families

Access to medical cannabis just "the tip of the iceberg" for families
https://cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2022/09/02/access-to-medical-cannabis-just-the-tip-of-iceberg-families-story22

The Black mothers finding freedom in mushrooms: ‘They give us our power back’

The Black mothers finding freedom in mushrooms: 'They give us our power back'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/28/mushrooms-psychedelic-black-women-mothers-microdosing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

EFF on Fog Data Science Surveillance

Data%20Broker%20Helps%20Police: "Millions of Americans’ everyday movements can be traced by police with the click of a mouse and possibly without a warrant, thanks to a data broker that’s selling phone geolocation data to state and local law enforcement, an Electronic Frontier Foundation investigation has found."

Broccoli

Mmmmmm

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/broccoli-recipes 

Nmap

Best of Nmap Cheat Sheet
Credit: https://t.co/ZnRkVdbIgD

#infosec #cybersecurity #pentesting #oscp  #informationsecurity #hacking #cissp #DataSecurity #CyberSec #Hackers #tools #bugbountytips #Linux #websecurity #Network #NetworkSecurity #cybersecurityawareness https://t.co/0kJPs7A2TE
(https://twitter.com/Shubham_pen/status/1565984190428073986?t=8FnhoUcVtwg7VV6ODrodrw&s=03) 

Apple Car Is Beloved Before Tim Cook Has One to Sell - Bloomberg

Apple Car Is Beloved Before Tim Cook Has One to Sell - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-02/apple-car-is-beloved-before-tim-cook-has-one-to-sell

RIPC for HBP, ischemic stroke

Blood pressure cuff therapy…
https://scitechdaily.com/protect-yourself-against-heart-attack-and-stroke-train-your-blood-vessels/

MS Prevalence With Sociodemographic, Health Systems, and Lifestyle Factors on a National and Regional Level | Neurology

Association of Multiple Sclerosis Prevalence With Sociodemographic, Health Systems, and Lifestyle Factors on a National and Regional Level | Neurology: "Healthcare access significantly contributes to the global variations in MS prevalence, especially since national wealth rises with latitude and likely results in significant underestimation of MS prevalence in countries with lower health expenditure."

What happened to the Japanese man who 'married' virtual character Hatsune Miku? - The Mainichi

What happened to the Japanese man who 'married' virtual character Hatsune Miku? - The Mainichi: "What has changed for Kondo since his wedding ceremony is that he can no longer enjoy conversations with the character, as the company that developed the service terminated it in March 2020, saying the limited production model had run its course."

'Fictosexual man' who married a HOLOGRAM

'Fictosexual man' who married a HOLOGRAM can no longer speak with his wife due to a software glitch | Daily Mail Online: '"Fictosexual man' who married a HOLOGRAM can no longer speak with his wife after her software expires"

What we do and how we can help you - The Ethics Centre

What we do and how we can help you - The Ethics Centre: "Articles, videos, research and thought leadership papers that illuminate ethics and help you tackle issues that matter."

What is the metaverse--and what does it mean for business? | McKinsey

What is the metaverse--and what does it mean for business? | McKinsey:"I believe it’s a convergence of our physical and digital lives. It’s our digital lifestyles, which we’ve been living on phones or computers, slowly catching up to our physical lives in some way, so that full convergence. It is enabled by many different technologies, like AR [augmented reality] and VR [virtual reality], which are the ones that most people tend to think about. But they’re not the only entry points. There’s also blockchain, which is a big component, there’s 5G, there’s edge computing, and many, many other technologies."

The Allegory of the Alien Invasion | Issue 106 | Philosophy Now

The Allegory of the Alien Invasion | Issue 106 | Philosophy Now: "Just because we don’t have the capacity to speak their language, and aren’t as intelligent and powerful as they are, doesn’t mean that it’s right for them to do whatever they want with us. It seems one thing humans have that they don’t have is an understanding and valuing of moral behavior. But, I guess, truth be told, when we were dominant, we didn’t have that either."

Techoss S4200 - The Essential Home Solar Generator | Indiegogo

Techoss S4200 - The Essential Home Solar Generator | Indiegogo Look for UK equivalent.

Chip flaws

Deep dive…
https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/3617715-the-mother-of-all-zero-days-immortal-flaws-in-semiconductor-chips/

2022 Religious Liberty Summit U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

2022 Religious Liberty Summit U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito: "Who is that man? That memory has stuck in my mind as a harbinger of what may lie ahead for our culture. And the problem that looms is not just indifference to religion, it's not just ignorance about religion. There's also growing hostility to religion, or at least the traditional religious beliefs that are contrary to the new moral code that is ascendant in some sectors."

