Useful stats and perspective in here for Primary aldosteronism:
Friday, April 10, 2026
AI-powered chemistry technique born in Glasgow 'validated' by leading journals - heralding new dawn for drug discovery
AI-powered chemistry technique born in Glasgow 'validated' by leading journals - heralding new dawn for drug discovery | FutureScot
https://futurescot.com/ai-powered-chemistry-technique-born-in-glasgow-validated-by-leading-journals-heralding-new-dawn-for-drug-discovery/
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Dji Osmo Pocket Nd Filter Set Nd2-32 1/4 3, - K&F Concept
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“If you're following the rules of shooting video, doubling your frame rate for 30p, and shooting at 1/60th, then you really only need the ND16. ND8 is not strong enough for full sun, and ND32 is a little too heavy. ND16, when ISO is left on 50-3200 auto, will cover you from a dark room to full sun without going above 1800 ISO and without peaking highlights at ISO 50. However, if you prefer to set your ISO at 800 and rely entirely on NDs for your exposure, the heavier NDs will be appreciated. If you're shooting at 24 or 25p then the ND32 might cover you for the full day sun a little better. ”
— from Dji Osmo Pocket Nd Filter Set Nd2-32 1/4 3, - K&F Concept as of 5 April 2026
American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I've Been to the Mountaintop (April 3 1968)
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“All we say to America is, "Be true to what you said on paper." If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. Maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they hadn't committed themselves to that over there. But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.”
— from American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I've Been to the Mountaintop (April 3 1968) as of 5 April 2026
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Trial shows new radiotherapy treatment could benefit prostate cancer patients - UHCW
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““The idea of a condensed radiotherapy schedule sounded appealing, with fewer hospital visits and no invasive surgery to recover from. I accepted the offer, and when I found out I had been randomly selected to the SBRT arm of the trial I was delighted.”
— from Trial shows new radiotherapy treatment could benefit prostate cancer patients - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire as of 3 April 2026
prostate cancer | Catalogue search | Wellcome Collection
As seen online:
“Handy group of PCa related-images”
— from prostate cancer | Catalogue search | Wellcome Collection as of 4 April 2026
Friday, April 3, 2026
HTML Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols
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“UTF-8 Miscellaneous Symbols” and codes for a bunch of fleurons and stuff
— from HTML Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols as of 3 April 2026
Free to Use Images - The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Library & Knowledge Service
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“If you're searching for an image to supplement your writing or a presentation we recommend you search the following sources of free-to-use images. We've included sources of medical images as well as general images.”
— from Free to Use Images - The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Library & Knowledge Service as of 3 April 2026
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
About saint sass | Founders Larissa Schmid & Vivien Wysocki – saint sass®
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““We made our dream a reality and founded Saint Sass” – the two founders Vivien and Larissa. The vision was crystal clear: to create a brand that embodies self-determination, authenticity, and joie de vivre. With passion, creativity, and belief in our idea, we want to empower women worldwide to celebrate their uniqueness – every single day.”
— from About saint sass | Founders Larissa Schmid & Vivien Wysocki – saint sass® as of 31 March 2026
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Are we witnessing the death of expertise? | Tom Nichols talking to Meghna Chakrabarti
Are we witnessing the death of expertise? | On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti:
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“CHAKRABARTI: And so we're going to spend the rest of the hour, Tom, talking about the consequences of this draining of expertise. But what do you think the consequence is first and foremost on the American people?
NICHOLS: The draining of expertise from the national government means people are going to die, whether they are in combat and being sent to try to spackle over the problems that Donald Trump left by waving away the consequences of a war of choice whether it's people who refuse to take vaccines because Robert F. Kennedy, I can't believe, in the same way that I have trouble saying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. I almost can't get my head around Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
The draining of expertise from the national government means people are going to die. But people are going to lose jobs. People are going to suffer economically. I think it's easy to dismiss expertise in the government because most of the time the effect of expertise on your life as an American citizen is more or less invisible. Things just work. Things just go, the lights go on, airplanes fly, oil gets delivered and so on. But I think what we're seeing now is the collapse of government, of expertise in the government is much Hemingway once said about going bankrupt. How do you go bankrupt? Gradually, and then all at once. ”
— from Are we witnessing the death of expertise? | On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti as of 24 March 2026
Has America’s Character Been Turned on a Dime? Trump and taking
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““It’s a failed nation,” Trump said in the White House. “They have no money, they have no oil, they have no nothing. They have nice land.” The 79-year-old added, “I do believe I will be having the honor of taking Cuba.” He clarified, “Taking it in some form. I mean, whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.””
