2026-05-06T11:52:16Z https://yabu.me OddOpinions5 https://yabu.me/npub1qrtcutcjdym4eqvq5wnvlgnkzj7kt0jhjqhj5sj58q0u9d9z5cwsl4v3mw https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9ka8c9puq65p7g2syemjadu5g2ksvtjardvkprq248wx3uk6r0czyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6djezj6 RE: <a href="https://mstdn.social/@stux/116595257387258719">https://mstdn.social/@stux/116595257387258719</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry, but this is typical of the childish nature of politics on mastodon<br/><br/>1st of all, why do you think a &#34;ban&#34; would be enforceable or successful ?<br/><br/>2nd, why ban and not blind trust ?<br/><br/>3rd, there are *lots of way a corrupt politician can make money without insider trading, so is there a more general solution ?<br/><br/>I&#39;m sure that if anyone spent a few minutes on google, all of my points are addressed by some thoughtful person who has written about how to reduce corruption in the US congress<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1vquzpw5t2mz7nddfy25pfpc9kacnp9wfg4tm685mnzz3lr6tk4mqd9mqvh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1vqu…mqvh</a></span><br/> </div> Members of Congress trading stocks is insider trading<br/><br/>Plain and simple<br/><br/>Ban congress people from trading stocks, as simple as that 🤷 If they want to trade stocks, don't go into f-ing congress<br/><br/>A toddler even understands this </blockquote> 2026-05-18T13:09:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkn7dg9tv2xesl0up0xjwk0df4jhg0pyzllhlgd5a2csppr8grdgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np67ky0jd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgvue3pmskf6jsyhk8gplehy7txnpgr0jnqnahw2fzj8wya9lmzq24ssjm'>nevent1q…ssjm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>most members of congress actually work damn hard<br/><br/>given how much temptation they are subject to in the form of bribes, both direct and indirect, it would be good to increase their salary, a lot 2026-05-18T13:04:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0t9lupd70ycse5raf5twepgmy4tm3yj29sjhxsppmc65fps3evgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6ycap70 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsts3jnctk4v7p5k5htyq0cmlryc9ljuneu4ys9h9cxwkyqfkcwu3c62glzk'>nevent1q…glzk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>many years ago, before Linux, I read that buried deep in the guts of UNIX is a 23 character per second PRINT command<br/><br/>cause that is how fast you can print on an IBM selectric without melting it<br/><br/>:) 2026-05-16T17:53:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4m2cu9fl088y8gjqse6lasg26tnd2wkn26qhcd2fxqp5dxgjk6gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6ylyau6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9kuje4245curvk8vc72afdppascq7y54rpa2tjdkcx9ruamhegq567md2'>nevent1q…7md2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It may sound wierd, but I no longer like &#34;normie&#34; journalists like you , cause you still adhere to that old thing, neutral just report the facts<br/><br/>we are at war, and you either take a side or become irrelevant<br/>far as I can tell, all mainstream journos are not taking a side 2025-09-22T15:08:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx95p7zn95rahqqd7pck52fj0rwhuqhw3utjvq3p2z6q63gyqmnzczyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6v4wa7d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghjf7uydhfc5v6suueajwxa4nr3elln8p8903wvkrz29vr9fst8c47ug2m'>nevent1q…ug2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tom Ritchfod<br/><br/>I don&#39;t mind if you call me out by name<br/>I think you are wrong, but that is another issue 2025-09-21T21:32:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf487fpdnkl7jxdc2023866qrjwmdzg8xf57kx6c6xja77x2yd7qszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6ndufr3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2g008f3cev4af36az6zkuqfqyqk6lens9lcdq6xm9tpqylcqejswla25g'>nevent1q…a25g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For the US the rule is<br/><br/>if you call for a general strike, you get blocked, cause in the US &#34;general strike&#34; is idiotic<br/><br/>sorry, I don&#39;t make the rules 2025-09-21T15:16:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrse29hwv4c9ag587zk8wh0lf489r3a4x2juxc76lh576456683szyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np68sdy4t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswm2tcnnpsnp7fqv26m9pfvtqp9gae8huavmumysf0v68fprtt5wqpqnc7t'>nevent1q…nc7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>where does this number, 3.87 billion (suspiciously accurate) come from ??