maxgbowman
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My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
www.gadgetreview.com
October 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
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Hello People Who Teach!
If you have ever assigned The House Archives Built [in essay or book format] in a class, could you share with me the department/class title/class type if the title is very mysterious?
I'd appreciate it! Less than I appreciate the actual teaching but still a hearty amount!
If you have ever assigned The House Archives Built [in essay or book format] in a class, could you share with me the department/class title/class type if the title is very mysterious?
I'd appreciate it! Less than I appreciate the actual teaching but still a hearty amount!
October 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Hello People Who Teach!
If you have ever assigned The House Archives Built [in essay or book format] in a class, could you share with me the department/class title/class type if the title is very mysterious?
I'd appreciate it! Less than I appreciate the actual teaching but still a hearty amount!
If you have ever assigned The House Archives Built [in essay or book format] in a class, could you share with me the department/class title/class type if the title is very mysterious?
I'd appreciate it! Less than I appreciate the actual teaching but still a hearty amount!
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“You don’t know if they’re law enforcement officers or just attacking someone on the street. And when it comes to ice it begs the question, what’s the difference?”
I am angry tonight.
Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car.
ICE makes this city less safe.
We want them out. Now.
Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car.
ICE makes this city less safe.
We want them out. Now.
October 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
“You don’t know if they’re law enforcement officers or just attacking someone on the street. And when it comes to ice it begs the question, what’s the difference?”
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New interactive tool tracks private equity investments in health care across U.S. phys.org/news/2026-09...
New interactive tool tracks private equity investments in health care across U.S.
A new interactive tool launched on Tuesday, Sept. 8, offers policymakers, researchers, journalists and the public a state-by-state look at private equity investments in U.S. health care.
phys.org
October 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
New interactive tool tracks private equity investments in health care across U.S. phys.org/news/2026-09...
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Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
October 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
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"Any action to restrict abortion pills would immediately break Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge that he would “not block” access to the drugs..."
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
www.washingtonsun.com
October 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"Any action to restrict abortion pills would immediately break Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge that he would “not block” access to the drugs..."
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
October 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
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"So many people are coming to us who have never come to the food bank before. It used to be people who were working hourly-wage jobs. Now we see salary employees."
Maybe we should measure the "strength" of the economy not by the stock market but by the length of the line at our local food bank?
Maybe we should measure the "strength" of the economy not by the stock market but by the length of the line at our local food bank?
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand.
Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
meidasnews.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
"So many people are coming to us who have never come to the food bank before. It used to be people who were working hourly-wage jobs. Now we see salary employees."
Maybe we should measure the "strength" of the economy not by the stock market but by the length of the line at our local food bank?
Maybe we should measure the "strength" of the economy not by the stock market but by the length of the line at our local food bank?
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For people asking why the reversal to a more reasonable position, as the public health professional alludes to in the video, it’s because of ongoing legal challenges to the rollbacks under rfk jr. Medical groups have been suing: www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/h...
Medical groups sue to block new CDC vaccine recommendations | CNN
Seven prominent medical associations on Monday sued to reverse changes to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s childhood vaccine recommendations.
www.cnn.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:18 AM
For people asking why the reversal to a more reasonable position, as the public health professional alludes to in the video, it’s because of ongoing legal challenges to the rollbacks under rfk jr. Medical groups have been suing: www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/h...
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Find out where you can watch the film here.
MUSK | Only In Select Theaters October 9, Nationwide October 16
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
bleeckerstreetmedia.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Find out where you can watch the film here.
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The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
September 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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I am not saying everybody has the ability to follow this path, but: I was uncertain of my MMR status. I went into the CVS app, scheduled a booster, walked in, got one, walked out, paid nothing.
And: Make sure everyone you know who can be vaccinated is vaccinated. Anyone who isn’t certain should get an update. Measles as an infant can be fatal, either immediately or within a few years; but measles as a naive adult has a much higher risk of death. It’s one of the Great Plagues on purpose.
September 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am not saying everybody has the ability to follow this path, but: I was uncertain of my MMR status. I went into the CVS app, scheduled a booster, walked in, got one, walked out, paid nothing.
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“I want to draw your attention to another reality: Right now, the US economy & our financial futures are riding on Silicon Valley's bet that Al will soon be immensely profitable… that bet isn't looking good. The formula for a profitable business isn't complicated: make more than you spend…“
@aoc.bsky.social just put out a great statement on AI. Refreshing to see a major politician on the left nail this.
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
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"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
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September 20, 2026 at 3:13 AM
“I want to draw your attention to another reality: Right now, the US economy & our financial futures are riding on Silicon Valley's bet that Al will soon be immensely profitable… that bet isn't looking good. The formula for a profitable business isn't complicated: make more than you spend…“
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just learned this today
September 17, 2026 at 5:18 AM
just learned this today
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Mainers will freeze to death in their own homes. Susan Collins is to blame.
Vote for Troy.
Vote for Troy.
September 17, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Mainers will freeze to death in their own homes. Susan Collins is to blame.
Vote for Troy.
Vote for Troy.