So, "It’s a failed nation. They have no money, they have no oil, they have no nothing. They have nice land. I do believe I will be having the honor of taking Cuba. Taking it in some form. I mean, whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it."
— from FAM 60: Has America’s Character Been Turned on a Dime? as of 24 March 2026
Anthropic's Claude Can Now Control Your Computer
Anthropic's Claude Can Now Control Your Computer - CNET
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Cotswold Blenheim Waterproof Ankle Boot - Black – TOG24
As seen online:
“Short Rubber Wellington in classic chelsea style Fully waterproof Front and rear pull loop Twin elasticated gusset with inside cover”
— from Cotswold Blenheim Waterproof Ankle Boot - Black – TOG24 as of 24 March 2026
Cotswold Blenheim Waterproof Ankle Boot - Black – TOG24
As seen online:
“Short Rubber Wellington in classic chelsea style Fully waterproof Front and rear pull loop Twin elasticated gusset with inside cover Heavily cleated sole for grip and durability Contrast Black toe cap Diamond Toe Cap and Foxing”
— from Cotswold Blenheim Waterproof Ankle Boot - Black – TOG24 as of 24 March 2026
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Your account homepage - Driver and vehicles account - GOV.UK
Your account homepage - Driver and vehicles account - GOV.UK:
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“Welcome, Named Driver”
— from Your account homepage - Driver and vehicles account - GOV.UK as of 22 March 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Security, Privacy and Compliance Consultant (part time, highly flexible)
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“Security, Privacy and Compliance Consultant (part time, highly flexible) United Kingdom · 4 days ago · Over 100 applicants Promoted by hirer · Actively reviewing applicants”
— from Security, Privacy and Compliance Consultant (part time, highly flexible) | Oxford Infosec Ltd | LinkedIn as of 21 March 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Ammar Younas & Yi Zeng, Towards Culture Driven Artificial Intelligence to Bridge the Cultural Cognition Gap - PhilArchive
Ammar Younas & Yi Zeng, Towards Culture Driven Artificial Intelligence to Bridge the Cultural Cognition Gap - PhilArchive:
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“Intelligence, whether artificial or human, cannot be fully understood without recognizing its cultural foundations and adaptive contexts. This Perspective introduces two key contributions. First, it defines the Cultural Cognition Gap, the disconnect between AI’s static, pattern-based reasoning and the dynamic, culturally adaptive nature of human cognition, evident in real-world deployment failures. Second, it proposes Culture Driven AI, a conceptual and normative framework advocating for AI systems designed to engage with cultural plurality and fluidity as central features of intelligent behavior”
— from Ammar Younas & Yi Zeng, Towards Culture Driven Artificial Intelligence to Bridge the Cultural Cognition Gap - PhilArchive as of 19 March 2026
Rural depopulation and the rural-urban gap in cognitive functioning among older adults - PMC
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“Older adults living in rural counties had lower cognitive functioning than urban adults. The interaction between living in a rural and depopulated county was statistically significant (P < .001). The rural penalty in cognitive functioning was 40% larger for those who lived in counties that lost population between 1980 and 2010 compared to those who lived in stable or growing rural counties. These results were independent of race-ethnicity, gender, age, education, income, region, employment status, marital status, physical health, and depression as well as the county’s racial-ethnic composition, age structure, economic and educational disadvantage, and health care shortages.”