<br/><br/>I can&#39;t beleive we have accurate real time info on Disney revenue, are you talking about stock price ?<br/>the market cap is about 200 billion, so a short term decline of 3.87 is well within the range of normal fluctuations<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/242/869/740/829/696/original/2d57fa019d260744.png"> <br/> 2025-09-21T14:57:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4zc8zahagwvl7u9pc48fx5yqr0yx8pgurq7l3tj3v0cr9tnn05czyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6kg3z5w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyze4d6lqw57ut3qkvqdawkxhcyazj0a64j4wlgl7k558zqndw3qcj2am0'>nevent1q…2am0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>on the one hand, you are totally correct<br/><br/>OTOH&lt; it is really galling, time after time, that we dems have to be the grownups saving the idiot republicans from their childish bad choices 2025-09-21T14:50:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99380hak2vczx2hvg0qzgjt008yl8x0u4lfcmmy3qsul7t9pw9lqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6hd2lum In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv4fr67kawn65zptu7zx5vekkegjzesfv9a265ev343ygeus26qschxass8'>nevent1q…ass8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>one thing that has surprised me<br/>as I got older, and started wearing progessive lens glasses, I became uncomfortable on a &#34;std&#34; 10 speed with drop handlebars <br/><br/>sigh<br/>so until I have the time/energy/$ to get a more upright bike, not doing much biking<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/221/240/342/970/705/original/ce2b335a7923c6e3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-17T19:17:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9j7rk67azlzzqry53r3wrz0l2q34wt69ck5p0r3rernvss49338gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np69zkpun In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszma7gdrgeyuy6udzkr8d2dwep99323z0tj72876rewxh3kt4thqg7l7g4t'>nevent1q…7g4t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>nice<br/>like I tell my kids: there is no such thing as bad weather, just poorly prepared people, although I&#39;ve never lived in a place as cold as Calgary, so . .<br/><br/>:)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.currentresults.com/Yearly-Weather/Canada/AB/Calgary/extreme-annual-calgary-low-temperature.php">https://www.currentresults.com/Yearly-Weather/Canada/AB/Calgary/extreme-annual-calgary-low-temperature.php</a> 2025-09-16T21:27:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8muwt42y040yyda829cmxrm9jpzj2wxzkah5kzkljuua4j3xskcgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6fzqr3u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjx2atk80dl4xzfljghmy0yh2wx7u6zzwqxnj2m95qxampml3t8grnxjud'>nevent1q…xjud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shoveling snow is a good thing, fun healthy outdoor exercise, if you watch your back 2025-09-16T21:20:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstkvtnmwf29qaazjmgwse88lsxduyaejduz9lnsjykrcpvgqj8plgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6lans4r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v479f2vsecz9rj8fcatqsuhs6aauftfsk49xahnpzqjcynlfg7cygrg68'>nevent1q…rg68</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>given the huge investment you have made in Adobe, you must have a really strong desire to switch<br/><br/>I think this advice is good: you really** need to have two computers, one win, one nix, or dual boot cause it will take some time before you are certain you haven&#39;t lost valuable stuff in the move <br/><br/>I think that is right ? 2025-09-15T21:36:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq4qm3kg8aqa7srm38j2nrtv7q5z0wuvfzypqvx0wczvj05def4rqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6rcu6xl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fj0vcuz3m8ugte5564aq74lqacczu74yk89h8rxfu6td9shdtcg9zj97s'>nevent1q…j97s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m reading Typee<br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typee">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typee</a><br/><br/>which describes how the Polynesian tribes live in a state of constant warfare and are afraid to venture more then a mile from home, lest they be killed by raiding party from a neighboring village 2025-09-12T14:52:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsza8lrz42uqyt24k085k7k4t8welwvv8y7w8e4wrgvjnkqwafju2qzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np62amyf8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxh8e4dkj4zjtp2f335yjpz8d9w7829dprt3wf7c4tud4y3gyg3q4czkjk'>nevent1q…zkjk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so what do we do ?