Posts by mpe@ravenation.club
(DIR) Post #APIdDXmGFqAGWclRmC by mpe@ravenation.club
2022-11-05T16:46:43Z
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So, can this mastodon thing do threads?
(DIR) Post #ASlOOYhdTcrgdJe4rA by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-02-16T19:26:27Z
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Prof stole former student’s identity to edit two journal special issues https://retractionwatch.com/2023/02/16/exclusive-prof-stole-former-students-identity-to-edit-two-journal-special-issues/
(DIR) Post #ASyJBBC9aqAXFECSe0 by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-02-23T11:49:10Z
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I love the titling on some 1960s journal articles that give no indication whatsoever of the contents. "Two Tantalizing Biographical Fragments of Historical Interest".
(DIR) Post #AUJRWtzlalzigsbZSq by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-04-03T18:31:10Z
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Seems hard to imagine a worse idea.
(DIR) Post #AVPdCSwSPvGdFyIaUS by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-05-07T12:54:22Z
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A personal narcissistic essay. written for nobody but myself and the unfortunates who stumble across it by mistake. On pain and subjectivity. https://eve.gd/2023/05/07/on-pain-and-subjectivity/
(DIR) Post #AVPv1sHjeLaLqYLoCO by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-05-07T16:24:39Z
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@TedUnderwood well - thank you! It was really just a compendium of things that have struck me while living through probably the most difficult period of my life so far. I thought it was probably quite self indulgent, but had a cathartic quality for me.
(DIR) Post #AX9aK6uWQWotrcHs92 by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-06-28T07:42:24Z
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Morning
(DIR) Post #AXK1RsworhKzDatQEC by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-07-03T09:30:11Z
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We've known that Covid massively increases diabetes risk for 1.5 years now. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00912-yYet here's the BBC giving credence to the "maybe it was lockdowns" nonsense. Probably to help us sleep at night after infecting a whole generation.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66054946
(DIR) Post #AXjAhK3MmNt7lbTHrU by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-07-15T11:44:42Z
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This ITV article is really bad. Doesn't ask WHY Thames Water has a "£14 billion mountain of debt". The answer is: because they borrowed money to pay shareholder dividends! See Guardian graph... https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-07-12/water-bills-will-have-to-go-up-next-year-thames-water-boss-admits
(DIR) Post #AYWnykHnAVc4JMQfk8 by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-08-08T17:13:24Z
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A catastrophic decision for the most vulnerable, who rely on *population-wide* immunity, as they (we/me) can't produce a significant antibody response, even with targeted vaccines.
(DIR) Post #AZKchy7zluhxrnl0qm by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-09-01T16:57:20Z
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As everyone rushes to invest in AI, moving away from crypto, my new favourite term has emerged: grift shift.
(DIR) Post #AbhsBQv7lF3HrKiMqG by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-11-11T16:09:39Z
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My colleague, Lynne Segal, in the Guardian today:For 50 years I’ve let friends and strangers share my house – this kind of communal living can make for better lives for all https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/11/for-50-years-ive-let-friends-and-strangers-share-my-house-this-kind-of-communal-living-can-make-for-better-lives-for-all
(DIR) Post #AdPmwHRQMjlNvigS00 by mpe@ravenation.club
2023-12-22T16:50:35Z
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The Royal College of Nursing has warned of an increase risk of Covid among hospital staff and patients due to the NHS’s failure to follow World Health Organization advice about infection control during a current spike in cases. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/22/nhs-given-warning-about-infection-control-as-covid-cases-rise
(DIR) Post #AdhMBv1hUNKRPKA7km by mpe@ravenation.club
2024-01-09T16:26:23Z
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Open access research outputs receive more diverse citations https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-023-04894-0
(DIR) Post #AhSekg60jigrl0GY6a by mpe@ravenation.club
2024-04-30T18:09:49Z
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I didn't really enjoy _To Paradise_, but have some things to say about it. It's a strong libertarian dystopia, in which the biggest threat is the authoritarian state and disability comes from treatments, not illnesses. It measures up quite badly against the reality of Covid.
(DIR) Post #Ahuy5yHDuAFcdIjpp2 by mpe@ravenation.club
2024-05-05T18:51:44Z
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I learned recently that there's a "sport" called "power slap" where two competitors take it in turns to slap the other in the face until they pass out. Unbelievable.