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CharlieMcHenry

@CharlieMcHenry@connectop.us

Formerly DonCarlitos@mastodon.lol - Thinker, writer, activist, ally, tech veteran, co-founder Trilobyte Games (the 7th Guest) & Green Econometrics. Former RN & educator. Former OR State Telecommunications Councilor. Amateur ethnomusicologist with a YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/@charliemchenry - he/him AVATAR: older, long-haired nerd with facial hair. Missing are my round glasses. HEADER IMAGE: Oregon’s Rogue Valley, looking south from my back porch. #TwitterRefugee #BLM #PFLAG

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STUDY: Micro- and nanoplastics breach the blood–brain barrier in mice - “Given the widespread use of plastics in our daily lives and the growing concern over the impact of microplastics on the environment and our health, there is an urgent need for more research in this field. By understanding the underlying mechanisms of plastic particle toxicity, we can develop policies and practices to reduce the risks associated with plastic consumption and protect human health.” https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/8/1404

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So if you are one of the many tech or industrial workers who’ve been laid-off recently, this new github resource is for you. Effective Immediately: A central hub for people who’ve been recently laid off - a guide full of tips, advice and resources to get your career back on track. You’re welcome. https://github.com/Effective-Immediately/effective-immediately

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Curing disease is the hot new field for AI talent - One of the many exciting and appropriate uses of new technologies. As a former health care professional who is very disillusioned with the current state of health care delivery in the US and third world nations, I am excited about the prospects of AI-assisted diagnostics, robotic surgery and new drug development. It is unfortunate however that the corporate medical/pharma complex will reap untold and likely obscene profits from these efforts. Which is why I support public university research and https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2023/curing-disease-is-the-hot-new-field-for-ai-talent

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Full-on Spring on our 8 acres in southern Oregon. Wildflowers going off, trees in bloom, and ground squirrels chirping.

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I am struck on this by how many so-called brilliant tech bros with Substack newsletters are totally smitten with continuous and - thoroughly convinced we’re gonna ‘tech’ and ‘grow’ our way out of the various crises we find ourselves facing today. Many of those same supposedly prescient tech bros insist we have more children to sustain their lofty visions of growth and expansion. Over population? Hey just ship em off to Mars where they can mine minerals for us to exploit. From my POV this is the last gasp of the industrial revolution, end-game capitalism playing out - and it’s not a pretty picture. The counterintuitive thinking of some tech bros reflects a stunning naïveté by folks who ought to know better. Before they dismiss warnings, most of which are point-on, perhaps they should pay attention to the sorry state of the planet, of society, of civility, of the vast wealth and opportunity inequities that surround us.

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Weird SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in mink suggests hidden source of virus in the wild

| Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/weird-sars-cov-2-outbreak-in-mink-suggests-hidden-source-of-virus-in-the-wild/

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@MexicanYenta Glad you’re staying on top of these developments & posting important stuff like this. With Covid mutating, Marburg getting a bit out of hand in Africa, the Bird Flu jumping to mammals, and C. Auris terrorizing hospitals & nursing homes, public heath and disease prevention need to be universal priorities. But we are so distracted by BS…

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Twitter power users begin campaign to Block the Blue paid checkmarks https://mashable.com/article/block-the-blue-twitter-campaign-dril

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“Devastating” melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found - "This matters because rising sea levels will displace and/or financially impact hundreds of millions of people, if not billions, and will likely cost trillions of dollars" | but still… pathetic humans would rather fight culture wars and pursue profit than pay attention to an expanding that will surely displace millions of people, submerge a shocking number of major urban areas, accelerate mass and unleash plagues of viruses. The 2024 election in the US will have a substantial impact, one way or the other, on how we move forward, or don’t, on mitigation efforts. Organize now to ensure science and rationality triumph over ignorance and reticence. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-devastating-greenland-antarctic-ice-sheets.html

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This is for my ‘big bang’ mutuals who are as fascinated by the universe as I am. A new physics.org article reveals that physicists have discovered that gravity can create light - in the rare and unusual environment that surrounded the and the massive inflation that followed it a second later. https://phys.org/news/2023-04-physicists-gravity.html

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The EARN IT bill is back, seeking to scan our messages and photos - Republicans keep putting legislative garbage like this forward in their pursuit of autocracy. TBH it is not that different from China’s social surveillance and credit system that keeps the population under constant monitoring for what the state considers ‘proper behavior’. Is this what we want for the USA? Conservative Republicans seem to think so. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/earn-it-bill-back-again-seeking-scan-our-messages-and-photos

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Elon’s Twitter these days ⬇️

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If one ever needed an example of and the extensive damage it can do, just look at what’s going on in at the moment. Two male generals of competing military organizations fighting for control of the country, and killing scores and destroying property in the process. For the record, Sudan is a poor country, beset with food and fuel shortages, disease, abject poverty and a serious lack of resources to address these crises. But the egos of two men have paralyzed the place, cost countless lives, and disrupted what counts as daily life across the country. Pathetic.

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The handmaid’s tail could become reality in the USA at midnight tonight as SCOTUS deliberates the future legality of the abortion pill. How is it that far right, conservative evangelical christians are somehow winning the culture and legal wars? They are most certainly NOT in the majority & it is long past time for them to STFU. When will libs & moderates unite to close down this BS? I must say… the 2024 elections are looking to be very influential and historic at this point. If not now, when? https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/abortion-pill-mifepristone-supreme-court-today-b2324237.html

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Software developer gets $5M judgement against My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell - For ‘proving’ Lindell’s data was unrelated to the 2020 election and constituted misinformation. Lindell had offered a $5 million prize to ‘prove him wrong’ and the did just that. Pay up, Mike. https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/politics/mike-lindell-2020-election/index.html

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Google announces DeepMind - AI collaboration hits the ground running. https://www.deepmind.com/blog/announcing-google-deepmind

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FBI and others urge Meta to halt encryption plans, citing child abuse risk https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/meta-plan-to-make-facebook-messages-more-secure-faces-law-enforcement-backlash/

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Oh Elon! Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people https://apnews.com/article/ae1b7285bb906e04b26ff9751ec0c2ce

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Meet Tatjana van Vark, the Dutch woman who builds and restores highly complex scientific instruments and vintage machines. What an interesting calling. She started at age 14 when she constructed an oscilloscope from scratch. Her creations are beautiful, and they all work as intended. A special kind of genius. A special kind of art. https://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/artisan/tatjana-van-vark/

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