<br/><br/>is there anything we can do ?<br/><br/>I sent an email to the NYT and Boston Globe, with the image below<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/186/599/084/704/778/original/e0bd7d94bc3a2c3f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-11T16:27:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdyh5wx5h5unm7acmg76vrxe3lh83pgtm2r7ne4neypm6t9m8hhxszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6d45pad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2mdkztyrcz8zurf2q4cfmh83zr4wez4y55a3ggjy3khra5ttnwsn5jjve'>nevent1q…jjve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hint<br/>the NOrth Start blog/news source is such obvious bullshit that one has to question why you promote it 2025-08-17T17:13:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kkze4gp46ens0w4w3q7njhryvuwt8uj5vqvrh3fje65ppqtuj5qzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6wwpan6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr3gl6rzwh8n7wx3dg9vr7u226vs0jd0a59vr0trp2k9969pwwq8srz9uez'>nevent1q…9uez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>while you are quite right, 142 billion (over what time period) is enough money that when Congress does the budget, even in &#34;normal&#34; times, that money will be hard to do away with 2025-08-12T20:36:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9yapx2auc3alew99nm2kqeua2kws70rmwnpxny2zfejn9v4zs89qzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6ywlt5g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgswz97eqecfpmau5dqef2f7g2v5qxvpvyszw2l38nm8p4dnacejstnkuc0'>nevent1q…kuc0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Per the polling I have seen, a very large majority of Adults want some sort of age restrictions of some sort<br/><br/>or course, polling is notoriously difficult to do right, but the majority is pretty large on this 2025-08-02T14:19:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstf69xm4w83u47nlvm6quhkhxcfafkme2jl36cuse5egfmpsne0aszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6vz9gef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04cmk0ymw6wy5zs9vcvsp49afch6gqv0vhzag35yfdwva3esqf7gpp68qv'>nevent1q…68qv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A great chance to look at your own bias<br/><br/>Tell me mastodonians, what your reaction be if this post was about a MAGA House member ?<br/>how would you feel ? 2025-07-25T19:21:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9400lyfxdc0t774alkcjt76z322xge5jgv2mr3lxdymyk932j5sqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6c3r5wn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgrquq3utfzlzss3z653usujfp09qymus0phh9y95edwxcrykt9qj93e7t'>nevent1q…3e7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>JUST ME<br/><br/>this is not helpful<br/>1<br/>there are 1,000 posts every minute that say more or less the same thing, but very few posts that have ideas about what to do, so lazy and unhelpful<br/><br/>2<br/>by now, people are in 3 catagories<br/>a<br/>they loath D Trump<br/>b<br/>they love him, no matter what<br/>c<br/>they pay so little attn to politics that what you say is unheard by them 2025-07-21T13:10:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrsnua5n0992y0c45mjladvgvhpcntlsuvf43grxgnwwefx0ujnlqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np65h5x22 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kdgvr8nx58zuamqeyq752e030jy7h82t5rtjfpytu7devr9y5yqx6y0gx'>nevent1q…y0gx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is good to vent, but getting rid of EC is just not in the realm of the possible<br/><br/>so , do yo have any practical suggestions for what to do to day ? 2024-09-21T12:51:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ae8a5nfqxaffg8s7zvmwnu7zg30k8gn2fu6t8c4l9hsyh8cv8sczyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6amsg2t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspex3xm7677amr7xdpd4vefn5wq9nn36m20hul2cgrr8x5anw0ynguhedky'>nevent1q…edky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>from an HPLC pump ? 