— from Rural depopulation and the rural-urban gap in cognitive functioning among older adults - PMC as of 19 March 2026
The Skills Gap will not close, it is the Cognition Gap we must tackle | Research Communities by Springer Nature
The Skills Gap will not close, it is the Cognition Gap we must tackle | Research Communities by Springer Nature:
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“However, educational alignment with workforce gaps is only a short-term fix. These gaps will always persist because the fast-paced shifts in technology cannot be predicted far enough in advance to reskill workers. Just-in-time education will only get us to the next gap. Instead, we should be focusing our efforts on closing the cognition gap whereby youth and adult learners alike shift their mindset to constant learning, comfort with change, and adaptability to new environments.”
— from The Skills Gap will not close, it is the Cognition Gap we must tackle | Research Communities by Springer Nature as of 19 March 2026
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Dr A Shehu, Neurology | Nuffield Health
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“Dr. Shehu has been a Consultant Neurologist at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for more than 25 years. He is adept in both the diagnosis and management of neurological conditions and is dedicated to providing high quality care to his patients.”
— from Dr A Shehu, Neurology | Nuffield Health as of 18 March 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Computer History - 1952
IBM introduced the IBM 701 on May 21, 1952, the company's first production computer and a watershed in the computing industry. Designed primarily for scientific calculations, the 701 features the IBM-invented tape drive vacuum column, an innovation that paved the way for magnetic tape. The 701 was IBM's first electric computer and the first mass-produced computer. A total of 19,701 were produced and sold.
The Politics of Apocalypse: The Rise of American Evangelical Zionism - LSE Undergraduate Political Review
To evangelicals, the return of Jesus to Earth necessitates the Jews to return and live in the Holy Land – a vision complicated by the estimated 5 million Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank and would necessitate their expulsion – to fulfil Armageddon and Jesus Christ's eventual return to Earth. However, one could argue such a theory is fundamentally anti-Semitic, as it essentially calls for the destruction of all non-believers of Christianity and allows Jewish people little agency or self-determination.
(3) REPUBLISHED: The British conspiracy guru building a sovereign micronation in Appalachia
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“Years after the pandemic, messages like Stone’s are flourishing online. With a two-time president who’s built a political career out of spreading falsehoods and promoting conspiracy theorists, even hiring them to top cabinet posts, Trump’s second term has given new permission to wild, inflammatory ideas and the profiteers who push them. ”
— from (3) REPUBLISHED: The British conspiracy guru building a sovereign micronation in Appalachia as of 17 March 2026
The inspiring Coventry teenager who saved a life as parents say 'so proud' | Coventry Live
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“Mrs Saund said: “We weren’t surprised whatsoever that Michael won this amazing award. He’s always been a supportive person, not just in these big ways but in small ways too. We see it in his daily actions, his empathy and kindness towards others.””
— from The inspiring Coventry teenager who saved a life as parents say 'so proud' | Coventry Live as of 17 March 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026
Andy Minter, my favourite Librivox reader – Melinda's Education Blog
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“Today I learned that sadly, my favourite Librivox reader, Andy Minter, passed away in April of this year. His reading of The Prisoner of Zenda (by Anthony Hope) was one of the first things I listened to on Librivox, and it is an absolute delight. ”
— from Andy Minter, my favourite Librivox reader – Melinda's Education Blog as of 16 March 2026
Your Brain Is the Target — And You Don’t Even Know It – Robin Ayoub
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“In this episode of Localization Fireside Chat, I sat down with three of the most compelling thinkers working at the intersection of technology and human cognition: Len Noe, the world’s first augmented ethical hacker with 11 pieces of technology implanted in his own body; Mike Elkins, Chief Human and Information Security Officer at Humanist Technologies; and Winn Schwartau, a cybersecurity pioneer who has been sounding the alarm on cognitive threats since 1983. What followed was one of the most unsettling and necessary conversations I have hosted on this podcast. The thesis is simple and the implications are enormous: the human brain has replaced the network as the most valuable attack surface in cyberspace.”
— from Your Brain Is the Target — And You Don’t Even Know It – Robin Ayoub as of 16 March 2026
Inner Visions: A Review of A.V. Marraccini’s ‘We the Parasites’ – Verdigris
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“One finds themselves tricked into a conversation with that one aunt you are always trying to avoid because she tells you stories that do not have a clear beginning or end, and which go on and on until you decide the only way to end the conversation is to end it all.”
