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The science says that most people with COVID are infectious for 10 days regardless of symptoms.

Yet the CDC guidelines say it’s fine to resume normal activities if you’re feeling better and don’t have a fever for 24 hrs.

Governments are to blame for normalizing mass infection.

Project 2025 takes a wrecking ball to many Federal Agencies.

E.g., "NOAA should be dismantled and many of its functions eliminated, sent to other agencies, privatized, or placed under the control of states and territories."

Why?

Because "... these have become one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry and, as such, is harmful to future U.S. prosperity."

Climate Change considerations will be expunged from all agencies.

Source: https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
#Project2025
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Yes, you should be a little freaked out about Hurricane Beryl

"It's hard to communicate how unbelievable this is."

Ars Technica

There are many people in the media that are planting fake stories about Biden that some high ranking Democrats think #POTUS should step down it's not true this is all done for the appearance that Biden is stepping down it's not true.

PS; Trump is a convicted rapist felon running to destroy America and making himself king

And #PresidentBiden who had done an extraordinary job as commander in chief and we are going to allow #CNN #MSNBC #NBC dictate America fate?
Stop it and get behind Biden.

"#SpaceX satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. #Starlink satellites make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth"

#IAU #ElonMusk #Space

Irony:

#SpaceKaren dreams of "saving" humanity by colonizing #Mars, dooms us to #asteroid impact- his #satellite toys blot our #telescope warning

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-05-18/spacex-satellites-threaten-to-hide-asteroids-that-pose-danger-to-humanity.html

SpaceX satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. Satellite constellations make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth

EL PAÍS English

If you participated in the discussion about Libby and maybe-targeted ads and privacy policies, you might like to read The Register's deep dive on what they could determine about what actually happened from @thomasclaburn

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/18/mystery_of_the_targeted_mobile_ads/

An attorney says she saw her library reading habits reflected in mobile ads. That's not supposed to happen

Follow us down this deep rabbit hole of privacy policy after privacy policy

The Register
@Chron please start posting content here. We don’t want to use x twitter anymore.

Not all AI has the same environmental impact:
“different types of AI—such as a machine learning model that spots trends in research data, a vision program that helps self-driving cars avoid obstacles or a large language model (LLM) that enables a chatbot to converse—all require different quantities of computing power to train and run”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ais-climate-impact-goes-beyond-its-emissions/

AI's Climate Impact Goes beyond Its Emissions

To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used

Scientific American
AI is detecting emotions now: “the AI assistant demonstrated its ability to analyze selfies, detect emotions, and engage in lighthearted banter about the images.” https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/chatgpt-4o-lets-you-have-real-time-audio-video-conversations-with-emotional-chatbot/ #mlanet2024
Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbot

New GPT-4o model can sing a bedtime story, detect facial expressions, read emotions.

Ars Technica
One of the biggest habits that humanity has to kick is that of seeing a human-free space and assuming it’s worthless/empty unless we fill it up with something. It’s happening with plans for the ocean, deforestation for “development”, talk of delivery drones filling the future sky, cube sats that will hide the stars. This “space” is the planetary engine, and it’s incredibly valuable NOW. doing all sorts of things that keep us alive & enrich our lives. We should protect it. #ocean #climate #Earth