Comment Re: Covid-19 infection affects small blood vessels (Score 1) 34
The only potential fight I see (and one that isn't needed here) is the one you may be trolling for.... :)
Comment Covid-19 infection affects small blood vessels (Score 1) 34
One of the reasons heparin, a blood thinner, was used for more severe Covid-19 infections was that the smallest arteries of the body, including the brain, tended to become clogged with products of the virus' effects on the body.
Blood vessel problems are more common in males, and arterial blood vessel disease of various types are a known risk factor for brain "aging", cognitive impairment and dementia.
This suggests the hypothesis that the "aging" effects of Covid-19 on the brain are mediated by effects of active Covid infection on small blood vessels.
Comment Re:Dum (Score 1) 88
"Usually" is correct. The vaccines for Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus, a cause of bacterial pneumonia) and Neisseria meningitidis (a bacterial meningitis) target proteins on the outside of the bacterium that are not secreted as toxins.
Comment ECC memory is not a cure-all here (Score 2) 15
See for example: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8835222
For example, ECC may protect from a single bi flip, but may not protect if two bits on the same row are forced to flip during the same cycle.
Submission + - Ingram Micro admits ransomware attack is disrupting orders and systems (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: Ingram Micro is facing a serious disruption after discovering ransomware on parts of its internal systems. The tech distributor confirmed the cyberattack today and says itâ(TM)s working to restore operations as quickly as possible.
Here is the full statement issued by the company:
âoeIngram Micro recently identified ransomware on certain of its internal systems. Promptly after learning of the issue, the Company took steps to secure the relevant environment, including proactively taking certain systems offline and implementing other mitigation measures. The Company also launched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts and notified law enforcement.
Ingram Micro is working diligently to restore the affected systems so that it can process and ship orders, and the Company apologizes for any disruption this issue is causing its customers, vendor partners, and others.â
At the moment, Ingram Micro has not disclosed who is behind the attack or whether any customer or partner data was exposed. But by taking systems offline, the company is clearly prioritizing containment and recovery over speed.
Ransomware incidents like this continue to plague the tech industry, and for a company like Ingram Micro that plays a key role in global supply chains, even temporary outages can have wide-reaching effects.
If you rely on Ingram Micro for products or services, expect delays while the company works to get its systems back online.
Here is the full statement issued by the company:
âoeIngram Micro recently identified ransomware on certain of its internal systems. Promptly after learning of the issue, the Company took steps to secure the relevant environment, including proactively taking certain systems offline and implementing other mitigation measures. The Company also launched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts and notified law enforcement.
Ingram Micro is working diligently to restore the affected systems so that it can process and ship orders, and the Company apologizes for any disruption this issue is causing its customers, vendor partners, and others.â
At the moment, Ingram Micro has not disclosed who is behind the attack or whether any customer or partner data was exposed. But by taking systems offline, the company is clearly prioritizing containment and recovery over speed.
Ransomware incidents like this continue to plague the tech industry, and for a company like Ingram Micro that plays a key role in global supply chains, even temporary outages can have wide-reaching effects.
If you rely on Ingram Micro for products or services, expect delays while the company works to get its systems back online.
Submission + - Why the internet needs a certified AI-free label just like organic food (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: Whether you like to or not, Artificial intelligence is everywhere now. It is shaping our media, our conversations, our entertainment, and even our relationships. Quite frankly, you cannot read an article, admire a photo, or enjoy a song nowadays without wondering if a machine had a hand in it.
Sadly, that uncertainty is growing, and for many people, it is unsettling. We need a clear and trusted way to know what is human made. Just as we created the certified organic label for food, it is time for a certified AI-free label for content.
This label would not be about rejecting technology. It would be about respecting human effort and giving people the ability to make informed choices. If someone wants to read a story written by a person and not a bot, they should be able to do that. If a musician wants to show their work is entirely their own, they should have a way to prove it. A simple, visible label that says this was made by a real human, with no help from artificial intelligence, would go a long way toward rebuilding trust.
Think of it like walking into a bookstore and seeing a seal that reads certified AI-free. You would know that what you are reading came from a human mind. Or imagine a news site proudly showing that every story on the page was reported and written by verified people. These signals of authenticity could reshape the way we consume information online. They could also help protect creative industries from becoming indistinguishable from automated content mills.
Just like shoppers pay extra for organic produce or fair trade coffee, many consumers might be willing to pay more for content that is certified AI-free. When people know that a real human took the time to write a story, compose a song, or create a piece of art without relying on machines, that authenticity becomes part of the value.
Look, it is not just about what the content says, but about how and by whom it was made. For readers, listeners, and viewers who care about supporting human creativity, a certified AI-free label gives them that option. And if the demand is there, it opens the door for sustainable business models built around real human effort.