— from Inner Visions: A Review of A.V. Marraccini’s ‘We the Parasites’ – Verdigris as of 16 March 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
The Cognitive Gap | Issue 156 | Philosophy Now
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“On the one side, we have the cognitivists, and on the other the non-cognitivists. These two factions of metaethicists are sitting on either side of what we could call the cognitive gap.
Cognitivists ... all agree that moral judgments express cognitive (that is, intellectual) states which track mind-independent moral properties such as rightness and wrongness. These moral properties are thought by the speakers to be part of objective reality.
... Non-cognitivists argue, conversely, that emotional and expressive (that is, non-intellectual) mental states must be underlying moral language. By the non-cognitivist interpretation, we are not picking up on any moral facts of the situation when we make moral assertions ... we are simply expressing our personal emotions or convictions about moral issues. Non-cognitivists claim that by saying ‘Killing is wrong’, we in fact mean something like ‘Boo to killing!’ or ‘Don’t kill!’ ”
— from The Cognitive Gap | Issue 156 | Philosophy Now as of 15 March 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Over 160 people arrested in major crackdown in Coventry and the Midlands | Coventry Live
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“More than 160 people have been arrested in a major crackdown on criminal gangs in Coventry and the West Midlands. Police targeted groups exploiting children and vulnerable adults to supply drugs.”
— from Over 160 people arrested in major crackdown in Coventry and the Midlands | Coventry Live as of 14 March 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
The Secret to a Better City Is a Two-Wheeler – Mother Jones
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“a couple of years ago, she heard Denver was offering $400 vouchers to help residents purchase an e-bike—or up to $900 toward a hefty “cargo” model that can haul heavier loads, including children. She’d considered an e-bike, but the city’s offer provided “an extra kick in the derriere to make me do it.””
Make the Starley Coventry connection
— from The Secret to a Better City Is a Two-Wheeler – Mother Jones as of 10 March 2026
Google’s Smart Glasses Can Create Fake Photos on the Fly
Google's Smart Glasses Can Create Fake Photos on the Fly https://gizmodo.com/googles-smart-glasses-can-create-fake-photos-on-the-fly-2000733254
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Navy's Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good
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“The ships themselves have fiberglass-coated wooden hulls to reduce their own vulnerability, particularly to mines that detect targets by their magnetic signature.”
— from Navy's Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good as of 12 March 2026
Black achievement
As seen online:
“𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨. A gifted, brilliant, high achieving Black woman who deserves to take up space without shrinking.”
— from (12) Facebook as of 12 March 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
How Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Hyperloop Failed
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“We want to believe that we ourselves are not the problem, that there aren’t too many cars on the road. We want to believe that we are masters of this universe, unconstrained by physics. We want to believe that progress—in all its forms—is born from audacity alone and does not also require collective action, patience, and occasional sacrifice. We want to believe that big things can be easy instead of hard and that belief itself can make them so.”
— from How Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Hyperloop Failed as of 9 March 2026
Tired of Dystopian Sci-Fi? You Might Like Solarpunk. – Mother Jones
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“Many solarpunk thinkers told me their first encounter with the idea, though he didn’t coin the term, was a 2014 essay by Adam Flynn, an American writer and public health strategist, titled “Solarpunk: Notes toward a manifesto”—his contribution to the Arizona State University sci-fi collaboration Project Hieroglyph.”
— from Tired of Dystopian Sci-Fi? You Might Like Solarpunk. – Mother Jones as of 9 March 2026
(19) The Most Important UI Problem Nobody Talks About: Cognitive Load | LinkedIn
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“Now we’re building a startup at the intersection of GenAI and Stable Diffusion, where his vision of accessible creativity meets cutting-edge capability. ”
— from (19) The Most Important UI Problem Nobody Talks About: Cognitive Load | LinkedIn as of 9 March 2026
Cognitive load - Wikipedia
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“The fundamental tenet of cognitive load theory is that the quality of instructional design will be raised if greater consideration is given to the role and limitations of working memory. With increased distractions, particularly from the rise in digital technology and smartphones, students are more prone to experiencing high cognitive load, which can reduce academic success.”
