daryl

daryl

@darylgibson.bsky.social

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Scientist, abstract artist; fmr lab tech in Molecular &Cell Biol.; BSc Radiological Health; MSc Physics, Internal Radiation Dosimetry
#covid #sequencing #oilpainting #anthropology interest only #queer #jackeroo #deckhand #artist #scientist #art #HIV 70yo

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces struck a children's hospital in Kyiv, as at least seven people were killed this morning during a large missile assault on the Ukrainian capital.

Russia strikes Kyiv children’s hospital in huge missile attackwww.politico.eu Putin’s forces deliberately targeted kids, Ukrainian officials said.

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'Playing COVID roulette': Some infected by FLiRT variants report their most unpleasant symptoms yet – Los Angeles Times | MORE at EcoSearch

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If Biden didn’t have COVID at the debate he might now. They were all together July 4th. I also question their testing timing since one test is not enough and it can take 4 days for a postive… www.cnn.com/2024/07/07/p...

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19; Harris is negative | CNN Politicswww.cnn.com Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 Saturday after experiencing mild symptoms, according to a Sunday statement from his office.

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It's interesting how people who would not think to let strangers spit in their mouths, or who wouldn't touch a doorknob covered in shit, *don't* seem to have a disgust trigger about being unmasked in enclosed public spaces.

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Vindication for the wonderful Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Auckland University found in derelict to their duty to her as her employer when during her public services during Covid she received abuse and even death threats with no support from Auckland University. This is a victory for women too

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[www.ekathimerini.com]New Covid variant ‘FLiRT’ outbreak confirmed in Greece - Kathimerini English Edition Gikas Magiorkinis, professor of hygiene and epidemiology at the University of Athens, has confirmed an outbreak of cases of the new Covid variant in Greece called FLiRT.

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🔮 FutureOfPopulism No.85 @frederikhenriksen.bsky.social analyses anti-systemic populist movements during the Covid pandemic. Such movements rely on alternative news media to establish their own digital information environments - and these echo chambers fuel ideological partisanship bit.ly/3VYm00j

🔮 Anti-systemic populism during the Covid-19 pandemicbit.ly Frederik Henriksen analyses anti-systemic, populist movements during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, he explains how these movements rely on alternative news media to establish their own digital informat...

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Post-COVID syndrome prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis Is the #LongCovid prevalence 41.79%, nearly 50% in EU and US, as this meta-analysis claims? Of course not! bmcpublichealth.biom...#LongCovid prevalence 41.79%, nearly 50% in EU and US, as this meta-analysis claims? Of course not! bmcpublichealth.biom... 1/8

Post-COVID syndrome prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis - BMC Public Healthbmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com Background Since the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began, the number of individuals recovering from COVID-19 infection have increased. Post-COVID Syndrome, or PCS, which is defined as signs and symptoms that develop during or after infection in line with COVID-19, continue beyond 12 weeks, and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis, has also gained attention. We systematically reviewed and determined the pooled prevalence estimate of PCS worldwide based on published literature. Methods Relevant articles from the Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Ovid MEDLINE databases were screened using a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses-guided systematic search process. The included studies were in English, published from January 2020 to April 2024, had overall PCS prevalence as one of the outcomes studied, involved a human population with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis and undergone assessment at 12 weeks post-COVID infection or beyond. As the primary outcome measured, the pooled prevalence of PCS was estimated from a meta-analysis of the PCS prevalence data extracted from individual studies, which was conducted via the random-effects model. This study has been registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023435280). Results Forty eight studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in this review. 16 were accepted for meta-analysis to estimate the pooled prevalence for PCS worldwide, which was 41.79% (95% confidence interval [CI] 39.70–43.88%, I2 = 51%, p = 0.03). Based on different assessment or follow-up timepoints after acute COVID-19 infection, PCS prevalence estimated at ≥ 3rd, ≥ 6th, and ≥ 12th months timepoints were each 45.06% (95% CI: 41.25–48.87%), 41.30% (95% CI: 34.37–48.24%), and 41.32% (95% CI: 39.27–43.37%), respectively. Sex-stratified PCS prevalence was estimated at 47.23% (95% CI: 44.03–50.42%) in male and 52.77% (95% CI: 49.58–55.97%) in female. Based on continental regions, pooled PCS prevalence was estimated at 46.28% (95% CI: 39.53%-53.03%) in Europe, 46.29% (95% CI: 35.82%-56.77%) in America, 49.79% (95% CI: 30.05%-69.54%) in Asia, and 42.41% (95% CI: 0.00%-90.06%) in Australia. Conclusion The prevalence estimates in this meta-analysis could be used in further comprehensive studies on PCS, which might enable the development of better PCS management plans to reduce the effect of PCS on population health and the related economic burden.

