4 September 2024

It's been a year and a month since Lahaina went down in flames. What does it look like today? Well, the trash has been removed, but it still looks barren.  Did you donate to Lahaina Strong? Well, you might want to read this. Grifting everywhere, no?

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‘Nuclear clock’ breakthrough paves the way for super-precise timekeeping.  Nuclear clocks are supposed to be more accurate than atomic clocks. This one is based on energy shifts within the thorium-229 nucleus.

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Could all those amazing things reported on GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs just be due to sponsorship bias?  Well, this wouldn't be a new thing. You always have to be on the lookout for it. I'm far more worried about the bias we saw with the mRNA vaccines, where it seemed the entire scientific community in the U.S. was too petrified to even suggest that maybe we need to do more studies before just blindly recommending it. Like the Novavax vaccine, approved without any human trials. Or the lack of science behind the lockdowns, as they were implemented.

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Sunspots surge to 23 year high. Even greater than expectations. This is probably why climate is warmer – our sun is more active.

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What's going to happen with the animators that create all those wonderful animation films?  Well, they can't continue to do things the old way. But what's going to help them create better? Can any of them write code?

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Speaking of AI – now because their work is being checked to see if they were developed with generative AI, kids have to write differently – like a robot.  What irony.

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