— from Cognitive load - Wikipedia as of 9 March 2026
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Single Cutaway Left Handed Acoustic Guitar by Gear4music, Black at Gear4music
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“The Single Cutaway Left Handed Acoustic Guitar by Gear4music, Black is a full sized acoustic guitar which provides a comfortable playing experience ideal for budding left handed guitarists. ”
— from Single Cutaway Left Handed Acoustic Guitar by Gear4music, Black at Gear4music as of 8 March 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ App-Enabled Reflector Telescope | Wex Photo Video
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“The Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ App-Enabled Reflector Telescope allows you to explore the night sky, even if you have no previous telescope experience.”
— from Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ App-Enabled Reflector Telescope | Wex Photo Video as of 7 March 2026
Remarks at the Middle East Peace Summit, October 13, 2025
As seen online:
“Together, we've achieved what everybody said was impossible. At long last, we have peace in the Middle East. And it's a very simple expression: peace in the Middle East. And we've heard it for many years, but nobody thought it could ever get there, and now we're there.”
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Lens Selection | Glasses Direct
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You mostly need glasses to see things in the distance, e.g. whilst driving. Bifocal & Varifocal You need glasses to see things up close and in the distance. KODAK Easy2 Max Progressive Lens £149 The KODAK Easy2 Max Lens uses patented Vision First Design Technology to prioritise wearer clarity at all distances.
— from Lens Selection | Glasses Direct as of 5 March 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Skydio Bulletin : A warning, not an exception – sUAS News
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“The recent service bulletin from Skydio, warning operators not to use handheld radios within a foot of its X10 and X10D controllers, looks like a narrow technical advisory. In truth, it reveals an epidemic problem that runs far deeper than one manufacturer. The wider drone industry. DIU “trusted” providers have a systemic blind spot: survivability in contested electromagnetic environments.”
— from Skydio Bulletin : A warning, not an exception – sUAS News as of 4 March 2026
Are New Police Drone Programs A Big Help Or Big Brother? - Law360
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“"Should we be okay with our police departments having the ability to type in your license plate and find out everywhere you've ever driven in the last two months? Should the police departments be able to put cameras over communities 24/7?" the ACLU's Stanley asked.”
— from Are New Police Drone Programs A Big Help Or Big Brother? - Law360 as of 4 March 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026
I would have been better off working in a restaurant than getting my 2:1 degree | The Independent
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“With ghosting from prospective employers and rising unemployment, the jobs market for Britain's university graduates has changed beyond all recognition, writes Izzy Combi”
— from I would have been better off working in a restaurant than getting my 2:1 degree | The Independent as of 2 March 2026
Sunday, March 1, 2026
The health condition people now fear more than cancer | The Independent
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“Around 31 per cent of family carers fear dementia, a 4 per cent increase from last year, while concerns around cancer dropped from 30 per cent to 21 per cent in the same amount of time, according to Home Instead.
Almost two-thirds of those surveyed (63 per cent) called for the government to declare dementia a health emergency as the disease takes a growing toll on families, according to the research. Almost 90 per cent of carers called for a dedicated dementia allowance to help fund care.”
— from The health condition people now fear more than cancer | The Independent as of 1 March 2026
Google Calendar - 5 days, starting Sunday, 1 March 2026
As seen online:
“The aim of the study is to investigate if three ‘geroprotector’ drugs can change the biological processes associated with ageing. The drugs are: fisetin, spermidine and metformin. These drugs have been chosen for two reasons.”
— from Google Calendar - 5 days, starting Sunday, 1 March 2026 as of 1 March 2026
More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt
More people are moving out of the U.S. than moving in for the first time since the Great Depression—a bad omen for the $38.8 trillion national debt | Fortune https://fortune.com/2026/02/27/trump-immigration-crackdown-worsen-national-debt/
Thursday, February 26, 2026
small round rimless glasses
As seen online:
“ Although it's optional, we highly suggest you uploading the prescription paper for double-checking.”
— from Select Lenses | TendaGlasses.com as of 26 February 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Legacies of Eugenics and How We are Wrong about AI
No, this book is not a Luddite treatise—if, by Luddite, you mean a consummate techno-pessimist that believes all technological advancement is an anathema to human flourishing. But if by Luddite you mean a conscientious objection to top-down dictatorial automation of human thought and skill as a capitalist ploy for the devaluation of labor and therefore the devaluation of laborers and human life in general … Then, yes. This is a Luddite treatise.
