I have noticed lately that several sites I’ve tried to login to, some I already have an account, some I am trying to make a new account give me what seems like endless captchas....
That irrelevant, any realistic depiction of children engaged in sexual activity meets the legal definition of csam. Even using filters on images of consenting adults could qualify as csam if the intent was to make the actors appear underage.
What would be better is polluting the software with invalid but still plausible constraints, so the chips would seem OK and might work for days or weeks but would fail in the field… especially if these chips are used in weapon systems or critical infrastructure.
It’s a pretty big presumption that Elon Musk is providing transparent and accurate information to consumers about a technology he’s hoping to sell. While I’d agree with the premise normally, he’s kind of a known bad actor at this point. I’m a pretty firm believer in informed consent for this kinda stuff, I just don’t see much reason to trust Musk is willing to fully inform someone of the limitations, constraints or risks involved in anything he has a personal stake in. If you aren’t informed, you can’t provide consent.
Probably not yet…at least, not good, solid numbers. There’s a study out of the University of Michigan that claimed to find that certain PFAS chemicals could double the risk for certain cancers in women with previous cancer diagnoses. Sounds from the abstract that it was just a correlational study (meaning it just shows a relationship between exposure and risk, but doesn’t show that PFAS caused the increased risk…if you’re interested in why a correlation doesn’t establish causation, this site is a fun way to learn more www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations)
There’s a lot of different PFAS chemicals and a lot of different cancers, so there’s gonna be a lot of work required to nail it all down.
The article is several thousand words…none of which talk about a causal link or dose response in humans, which is the demographic I assumed the person I was replying to was curious about. It took me less time to find primary sources and link them than to read the biography of Ms. Hanson.
Yeah, Trump certainly helped stabilize the area by moving the Embassy. And that mid-east peace plan his SIL got paid $2 billion for was worth every cent.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, an ally of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, will not accept the results of the Nov. 5 election if they are “unfair,” he said on Sunday....
Everything has a does-response curve that, at one or both extreme, will kill you. Oxygen, water, nitrogen, pizza, everything. Since 1986, California has had a reporting law on the books with a very steep financial fine, so it’s cheaper to slap a sticker on any product that may contain those chemicals than to run the risk of the fine. For things like furniture/matresses/clothes, it’s usually off-gassing of flame retardants. Most foods have been exposed to herbicides/pesticides/fertilizers or are packaged in something that would qualify. Building materials are chock full of carcinogenic.
We’re fairly good at keeping everything to safe doses for the general population, and making companies tell consumers about the crap isn’t a bad thing. Think about it loke nutrition labels… most people don’t care, but if you have a dietary restriction or an allergy, it’s pretty helpful to know what’s in it before you buy and eat it.
Because, through science, we are constantly improving our understanding of the world, including our bodies. Sometimes, that means things we used to think were safe or acceptable no longer are. We used to shit in buckets and throw it out the window in the morning right next to where the butcher was carving up a carcass on the street. We used to have parties when a kid got sick, so all the kids in the neighborhood got sick at the same time. Recently, we learned more about the impact of the compounds released and their concentrations when we burn natural gas in a confined area.
My understanding is that, while we knew about the compounds released by gas stoves, we either didn’t know how high the concentrations were or didn’t know enough about the dangers those concentrations could present. Of course, the reactionaries blow it out of proportion and a statement like “Gas stoves might not be safe without adequate ventilation” becomes “THEY’RE GONNA TAKE YOUR STOVE BY FORCE” just like how “cattle produce a lot more greenhouse gases than we thought” became “THEY’RE MAKING BURGERS ILLEGAL!”
Wasn’t a lecture… I just assumed you were asking in good faith, so I explained why it’s a “new” concern and why some people seem so angry about it. Of course we can all have our own opinions…an opinion would be “I’ll keep my gas stove for now because I’m not concerned about the additional risk” or “I’m switching immediately because I AM concerned.” Saying it’s a conspiracy by green energy companies isn’t an opinion, it’s just misinformation.
As long as at least 1 other person in the country is still voting, “not voting” will never invalidate the system. There’s no quorum that has to be met. If only 7 ballots get cast in your state, then all the votes go to the guy that got 4. All you’ve done by refusing to participate is give the make the other voices louder.
And we’ve tried everything from “making guns easier to get” to “absolutely nothing,” and we’re out of ideas.
I really wish we could have a good faith conversation in this country about the intersections between rights and responsibilities. Until then, I’m fine with people going to prison in foreign countries for this kinda crap.
Iranian police have arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday....
