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Comment Re:How very unfortunate (Score 1) 93

Furthermore, Colorado is not a swing state by any stretch of the imagination. The presidential race in 2020 went to Biden by 13.6%, and the state is only getting bluer over time.

One source I saw said that the passwords were for the BIOS, which wouldn't be much of an exposure except for a very, very determined, motivated, and skilled expert who had physical access.

Comment Re:The lab leak is the most probable scenario (Score 1) 303

That's a very good example of exactly the position the authors are complaining about:

1. Asserting that it "obviously" occurred, and insulting anybody who doesn't believe

2. Claiming "evidence" without actually citing any evidence

3. Asserting that there's a widespread conspiracy to cover it up, again with no evidence

Read the article summary, and look in a mirror...

Comment Re:Peak Digital. (Score 4, Insightful) 64

As someone who came of age around 1980, I have to laugh at the description of the past four years as "runaway inflation". But I digress...

The US unemployment rate overall is only 4% currently, which is low by historic measures. If there are "mass layoffs", it isn't reflected in the job numbers yet. Maybe AI is the real reason...we'll see how things shake out in the next few years. I can certainly see less demand for code monkeys, since you can generate semi-reasonable code for many situations with a simple prompt.

On the other hand, when I started my first job in 1981, I expected automatic coding of some sort to eventually replace coders. The programming environments are obviously vastly better now and do a lot for you, but the demand has stayed pretty high for coders for the past 40 years, since computers and software permeate our lives so much. Maybe we've just reached saturation on software demand, since everything that uses electricity already has a CPU in it.

Comment Re:Three docs that were (Score 1) 350

A later meta-analysis found no effect in actual use. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...

The role of ivermectin in the treatment of COVID-19 is still under debate, yet the drug has been widely used in some parts of the world, as shown by impressive market data. The available body of evidence may have changed over the last months, as studies have been retracted and âoestandards of careâ (SOC) used in control groups have changed with rapidly evolving knowledge on COVID-19. This review aims to summarize and critically appraise the evidence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of ivermectin, assessing clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

. The evidence suggests that ivermectin does not reduce mortality risk and the risk of mechanical ventilation requirement. Although we did not observe an increase in the risk of adverse effects, the evidence is very uncertain regarding this endpoint.

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