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Comment Re:First... (Score 1) 44

Once we wipe out enough of the species that it begins to show up on quarterly reports as loss of profit, maybe we'll consider doing something about it.

Interesting you should say that. I just heard this morning that as more immigrants get sent out of the country we may experience a net loss to the population for the first time in decades. In addtion, because of all these people no longer in the country, GDP will decrease because they aren't buying goods and services nor helping to produce goods and services.

We know this is already affecting industries such as housing where one MAGA voter whined it will take him years to replace the immigrants taken from him. Of course, in Florida, they're already aware of what happens when you go after immigrants. Food rots in the field and businesses can't fully operate.

Perhaps these extended droughts will accelerate these issues.

Submission + - Trump's feud with Harvard endangers 50 years of women's health samples (cnn.com) 2

quonset writes: For fifty years, Harvard has been collecting medical information and samples from female nurses. The data have led to deeper insights and contributed a better understanding into human health. However, President Trump's feud with Harvard may see all the information and samples being discarded.

Study data gathered through the years from some 280,000 nurses in the United States has contributed enormously to improving how we live. The work has informed dietary recommendations, including national dietary guidelines; led to hormonal therapies for breast cancer prevention and treatment; and contributed to research about how nutrients, inflammatory markers and heavy metals influence disease development.

Funding for the Nurses’ Health Study and its companion study for men, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, had already been abruptly withdrawn in mid-May, said Harvard nutritionist Dr. Walter Willett, who has led the studies since 1980.

Willett and his team were left scrambling to find the funds needed to protect freezers stocked with stool, urine and DNA specimens gathered from thousand of nurses for nearly five decades. Just the liquid nitrogen needed to keep the specimens frozen costs thousands of dollars a month.

“Of course, we would all love to have an agreement that lets us get on with research, education, and working to improve the health and well-being of everyone.” said Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, who has published over 2,000 papers on nutrition.

“But this can’t happen if we turn over admissions, faculty hiring and curriculum to governmental control.”

Submission + - Amazon Deploys Its One Millionth Robot, Releases Generative AI Model (techcrunch.com)

An anonymous reader writes: After 13 years of deploying robots into its warehouses, Amazon reached a new milestone. The tech behemoth now has 1 million robots in its warehouses, the company announced Monday. This one millionth robot was recently delivered to an Amazon fulfillment facility in Japan. That figure puts Amazon on track to reach another landmark: Its vast network of warehouses may soon have the same number of robots working as people, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. The WSJ also reported that 75% of Amazon’s global deliveries are now assisted in some way by a robot.

Comment Re:So when are the lawsuits coming? (Score 1) 33

will whine about having to pay for anything

You mean like people on here and elsewhere who brag about stealing music/movies/software because they don't want to pay?

If it's okay for you to steal someone else's work, why is not acceptable for these companies to scrape available content?

Comment Re:Global Phenomenon (Score 4, Insightful) 179

Depending on jurisdiction, establishments are sometimes being forced to accept cash, to not exclude the under banked.
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I still use cash from time to time, and I am not under banked. In fact, I used cash on Saturday to buy gas for my mower, and I always use cash to buy gas for my car. Never have to worry about my card being compromised. Or anyone knowing what I'm buying when I use cash.

Comment This is why (Score 2, Interesting) 67

I always tell people when setting up their 2FA not to use Authenticator. First, it does not reliably work. Second, it's from Microsoft which means they can stop it working or make changes to it at will.

Instead, I tell people to select the Text or Phone option. Text is preferred as it will always go through unless they're in a cave.

Comment Re:They also undermined birthright citizenship (Score 1) 58

Military bases overseas are not considered U.S. soil for citizenship purposes. Been that way for quite a while...

Which apparently changed in 2020.

In a statement, Duckworth said the new law will make sure that children born while stationed abroad, as well as stepchildren and adopted children, will automatically acquire U.S. citizenship.

Comment Re:Reminds me of Thomas Bros (Score 1) 111

Essentially, yes. Visualizing where to go works better for me than being told to turn right in 300 feet. Since I've already looked over the route and figured out where I need to go, it stays with me.

Similar to what this article is saying that doing your research makes the subject stick better than having it spit out to you.

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