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