Cybercrime To Cost The World $10.5 Trillion Annually By 2025

Cybercrime To Cost The World $10.5 Trillion Annually By 2025: "Cybersecurity Ventures expects global cybercrime costs to grow by 15 percent per year over the next five years, reaching $10.5 trillion USD annually by 2025, up from $3 trillion USD in 2015. This represents the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history, risks the incentives for innovation and investment, is exponentially larger than the damage inflicted from natural disasters in a year, and will be more profitable than the global trade of all major illegal drugs combined."

166 Cybersecurity Statistics and Trends [updated 2022]

166 Cybersecurity Statistics and Trends [updated 2022]: "To give you a better idea of the current state of overall security, we’ve compiled more than 160 cybersecurity statistics for 2022. This will help show the prevalence and need for cybersecurity in all facets of business."

Cybersecurity Barometer: Cybercrime’s impact on privacy and security

Cybersecurity Barometer: Cybercrime’s impact on privacy and security: 'Study shows the majority of Americans fear the misuse of their personal data supplied to websites, and view cybercrime as a threat to their country"

Despair v hope by JC Oates

Despair as a sin:

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/25/books/the-deadly-sins-despair-the-one-unforgivable-sin.html

Cybersecurity in banking: A risk-based approach | McKinsey

Cybersecurity in banking: A risk-based approach | McKinsey: "To manage technology risk and cyber risk effectively, organizations must lay out an objective risk appetite framework that supports business decisions on risk and uses objective metrics and reporting to achieve alignment with the risk appetite."

Relief for Foreign Tax Paid 2022 (HS263) - GOV.UK

Relief for Foreign Tax Paid 2022 (HS263) - GOV.UK: "If you’ve paid foreign tax on income received or capital gains made that are also taxable in the UK, you may be able to claim relief for the foreign tax"

The Psychology of Hope - Google Books

The Handbook. of Hope:

The Psychology of Hope - Google Books Handy link?

Lisa Kretz

Share with Hope…
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=lisa+Kretz&btnG=

Oracle’s BlueKai tracks you across the web

Oracle’s BlueKai tracks you across the web - TechCrunch: "Even when the data stays where it’s intended, Cyphers said these vast databases enable “manipulative advertising for things like political issues or exploitative services, and it allows marketers to tailor their messages to specific vulnerable populations,” he said."

How to help future generations survive climate change, pandemics, or AI - Vox

How to help future generations survive climate change, pandemics, or AI - Vox: "And if we think human life in the future might be full of awesome things like happiness and knowledge and beauty — or even if we think there’s just a decent chance it could be more good than bad — then thinking about how to increase the odds of such a future for later generations is really worth our time."

Macaskill in Guardian

Longtermism advocate … https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/21/william-macaskill-what-we-owe-the-future-philosopher-interview

Right to roam

Check out …
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/17/england-public-trespassing-reclaim-our-countryside

Breakthrough over potentially harmful chemicals found in most homes - BBC News

Breakthrough over potentially harmful chemicals found in most homes - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62561756

Anders and the future of machines

Check out … 
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783839450598-009/html?lang=de

Scientists Develop New Material to Clean Up Forever Chemicals - EcoWatch

Scientists Develop New Material to Clean Up Forever Chemicals - EcoWatch: "This [patented] sustainable PFAS clean-up system could scale for commercial use..."

Google News - Robot

Google News -
https://www.teslarati.com/xiaomi-cyberone-teslas-ai-day/
https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiOGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRlc2xhcmF0aS5jb20veGlhb21pLWN5YmVyb25lLXRlc2xhcy1haS1kYXkv0gE8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGVzbGFyYXRpLmNvbS94aWFvbWktY3liZXJvbmUtdGVzbGFzLWFpLWRheS9hbXAv?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Google News - The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism

Google News - The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/the-reluctant-prophet-of-effective-altruism
https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEIpbU3KZaxu_7RfMCick2p8qGQgEKhAIACoHCAowjMqjCjCJhZwBMKHUywM?uo=CAUiANIBAA&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen

Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’ – Krebs on Security

Massive Losses Define Epidemic of 'Pig Butchering' – Krebs on Security
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/07/massive-losses-define-epidemic-of-pig-butchering/

Gratitude Day Sept 21, 2022

Join Us - Gratitude Revealed: "The mission of World Gratitude Day is to create a global experience with millions of people simultaneously which cultivates hope, comfort, and inspires a true shift in consciousness."

Dual use of artificial-intelligence-powered drug discovery | Nature Machine Intelligence

Dual use of artificial-intelligence-powered drug discovery | Nature Machine Intelligence: "An international security conference explored how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for drug discovery could be misused for de novo design of biochemical weapons."

