Hundreds of people have been infected with the H5N1 virus since 2003 but, until now, they have all caught it from birds. The current bird flu outbreak in the States has seen herds of dairy farm cows infected in nine states.
It was already spreading from mammal to mammal. IRC there was that Mink farm last year and I think seals too. There were also cases of H5N1 jumping from birds to humans.
Given H5N1 can make the jump from birds to mammals(including humans), and from mammals to mammals, it's not a huge shock that it's made the jump to humans from other mammals.
H1N1 killed 50-100 million people, so the danger has always been there, and scientists have been warning about it for decades. For example, here's a journal article from almost twenty years ago discussing this scenario:
Among AARP survey findings: 61% of Americans 50 and up are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement. And only 21 percent of people have a retirement plan....
The ford mondeo (I think it was called the fusion in the US) was 'inspired' by the Aston Martin Rapide. This was at a time when Ford owned Aston Martin. Fisker and Porritt, who worked at tesla when the model S came out, also worked for Ford/Aston Martin.
It's not just me either. For example, here's a ten year old thread on the tesla forum which mentions it:
In the early afternoon of 29 November last year, several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank, where they often played together....
The study was conducted for CNN via web and telephone on the SSRS Opinion Panel, a nationally representative panel of U.S. adults ages 18 or older recruited using probability-based sampling techniques.
BUT...
In a January 2021 poll taken just before Trump left office and days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, 55% considered his time as president a failure.
Relevant bit:
Unless otherwise noted, results beginning with the August 3-6, 2017 survey and ending with the April 21-26, 2021 survey are from polls conducted by SSRS via telephone only
You don't need to poll everyone to get relatively accurate polling results.
I have a related degree, it is possible with the necessary caveats, margins of error and confidence intervals. Statistics is a wonderful thing.
This being said, I actually read the full 77 page document they linked to, and if I'm not mistaken the 55% comes from a 2021 telephone poll. Obviously phone only polls are likely to be biased, even if you correct for demographic factors like age.
Textbook statistics don’t really hold when you have a huge selection bias, as just about any poll does.
Meh. Often quite accurate, if you read the small print and caveats. It's not 1980. Good pollsters don't just do landline surveys, they correct for demographic factors, and are transparent about flaws and limitations.
IME the problem is usually how the media reports on said polling.
I am firmly convinced people don't realise how good Stargate is, because there's so much of it, that few have the time to watch all of it and realise how good it is.
This is why (large) companies love hiring young people. They know they can get them to do stupid shit like this, because those new to employment don't yet know that being loyal, sacrificing their personal life, working unpaid overtime and going above and beyond often won't be properly rewarded. Once you're a bit older, you know there's no point.
My advice: if you're a fresh grad, go work for a big corp, do the 9-5 and don't bend over backwards. Make connections, then find a job somewhere else ASAP and get promoted that way.
Are moderators allowed to ban people and list a fake reason? This conservative has defamed me by listing the reason as homophobia. Kinda funny coming from a right winger lol. Is this acceptable on lemm.ee?
Here's the thing: no one's going to do anything about it, but technically this may amount to libel.
On reddit you're banned via private message, so no one knows why you'd been banned, even if the reason is bogus. If someone accuses you of something in a comment, you can defend yourself. You have the right to reply. But in the fediverse you're banned and if the mod does it for a made-up reason, that false reason is publicly viewable in the modlog without you being able to do anything about it. They've maliciously damaged your reputation without any recourse, right to defend yourself / right of reply.
Now imagine at one point OP's username is linked to their actual name. An employer does a google, finds they've been banned for homophobia. Some arsehole doxxes OP, and sends a picture of their being banned for homophobia to their employer. They're fired for allegedly being homophobic on social media. At that point, a good lawyer could potentially prove libel and damages caused. OP's clearly annoyed by all this. Now imagine someone with too much time and money on their hands.
It's real amateur hour shit. Sure being sued for libel is incredibly unlikely, but there are only downsides to not erring on the side of caution with stuff like this. Want to ban someone? Make up a generic or non-defamatory reason, or simply call them a dickhead, and go on with your day.
Stuff like this, the failure to respect GDPR/Privacy and NetzDG laws, a failure to properly deal with CSAM material... it's a ticking time bomb under the whole fediverse.
Get banned for made-up reason X in publicly viewable modlog, without right of reply or recourse.
Get doxxed and username tied to your real world name.
Doxxers send screenshot of you being banned for X to employer.
Employer fires you for irresponsible use of social media.
Sue for libel and damages (lost revenue from prematurely terminated employment). Chance of winning probably zero, but a bored no win no fee lawyer, or someone with too much time/money won't care about that.
All quite implausible, but why any mod would take the risk when a generic reason will suffice or simple insult would suffice is beyond me.
It's similar amateur hour shit here on kbin. You can ask to have your account deleted, but it won't happen. If I was a dickhead, I could file a GDPR complaint. You only need to rub one arsehole the wrong way, to open yourself up to a whole load of entirely unnecessary bullshit.
It's obvious everywhere. If anything it's often worse in the fediverse, because communities are smaller and extremists are more able to dominate the discussion.
Israel is about tied with ISIS for worst US-supported regimes, though.
Meh. Off the top of my head and IRC:
There's the US' role in the Guatamalan genocide death toll 130k+, there's that time the US helped Saddam gas Iranian troops with Sarin, IRC the Nicaragua/Contra death toll was also in the tens of thousands, Pinochet killed something like 50k, helped Suharto 'restore order' in Indonesia death toll likely to be over a million.
The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says (apnews.com)
Bird flu: 'Strong evidence' suggests virus has passed from mammals to humans for first time (news.sky.com)
Hundreds of people have been infected with the H5N1 virus since 2003 but, until now, they have all caught it from birds. The current bird flu outbreak in the States has seen herds of dairy farm cows infected in nine states.
Majority of Americans over 50 worry they won't have enough money for retirement: Study (www.usatoday.com)
Among AARP survey findings: 61% of Americans 50 and up are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement. And only 21 percent of people have a retirement plan....
She's at least 15 now, and can't make it to the box. (lemmy.world)
My elderly relative is already growing frustrated with her. He suggested putting her outside again.
Is Tesla Feeling the BYD? A Chinese Giant Shakes Up the EV Electric Car Landscape (www.arktrek.shop)
West Bank: Israel Defense Forces accused of possible war crime (www.bbc.com)
In the early afternoon of 29 November last year, several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank, where they often played together....
Analysis: Trump explains his militaristic plan to deport 15-20 million people | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles (arstechnica.com)
Judge fines Trump $9,000, threatens jail for contempt in hush money trial (www.reuters.com)
Gimme some other phrases that work this way (lemmynsfw.com)
55% of all Americans now say they see Trump’s presidency as a success. (www.cnn.com)
CNN —...
People with depression or anxiety could lose sickness benefits, says UK minister (www.theguardian.com)
Even time travel shenanigans would be a more likely explanation (files.catbox.moe)
General Staff: Russia has lost 466,150 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 (kyivindependent.com)
Out of the half a million troops killed I wonder how many were actually Russians? Doesn’t look like things are working out for them.
Tesla Fires Guy Who Slept In Car, Showered At Work, Embracing The Elon Musk Dream (www.carscoops.com)
Lemm.ee mod abuse (lemm.ee)
Are moderators allowed to ban people and list a fake reason? This conservative has defamed me by listing the reason as homophobia. Kinda funny coming from a right winger lol. Is this acceptable on lemm.ee?
Israel Tied With Iran Among Top Jailers of Journalists in 2023, Report Finds (truthout.org)