Williams, Rua M.. Disabling Intelligences: Legacies of Eugenics and How We are Wrong about AI (p. 3). (Function). Kindle Edition.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Decades of feminism paved the road to Andrew’s arrest | Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian
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“The definition of trafficking is dealing in illegal goods, and sex trafficking turns human beings into goods. Feminism could be described as a long campaign to reclaim rights, freedoms, and dignity lost under patriarchy. This week it had an impact. The work continues.”
— from Decades of feminism paved the road to Andrew’s arrest | Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian as of 24 February 2026
Monday, February 23, 2026
Thousands of men with prostate cancer are being denied 'a quality of life-preserving' treatment by the NHS | Daily Mail Online
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“It is also much cheaper than other treatments, with patients usually in and out of hospital in a day and less likely to need follow-up care. But it is still rarely available on the NHS despite around 15,000 men who could benefit. Only a few specialist centres, mostly in London, carry out the focal therapy, as doctors warn that most patients are not told about the treatment and face life-changing side effects. Around 60,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year but a mere 600 to 700 are thought to be offered it, although it is widely available privately for an average £16,000. David Cameron paid to be privately treated with focal therapy after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.”
— from Thousands of men with prostate cancer are being denied 'a quality of life-preserving' treatment by the NHS | Daily Mail Online as of 23 February 2026
How Fast Is Warp Speed In Star Trek?
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“Warp travel is the primary method of travel for almost all interstellar species in the Star Trek universe, and has no true viable replacement. Given how it's how almost all travel is carried out, the question arises of whether it's safe or not. In the year 2370, it was discovered that Warp engines were damaging the fabric of spacetime, causing subspace rifts. Captain Picard compared it to how walking over a carpet repeatedly will eventually cause enough gradual damage to wear it down. The temporary solution to this was for Starfleet to impose a speed limit of Warp 5 outside of emergencies, to try and reduce the damage caused to subspace. It was believed that lower speeds would cause less damage.”
— from How Fast Is Warp Speed In Star Trek? as of 23 February 2026
Why The Enterprise Warp Speed Might Be Possible — A New Era Of Space Travel | by Amelia Settembre | Medium
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“So What’s The Verdict? Can We Enter Hyperspace And Light Speed? It’s pretty much impossible, for both. For the Enterprise: if the exotic matter turns up, then a form of the Alcubierre drive could be used to create a “warp drive”. For right now, it’s not happening. For the Falcon: if we find hyperspace to exist, and we find a way to safely enter it, then it could exist. Right now, our best bet is to look at a string theory which could suggest if we could enter hyperspace.”
— from Why The Enterprise Warp Speed Might Be Possible — A New Era Of Space Travel | by Amelia Settembre | Medium as of 23 February 2026
The truth about “NASA’s impossible drive” / Emdrive - YouTube
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“The concept of Emdrive appeared in early 2000. The drive that should violate laws of physics but also the drive that works, at least according to the inventors. There were some controversial test results, so let’s figure out what this drive is, how it’s supposed to work and look at the most recent data”
— from The truth about “NASA’s impossible drive” / Emdrive - YouTube as of 23 February 2026
I'm Sorry to Burst Your Bubble: You Are Being Fooled About AI, and You Will Soon Feel Really Stupid
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“AI feels magical. It isn’t. It is built from spectacularly ordinary pieces. At the foundation, you have basic math: addition, multiplication, averages, probability estimates. On top of that, you stack statistics, linear algebra, and massive grids of numbers called matrices. Then come algorithms that aren’t mysterious in the slightest as they simply adjust those numbers by small increments whenever the computer guesses wrong. That is all “learning” means. You feed in enormous volumes of data like sentences, images, recordings, and the computer repeats the same routine billions of times, slowly tuning itself. Add hardware that can perform these tiny operations at extraordinary speed, and suddenly you get a model that can spot patterns and generate predictions. Wrap that model in software that lets you chat with it or assign it tasks, and you get what most people now call AI. ”
— from I'm Sorry to Burst Your Bubble: You Are Being Fooled About AI, and You Will Soon Feel Really Stupid as of 23 February 2026
Reviews of Dr A Shehu - Page - iWantGreatCare
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“what an amazing doctor he is, seen him privately then with the nhs, finally know whats wrong with me and can hopefully get better, he has gone above and beyond for me and im so grateful.”
