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long covid

Symptoms can emerge months after infection.  It happened to a friend of mine - serious symptoms about three months after the initial infection.  She's been in life-altering, horrible shape for nearly a year.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

 

 

an american center dedicated to destroying american democracy

The Claremont Institute

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Most of us are familiar with the theocrats of the religious right and the anti-government extremists, groups that overlap a bit but remain distinct. The Claremont Institute folks aren’t quite either of those things, and yet they’re both and more. In embodying a kind of nihilistic yearning to destroy modernity, they have become an indispensable part of right-wing America’s evolution toward authoritarianism.

Extremism of the right-wing variety has always figured on the sidelines of American culture, and it has enjoyed a renaissance with the rise of social media. But Claremont represents something new in modern American politics: a group of people, not internet conspiracy freaks but credentialed and influential leaders, who are openly contemptuous of democracy. And they stand a reasonable chance of being seated at the highest levels of government—at the right hand of a President Trump or a President DeSantis, for example.

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a tip of the hat to Jim

 

charge and battery

Nice examples of semantic drift

 

altitude training in sports

It's evolved over the years, but many elite runners, bicycle racers, swimmers, cross country skiers and other endurance athletes use it.  In their Real Science of Sport podcast, Ross Tucker and Mike Finch, look into it with Ross commenting on the biochemistry, metabolic and physiology involved.  It's a fascinating look. The segment begins about 48 minutes in.

 

why is x used in algebra

Something I've never thought about - here's some speculation.

 

 

a way better than than the boring company

Pipedream Labs.  It seems like a number of tunneling schemes is surfacing (perhaps the wrong word).  Greg noted this piece (mostly) on EarthGrid's plasma torch approach.  Seriously impressive if it works.

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In a series of tests that led to the development of the patented technology, Earthgrid engineers used plasma torches to break and even vaporize hard rock. Working at temperatures that reach 7,000 ˚F , the plasma creates a chemical reaction to help break down rock faster. The company claims it will be able to tunnel up to one kilometer per day, or a whopping 100 times faster than standard technology.

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will native americans manage a new marine sanctuary?

Given the importance of the area and that it was taken from them, it only seems reasonable.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

 

not a good look if true

Kristin Harila is on a mission to climb the 14 highest mountains in the world in a short amount of time to set a record. She may or may not have walked over the body of a dying sherpa without offering assistance to get to K2's summit.

 

 

the brigadier

Nils Olav III is currently a brigadier general in the Norwegian Army  He lives in Scotland and happens to be a penguin.

Imagine if you will, Russia and NATO getting into a war.  Nils Olav could, in theory, lead soldiers into the heart of the Kremlin.  Something simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.

 

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