Proton pump inhibitors reduce phlebotomy burden in patients with ...: Ingenta Connect

Proton pump inhibitors reduce phlebotomy burden in patients with ...: Ingenta Connect: A 2020 meta study shows "PPIs can be used as an adjuvant therapy to reduce phlebotomy burden in patients with HFE-related hemochromatosis."

Vilify UK

And you may pay... 

https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-would-add-vilification-of-uk-to-extremism-definition-if-he-becomes-prime-minister-12664848 

About Langdon Winner

About Langon Winner: "Unfortunately, a great many of the technical devices and systems that surround us are designed, built and deployed in flagrant disregard of humane, ecologically sound principles. To an astonishing degree, today's technological society is based upon a collection of bad habits inherited from a reckless industrial past." Agreed!

Coventry motorist fined for not displaying disabled badge

Coventry motorist fined for not displaying disabled badge - despite it being on his windscreen -  https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-motorist-fined-not-displaying-24641027

The new State Pension: Living and working overseas - GOV.UK

The new State Pension: Living and working overseas - GOV.UK: "Your UK State Pension will be based on your UK National Insurance record. You need 10 years of UK National Insurance contributions to be eligible for the new State Pension."

Medical honey

Try it, nosey... 

https://www.expresschemist.co.uk/medihoney_antibacterial_medical_honey_50g.html?s=09 

Will anti-vaccine activism in the USA reverse global goals? | Nature Reviews Immunology

Will anti-vaccine activism in the USA reverse global goals? | Nature Reviews Immunology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-022-00770-9

Supporting employees with caring responsibilities

Supporting employees with caring responsibilities | Family-friendly policies | Good practice manual | Tools | XpertHR.co.uk: "Employers that support carers can help them to balance their work and caring commitments, which is likely to have a positive effect on the bottom line."

Zdeněk Burian and ancient man

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zden%C4%9Bk_Burian?wprov=sfla1 

Volunteer as a conference advocate | Haemochromatosis UK

Volunteer as a conference advocate | Haemochromatosis UK: "We’re seeking enthusiastic and skilled volunteers with an interest in haemochromatosis to help represent Hemochromatosis UK at national conferences and events."

Neanderthals: What Our Depictions Of Them Reveal | HistoryExtra

Get artist name... 

https://www.historyextra.com/period/prehistoric/neanderthals-art-society-depictions/ 

The men who leave their spouses when they have a life-threatening illness | Women | The Guardian

The men who leave their spouses when they have a life-threatening illness | Women | The Guardian: "When relationships are hit by serious illness, such as cancer, it can bring existing gender inequalities shockingly to the surface."

Can I Start Spousal Benefits and Claim My Own Social Security Later?

Can I Start Spousal Benefits and Claim My Own Social Security Later?: you can collect spousal benefits and wait until you are 70 to collect your own Social Security retirement benefit if both of the following are true: You were born before Jan. 2, 1954. Your spouse is collecting his or her own Social Security retirement benefit.

Critical Industries Failing at IIoT/OT Security - Infosecurity Magazine

Critical Industries Failing at IIoT/OT Security - Infosecurity Magazine: "Most critical services companies are struggling to secure their industrial internet of things (IIoT)/operational technology (OT) systems and acknowledge the need to invest more heavily in these areas, said a report from security company Barracuda Networks this week."

Emergency Social Protection responses to Covid-19 around the world | Privacy International

Emergency Social Protection responses to Covid-19 around the world | Privacy International: "Emergency welfare responses to the Covid-19 crisis have seen governments increasingly relying on automated and opaque eligibility processes and forsaking privacy considerations and inclusion."

Deceased being fined by HMRC for overdue tax return | Money | The Guardian

My wife died but she is being fined by HMRC for overdue tax return | Money | The Guardian: "We welcome letters but cannot answer individually. Email us at consumer.champions@theguardian.com or write to Consumer Champions, Money, the Guardian, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU."

NHS demand

NHS

University Hospitals

Coventry and Warwickshire
NHS Trust

UHCW NHS Trust
Overseas & PP Team
University Office Suite, 1st Floor
Clifford Bridge Road
Walsgrave, Coventry
CV2 2DX

Direct Line: 02476 965016
www.uhcw.nhs.uk

23 July 2022

Mr Stephen Cobb
6 Ufton Croft
Coventry

E-mail: uhc-tr.overseaspatients@nhs.net

5 THJ

Dear Mr Stephen Cobb

Your Reference: AA1952047

Your NHS treatment costs - please supply evidence by 02/08/2022

As a potential chargeable patient/visitor to the United Kingdom, you may need to pay for your NHS treatment received at
University Hospital Coventry Warwickshire/St Cross Hospital, Rugby. The NHS is not free to everyone and chargeable
patientsloverseas visitors must be charged for specified services, including NHS hospital services, under the National Health
Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015. Payment goes towards the NHS doctors and nurses who provide
your care.
The hospital requires evidence to determine if you need to pay for your treatment. Visitors who are ordinarily resident(2] in the
UK or who fall within certain exemption categories will not need to pay.
It is your responsibility to prove that you are entitled to free NHS treatment.