— from Reviews of Dr A Shehu - Page - iWantGreatCare as of 23 February 2026
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Eyes in the sky helping police catch criminals in Coventry - The Coventry Observer
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“Assistant Chief Constable Matt Welsted from the Force Executive team said: “Working with the Civil Aviation Authority, the project is fully funded by the Home Office via the NPCC. This includes the costs of staffing, meaning we get extra resources to prevent and detect real crimes, affecting the communities we serve. “As if that was not enough, we benefit from all of the learning in real-time, while shaping British policing’s future use of drones, further cementing our national reputation as leaders in the use of technology in policing. “Drone First Responders is a hugely exciting innovation related to the very latest capability around police use of drones.”
— from Eyes in the sky helping police catch criminals in Coventry - The Coventry Observer as of 22 February 2026
Israel will not fund Gaza reconstruction, Cabinet minister says - JNS.org
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““We will not fund the Board of Peace; there is no reason to,” Elkin, who sits in Jerusalem’s Security Cabinet, told state channel Kan Reshet Bet. “We were attacked,” Elkin noted, referencing the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led cross-border terrorist invasion from the Gaza Strip. The minister concluded: “There is no reason for us to pay for the reconstruction.””
— from Israel will not fund Gaza reconstruction, Cabinet minister says - JNS.org as of 22 February 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Experian - Personal Information
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“The secure document upload service is used to provide additional documentation to support your pending request. For further instructions go to Experian's Document Upload Service. Initial dispute requests should not be submitted using this platform. To submit a dispute online, visit Experian.com/disputes. ”
— from Experian - Personal Information as of 19 February 2026
Saturday, February 14, 2026
(4) Perverting the Machinery of Thought - by Mark Gibbs
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“OpenAI’s decision to introduce advertising into AI chat interfaces should not be read as an aberration. It’s a signal. It’s the first visible crack in a wall that was never going to hold indefinitely.”
— from (4) Perverting the Machinery of Thought - by Mark Gibbs as of 14 February 2026
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
U.S. Adults Score on Par With International Average in Literacy Skills, Below International Average in Numeracy and Problem-Solving Skills in Survey of Adult Skills | IES
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““There is a ‘dwindling middle’ in the U.S. in terms of skills,” Commissioner Carr explained. “Over time, we’re seeing more Americans clustered at the bottom levels of proficiency. The result has been a widening skills gap between adults at the higher and lower skill levels compounded by a growing number of very low-skilled adults. In fact, the U.S. gap in numeracy between the highest and lowest skilled adults is the widest among all countries.””
— from U.S. Adults Score on Par With International Average in Literacy Skills, Below International Average in Numeracy and Problem-Solving Skills in Survey of Adult Skills | IES as of 10 February 2026
Monday, February 9, 2026
Cis-lunar space and the security dilemma - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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“Cis-lunar space (Latin for “on this side of the moon”) is the spherical volume that extends outward from Earth’s geosynchronous region to encapsulate the moon’s orbit and its Lagrange points, or “L points”—defined as the locations where the combined gravitational acceleration due to the Earth and moon allow a small object, such as a spacecraft, to orbit the Earth at the same rate as the moon.”
— from Cis-lunar space and the security dilemma - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as of 9 February 2026
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Connected toys for Christmas, 2015
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“This is the start of artificial intelligence”
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/12/15/5-things-connected-toys/
Monday, February 2, 2026
Memberships — Professional Speaking Association
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“Professional Member £275 PER YEAR Professional Members are those who are using speaking to promote their business and are being paid to speak. They want to take their business to the next level, by improving their speaking skills and business competences.”
