15 June 2026

How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really? 17 that we know about. But there may be more.

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With the next update, ad blockers will stop working in the Google Chrome browser. Not that you needed another reason not to use Chrome.

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Americans Aren’t Money Savvy, and They’re Only Getting Worse. This is the New York Times, so you can never be sure about the journalism, but this story I believe. Especially certain demographics. The only reason we don't see more serious destitution is because of government subsidies. It's not just investment knowledge but just basic economics. And I suspect must of these people run the City of Portland's government. 

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We know that P-glycoprotein is the cellular pump that expels poisons out of cells. For example, it's one of the reasons why cells are resistant to chemotherapy. But P-glycoprotein also pumps out harmful amyloid-β out of the brain so that it can be cleared. Recently, it was shown that a copper-dependent protein, Cu(ATSM) restores levels of P-glypcoprotein, reduces levels of amyloid-β and restores long-term spatial memory in mice.

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Stress is everywhere. San Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years.

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WA falls to 31st in national education ranking. But hey, Oregon is 44th. I can't imagine why. 
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Firefox 152 will add JPEG XL support. That will be nice.

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Seattle is setting up "protest zones" and hopes that protestors will respect those boundaries. Sure, sure.

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The most dangerous neighborhoods in Portland. They're where you'd think they would be.

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More Than One in 250 Biological Girls in Oregon Between 2016 and 2023 Were on Testosterone by Age 17.
Oregon harbors some sick and horrific medical practitioners. How this was allowed to happen is absolutely horrific.
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Portland Public School’s Failed Equity Policy Shows No Evidence, No Results. You cannot guarantee equal outcomes.

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OHSU and Legacy get new CEOs. Legacy is in need of a facilities makeover. Parts of Good Samaritan Hospital really look decrepit and in disrepair, like some communist-era facility. It's really fallen below the Providence system, that's for sure. 

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