2024-09-18T16:53:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd94aq9l422rz6529kj4js28pc0ks4ecpx5y6znx6ql26u437v9wszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6gpwvz0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0hw3rvm8xgs4554eh37ff3x55g8fw08mmhanq2zr3h54mgglsfpsrv0lkw'>nevent1q…0lkw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ahem, zirconium oxide has entered the chat<br/>along with Boron Nitride 2024-09-18T16:52:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp09n77g8asejcpxccgp4pa0w753g6yut6p85zyqg2tm6jmlax7fszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6gtlrme In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspz5t8j34suqcclg2gduy7r80tp8rf5j9xnktna2ue70ug8yadgpgysmssl'>nevent1q…mssl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not sure if you understand how much people from NYC want to respond to this 2024-09-16T13:51:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstsvn47y8r855jm9uu4765d8l277erwh8ur4ezqvhx2lkz047l5nqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6sw4u7q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lyzkd4dz5anus3kpj7jf5fk4hw6txmg6x54pzyfznpvk98hw70gd6aw66'>nevent1q…aw66</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess I live up to my screen handle:<br/><br/>I think disposable vacumn cleaner bags are one of the great inventions of civilization, along side coffee and hot showers<br/><br/>I do not understand, at all, it is just beyond my imagination, why you would want a VC withut a dispo bag 2024-09-14T14:04:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8h9h8cxtvxk9daaxtsp88jmat70xdv96a0cyc6z5nf0ev8xpg0fqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6xdx6xg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswpuf9drwnqu3c0z88emfvn4gkn2392m98efth7ka74klwhh7l05q0h0tjs'>nevent1q…0tjs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>nice<br/>about the only reality TV show I ever watch is <br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forged_in_Fire">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forged_in_Fire</a><br/><br/>which, for a reality TV show, isn&#39;t that bad (low bar, to be sure) 2024-09-11T13:54:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw44t5p32rnsnlrs82mxsspmw3hd5zcdvrzwm8ykwhc6rjqxqssdgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np60jpnwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89hx5zjc4s676qylgkgqm335jv2aex4kccm63g6kt4js3l0mmyrcwyzcqa'>nevent1q…zcqa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>anthropomorhization ? 2024-09-07T17:36:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ukeny8v73xfwxhl4d92ekycd2dk2d3m9ja0dura97ww82uk6w0gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np66v8x0y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9uvs3d2ym8t9a535lz32jydwvqla4fcvxm8qe65nfca687hmwgmst7ak7k'>nevent1q…ak7k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it is one of those things that keeps occuring, sort of like IMO nuclear fusion power, or flying cars<br/><br/>always wrong 2024-09-06T19:29:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8e7jx2wfg0mn9qwzt0ds6gd09wypg6jskue8v47w8d5zhprqw0mqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np636pwcu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxjdhhv07hfafl8jty8pmsj5m7mya9h3rdvr67n7h3v9kju540wtcaq3cl8'>nevent1q…3cl8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is so so so so silly<br/><br/>no not sillly: dishonest<br/>a std shipping container holds about 20 tons, so 20 x 20,000 = 400,000 tons vs 1,000 tons with 7 crew<br/><br/>absurd<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/091/816/289/653/111/original/0b77b943bd1150c8.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/091/818/451/680/116/original/a2a0c0367d0f64b9.png"> <br/> 2024-09-06T17:37:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8puea4y04r8gs4ys4dr6whap63guwxxmdecye7z58vg0mc22hlgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6w358m5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnj4ec2uq3ny42x8fyekepg540fcm2njsxlkkh6svxr76e9lr6nquqkxzc'>nevent1q…kxzc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>your toot seems so obviously not true, I don&#39;t understand what you are trying to say<br/><br/>the judges ruled that under our current law, what the IA was doing was not acting as a library<br/><br/>geez 