— from Memberships — Professional Speaking Association as of 2 February 2026
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Jenn Butterworth - Her By Design
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“Those jigs and reels can be fiery and fast, encompassing rather more chords than you’d expect. Butterworth is one of the finest, and has become an ubiquitous figure at Celtic Connections and elsewhere, as a member of the feisty Kinnaris Quintet, in duos with Will Pound and with Kinnaris buddy, Laura-Beth Salter. as well as propping up such notaries as Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton (Symbiosis), when they need some extra ballast.”
— from Jenn Butterworth - Her By Design: Album Review : At The Barrier as of 25 January 2026
Monday, January 19, 2026
Frontiers | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Neurophenomenology – The Case of Studying Self Boundaries With Meditators
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“Varela’s neurophenomenological research program (NRP) aspires to bridge the gap between, and integrate, first-person (1P) and third-person (3P) approaches to understanding the mind. ”
— from Frontiers | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Neurophenomenology – The Case of Studying Self Boundaries With Meditators as of 19 January 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Chicken Sprinkles | Cat Food Topper | KatKin
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“100% freeze-dried chicken breast cat food topper The healthy topper that tempts even fussy cats into devouring every meal. 100% freeze-dried chicken breast, made in the UK. Sprinkle and watch the magic.”
— from Chicken Sprinkles | Cat Food Topper | KatKin as of 14 January 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
New drones give West Midlands Police ‘eyes on scene’ within seconds | News - Hits Radio (Birmingham)
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“West Midlands Police is piloting a new generation of remotely controlled drones that could transform the way officers respond to 999 calls.”
— from New drones give West Midlands Police ‘eyes on scene’ within seconds | News - Hits Radio (Birmingham) as of 13 January 2026
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Bill Gates says world went 'backwards' after US foreign aid cuts | Fortune
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““Friends and colleagues often ask me how I stay optimistic in an era with so many challenges and so much polarization,” Gates wrote. “My answer is this: I am still an optimist because I see what innovation accelerated by artificial intelligence will bring.” But, that optimism comes with a deadline, or as Gates puts it “there are footnotes to my optimism.””
— from Bill Gates says world went 'backwards' after US foreign aid cuts | Fortune as of 10 January 2026
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
MENSA IQ info
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“ someone whose score was one standard deviation above the mean, and who thus outperformed 86% of his or her contemporaries, would have an IQ of 115, and so on”
— from What is IQ? – Mensa International as of 5 January 2026
Saturday, January 3, 2026
The AGI Debate That's Currently Dividing Google & Meta
Google & Meta AGI Divide, What General Intelligence Really Means - Geeky Gadgets https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/general-intelligence-definition/
Friday, January 2, 2026
Site 2 - Westwood Iron Age Settlement
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“The round houses were impressive structures up to 18 metres in diameter and are likely to have stood about 9 metres tall. They had wattle and daub (mud on hurdle) walls and thick thatched roofs. The massive scale of these structures suggests that they may have served public and ceremonial purposes; a suggestion which is supported by the wealth of votive materials (especially horses’ heads and pottery vessels) that were placed in the construction trenches when the round houses were built. The round houses had entrances with porches on their east side away from the prevailing winds. Some of the excavated structures were used for industrial purposes and contained small pottery crucibles for smelting metal. It is likely that domestic houses are yet to be discovered elsewhere within the enclosure.”
— from Site 2 - Westwood Iron Age Settlement as of 2 January 2026
Coundon Hall Park - Parks and open spaces in Coventry – Coventry City Council
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“A large park with football pitches with goalposts during the football season”
Also "earthworks"
— from Coundon Hall Park - Parks and open spaces in Coventry – Coventry City Council as of 2 January 2026
Thursday, January 1, 2026
AGI debate heats up as Demis Hassabis calls Yann LeCun’s view ‘plain incorrect’ | Technology News - The Indian Express
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“LeCun, the outgoing chief of AI at Meta, has said that the concept of general intelligence does not exist as it is used to designate human-level intelligence, which is not general but super-specialised. While humans navigate real-world environments and deal with other people well, LeCun argues that humans perform poorly at structured tasks like chess.”
— from AGI debate heats up as Demis Hassabis calls Yann LeCun’s view ‘plain incorrect’ | Technology News - The Indian Express as of 1 January 2026
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