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Daily Archives: September 13, 2017
Local: “Black man” with “afro” shoots unarmed security guard at local college
Helicopters, airplanes, K9 dogs, cordons. Not a good time to be a black man going for an evening run.
Security guard late admitted he shot himself with a gun he wasn’t supposed to have. Made up the black assailant in slightly misguided attempt to save his job.
Local Facebook commentary during the search had less overt racism than I’d expected. Maybe it was moderated? I didn’t hear of any black men running into scary trouble. St Paul police have a good reputation, that might have helped.
Apparently nobody hurt, so salutary lesson.
fatberg encounter: “smell that mixes rotting meat and smelly toilet”
Link. Hope they are well paid.
“iTunes update release … a mistake”
Link. Weird.
Simplenote’s web page no longer refers to any 3rd party clients
Link. I need to switch.
Hoche and Binding: “Permitting the Destruction of Unworthy Life”. A treatise.
Link. Must read.
Apple Emoji Gateway Drug to Furrydom
Link.
Exospectroscopy advances.
Link. Hoping I live to see …
Toxoplasma infection boosts neurodegenerative disorders?
Link. We need treatment for chronic infection.
Shkreli gets jail time for Clinton threats.
Link. Insanity defense strategy?
Statins and global warming
Two years ago I was studying for my family medicine board exams. This was around the time the avant garde were ready to put statins in the water supply.
Fast forward 2017. Everyone hates on statins for primary prevention. Myalgias. Diabetes. Brain fog. Whatever. Now patients need to have a pretty good risk of 10y CVD death to take ’em.
This is kind of routine in medicine. Big swings usually amped by big money.
The swings have consequences beyond personal health and billions of dollars. They cost confidence. They are one reason it was so easy for big money to turn the GOP into an anti-science machine.
Statins have given us Scott Pruitt.
Thanks pharma.
With US down, Russia focuses on Germany.
Link. Like when we discovered airplanes were great weapons, but this we can’t fix.
Equifax security explained: “poured large amounts of money into our political system”
Link. Blame the electorate. We just voted for the sewer.
Facebook: “it’s not God, not a government, not the law. It’s just a website.”
Link. Very efficient societal disruption weapon though.
Losing iOS app shopping on iTunes sucks.
Link. Classic Apple move; will undo some losses in time.
“In retrospect, I wish I had not invested in video content from Apple.”
Link. Apple TV rave reaction deficit.
iPhone X by Tsai.
Link. He does my thinking for me. I might get 8 though.
iPhone 8 and X warrantees don’t cover water damage.
Link. Not there yet.
How to Copy Apps, Ringtones, and Files to Your iOS Devices with iTunes 12.7.
Link. Ugh.
The return of $1.30 ringtones.
Link. What the market will bear.
More equifax sins.
Link. Canada and EU our best hope.
Hapaxes: words used once.
Link. Failed neologisms and others. Song of Songs.
Corporate tax cuts will help shareholders not workers.
Link. Substitute VAT?