Creating such a label will take real work. It would need oversight. It would need a standard that publishers and platforms could follow. It might even require third party verification, similar to how we manage organic or Fair Trade certifications. But this is not an impossible goal. We have already proven that people care about ethical sourcing, quality control, and transparency. This is just the next frontier.
Artists are already pushing back against AI scraping and imitation. Writers are calling out the theft of their words. Musicians are demanding to know how their styles are being copied by training data. There is a growing desire for boundaries and for recognition of original human work. A certified AI-free label would meet that need.
Look, folks, this is not about banning AI. It is about balance. If something was made by artificial intelligence, label it. If it was made by a person, let us know that too. That way, everyone has the freedom to decide what they want to support.
Sadly, that uncertainty is growing, and for many people, it is unsettling. We need a clear and trusted way to know what is human made. Just as we created the certified organic label for food, it is time for a certified AI-free label for content.
This label would not be about rejecting technology. It would be about respecting human effort and giving people the ability to make informed choices. If someone wants to read a story written by a person and not a bot, they should be able to do that. If a musician wants to show their work is entirely their own, they should have a way to prove it. A simple, visible label that says this was made by a real human, with no help from artificial intelligence, would go a long way toward rebuilding trust.
Think of it like walking into a bookstore and seeing a seal that reads certified AI-free. You would know that what you are reading came from a human mind. Or imagine a news site proudly showing that every story on the page was reported and written by verified people. These signals of authenticity could reshape the way we consume information online. They could also help protect creative industries from becoming indistinguishable from automated content mills.
Just like shoppers pay extra for organic produce or fair trade coffee, many consumers might be willing to pay more for content that is certified AI-free. When people know that a real human took the time to write a story, compose a song, or create a piece of art without relying on machines, that authenticity becomes part of the value.
Look, it is not just about what the content says, but about how and by whom it was made. For readers, listeners, and viewers who care about supporting human creativity, a certified AI-free label gives them that option. And if the demand is there, it opens the door for sustainable business models built around real human effort.
Creating such a label will take real work. It would need oversight. It would need a standard that publishers and platforms could follow. It might even require third party verification, similar to how we manage organic or Fair Trade certifications. But this is not an impossible goal. We have already proven that people care about ethical sourcing, quality control, and transparency. This is just the next frontier.
Artists are already pushing back against AI scraping and imitation. Writers are calling out the theft of their words. Musicians are demanding to know how their styles are being copied by training data. There is a growing desire for boundaries and for recognition of original human work. A certified AI-free label would meet that need.
Look, folks, this is not about banning AI. It is about balance. If something was made by artificial intelligence, label it. If it was made by a person, let us know that too. That way, everyone has the freedom to decide what they want to support.
Comment tl;dnr summary (Score 4, Interesting) 34
Precis: The study suggests that caffeine ingestion, which is known to increase a sense of alertness in adults and can decrease human sleepiness, makes human sleep EEGs look a bit more like EEGs done in a state of actual alertness and a bit less like the average sleep EEG..
Comment Philosophically speaking... (Score 1) 80
Comment Re:Link to actual research? (Score 2) 74
Short answer, numerous studies support what is said by OP. Here is just one from recent (this year) medRxiv listings (there are dozens there if you search):
https://www.medrxiv.org/conten...
Comment A cargo ship, not a Navy vessel (Score 1) 29
This was a bulk carrier: https://www.vesselfinder.com/v...
Why a cargo ship cut cables is anyone's guess. Dragging something?
Comment Re:No way (Score 1) 61
quote:
Remember decreasing your risk of stroke increases your
risk of dying from something else. Not that I want to die
from a massive stroke, but from what I've seen, it beats
hell out of cancer, and dementia.
end quote
Actually, your risk of cancer and dementia _also_ go down with compliance with the advice given to prevent stroke.
Comment But the map is not the same as what it maps (Score 2) 45
"The map is not the territory." —Alfred Korzybski, Science and Sanity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Comment Re:Why do they have to edit another gene? (Score 3, Informative) 21
CRISPR is more of a cutting tool than a patching tool. There is a much higher risk of off-target mutations with attempting to fix the hemoglobin gene directly in the way you suggest. That risk is much lower if CRISPR is used just to activate or inactivate an existing gene.
Comment Re:Same stupid argument over and over (Score 1) 391
There __is__ a directional effect. Outgoing virions from the source can be absorbed by the __eyes__ of the destination. However, in general, (ignoring crying me a river :) ) the eyes do not transmit the virus.
Comment fluorescence may be a general tendency of life (Score 3, Informative) 30
Several amino acids, of the building blocks of protein, are fluorescent. Se for example https://www.nature.com/article... .
So keratin being fluorescent does not have to mean much of special evolutionary significance, when many other proteins, eg blood, insect ichor, etc.. are fluorescent because of those proteins having exposed fluorescent amino acids are part of their intrinsic makeup.
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