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Study Showing Cervical Cancer’s Toll on Rural America “Should Be a Call to Action,” Says Expert
- the gap between cervical cancer mortality in rural counties and rates in urban counties has also widened in recent years
oncologynewscentral.com/cervic…


Found this on BlueSky this morning. JP Morgan thinks Tesla's stock price will be cut in half

@GottaLaff Here's some wompage to start your morning!




So I see there's a Monty Python RPG. I'm firmly against its existence.

Like many older gamers, I've had to sit through interminable D&D sessions where the players (and sometimes the GM) would just endlessly parrot Python quotes.

It took years of effort to reduce and finally eliminate this threat, and now some fool has resurrected it.

This is the #TTRPG equivalent to bringing back smallpox.

May God have mercy on our souls.

#MontyPythonRPG



67% of veterans voted for the felon, They voted for their own demise


>read work manual
>"recovery drive should take up to 30 minutes to create"
>been 45 minutes
>call company helpdesk
>"yeah your manual is out of date the new estimate is 45-90 minutes
>mfw

At least I'm getting paid to sit and wait. And I have a chair

in reply to Spinch

I have been waiting on this recovery drive for 2 hours now.


Study Showing Cervical Cancer’s Toll on Rural America “Should Be a Call to Action,” Says Expert
Notably, the gap between cervical cancer mortality in rural counties and rates in urban counties has also widened in recent years
oncologynewscentral.com/cervic…



Wenn der Flug nicht geht, dann wird auf die Streikenden geschimpft. Nicht auf die Arbeitgeber mit schlechten oder gar keinen Angeboten.

Wenn die unteren Lohngruppen zu wenig für ein gutes Leben erhalten, dann wird auf die Bürgergeldempfänger*innen geschimpft, weil sich Arbeit doch lohnen muss.

Wenn auf Milliardäre geschimpft und mehr Gerechtigkeit gefordert wird, dann ist es eine Neiddebatte. Unerwünscht, macht man nicht. Nach unten treten hingegen ist erwünscht.

#Neiddebatte #TaxTheRich



👀👀

“WH has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom #Trump had chosen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a senior administration official said.

The development came just hours before Weldon was set to testify at his Senate confirmation hearing for the role.”

nbcnews.com/politics/trump-adm…

in reply to Laffy

Per PBS...

A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the White House pulled the nomination because it became clear Weldon did not have the votes for confirmation.

Weldon was considered to be closely aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary who for years has been one of the nation’s leading anti-vaccine activists.




As I was saying in my 🧵yesterday (mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114151…):

“Reports suggest that Senate Dems may not filibuster GOP CR. Instead, they may allow the resolution to make it to Senate floor in exchange for ability of Dems to offer an amendment to GOP CR. The Dem amend would fail. And bc Dems will have allowed GOP CR to make it to the Senate floor without a filibuster fight, the resolution could then pass on a simple majority vote—a threshold Republicans can easily exceed” roberthubbell.substack.com/p/t…


2/ Okay, this is worrisome. From one of my pals in the know:

"If they vote for cloture, GOP could ultimately turn down Dem proposals and pass the dirty CR with only 51 votes, thus surrendering the Dems' leverage here."


in reply to Laffy

I seem to recall the Republicans filibustering almost everything when the Democrats held the majority of the Senate.
in reply to Laffy

All this is going to do is further erode faith in the Dems. A shutdown would suck, but it would be Trump’s shutdown. The GOP could point fingers all they want and it would fail to change the narrative among informed voters.

At what point does Schumer just get in front of the press and admit “I’m close to retiring. I need to protect my interests first even if that means screwing all of you.”




okay water drinkerrrr 💅💅💅💅 go off thirstyy~ 💅💅💅💅💅💅
in reply to the best 2 ever do it

im drinking sooo much water right nowe U dont even Know Boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy


Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human evolution
The face fossils date to as early as 1.4 million years ago
sciencenews.org/article/wester…



Dollar General CEO warns consumers are cash-strapped, 2025 won't be better

cnbc.com/2025/03/13/dollar-gen…



Large study shows drinking alcohol is good for your cholesterol levels
There are many risks from drinking, but high cholesterol doesn't seem to be one.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/03…


A French University has so much interest from American scientists trying to flee the country that it is now asking other European universities to begin taking them into "scientific exile"

404media.co/nasa-yale-and-stan…

in reply to 404 Media

during and after WWII the USA gained a huge tech advantage by welcoming European scientists and engineers. Now Trump is offloading all US science and tech over to Europe and China. That should work out well for Europe, but probably not so good for the USA.


