Notices by Dave nλ=2dsinθ (xtaldave@xtaldave.net), page 4

TIL that in one of the American pilots for an American Red Dwarf Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax from DS9) played a female reboot of the cat.

The Dangers of Drinking 'Raw Water'

Raw water? Fuck off.

https://gizmodo.com/the-dangers-of-drinking-raw-water-2000557494

#Science #Research #Academia

Nature's coverage of this story:

"In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00231-y

#Science #Research #Academia

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring.

US science is going to suffer, by the looks.

"Panels that were scheduled to review grant proposals also received eleventh-hour word that they wouldn’t be meeting."

No grant reviews, no grants.
No grants, no science.

#Science #Research #Academia

https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring

This feels like it should be a moment #Musk #USNews

I quite enjoy TikTok, but right now there is an element of this about it.

@zleap @broadwaybabyto

There is a difference between "virus survival" and "infective dose" but still this shows that there is a possibility for infection if you somehow ingest 8 week old bird poop.

I don't know what protection poultry workers are required to wear, but I'd hope gloves, mask, eye protection would be standard.

And yes, regular effective hand washing were appropriate.

@zleap @broadwaybabyto

Depending upon serotype and conditions, upto 8 weeks, I believe. It's much hardier than COVID.

"The virus survived up to 18 h at 42 °C, 24 h at 37 °C, 5 days at 24 °C and 8 weeks at 4 °C in dry and wet faeces"

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3784916/

BBC News: Truss legal threat to PM over claim she crashed economy which she absolutely did because she is a fucking idiot.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7r7pjy8j1o

I don't understand this.

Carp are freshwater and wouldn't be in the ocean.

A dormant overmassive black hole in the early Universe

Clearly the doorway to the domain of Cthulhu

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08210-5

Graham Linehan: "I'm off!"

Hurray! Off you fuck you vile obsessive Transphobic dickhead, never darken our doors again.

https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2024/12/14/57181/graham_linehan%3A_im_off

The unhinged presentation of Muslims on GB News has been exposed. What will Ofcom do about it? | Miqdaad Versi | The Guardian

Massively racist TV channel in "massively racist" shocker

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/11/gb-news-britain-muslims-ofcom-report

Sounds like Romania has got sufficient proof of Russian meddling in their elections to anull them and start over...

BBC News - Romanian court cancels presidential election
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4x2epppego

This crooked shill twat will take anything from anyone for anything.

Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign has link to nicotine products industry | Nigel Farage | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/21/nigel-farage-anti-who-campaign-nicotine-products-industry

I assume that the scientists heading to Bluesky remember this and are cool with this, right?

"Jack Dorsey endorses Robert F Kennedy Jr for president"
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jack-dorsey-robert-kennedy-jr-2024-presidential-race-b2351418.html

https://www.comicsands.com/dorsey-endorses-robert-kennedy-jr

#Science #Research #Academia #Bluesky

Absolutely no scope for a cockup here:

"Computer says DIE" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/11/ai-tool-could-influence-home-office-immigration-decisions-critics-say

Absolute shots fired.

From: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319924043957

#Science #Academia #PeerReview #Research

BBC News: University tuition fees rising to £9,535 in England - BBC News

This is absolutely outrageous. University tuition should be completely paid by the government/tax-payer.
I will not be taking any questions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0gjyj4979o