To avoid payment, you need to provide evidence that you are either ordinarily resident in the UK or fall within an exemption
category.
What you need to do:

1. Send evidence that you are ordinarily resident in the UK or fall within an exemption category. The copies of
the documents you need to provide are listed on the reverse of this letter. These copies of documents will be used
to determine your status (we may request original documents if necessary).
2. Send copies of your documents by post marked as Private and Confidential and quoting your reference as
AA1952047.

Overseas and Private Patients Team, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHs Trust, University
Office Suite, 1st Floor, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX

For any queries please E-mail: uhc-tr.overseaspatients@nhs.net
3. We need to receive this by:

02 August 2022

The National Health Service Act 2006 and the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2017 set
out which visitors are required to pay for NHS treatment.

2 This means that you are living in the UK on a lawful, voluntary and properly settled basis as part of the regular order of your
life for the time being.

f you do not provide satisfactory evidence to support your claim, you will be liable for the cost of any treatment provided to you.
You will be issued with an invoice for the costs of any treatment already provided to you and you will be required to pay the full cost
of any future NHS hospital treatment where possible. (Urgent treatment will never be withheld.)

If you would like to discuss your claim or to arrange an appointment please contact us by calling 02476 965 016 between 09:00 and 17:00,

Monday to Saturday.
Yours sincerely,
Overseas and Private Patients Team

Lens & prescription | Firmoo.co.uk

Lens & prescription | Firmoo.co.uk: (Sunglasses can only be used for distance,not for reading,bifocal or progressive.)

Lockdown drinking increase could cause 25,000 excess deaths in England

Lockdown drinking increase could cause 25,000 excess deaths in England
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/26/lockdown-drinking-increase-could-cause-25000-excess-deaths-in-england?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Potential fabrication research images re: Alzheimer's

Potential fabrication Science%20%7C%20AAAS: "IN HIS WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT to NIH about Lesné’s research, Schrag made its scope and stakes clear: “[This] dossier is a fraction of the anomalies easily visible on review of the publicly accessible data,” he wrote. The suspect work “not only represents a substantial investment in [NIH] research support, but has been cited … thousands of times and thus has the potential to mislead an entire field of research.”"

Libertarian Communist critique of Dawn

%Libertarian Communist critique of Dawn: "Despite these criticisms, the one important point about this book is its advocacy of oscillation. All living things have a pulse. They live and they die, wake and sleep, breathe in and out in ways driven by the changing seasons and the many other periodicities of our life-friendly, earth-sun-moon orbital system."

After Dawn: Resurgent Archaeology and The Dawn of Everything

Extensive onside review: https://www.chicagoreview.org/david-graeber-the-dawn-of-everything/ 

Review: ‘The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity’ - The Atlantic

Good summation with key points: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/graeber-wengrow-dawn-of-everything-history-humanity/620177/ 

Yes, the Sky is Falling in America

Yes, the Sky is Falling in America
https://johnpavlovitz.com/2022/05/04/when-the-sky-is-falling-in-america/

Tax info source

Possible answers
https://www.taxinsider.co.uk/tax-articles

Next Permanent Conservative Leader betting | Politics

Next Permanent Conservative Leader betting | Politics | Bet with Sky Bet Handy way to see odds.

Where The Mushrooms At?

The Map: Liberty caps - or Psilocybe semilanceata - are a psilocybin-containing mushroom that grow naturally in many parts of the world. We believe that such mushrooms have the power to radically improve the wellbeing of individuals and societies. But precisely where and when can you find liberty caps? Magic Mushroom Map is our best effort at using data to maximise your chance of being in the right place at the right time.

Neurodiversity for all

Neurodiversity%20is%20for%20Everyone.%20Acting%20as%20if%20everybody%20conforms%20to%20some%u2026%20%7C%20by%20Oolong%20%7C%20Medium: "Diversity is good for groups of humans, too, from the level of committees up to societies. It helps us make better decisions. We thrive on cross-pollination, learning from people with different perspectives who bring new ways of doing things and thinking about problems."

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm | The Patient Guide to Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm | The Patient Guide to Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery: "If the aneurysm involves the ascending aorta (located in the part of the aorta that exits the heart and travels up toward the neck), the diseased portion can be replaced with a tube graft through an incision on the front of the chest."

Magic Truffles And Magic Mushrooms: The Differences - Zamnesia UK

Magic Truffles And Magic Mushrooms: The Differences - Zamnesia UK: "In certain regions, magic truffles can be purchased online and received through the mail. They come ready to consume, with clear labelling and instructions."

