Mastodawn

Owncast Nightly 5h ago

This is a testing server. If you see this, please like, share, respond, and follow to help test. Thanks!

#owncast #testing

https://nightly.owncast.tv

Owncast Nightly 6h ago

This is a testing server. If you see this, please like, share, respond, and follow to help test. Thanks!

#owncast #testing

https://nightly.owncast.tv

Bich Nguyen 11h ago

“In relative peacetime of no major outbreaks, no major pandemics, it’ll be fine,” said Jill Taylor, who directed the Wadsworth Center, New York State’s public health laboratory, until October 2020.

But, she said, “If we have an emergency all of a sudden, God help us.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/health/cdc-rabies-mpox-tests-paused.html

#PublicHealth #CDC #HHS #rabies #pox #testing #preparedness

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses

The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume.

The New York Times

CBC Ottawa 13h ago

OC Transpo testing plastic seats for potential wider use on buses
OC Transpo is testing out plastic seats on one of its buses and asking riders what they think.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/oc-transpo-testing-plastic-seats-for-potential-wider-use-on-buses-9.7151602?cmp=rss

Cosmic Librarian 13h ago

Not good...and also dangerous for the public's health.

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable.

#CDC #disease #testing

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/health/cdc-lab-testing-downsizing

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.

CNN

Markus Schlichting 14h ago

Very happy to share Mike’s conference report from the Swiss Testing Days in @Karakun #DevHub blog https://dev.karakun.com/2026/04/02/Swiss-Testing-Day.html

#testing #conference #probibalistic #aitesting

Swiss Testing Day 2026 – Reflections on Testing AI and Non-Deterministic Systems

Insights from Swiss Testing Day 2026 on AI testing, non-deterministic systems, and strategies for ensuring reliability in modern software engineering.

Karakun Developer Hub