2024-09-05T01:16:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxaez3v2nksvhrl39qp8xys0xv6u28ar7cp6l90rywvez3eujhtpgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6r9myg6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrnj4ec2uq3ny42x8fyekepg540fcm2njsxlkkh6svxr76e9lr6nquqkxzc'>nevent1q…kxzc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>pretty amazing that 300 odd people boosted this toot when your own source largely comes down against the IA, saying it clearly violated the law 2024-09-05T01:15:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqnw9h7ajxesvwp0sh0angptu73ynqp6dhffwdx5r33qpyqmq7u0szyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6tdm6up In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqf260dwndc65drs49suj45dq0nnvmampvm42d6taxpzkzaqgc6cg5ltq3k'>nevent1q…tq3k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>in certain esoteric areas related to DNA I am a bit of a world expert<br/><br/>so I spent a lot of time on<br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequencing">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequencing</a><br/><br/>and I added a lot of good stuff and then gave up after I had to re re re revert totally stupid stuff or argue with morons who thought they understood something about some esoteric DNA sequencing thing or I had to deal with spam artists pumping crap<br/><br/>not to mention the horror of dealing with wiki markup language which for me is ugh ugh ugh 2024-09-04T14:42:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrs4xe32vxaseelj7dmeyk0h6ltd6nz4mqjk53ehg3rxy7z66qy0qzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6v7gs49 Niche post for #DNA #RNA #molecularBiology geeks<br/><br/>I just wrote &#34;Maniatis or Phil Sharp&#34; and so on brand that Maniatis doesn&#39;t need a first name cause Joy of Cloning, right ? 2024-09-02T14:11:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9w5rtmzacrrj7zlefptncfn4tyupk90jgn6359ye9p0qdfmsmdhqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np63g87ul In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvk2ha0gfctt9tw7xx5nr59qtkc65jq8ggj5nqaln74hnarsrvpcwufxrj'>nevent1q…fxrj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you probably do this already, but would like to see some female , minority, etc voices not just the upper class white voices 2024-09-02T12:59:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5kvzazk9uvylxhjld7h0h5rlsj0sncutf2s8m9xcshprt906kaszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6u3hqsj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr60z3mvqywk023adns7p3wq9549d6ag6x5avmf3gefqxu9scq2ucmjey6a'>nevent1q…ey6a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well, as the Romans said, there is no disputing taste, but to me the photo makes her look bizarre<br/><br/>the article cites a poll showing ~70% of Americans want to stop arming Israel<br/><br/>that same poll says⤵️ ⤵️<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/062/511/590/613/759/original/6d580601910ed0ee.png"> <br/> 2024-09-01T13:23:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrsawxp9lgcwjnvce09vjpj9yjmx636lmws47544kw0e6rp0au94gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6uv08hh I don&#39;t recall if The New Republic was ever a hiQ magazine<br/><br/>but anyone who uses wierd photos is, IMO, a sleaze bag<br/><br/><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/185505/kamala-harris-israel-arms-gaza-first-interview">https://newrepublic.com/post/185505/kamala-harris-israel-arms-gaza-first-interview</a><br/><br/>[@newrepublic](<a href="https://beta.birdsite.live/users/newrepublic">https://beta.birdsite.live/users/newrepublic</a> )<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/062/485/066/865/670/original/bb9313f5efce4cbc.png"> <br/> 2024-09-01T13:18:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszj9jtxfzh2wmm2rkwcvrujwj5pgyegchj6yju39lt6054t7vv7vgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6qh5qyy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pkdrx8rxz54ndzxs3gc7535q4ky66xwh0vc0fmhnkzkgxaxhc0cvx27ed'>nevent1q…27ed</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>with respect, gonna block you cause I don&#39;t have the energy 2024-08-29T17:48:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0n4y3csh39um30hl88dp5tx3np6vuk47thndt42axh5tapzzcatgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6dkvdh9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqn6r28qjc4vh5c2dgn99w9wyn0p20gptypcmnacdy6xsa4ma6qsqppke36'>nevent1q…ke36</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not sure what