10 Things You Should Know Before Buying Psilocybin Spores - Third Wave

10 Things You Should Know Before Buying Psilocybin Spores - Third Wave: "Magic Truffles, the underground sclerotia of various other psilocybe species, often easier to cultivate than mushrooms"

Psychedelic Retreat Programmes - InwardBound

Psychedelic Retreat Programmes - InwardBound: "Our methodology is based on the work of Dr Stan Grof. We provide a safe container for you to maximise your experience with psilocybin in order to access your own inner healer."

A psychedelic retreat proves a healing trip | Amsterdam holidays | The Guardian

A psychedelic retreat proves a healing trip | Amsterdam holidays | The Guardian:“We introduce psychedelics to people who can benefit from them, but who wouldn’t normally feel safe or be open to them. Most people are still not aware that retreats like this exist. They go through the underground or try to join one of the academic studies.”

Expansion

Expansion: "At Synthesis, we focus attention on the following six (6) conditions, each of which plays an essential role in every psychedelic journey"

Bamford

Heliocentric….
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8782021/JCB-Billionaire-slammed-neighbours-visiting-planning-site-HELICOPTER.html

Who broke capitalism? - by Judd Legum - Popular Information

Who broke capitalism? - by Judd Legum - Popular Information
https://popular.info/p/who-broke-capitalism

Skoda data

Kamiq compare
https://www.automobiledimension.com/model/skoda/kamiq

Better Living Through Synthesizers | Bandcamp Daily

Check it out...https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/utopian-synthesizers-list?utm_source=notification 

Sikorsky JCB

Daily noise…
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/environment/environmental-protection/transportation-noise?chapter=4

Google News - Dutch University retrieves Bitcoin ransomware payment and makes a profit

Google News - Dutch University retrieves Bitcoin ransomware payment and makes a profit…multiple good bits. 
https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/05/maastricht_university_ransom_return/
https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEN77mS0TIUJgJISwXseHQswqMwgEKioIACIQyKvy0DxcsbRLQKQhOygtHCoUCAoiEMir8tA8XLG0S0CkITsoLRww7bLrBg?uo=CAUiANIBAA&hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen

Road to Nowhere

Road to Nowhere: "Silicon Valley wants us to believe that technology will revolutionise our cities and the ways we move around. Autonomous vehicles will make us safer, greener, and more efficient."

British Pound to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2021

British Pound to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2021: Table of 1 British Pound to US Dollar Exchange Rate: 1.3532

Better: https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/treasury-reporting-rates-exchange/treasury-reporting-rates-of-exchange

Reset Mac

Here you go…
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208496

The Supreme Court is laying the groundwork to pre-rig the 2024 election

The Supreme Court is laying the groundwork to pre-rig the 2024 election - Alternet.org: Republican strategists are gaming out which states have Republican legislatures willing to override the votes of their people to win the White House for the Republican candidate.

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 1.1GHz dual-core 10th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Space Gray (Renewed) : AmazonSmile: Computers & Accessories

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 1.1GHz dual-core 10th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Space Gray (Renewed) : AmazonSmile: Computers & Accessories: Tenth-generation Intel Core i3 processor.

Individuals Filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)

Individuals Filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR): To file the FBAR as an individual, you must personally and/or jointly own a reportable foreign financial account that requires the filing of an FBAR (FinCEN Report 114) for the reportable year.

Macmillan ransomware

Check response…
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/macmillan-shuts-down-systems-after-likely-ransomware-attack/

Cybersecurity leaders are anticipating mass resignations within the year

Cybersecurity leaders are anticipating mass resignations within the year - here's why | ZDNet
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cybersecurity-leaders-are-anticipating-mass-resignations-within-the-year/
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/cybersecurity-leaders-are-anticipating-mass-resignations-within-the-year/

Irish history

History lesson?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/22/irish-public-record-office-civil-war-bombardment-archives-reborn

How quantum computing could change the world

How quantum computing could change the world | McKinsey & Company Good roundup of articles. None of them about quantum malware.

Social justice digital age

So check it out - digital capitalism means what? In leading the work, James will be connecting with a wide range of people thinking about and taking action on issues of social justice that emerge from, or engage with, digital technology. In his Medium blog, he sets out more of his thinking on how the work will progress.

Best spot treatment 2022

Best spot treatment 2022: Acne creams to clear pores and fight inflammation | The Independent: "These fast-acting, blemish-busting hydrocolloid patches exceeded our expectations and they’re a great affordable alternative to the pricier spot patches on the market."