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On my Reading List:
Can hardly begin to articulate how excited I am for Dominik's memoir about walking the Camino de Santiago with chronic pain. You can pre-order it now & I'm very comfortable saying you absolutely should because Dominik is a magnificent poet, meticulous & insightful editor, & my very dear friend.
In the Ordinary Instant by Dominik Parisien | Penguin Random House Canada
A man with unpredictable chronic pain sets out to walk the Camino de Santiago alone, confronting the body—and belief system—that has shaped his life.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca
September 15, 2026 at 5:21 AM
On my Reading List:
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You know what gets a library perpetual access to a book??? Purchasing the physical book. I guarantee the publisher won’t come steal it back!!!
"In 2022, Wiley removed over 1,300 ebooks from academic library collections; [they said] perpetual access is not an option for subscribed content. In 2025, Clarivate,... announced they would stop offering libraries perpetual access licenses for ebooks and primary-source digital collections."
Consumers Are Worried About the Loss of Physical Media Ownership. Libraries Are Leading the Conversation. — Association of Research Libraries
Sally Sax is head, Collection Strategy and Partnerships, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University. In a recent Atlantic Monthly article about Sony’s plan to end physical sales of PlayStation console game...
www.arl.org
September 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
You know what gets a library perpetual access to a book??? Purchasing the physical book. I guarantee the publisher won’t come steal it back!!!
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Remember earlier this year when I did write a literal "I worked with a company, decided the harms were too great, and then left and spent the next decade and a half campaigning against its unregulated growth" piece?
Those AI confessions sound like BS to me.
news.mongabay.com/2026/04/deep...
Those AI confessions sound like BS to me.
news.mongabay.com/2026/04/deep...
Deep-sea wildernesses are more important than the promise of seafloor mining (analysis)
When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, I believed in the promise of deep-sea mining. As an early-career deep-sea e...
news.mongabay.com
September 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Remember earlier this year when I did write a literal "I worked with a company, decided the harms were too great, and then left and spent the next decade and a half campaigning against its unregulated growth" piece?
Those AI confessions sound like BS to me.
news.mongabay.com/2026/04/deep...
Those AI confessions sound like BS to me.
news.mongabay.com/2026/04/deep...
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I occasionally get to remind people of the system I use for converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit. It won't give you ever temperature, but it seems like a good baseline to help you figure out how hot or cold something is.
04 C is 40 F
16 C is 61 F
28 C is 82 F
40 C is 104 F
04 C is 40 F
16 C is 61 F
28 C is 82 F
40 C is 104 F
September 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I occasionally get to remind people of the system I use for converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit. It won't give you ever temperature, but it seems like a good baseline to help you figure out how hot or cold something is.
04 C is 40 F
16 C is 61 F
28 C is 82 F
40 C is 104 F
04 C is 40 F
16 C is 61 F
28 C is 82 F
40 C is 104 F
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HUGE news in candy innovation. an “apple harvest” varietal from the geniuses at albanese
September 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
HUGE news in candy innovation. an “apple harvest” varietal from the geniuses at albanese
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"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"
September 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"
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MMR is 97% effective.
BUT:
- Some may not mount a robust enough immune response to vax for a variety of reasons
- Protection CAN wane if there's been a major immune disruption, though this is rare
- Most pertinent: intense, prolonged exposure to someone with measles can supersede protection
BUT:
- Some may not mount a robust enough immune response to vax for a variety of reasons
- Protection CAN wane if there's been a major immune disruption, though this is rare
- Most pertinent: intense, prolonged exposure to someone with measles can supersede protection
Four "fully vaccinated" Pennsylvania residents--3 adults and 1 child--have contracted measles.
#MMR #vaccines #EpiSky #IDsky #publichealth
#MMR #vaccines #EpiSky #IDsky #publichealth
4 fully vaccinated people in Pa. are sick with measles, including 1 in Lancaster County
A Lancaster County resident is among the first four Pennsylvania residents fully vaccinated for measles to fall ill with the virus this year, state health officials announced today.
lancasteronline.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
MMR is 97% effective.
BUT:
- Some may not mount a robust enough immune response to vax for a variety of reasons
- Protection CAN wane if there's been a major immune disruption, though this is rare
- Most pertinent: intense, prolonged exposure to someone with measles can supersede protection
BUT:
- Some may not mount a robust enough immune response to vax for a variety of reasons
- Protection CAN wane if there's been a major immune disruption, though this is rare
- Most pertinent: intense, prolonged exposure to someone with measles can supersede protection
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This is not what slop refers to. I'm not being purely academic about this. The conflation does matter. Because this is a type of conglation that people do to make any reasonable critique of "A.I." seem overwrought. "Oh they said the same thing about the internet!" And it is not true.
I'm in my early 40s and I definitely remember Wikipedia being treated *as the equivalent* of slop (i.e., untrustworthy) in my final high school/early college years.
It took a couple of years to go from "don't use Wikipedia anyone can put anything there" to "use Wikipedia as a first step."
It took a couple of years to go from "don't use Wikipedia anyone can put anything there" to "use Wikipedia as a first step."
September 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is not what slop refers to. I'm not being purely academic about this. The conflation does matter. Because this is a type of conglation that people do to make any reasonable critique of "A.I." seem overwrought. "Oh they said the same thing about the internet!" And it is not true.