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Now this is super interesting. Metformin is one of the oldest drugs out there and its benefits keep growing. https://www.metafilter.com/198511/Metformin-may-help-prevent-Long-COVID
Metformin may help prevent Long COVID

'I don’t use the term breakthrough lightly.' The latest Ground Truths from Eric Topol discusses a new randomized, placebo-controlled trial of metformin, with a 42% reduction of subsequent Long...

I admire the restraint with which Bruce Willis’ family is making their case here. What an awful disease this is, and how sad that empathy need be pleaded for as part of a teachable moment. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/06/entertainment/bruce-willis-wife-dementia-paparazzi-intl-scli-wellness/index.html
Pulling old data off an antique iMac. Didn’t have a wired keyboard. So an almost-as-old iPad mini keyboard will have to do. Looks ridiculous but hey, it works. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
In Oxford they just call them commas.

If you do one good Nerd Thing this week, make it tapping the 'I Don't Need a Refund' button in Tweetbot and Twitterrific.

These apps, in many ways, pioneered the modern concept of quality, indie app for iPhone. They gave us much more than they ever asked for with their subscriptions.

Join me in not needing a refund: https://www.macstories.net/stories/a-final-update-to-tweetbot-and-twitterrific-that-allows-users-to-support-tapbots-and-the-iconfactory/

A Final Update to Tweetbot and Twitterrific That Allows Users to Support Tapbots and The Iconfactory

Usually, when a big company shuts down an API, they give customers time to prepare. It’s the right thing to do regardless of what any terms of service say. That’s not how things went down with Twitter. Instead, as I wrote in January, Twitter eliminated access to its API for many third-party apps, including Tweetbot

This is so accurate. Damn my chunky fingers!
#McDonalds to remove McCrispy sandwich advert placed adjacent to a sign pointing to a crematorium in Conrwall, England. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/mcdonalds-remove-tasteless-sign-opposite-8133444
McDonald's to remove 'tasteless' sign opposite crematorium

The advertising poster next to the sign for Penmount Crematorium has largely been greeted with hilarity

CornwallLive

Jony Ive’s design of King Charles’ coronation logo is not at all what I’d have expected from him. Good on him. Trying new things isn’t easy when later in your career.

https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apples-former-design-chief-creates-logo-for-king-charles/

Apple’s Former Design Chief Creates Logo for King Charles • iPhone in Canada Blog

The logo, which will be used for events over the coronation weekend starting May 6, features a floral design that embodies the "optimism of spring"

iPhone in Canada Blog • Leading Tech News for Canadians
Plaque commemorates 'Battle of Billings Bridge' during 'Freedom Convoy'

Posted in r/ottawa by u/ratmanisreal • 136 points and 47 comments

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Sure is going to be one heck of a book that gets written about all this once the smoke has cleared.

https://www.platformer.news/p/elon-musk-fires-a-top-twitter-engineer

Elon Musk fires a top Twitter engineer over his declining view count

Inside Twitter 2.0, turmoil leaves employees stretched to the max

Platformer