to make of this, but <br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/corporate-greed-not-blame-price-pressures-fed-study-shows-2024-05-13/">https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/corporate-greed-not-blame-price-pressures-fed-study-shows-2024-05-13/</a> 2024-08-29T17:24:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszr9y9menkt9lweg3acugdn7ucd4uacvtsw7rcwpgn40cunlas5cqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6uc0hvg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsys374hs8gdn6uy3e4qn0cxkkssyf45jw69ywqatljgnn6umrskpsr7kftg'>nevent1q…kftg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this may be true, but the economy is VERY large and overall gouging was not, afaik, a significant cause of inflation<br/><br/>the idea of inflation caused by evil corporations gouging appears to be, overall, an internet myth 2024-08-29T15:39:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylyly3s74fd7cy77mpja5nrd253k7lzdkjuqdqdrk4y4dxjdhczgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6829upp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9t5fte80d8gjsmgm3795gt4gw7jm276p5qp2nm9dm8kwqv97dgc6pnq7s'>nevent1q…nq7s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ok, so what is your theory ? what actual evidence do you have for that theory ? 2024-08-25T14:31:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfep0fma8rvr8jjg2r7cmjqwuf2hvjja9fsta47mhp4j98dvcdmfqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6fsu8f6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvamgxrh6wtunclhsr07p8r68jqnpuk7df9zwwcd2xheytze03h4cef5z0m'>nevent1q…5z0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>?<br/>isn&#39;t MIT being a bit of a freeloader here, as it uses ILL to get articles<br/><br/>?<br/>MIT professors are, on avg, very well funded so they can afford personal subs<br/><br/>really, the experience at MIT should not be taken as something that necessarily goes for everyone else 2024-08-25T13:21:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdl8unx05awx8xhts568jl4d2hrvrw85cq2jwlusgq85cgg9p7j9gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6dwlpnt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs997cqurka0uzzvurekke59ge6nnjxxrkk8m04u6rm7ag4urtce7cuty4a8'>nevent1q…y4a8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the famines caused by Mao in China, and by Churchill in Bengal, were on a par with Hitler, IMO 2024-08-23T18:48:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5t60gr0n65rc35ahg2jvt3txgq987jhc9997ggtllvuwll9n99qzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6wfy9vm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5ja2pmk3zkk6vczz23tz53ygzplrt8t3nprzq6q8d85fvw0sc3gfqj2v7'>nevent1q…j2v7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes<br/><br/>may I add, as a 69 yro with 2 colonoscopys:<br/><br/>the dreaded horrid prep has gotten less worse !!<br/><br/>also, this is a nice day to take a vacation if you can as the drugs give you a nice relaxed feeling that lasts for several hours (at least me, YMMV :) ) 2024-08-23T18:43:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxtvrksqsxpjyhl0q66jqg8yjdkj7ufp0ndkcxdhwyn2fh7j573gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6vvhamd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxr98f49n22rr2cxthef2f3w5v9z5uvg0demf70thh549x6leny5q58ee9d'>nevent1q…ee9d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>??<br/><br/><a href="https://www.scientificbulletin.upb.ro/rev_docs_arhiva/full27b_818551.pdf">https://www.scientificbulletin.upb.ro/rev_docs_arhiva/full27b_818551.pdf</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.rfcafe.com/references/electronics-world/electrical-measure-units-standards-august-1964-electronics-world.htm">https://www.rfcafe.com/references/electronics-world/electrical-measure-units-standards-august-1964-electronics-world.htm</a> 2024-08-22T16:46:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mrmw3pjzpgy383dcf3mzqq7pyjnqv4cr30m7u2lge824e5h6a4szyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6akgpu9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88p3m68utkuyh3dw0mg5hdf43mtzec2c7kv5ywrm0g5sh99ax37ct5nwc3'>nevent1q…nwc3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK<br/>so back in 1958, this cell was calibrated against a std that was good to +- 0.0001 volts<br/><br/>so what the f*ck was the std ? 