A French University has so much interest from American scientists trying to flee the country that it is now asking other European universities to begin taking them into "scientific exile"

404media.co/nasa-yale-and-stan…

in reply to Jason Koebler

I can imagine, that this is true. And in the next 12 month we will see how many decided to come.
in reply to Jason Koebler

@chrisstoecker

Wäre es nicht schön, wenn unsere (zukünftige) Regierung einen Plan für den Ausbau von Bildung und Forschung hätte?



smh imagine using run0 instead of HARDENED + SECURED OpenBSD doas in 2025
RE: dumbfuckingweb.site/users/silh…

in reply to Jason Koebler

oh, almost certainly the same underlying physical mechanism as dielectric aging in ceramic capacitors. neat.


Oof, such a dozy, lazy-feeling day. All I want to do is watch movies and play an RPG

(Probably either FF7 or Wild Arms, because I'm perpetually stuck in 1997 apparently)



Coming up on the Ides of March and St. Patrick's Day in Chicago. ☘️ 🗡️ . Made a quick store run for faux Irish food, deli stuff and a slice of pie. For the next 5 days everyone around here will be pretend Irish on tariffed booze while starting knife fights in public places. Can't wait. 🙄


If you can find it somewhere, I highly recommend checking out Racoon Nation. It shows just how crafty trash pandas can be.

pbs.org/wnet/nature/raccoon-na…





Yes, do call again. There is no “crank” pile. Simply be polite. The staffers who keep the tally will note your view. (If you get voicemail, leave your zip code as well as your name.)
mastodon.social/@jztusk/114156…

in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

Trump's casinos had to undergo a difficult transition too, from making money to going bankrupt, under his leadership.
in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

His numbers are very good, so good they all tell him. Hi knows how to grow economy. ....
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“Wine and champagne businesses in the US”

😂

in reply to Arcana 👑

why was this fucking citrus themed clown elected president




laughed so hard at something that now my ears are inexplicably itchy is this how i die


Part 2 of my Intro to #Zephyr series is out! CMake is a popular tool, even among embedded developers, and Zephyr relies heavily on it for its build process. Get a quick primer on #cmake and see how Zephyr uses it!
👇👇👇
youtu.be/HSWazjB63cU

#esp32 #microcontroller #embedded #programming @zephyr



You know what would be a good "bit" is making a detailed YouTube explainer video about an entirely fake science experiment, that never occurred, mimic a real YouTube science video as much as possible, play the hoax totally straight. But if the reader (1) notices the video is fake and (2) pays close attention, they realize the video is just describing the plot of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
in reply to mcc

lol. I think you should count yourself lucky. The video came off as ai slop presented by a human.



Google has updated its affiliate link policy following allegations that coupon-clipping website Honey was abusing the program. pcmag.com/news/google-changes-…


gerotakke.de/ottopot/

I've updated the ottopot website and build instructions with the PCB version and the new case.
I'm considering this the v1 release 🙌

The ottopot is a MIDI controller with 8 endless potentiometers sending 14bit CCs.

Special thanks to @Nervengift for the PCB contribution.

#musodon #electronics #3dprinting #ottopot



Why did I even try, this has been happening for the past few years on all my Windows 10 and 11 installs
in reply to Reid

this install is ass. session terminated. or something
in reply to SpudHead

@jorgaborg “this install” except this has been happening constantly with the Windows Terminal for years in several windows 10 and 11 installs I’ve had

this isn’t a specific install, it’s Windows shitting the bed

in reply to SpudHead

@jorgaborg wouldn’t help me in the slightest since I’m specifically trying to port a program to Windows rn
in reply to Reid

sfc /scannow

then DISM commands (look up) if that don't fix it.