Notices by Steven Saus [he/him] (stevensaus@faithcollapsing.com)

(05 Oct) Parallels Desktop Adds ‘Future-Proof Linux Compatibility’

Parallels Desktop 26.1 update adds a driverless version of Parallels Tools for Linux, using the in-kernel VirtIO to power guest and host system integrations.

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#app-updates #macos #parallels-desktop #virtual-machines

(03 Oct) Scientists convert a kidney from blood type A to universal type O and implant it in a brain-dead recipient

In a step toward increasing access to donor organs, scientists have converted a blood-type-A kidney ...

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#health

(30 Sep) Ohio Republicans just introduced a bill to insert Christianity into public schools. LGBTQ+ communities should be alarmed.

'HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.'

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#commentary #gay-ohio #lgbt-ohio #lgbtq-ohio #transgender-ohio

Dayton Metro Library hosts upcoming free transgender history summit
‘Don’t struggle alone in despair. Let’s strive together. Come fill your cup with hope and community.’

https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/09/23/dayton-metro-library-hosts-transgender-history-summit/

#dayton #GoodNews

(14 Aug) Bondi fires DOJ employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent

A Justice Department employee accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agen...

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/idx75
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#top

(14 Jul) Merger of two massive black holes is one for the record books

The event resulted in a new black hole with a mass 225 times larger than our Sun.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/tc4bz
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#astronomy #astrophysics #black-hole-mergers #black-holes #gravitational-waves #ligo-virgo-kagra #physics #science

(01 Jul) Justice Department to prioritize revoking citizenship of naturalized Americans: what to know

The U.S. Department of Justice has begun to prioritize stripping naturalized Americans of their citi...

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/sye80
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#top

(08 Jun) A New Law of Nature Attempts to Explain the Complexity of the Universe

A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.

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This was an awesome line: "You're too late, Doctor. ... And you're really very obvious. I know you haven't arrived with a weapon. Only a speech, some dazzling words, maybe a pun, and then some lachrymose little tug-the-heartstrings mimosa-scented platitudes about the power of love."

(I've got lots of Thoughts about this episode, mostly critical of the plot, but the acting was on point and that line is awesome.)

#DoctorWho

(14 May) Judge admits nearly being persuaded by AI hallucinations in court filing

“Plaintiff’s use of AI affirmatively misled me,” judge writes.

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#ai #ai-hallucination #policy

(19 Apr) A Meteorite From Alaska Challenges Theory of How Earth Got Its Water

Scientists speculate that asteroids colliding with Earth delivered water—an essential building block of life—but new research suggests the planet didn't need the delivery.

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#earth-science #meteorites #origin-of-life #water

@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @pathfinder @actuallyautistic

It's also worth noting that there's research showing that autists tend to actually follow their espoused morals consistently. The literature tends to pathologize that as "moral rigidity". Corrupt people tend to view that as inconvenient.

@Lylamehta @aral

I've had more than my fair share of dealing with narcissists and those with strong narcissistic tendencies. This is *right* out of their playbook. Capitulation after resistance only gets you punished *more*, not less.

Capitulation without resistance (or in advance) only gets you forced to capitulate *more*.

It doesn't matter if they're clinically narcissists; their actions are indistinguishable.

I keep getting frustrated by people (neurotypicals) thinking that the pattern-matching and analysis and ethics and "oh, it's broken, I'll fix it" bits -- which they initially find super useful and interesting -- are somehow able to be "turned off" when it's inconvenient for them.

(Personally and professionally, FWIW.)

@actuallyaudhd

(22 Mar) Scientists break down cheap plastic using the air — and turn it into something far more valuable

Scientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into more valuable materials.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/r6oxh
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#chemistry

From 26 Feb: Petition to strip Musk of Canadian citizenship gathers 280,000 signatures - Parliamentary petition accuses Musk of acting against the national interest of Canada and threatenin... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/26/petition-to-strip-musk-of-canadian-citizenship-gathers-280000-signatures?traffic_source=rss

From 19 Feb: Elon’s DOGE Claimed It Saved Billion. The Real Figure Was Million. - Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ... https://gizmodo.com/elons-doge-claimed-it-saved-8-billion-the-real-figure-was-8-million-2000565628 #elon-musk #news-analysis

@aral

(Also, love the work you're continuing to do. I've been impressed since I saw you at Penguicon years ago. Bravo, sir.)

@raindrops_and_roses @rbreich

So apparently that cartoon got taken off of X for "violating community standards"...

https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3licoe5lpek2k

From 14 Feb: Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate - Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily... https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-data-analyses-missing-mmwr-bird-flu-seasonal-influenza/ #cdc #health-industry #hospitals #public-health #trump-administration #vaccines