2024-08-21T13:57:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ytmltps56dhm045xzpkh0tdrpppx3exatxqhd0ph4pcaz6el9aszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6enecyr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfan8k9vntqx08z0z000u96854tcjcclc7xc73q2q8c965ae249c6r5856'>nevent1q…5856</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>as far as I know, there were no gunslingers; the whole shootout on main str thing is just a myth<br/><br/>but maybe I overstate the case 2024-08-21T13:06:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptv4aaanm48y0zysrsrrsq2threcqex25g2eypxtykkgpyvetmwczyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6wnl3sw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqe2lwvc93fkrhg6js6g0cjpkc7a5x6jnnvdsj474k974kl6jw8gvv9l2d'>nevent1q…9l2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>well, for those of us who recall the era of Mayor Richard M Daley, and how the CPD had a notorious reputation for violence and corruption, maybe there is a reason for the stereotype ?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.chicagotorturejustice.org/history">https://www.chicagotorturejustice.org/history</a> 2024-08-20T16:55:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8h4syqnrud9usrelcc6seeqqx5emzmmtpxc2zznz52nfe5ur59qzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6nxtzcc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0c7gp3r0hrr4jfkuamcr56wqnxkke2tln7mmvf3p4cq9ax77m5geuz6j3'>nevent1q…z6j3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it maybe silly but I have decided to block anyone who boosts a tweet, on the grounds that helping a neo nazi (musk) is not good<br/><br/>also, this meme is so well known, you could have found a non twitter source without any effort 2024-08-20T11:36:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsflpzyy7rxx2n62ufjhfphxpfj200tm4q5nzr0k2g3p52c7azn3fqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6etvre4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswqc8ud05vhl8app3t8hmj3lrpeatc2nmg2yvu076vqw4xmjat58q4dqg4q'>nevent1q…qg4q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not sure I agree<br/>Biology is notoriously complex and unpredictable<br/><br/>It is possible that mRNA tech is indeed a new era, leading to all sorts of remarkable things<br/><br/>or maybe not; there is a lot of hype and I don&#39;t think we have enough data yet<br/><br/>I *think this is compatible with known facts<br/>In Jan 2020, BioNtech and MOderna were in fiscal straits and the Covid program was a &#34;hail mary&#34; that saved them from bankruptcy<br/><br/>:) 2024-08-19T17:12:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgzpuw5zga3aug62jxh0hwj2hcud9xlcjasxm0wzgtafqh4mxtngzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6nu3nw6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cq5mayqhsfsqvzqdcduhsfc562vvt0pwvyjy7taapm43c4xc4ug6sg8n9'>nevent1q…g8n9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a PhD in molecular biology, so I understand some of the tech, but am not an expert<br/><br/>IMO<br/>1<br/>we were *very lucky the mRNA vaccines worked so well<br/>Merck (a vaccine powerhouse) shelved their vaccine cause it didn&#39;t work <br/><a href="https://www.merck.com/news/merck-discontinues-development-of-sars-cov-2-covid-19-vaccine-candidates-continues-development-of-two-investigational-therapeutic-candidates/">https://www.merck.com/news/merck-discontinues-development-of-sars-cov-2-covid-19-vaccine-candidates-continues-development-of-two-investigational-therapeutic-candidates/</a><br/><br/>2<br/>we were even more lucky that Pfizer/Moderna/BioNtech were able to scale up production; to scientists like me, the scale up was NASA Apollo program level Chemical engineering - really amazing work done on a very tight schedule 2024-08-19T17:03:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhv4knn76xg7e6z6he945y48sapkvuf03xw4se2f9237yd9q978gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6mh677z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cq5mayqhsfsqvzqdcduhsfc562vvt0pwvyjy7taapm43c4xc4ug6sg8n9'>nevent1q…g8n9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>AFAIK, the vaccine you want is aimed at variants of the JN.1 variety - not sure what novovax is aimed at<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think those vaccines will be available in the US for a week or few weeks, not sure 2024-08-19T16:59:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4z27efk9jzc40jv94swqqtqjhvt5q5yz3vtllzc4yszusckr3ggzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6vw3j4d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95lyax6xsu7detptqt8emza97r08d45yjdnvhg6apur6shh2jtysp6mltr'>nevent1q…mltr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>two years ago, there were concerns about the product<br/>iirc, the novovax is a protein polymer of some sort, and the distribution of particle sizes was not well controlled<br/><br/>so there is that, or maybe some other manufacturing issue ?