But where is the British sense of humor when we need it most!? I would frickin' LOVE to have the initials WB and VR burned into my new liver, as a tribute to my surgeons for a job well done! I always sign my work, they should too :-D
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/11/liver-branding-transplant-surgeon-struck-off-medical-register
It has literally been years since I was asked by a professional and commercial operation to work for free, but today it happened. And it DID feel new: it happened in the planning video meeting, which took place after I had stated my fee! The art of wasting someone else's time.
Was offered to come to Kazakhstan to speak just a few days ago, and declined. I am yet not ready to go places without superior health care. Turns out that post transplant issues might not be the number one health threat there. Let's hope this all will be for the better.
Watch this space. The tendency in Europe is still more regulation than innovation, while the US still is innovating with too little public scrutiny. Meet half way?
TechCrunch
@TechCrunch
Germany's antitrust probe of Google products steps up a gear https://tcrn.ch/3eSJDCd by @riptari
Creator: Unknown brilliant person.
Om ni inte vet vad Studentafton är så kan man förklara det så här: Det är ett av de största skälen att vara avundsjuk på oss som bor i Lund. Mer än hundra år av "event" innan ordet började missbrukas. Jag fick leda en av kvällarna det gångna året, och är så himla glad för det!
Studentafton
@Studentafton
Året börjar lida mot sitt slut och med det vill vi önska er alla en god fortsättning!
Här är årets gäster sammansatta i en bild.
Vi ses 2022!
Every FOURTH Tesla ever sold to be recalled. Oh, and by the way: a couple of days ago Musk sold a biiiig pile of stocks.
I am sure it's a coincidence.
If I consider everything – cost, convenience, security, integrity – have rarely seen an IoT solution that is better than the old technology for the same thing. A switch plus a dimmer beats anything in home lighting systems and so forth.
Something is wrong here. Could be me.
This is the best thing you’ll see on the Internet before 2021 ends.
DiCaprio also asks, “What the hell happened to us?” The answer the movie suggests is that cable TV and social media have successfully hacked human cognition, destroying our ability to pay attention to anything whatsoever.
”Don‘t Look Up” Is as Funny and Terrifying About Global Warming as ”Dr. Strangelove” Was About Nuclear War
Adam McKay‘s new movie may be the first film in 57 years to equal the comedy and horror of Stanley Kubrick‘s masterpiece.
theintercept.com
How many covid patients in the ICU? Do tell. But always always also report how many of them that are vaccinated. The vast majority of people in the ICU are – of course! – not vaccinated.
I have been unable to find the composer of this Christmas carol, but let's all sing!
A great post, an unusual post. Too few of us get this real about what we should be doing instead. Read.
Jeff Jarvis
@jeffjarvis
New post: Disinformation is not *the* problem. It is *a* problem that can district us from greater ones. Here I propose other strategies to build our net's future.
https://medium.com/whither-news/disinformation-is-not-the-problem-b0dc568fd57e