The way people online constantly say ‘talk to your doctor’ like it’s a panacea is a lot like how medieval peasants weren’t able to read scripture and they just had to trust their clergy’s interpretations...
It’s worse than that, even another doctor should not be diagnosing or advising people online…they don’t have access to your medical history, current medications, comorbidities, etc and all of that data is VITAL to giving sound medical advice.
Anything beyond “eat a variety of foods - not too much or too little, get enough sleep, and exercise within your comfort limits” without any of that additional information should be considered bad advice and there’s probably even cases where those 3 very general rules would be ill-advised.
Sorry that you’re going through something OP. Everything I say after this is probably something you don’t want to hear, so read on at your peril.
The reason people tell you to go to your doctor when you ask for medical advice online is because the question itself implies you want good or useful advice and nobody besides you’re medical team can give you that. You can find some general stuff online or ask to speak to a different doctor if there’s trust issues with your current provider, but nobody without access to your personal medical history is able to advise you accurately. It takes at least 8 years of constant study to be a newbie doctor. Human bodies are extremely complex, and we still don’t know how everything works. Even if we did, not all bodies work the same way. On top of that, humans are shit at statistics, and we heavily bias anecdotal evidence, especially when it is our own anecdote or from someone we know.
Here’s a simple example.
Say I get an upset stomach after eating meals and I complain about it to a friend. Trying to be helpful, they told me they used to get that too, so they tried switching to a vegetarian diet, and they got better. Sounds innocent enough, right? I know what vegetarian means (it’s “common sense”, right?) so I stop eating meat and start getting salads or fruit for lunch instead. After about a week, I fell asleep while driving home. Turns out, I’m anemic. I was getting just enough iron on my old diet to keep the worst symptoms that would have scared me enough to see a doctor at bay, but when I cut out meat I went from iron deficient to anemic. Had I gone to the doctor, they’d have easily seen my iron deficiency and put me on a supplement or advised me how to change my diet, and the nausea would have gone away. Instead, I end up imaking my condition worse and landing in the ER after an auto crash.
That didn’t actually happen, but I think it’s a good example for several reasons. It’s a common side effect (nausea) of a common problem (iron deficiency) that you’re likely to think doesn’t warrant a doctor, but you’d still mention to a friend. It’s a super common symptom associated with lots of conditions. The friend even gave good advice (for most people, changing their diet wouldn’t have been an issue, but because of an underlying medical condition specific to our protagonist, it was bad advice FOR THEM). The friend had no way of knowing or even suspecting it could be dangerous advice because most people don’t spend a decade learning about the body and disease more generally and they didn’t know about the specific issues related to the specific case. It’s the same reason you shouldn’t get legal advice online… It’s a super complex system, and every case is literally different.
US Justice Department to Seek Breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster (www.bloomberg.com)
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Is there anything I can do with endless recaptcha's?
I have noticed lately that several sites I’ve tried to login to, some I already have an account, some I am trying to make a new account give me what seems like endless captchas....
US man used AI to generate 13,000 child sexual abuse pictures, FBI alleges (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/15863526...
Semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan can remotely disable their chip-making machines in the event of a Chinese invasion. (www.bloomberg.com)
Israel shuts down live camera facing Gaza under its restrictive new law (www.cnn.com)
Netanyahu angrily rejects move to seek his arrest, lambasts the ICC saying it has compared Israel to "mass murderers" (www.bbc.com)
Neuralink to implant 2nd human with brain chip as 85% of threads retract in 1st (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk confirms his threat: give me 25% of Tesla or you don't get AI and robotics (electrek.co)
Are we sure this isn’t illegal? It seems illegal
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe (www.propublica.org)
EXCLUSIVE: ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza war | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
US Senator Rubio says he won't accept election results if 'unfair' (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, an ally of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, will not accept the results of the Nov. 5 election if they are “unfair,” he said on Sunday....
New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually (arstechnica.com)
Trump demands drug test for Biden ahead of first debate (thehill.com)
Former President Trump said he wants President Biden to be drug-tested before their first debate....
U.S. governors urge Turks and Caicos to release Americans as Florida woman becomes 5th tourist arrested for ammo in luggage (www.cbsnews.com)
Iran arrests 260 people for spreading 'satanism and nudity' (abcnews.go.com)
Iranian police have arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday....
I'm so sick of every single medical-related question people have online constantly getting spammed with 'talk to your doctor!!!!'
The way people online constantly say ‘talk to your doctor’ like it’s a panacea is a lot like how medieval peasants weren’t able to read scripture and they just had to trust their clergy’s interpretations...