A master gene that switches on human development has been discovered. During embryogenesis, some of the cells become the placenta, some of them become the yolk sac, and some become the organism itself (epiblast), When the NANOG gene was inactivated in mice, the yolk sac did not form. But in human embryos, the organism did not form. Thus NANOG is an important gene in enabling enbryogenesis in humans. Paper here.
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Google has announced a new CAPTCHA that requires that you use the camera and let is scan your hand. Already people have found out that you can bypass it with a stock photo.
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Universities are studying how they lost the public’s trust. Gee, it's such a mystery isn't it? 🤣
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Another article: Why are there more top grades at university? ChatGPT is to blame. OK, OK, we know, already. Students cheat.
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Jimmy is an note conversion tool that converts your document to Markdown format. Markdown just isn't going away.
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Articles like these come up now and then. VPNs are not useless. They are required when you are at the airport or using public WiFi. It's good to get reminders that these don't give you complete anonymity and you do need to make sure you select a reputable provider. Using a proxy helps, but even that's not foolproof. You'll still be subject to fingerprinting, and this is where browser like Brave and Mullvad are helpful. I just wish Firefox would take this more seriously.
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iPods are making a resurgence thanks to people who want simpler uncomplicated tech. The problem is that they use Bluetooth standards that are outdated.
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NASA tests AI medic for astronauts too far from Earth to call a doctor. They're not using OpenEvidence or any of the other commercial offerings.
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21st century problems. Poor sleep caused by anxiety about sleep tracker reports. C'mon people!
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Squish is like Ollama for Macs that run on Apple Silicon. It seems to be wicked fast. Unlike when I use Huggingface's mlx-lm models with Ollama, which is glacially slow. Going to try this out.
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Another reason to avoid going to downtown Portland. Portland to raise parking meter rates again. Someone's got to pay for all those homeless tent and needle giveaways. And the socialists' salaries.
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Oregon lets school districts self-certify they follow key rules without providing any proof. Oregon education is a joke.
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