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The global sale of ICE cars peaked in 2018. They are now losing market share to EVs. That translates into less fossil fuel consumption and lower emissions from light transportation vehicles. 🧪🔌💡

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Changed my profile picture. It is now of the one that cult who orchestrated multiple mass complaint attacks against me, really, really disliked. #VaccinesWork #Science 🧪 #PublicHealth #Microbiology #WillNotBeSilenced

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Remember the famous old dispute whether horses ever lift all four hooves off the ground while running? Well, now researchers did a similar series of photos to analyse hippo gait. And they fly! phys.org/news/2024-07... 🧪🦛✈️

High speed video shows hippos get airborne when runningphys.org A pair of evolutionary biomechanics specialists at the University of London's, Royal Veterinary College, has found that when hippos run at full speed, all four of their feet are regularly in the air.

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On the anniversary of the death of Christiaan Huyghens FB threw up a memory of the juxtaposition of old and new stored in our house. Here a 1690s 30 hour longcase by John Kibb, that uses Huyghens pendulum and continuous rope drive, is also home to two teltron tubes! 🧪

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We gotta do the same thing here to complete the set

The far right have been beaten in the UK and France this past week. This is promising. This is progress. Fuck those fascists.

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Bingo.

It drives me nuts when people say we need to make sure poor people have access to AI. The entire schtick is focused on providing AI slop to the masses while ensuring the elites get real human professionals. Having a human teacher or doctor or lawyer cannot become a bespoke luxury for the wealthy.

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This was the brain child of Rosa Brooks, a Georgetown University law professor and Ted Dintersmith, a venture capitalist and education philanthropist who has donated to various Democratic campaigns. Both are white and would like to shove the first female black VP to the back of the line.

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If only the Democratic Party had some sort of, I don’t know, national committee that could deliberate and make decisions without needing to resort to the world’s shittiest reality show.

what the fuck is this sorkin-brain shit?

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by choosing anyone other than harris to replace biden should he decide to step aside, the party would be revealing they very cynically chose her as veep for optics without believing she could actually be president.

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if harris was chosen because of optics, consider the optics of passing over the first black female vice president as the heir apparent. and optics aside, it’s simply fucked up. you don’t have to be a harris fan to see that.

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Just watched “The Mist” based on a novella by Stephen King, a depressing ending. Honestly he needs help. Now that I think about it I’ve read the story, many years ago. Just not necessary. There can be happy non-traumatic endings. I rolled the dice on an operation that gave 2 1/2% survival and lived

Pretty sure there are

Haven’t read the article yet - because I have to get out of bed, dress, feed the dogs and login to work. Maybe related to this: I was recently asked: “Are there any stars that will have extinguished their light but that we still see their light?”

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Ever wondered where the first ever stars came from? www.sciencefocus.com/comment/jame... 🔭🧪

Here’s how we're understanding the origins of the first stars in the Universewww.sciencefocus.com The James Webb Space Telescope is helping us learn more about the formation of the earliest stars in the Universe.

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academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... 🧪🦑🌎

Why should scientists lead? To underpin policy on marine and polar ecosystemsacademic.oup.com Abstract. I recount my personal history, beginning as a young fisherman, becoming an academic fisheries biologist, and ultimately a leader of institutions

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This is hilarious. In his defense, though, it makes no sense to most people that Trump is still a free man if he actually committed those crimes. We heard it on the Georgia phone recording! But we aren't willing to make him pay for it. So it must not be a crime.

Future Trump WH spokesman Catturd2 with the least predictable take on the French election results.

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Brooke Binkowski

The left, center left, and center in this country have far more in common than we do with MAGA I am hopeful we can all remind each other of this daily until November

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Elf M. Sternberg

The weakness of these systems is that they rely on deceit. The leaders must lie about what they're really doing; the people must lie about what they're accomplishing "in the name of the revolution." Radicals must heighten that contrast until it hurts enough to make the system collapse.

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Elf M. Sternberg

The Soviet Union survived for so long by selling its natural resources while keeping the general rate of improvement in its living standards much lower than the west's. Today it's as much a petrol state as Saudi Arabia.

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A counterpoint to that is just, well, the Soviet Union: while founded by a charismatic leader, it continued grinding on for decades after Lenin's death because it had reached a stage where it could replace the leader without too much damage.

The thing about authoritarians by nature is that if they lose their leader, they don't know what the fuck to do, and we can take advantage of that

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Watching reaction videos of French fascists losing the election is so energizing. Need that shit in my country in November.

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“Kantianism — among other systems that aided white supremacy while preaching equality and dignity for all — contributed to the house in which we live, and this house turns out to be oppressive for a majority.”

Kant’s Ideas Shaped Human Rights Theories. How Do We Contend With His Racism?truthout.org The anti-Black ideas within Immanuel Kant’s philosophy show how liberalism and racism are closely intertwined.