Nice news. Scientists extend lifespan by over 70% in elderly male mice with Alk5 inhibitor (OT+A5i), which can greatly improve both lifespan and healthspan in older, frail male mice.Β Interestingly, "female mice did not experience significant gains in lifespan or healthspan, though middle-aged females did show improved fertility after treatment". Oh well.Β
And then comes this study: Humans peak in midlife: A combined cognitive and personality trait perspective. Yeah, peak human comes at between the ages of 55 and 60 years. Personality is more stable. I am getting less extroverted, that's for sure. And more conscientious and emotionally stable, and less agreeable. All true. π
βββ εγ βββ
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as gas-powered cars. But that's not the reason many people buy them. They buy them because gasoline is so expensive. Much more so that electricity as off-peak hours. I don't care about CO2 emissions, really.
βββ εγ βββ
I read this article about how CDC workers are "tormented" due to the government shutdown.Β A terminated scientist who spoke on condition of anonymity said that her entire office was eliminated in the RIF (reduction in force). "Ultimately I am terrified for the public safety of our country." I gotta chuckle about that, given how evil the CDC was during the COVID-19 era.
βββ εγ βββ
Head of Apple's AI Search Project Leaves to Join Meta. It seems that the techies have little confidence in Apple getting their AI stuff together. But I don't see Meta as coming out with anything great in the AI field either. What are they doing with all that brain power that they've swiped away? The real leaders are at OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.
But good news for Apple β Steve Jobs is going to be on a dollar coin next year. Who will Oregon select when it's the state's turn in 2027?Β Β
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
About half of the article on the Internet are now authored by AI. They counted articles that just had some AI contribution.
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
And...Legacy nurse practitioners, physician associates and clinical nurse specialists voted to strike. I remember when hospital systems started hiring them in order to save money on doctors. They should have paid for doctors instead, but the last group that wants to strike or play hard line to get raises are the doctors, pushovers that they are. They would never dream of jeopardizing patient care for political reasons, right? These advanced practice providers know that when they aren't working, doctors will step in and pick up the slack. Doctors can't do that, so they don't strike. It's against their principles and work ethic. Ah, how the medical scene has changed since Obamacare.
Meanwhile, Providence is going to shutter Portland-area occupational health clinics. Something's got to give.Β
Know any doctors? Here's a healthcare plan:
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
Names seem to change facial appearance. It seems that the name you are given as a child does affect your appearance. Paper here.Β And some people with variant faces, can't pass through facial recognitiion systems. Clearly, there needs to be additional machine learning training instead of subjecting these people to more grief and humiliation.
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
Gordon's Fireplace Shop was sold yesterday for just $575,000. Clearly it was sold for parts. No one wants to invest in Portland anymore.Β
βItβs lower than what we hoped."
Yeah, no kidding.
Crystal Mountain announces $1,499 pass for express lift lines. And there's Ron Wyden, decrying inequality. How unfair.Β
Yeah, he wants equal outcomes, not just equal opportunity. If the bottom quintile can't afford it, it shouldn't be made available for anyone, right Ron?Β We can't have nice things in Democrat land.
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
This is typical Portland. Speed cameras funnel overtime $$ to budgets.Β Portland voted to allow non-police to take over the workload of speed cameras violations, because they were falling behind. But this easy job generated a lot of overtime pay for the police, so they aren't ready to give it up. Approving speed camera tickets for overtime pay sure beats battling protestors at the ICE headquarters, right?
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
Portland parksβ future imperiled by poor financial management, city watchdog warns. No more nice parks for you, Portland. But keep paying your taxes, fools. And keep voting Democrat.
Yeah, Portland's got the highest taxes in the nation, all right. Higher than NYC, San Francisco and Newark. Just imagine if we had a sales tax on top of it all. And Portlanders get so little for all that tax money.Β
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
What a sad and sick society.Β Over 20% of young adults use cannabis or alcohol to help them sleep.
And the kids are depressed, too.
βββ θ―γγͺγβββ
Where are the world's millionaries going? And where are they fleeing?
This tells me that a lot of the world's millionaires are Asian. Why else you would you flee to Japan, China, South Korea or Taiwan?