Healthy life

Expectancy…
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england/chapter-1-life-expectancy-and-healthy-life-expectancy

Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger Lead a Much-Needed Senior Revolution - Bloomberg

Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger Lead a Much-Needed Senior Revolution - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-06-24/paul-mccartney-and-mick-jagger-lead-a-much-needed-senior-revolution

CBD Regulatory Debacle | Project CBD

CBD Regulatory Debacle | Project CBD
Include in next CBM article.
https://www.projectcbd.org/cbd-regulatory-debacle

What does #DigitalHealth mean to Oxford Open Digital Health? The newest #OpenAccess #medicaljournal has been developed to incorporate the latest guidelines and classifications from the World Health Organization. Learn more about the frameworks' inclusion: https://t.co/wzhtAddSb1

Check for PA? OxfordJournals (@Oxford Journals) Tweeted: What does #DigitalHealth mean to Oxford Open Digital Health? The newest #OpenAccess #medicaljournal has been developed to incorporate the latest guidelines and classifications from the World Health Organization. Learn more about the frameworks' inclusion: https://t.co/wzhtAddSb1 https://twitter.com/oxfordjournals/status/1534943498566176768?s=27&t=KtRnT4ii_6JOgIVtTwD3Ig

One key problem has 1 in 4 expats ‘seriously considering’ or ‘planning’ to renounce U.S. citizenship

Google News - One key problem has 1 in 4 expats 'seriously considering' or 'planning' to renounce U.S. citizenship
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/17/1-in-4-expats-seriously-considering-renouncing-us-citizenship.html

Mind that satellite! The mission to clean up dangerous space junk

Mind that satellite! The mission to clean up dangerous space junk | Space | The Guardian: "More than 8,000 tonnes of space junk now circle the planet, a mix of spent rocket parts, dead satellites and fragments of hardware that are doing their best to defy the rule that what goes up must come down. Far above the drag of the atmosphere, old space kit can stay aloft for centuries, millennia even, where it can smash into other objects."

The Unrecognized Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism

The Unrecognized Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism: A Cross-sectional Study: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 173, No 1: "These findings redefine the primary aldosteronism syndrome and implicate it in the pathogenesis of “essential” hypertension."

The Unrecognized Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism - PMC

The Unrecognized Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism - PMC: "To characterize the prevalence of nonsuppressible renin-independent aldosterone production, as well as biochemically overt primary aldosteronism, in relation to blood pressure."

The #EASLStudio discussing #haemochromatosis is now available on demand! 📺Watch:https://t.co/sRP1ZBKCrb 🎧Listen: https://t.co/aEgX2xD6Sl 📰Read the new guidelines: https://t.co/GGWgvHfewd @EASLnews @JHepatology @LiverBeaumont #LiverTwitter #IronOverload

EASLedu (@EASL Education) Tweeted: The #EASLStudio discussing #haemochromatosis is now available on demand!

📺Watch:https://t.co/sRP1ZBKCrb
🎧Listen: https://t.co/aEgX2xD6Sl
📰Read the new guidelines: https://t.co/GGWgvHfewd

@EASLnews @JHepatology @LiverBeaumont
#LiverTwitter #IronOverload https://twitter.com/easledu/status/1537454655785127937?s=27&t=ZQFxMyPniNcAIG9-ta3SKQ

Lifta still empty

Weird
https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TdILypKMTNg9OLPyUwrSVTISi0qLU7MSc0FAH8ZCXY&q=lifta+jerusalem&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS720US730&oq=lifta+&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0i512j46i512j0i512l3.7859j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a cyber-crime boom | Wealth Professional

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a cyber-crime boom | Wealth Professional: "Figures from Canada's national anti-fraud agency shows increase in reports of cyber-related scams."

Why the fate of the metaverse could hang on its security | VentureBeat

Why the fate of the metaverse could hang on its security | VentureBeat: "Cyberattacks old and new will inevitably find their way into the metaverse, highlighting a requirement for immersive virtual worlds to provide strong security from their inception."

Navigating The Threat Landscape 2021 – From Ransomware to Botnets

Navigating%20The%20Threat%20Landscape%202021%20%u2013%20From%20Ransomware%20to%20Botnets: Newer botnets continue to emerge as old ones keep transforming to sidestep the current security solutions. This is because cyber-criminals see a new paradigm with botnets-as-a-service where bonnets can be leased/sold to corporations or individuals for nefarious uses and financial benefits.

THE DRIVERS OF TECH HARMS

What%20Drives%20Tech%u2019s%20Externalities%3F: "Technology’s greatest harms result from the interplay of three underlying drivers: 1) mental models, 2) structures, and 3) behaviors."

Here's why closing the skills gap is key to digitalization | World Economic Forum

Here's why closing the skills gap is key to digitalization | World Economic Forum: "The cybersecurity skills gap becomes more acute as new technologies create more complex digital supply chains."

