11 September 2023

Genetically endowed to breath-hold for 13 minutes.  Some residents of the Bajau islands can stay underwater for as long as 13 minutes.  Not sure if it's because of the enlarged spleen, or if having a larger spleen is a byproduct of the mutation.

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Remember HMOs?  What happened to them?  This was Hillary Clinton's baby, when Bill was in office.  Physicians managed to untangle themselves from that, but then got involved in Obamacare.  The result was that the independent doctor became an endangered species, and hospitals became powerful conglomerates - at least until the money ran out.  But doctors are not trained to be actuaries, and never should have taken on the responsibility. 

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Google and Alexa will sell your conversation to advertisers.  Thankfully not Siri, at least not yet.  Why people use Google products baffle me.  If you like your browser habits to be tracked so you can be served ads, then by all means.  I use Firefox.

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Chinese scientists discover another gene-editing tool that doesn't involve CRISPR technology.  Cool.

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Seattle Times fans the flames of climate hysteria.  People are going nuts over this.  And "climate science" as in any other science, is always being revised.  Not as firm as Biden would have you believe.  But the sunspot cycle will peak in 2025, so temperatures will be warm for a while.

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The Economist put out a networking guide for introverts.  "The real secret is to save your energy for the people who are most likely to be interesting to you."  This works in regular life, too.

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