<br/><br/>that is at least plausible !! 2024-08-19T16:28:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxaxeyxk452nc9xcrl5wf4exahm8xn5vavcxnznxlqzllsvjmj4ngzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6h6es7h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2lf3u8mnldy5rs6jtjd7pqnx6xq4fsl8hn22u8yw3kjnusqy4r4g5jfgrw'>nevent1q…fgrw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you<br/>I saw these yesterday and thought I saw a fly inside but wasn&#39;t really sure !!<br/><br/>for the last two or three weeks the golden rod have been just ablaze with hymeoptera of all sorts, mostly gone now here in the Boston area 2024-08-18T16:11:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6l3hcq94cnqyj9ze0sqrcnhyjmaqmxxqasc6a97ql6kf92afnvszyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np65ayvht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfcumn63jfnvxlmf8sdqycjyp6hyl0055mfclqmfyl76ehxfcmm6qshyv2r'>nevent1q…yv2r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you must know this meme:<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/978/321/581/252/288/original/d32ce54c020a1291.webp"> <br/> 2024-08-17T16:32:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmej9um2azccrnkc63k9ncmzlhvyxpujqvn57h0kfj0kgc3snnmgzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np676r05t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9s6n2xn5pj0hgauw6m4s8empv3lswz0pj0vxacwsn9phsnky3cxc26cgfw'>nevent1q…cgfw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>at work, chit chat before meeting starts<br/>me anyone using AI ?<br/>coworker: yeah, I use it for 1st draft of documents, saves me a lot of time<br/><br/>now I realize &#34;AI&#34;covers a lot of ground but here on tusker 99.99% is negative snark and that is just bullshit, sorry 2024-08-17T12:43:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmweu49hj7jpjkdvm3y8g20qc0scsamhx0kcezxn3dcar7cw5saczyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np64p9a0x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0qdrt6freaxe0ysep2j3erc98grvnfzuwnd2jg0d5z8q43nrs32g5jqnmn'>nevent1q…qnmn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Since AI is actually do ing a lot of cool stuff in the real world, one has to ask, why are 99% of toots about AI snarky putdowns ?<br/>I have two ideas<br/>1<br/>it is a bandwagon; you get clicks and eyeballs for snarky putdowns; for reality about AI doing stuff, not so much<br/>2<br/>tusker is full of people (programmers artists writers ) scared that AI will take their jobs 2024-08-17T11:54:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzrf3h4ul45e6n7ufx8yls6wv5yn5t62nlucegfq8shmadma4s3gzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6374ecp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspf2ufjgatwg2a7wjyh4tht5p3zdsy9rga4cfxr9a0gt0vc3e0l6gq9yylx'>nevent1q…yylx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t this a bit of a waste of money ?<br/><br/>I mean, in NYC, it is already a blue vote ?<br/><br/>but maybe that sign stimulates donations, so I am wrong 2024-08-09T13:47:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstfsvyjhwasjrkcsachhgsaz80qg58xz4s3x9tu5k7x9k7hlq4gqqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6gqnmhv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxgp8w5lh7xskrpdeexw602a99r57e4tgu9725xywahxfcv7v4fnq0sc54p'>nevent1q…c54p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>do you have a link to the times piece ? 2024-08-01T13:32:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpkef8qvjc54c88z590yxrhqn9t5cq09hgp7ry8ywgv9f07m2maqzyqqd0r30zf5nwhypsz36dnazwc2t6ed727gz72jz2supls4552np6zdjhju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqzzu6zh92af8ucx8ammpgnerw47g6k6wsuhnjymawxq9vznnmyqj5nukq'>nevent1q…nukq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is kind of sad how #mastodon has this need to make fun of AI when in the real world AI is doing amazing insanely great shit<br/><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp7977">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp7977</a> 2024-05-24T13:34:37Z