Earth Lusca Employs Sophisticated Infrastructure, Varied Tools and Techniques

Earth Lusca Employs Sophisticated Infrastructure, Varied Tools and Techniques: "The group’s primary motivation seems to be cyberespionage: the list of its victims includes high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organizations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organizations, and the media, among others. However, the threat actor also seems to be financially motivated, as it also took aim at gambling and cryptocurrency companies."

Information Security (InfoSec): The Complete Guide

Information Security (InfoSec): The Complete Guide: "Although both security strategies, cybersecurity and information security cover different objectives and scopes with some overlap. Information security is a broader category of protections, covering cryptography, mobile computing, and social media. It is related to information assurance, used to protect information from non-person-based threats, such as server failures or natural disasters. In comparison, cybersecurity only covers Internet-based threats and digital data. Additionally, cybersecurity provides coverage for raw, unclassified data while information security does not."

Open source is becoming a national security risk

Chris Wysopal: Open source is becoming a national security risk | CSO Online: "And of those enterprise customers, 95% of those customers were using Java. So that just shows you how popular Java is; if there is another vulnerability like this in Java, it is going to be widespread. And 88% were using Log4j and 58% were using the vulnerable version."

Threat actor uses HP iLO rootkit to wipe servers - The Record by Recorded Future

Threat actor uses HP iLO rootkit to wipe servers - The Record by Recorded Future: "a first-of-its-kind rootkit that hides inside the firmware of HP iLO devices and which has been used in real-world attacks to wipe servers of Iranian organizations."

The Call for Applied Research on Offensive Security Tool Release | Chris Sanders

The Call for Applied Research on Offensive Security Tool Release | Chris Sanders: "Industry insiders and outsiders have debated the merits of sharing offensive tools since the 1980s. Proponents primarily argue that releasing offensive tools helps push defense forward by forcing preventive and detective adaptation. Detractors say that releasing these tools does more harm than good, with many organizations unable to adapt quickly enough to prevent damage."

State of Secrets Sprawl on GitHub - 2021 report - GitGuardian Blog

State of Secrets Sprawl on GitHub - 2021 report - GitGuardian Blog: "The State of Secrets Sprawl report, measures the exposure of secrets within public repositories on GitHub and how this serious threat is evolving year to year. Through the report we can show a 20% year-over-year increase with the number of secrets found in public GitHub. Interestingly, 15% of leaks on GitHub occur within public repositories owned by organizations and 85% of the leaks occur on developers’ personal repositories, this data clearly illustrates the complexity of secrets sprawl."

Bugs in Our Pockets: The Risks of Client-Side Scanning - Lawfare

Bugs in Our Pockets: The Risks of Client-Side Scanning - Lawfare: "The new proposal is client-side scanning, scanning content on a user’s device prior to its encryption or after decryption. Supporters of the technology argue that such scanning can uncover child sexual abuse material (CSAM) without putting people’s privacy at risk."

Action Fraud UK

Action Fraud: "Action Fraud has launched a national awareness campaign to urge the public to think twice before handing over money and personal information when booking holidays."

Watch Jean-Luc Godard read a stirring Hannah Arendt excerpt

Watch Jean-Luc Godard read a stirring Hannah Arendt excerpt
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/watch-jean-luc-godard-read-hannah-arendt-excerpt/

Primary Hypertension vs Secondary Hypertension

Primary Hypertension vs Secondary Hypertension - PlushCare: "The difference between primary hypertension and secondary hypertension is the causes related to each. Primary hypertension does not have a definitive cause, while secondary hypertension has a known cause. Both primary and secondary hypertension result in high blood pressure."

Front End Service - Contracts Finder

Front End Service - Contracts Finder "UKVI's strategic ambition for FES (UK) is to create a streamlined, digitised and accessible application service ... and facilitate opportunities to generate revenue that align with customer demand."

Critical thinking website

Reference dialogic:
https://www.criticalthinking.org

https://www.criticalthinking.org/data/pages/31/75b0624ef03956ca540026f3bd0884b85136312571895.pdf

Elon Musk Has a Message for The CIA

Bidiot Elon Musk Has a Message for The CIA
https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-has-a-message-for-the-cia

The Young HG Wells — Victorian visionary | Financial Times

Prepare to counter...

https://www.ft.com/content/e9a81efb-31f5-47a0-bede-4d69910182fe 

What if ransomware evolved to hit IoT in the enterprise? • The Register

Good explanation of why Mars Malware is very likely: https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/01/ransomware_iot_devices/ 

The Long, Uncertain Road to Artificial General Intelligence

Some good counterpoints:

https://undark.org/2022/06/02/the-long-uncertain-road-to-artificial-general-intelligence/ 

Coventry bus lane hands out fines totalling £400k - BBC News

Tells you something....

