31 March 2024

Memories are formed by breaking and reforming DNA strands. I always thought it was nitric oxide and NMDA receptos, reinforcing certain pathways. Or the virus-like ARC protein. Guess, we really don't know, do we?

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I think so. Is social media behind teen mental illness?

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Uh-oh. "informed consent has been quietly revoked just 77 years after it was codified in the Nuremberg Code." The DHS and FDA made last-minute changes to weaken informed consent laws when the risk is felt to be "minimal-risk". Of course, they determine what is considered minimal-risk. I'd bet more "look the other way" science is in the works.

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Birth Rates Are Plummeting in Most Nations. Except Africa and the Middle East. Those areas are still enjoying a birth rate that is more than just replacement numbers. Is Europe prepared for this?
Look at the countries that have the highest fertility rates.
Now look at the top countries in how much of the population got COVID vaccinations:
I'd say those countries did just fine not getting jabbed. Maybe this is why their fertility didn't get affected like that of Europe and the Americas.
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Nice helpful graphic for the upcoming (April 8) solar eclipse.

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Major security breach found in some Linux distros. And it was discovered because a Microsoft techie noticed an anomaly as he was playing around. Andreas Freund, you are a hero.

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Cocoa prices are going up a lot, after shortages are seen for the third year in a row. Hoard chocolate now!

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Where people moved to, as they fled Oregon. Kinda silly to move to Washington or California, if you ask me. Idaho, Texas, Florida or Arizona make more sense to me.

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