Dr David Guest

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I am a GP and technophile in Rural Australia
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At 1.4 trillion, more photos were taken in 2019 than in the entire 20th Century

In 2023, it’s estimated we’ll take 1.8 trillion photos

90% of all photos ever taken were taken since 2000

Since 2000, we’ve taken about 2,000 photos for every child, woman and man on planet

We’re storing about 10 trillion photos in the Cloud

Most of them will never be looked at again.

To deal with CO2 caused by photos between 2000 and 2020, you’d need to plant about 675 million trees

https://photutorial.com/photos-statistics/

Photo Statistics: How Many Photos are Taken Every Day?

Discover everything you need to know about photo statistics - Number of photos taken daily, number of photos on Google, and much more!

Photutorial

Getting this old Rails 4 app running in a Docker container and all the dependencies to work took about three hours.

Having to write Rails today is the punishment for having written Rails in the past.

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug:
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💰HEY, BILLIONAIRES! BUY SOME FUN STUFF!💰
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Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Bill Gookin and new members Jennifer & John.
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The greatest trick the devil pulled was convincing the world that IBM was better than Oracle for open source communities.

"Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others."

~Jacob M. Braude

#Quotes #DailyThoughts #Life #Awareness #SelfGrowth #QuotesOfTheDay

For people age 65+ the updated evidence for booster protection vs death, and its durability out to 6 months, is overwhelming
https://cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7224a6.htm?s_cid=mm7224a6_w
Notes from the Field: Comparison of COVID-19 Mortality ...

This report describes COVID-19 mortality rates of adults aged ≥65 years who were unvaccinated compared to adults aged ≥65 years who received a bivalent booster dose.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Major kudos to the Guardian for refusing to accept gambling ads going forward. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/15/guardian-bans-all-gambling-advertising

It's not just right in an ethical sense. The business logic is sound, too: Key quote:

"By taking a stand against gambling advertising, we believe we can offer a place for sport fans all over the world to enjoy world-class sports journalism in an environment free from advertising pushing betting, wagering or online casinos."

The Guardian bans all gambling advertising

Ban will apply worldwide to all of media group’s online and print outlets, including the Guardian, Observer, and Guardian Weekly

The Guardian