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-61648050 

Revealed: Queen lobbied for change in law to hide her private wealth | The Queen | The Guardian

Revealed: Queen lobbied for change in law to hide her private wealth | The Queen | The Guardian: Lobbied successfully ... post post Jubilee.

Cannabis has only been illegal for 0.0065% of the entire existence of humans — Product Earth

Cannabis has only been illegal for 0.0065% of the entire existence of humans — Product Earth
https://www.productearth.life/news/cannabis-has-only-been-illegal-for-00065-of-the-entire-existence-of-humans

Plastic stuff

Deadly stuff…
https://www.plastichealthcoalition.org/

More Anders stuff (MacArthur anecdote)

AI and Anders…
https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/58640/Schwarz%20G%C3%BCnther%20Anders%20in%20Silicon%20Valley%3A%20Artificial%20intelligence%20and%20moral%20atrophy%202019%20Accepted.docx?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

A metaverse prophet’s warning- POLITICO

Good stuff! 

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2022/06/01/a-metaverse-prophets-warning-00036484 

Privacy groups urge Zoom to abandon emotion AI research

Neurodivergence and facial recognition?

https://www.techtarget.com/searchunifiedcommunications/news/252518128/Privacy-groups-urge-Zoom-to-abandon-emotion-AI-research#:~:text=Multiple%20human%20rights%20organizations%20have,on%20pseudoscience%20and%20potentially%20dangerous. 

Tomorrow is already here : Jungk, Robert, 1913- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Read online?

https://archive.org/details/tomorrowisalread00jungrich 

Loss of 25,000 NHS beds caused ‘serious patient safety crisis’, finds report | NHS | The Guardian

Loss of 25,000 NHS beds caused 'serious patient safety crisis', finds report | NHS | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/31/loss-of-25000-nhs-beds-caused-serious-patient-safety-crisis-finds-report

Google News - Mars and Cyborgs

Electronic and immortal?
https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/humans-not-enough-astronomer-thinks-mars-colonisers-would-have-to-become-cyborgs-570977.html

Covid error consequences?

Consequently…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/covid-discharging-untested-patients-into-care-homes-was-unlawful-says-court

Check out this writer

Russia, US, Arendt…
https://nikitanelin.com/existing-publications

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz receives sharp backlash for comments in wake of Uvalde school shooting | The Hill

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz receives sharp backlash for comments in wake of Uvalde school shooting | The Hill: "solutions that “try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. That doesn’t work, it’s not effective, it doesn’t prevent crime.” Cruz continued to say that targeting felons and fugitives and those with mental illness is a more effective strategy in preventing crime."

Malware Can Be Loaded Even Onto Phones That Are Turned Off, Researchers Show

Malware Can Be Loaded Even Onto Phones That Are Turned Off, Researchers Show
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5q4vj/malware-can-be-loaded-even-onto-phones-that-are-turned-off-researchers-show

Systems thinking for civil servants - GOV.UK

Systems thinking for civil servants - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/systems-thinking-for-civil-servants

Are people with ADHD considered neurodivergent?

(4) Are people with ADHD considered neurodivergent? What makes someone neurodivergent? : AutisticPride: "the rise of the "neurodiversity paradigm" is thus seen as a challenge to both the concept of mental disorder and medicalized accounts of cognitive disability."

DC sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica data breach - ABC News

DC sues Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica data breach - ABC News
https://apple.news/ADPXB0zRCQrGDhJPKqNOuuQ

Can personal debt affect citizenship applications in the UK?

1 new message: "In some cases, bankruptcy may lead to refusal of citizenship on the ground of lack of ‘good character’, but not if:

• the person was discharged at least ten years ago
• the person was declared bankrupt abroad

The effect of debts on immigration and nationality applications

The effect of debts on immigration and nationality applications | by John Donkersley | Adviser online | Medium: “where the person was made bankrupt or their company went into liquidation through little or no fault of their own, the application will not normally be refused. For example, they may have simply been a victim of the poor business decisions of others or their business has been severely affected by an economic downturn.”

Leaked emails expose UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s connection to MI6-style ‘research and influence operation’ - The Grayzone

Leaked emails expose UK Home Secretary Priti Patel's connection to MI6-style 'research and influence operation' -Verify? https://thegrayzone.com/2022/05/18/leaked-emails-uk-home-secretary-priti-patels-mi6-operation/

Nurturing Clever Cities | Urban Agriculture

Nurturing Clever Cities | The Intersection Between Urban Agriculture and Technology: "It investigates the benefits and drawbacks of technology in food production and distribution, the impacts of different forms of Smart City technologies and design, and where urban agriculture and forms of technology have been successfully woven together."