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If we gratuitously destroy other species, we'll deserve what's coming to us.

Ketosis DOES NOT usually result in keto-acidosis. The latter happens when type 1 diabetics go into ketosis. (Small quantities of insulin are needed to modulate ketone levels in the body and type 1 diabetics don't have that.) I've been substantially in ketosis for a couple of decades. It...

The first thing I notice is that the prominent logon is via Google. There is another option, email. I do not associate Google with privacy.

All very sad. These systems are good for some things. With all this overhyping those too may go down the tubes when the time comes. How is it that so many companies are run by people who don't do their homework well, and believe in magic. It would be good to find the source of the brain rot...

A follow up article, about how drugs are approved world wide, would be valuable. Who can people look to if the FDA is distrusted?

I'm pleased that the archive is still running. It's extremely useful. Worth supporting, if you're so inclined.

How did we get here? People re-organising their lives because of some some opaque, random, incomprehensible automated system. Google / YouTube is famous for eliminating people and "staffing" their systems with algorithms. Whatever it's called this looks like one of those. Another question is...

I've seen reports that some of these agentic browsers can be manipulated to break normal security protocols. No user action required other than visiting a page with "human unreadable" prompts embedded. They hijack and avoid safety. Nice if you want criminals to see your bank logon...

My understanding is that there are lot more than that < 10 000 enslaved scammers in Myanmar / Burma. I don't know the details of these latest "slave releases" but they seem associated with the regime / Tatmadaw so are, in my view, suspect. A recent ASPI report...

Thanks for that fine romp through history. It reminded me of so much that had promise and made life worth living. That was before the mindless festering goop of the current Internet had strangled the world. Goop that is measurably making people more stupid and, when you observe people on that...

Political appointees have always been a potential problem. I wonder how individuals break free from entrusting their lives to them? Stop enforced payments to potentially lethal government agencies and just get on with looking after their own health?

Delighted to seeing a review of Kagi. Yep it's good. I'm still surprised when I see how many people use Google so much. I've used it very little for years. Brave is good in some situations. It's Goggles capability is powerful, though, in my view, it needs dedication from the user to perform...

Potential project for Ars: List stalkerware, how to detect, how to uninstall, etc.

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I think NASA has done astonishing things that have advanced human understanding a lot. Often in collaboration. JWST, Hubble, OSIRIS REx, ... The SLS, in my view, was a black mark on that record. Presumably kept going by Congressional pork calculations. With it cancelled, my hope is that...

I can't say. Not enough data. Two things though: 1. The authors are librarians so may be involved in making deals with the publishers. 2. They are using one of the publishers to disseminate this paper.

I think there's a lot of people who welcome the existence of Sci-Hub, and anything similar. 1. People who need to fork out USD 30, or whatever, to read the paper behind a story, but don't want to part with that much a few times a week. 2. Those who use the scholarly publishing systems, but hate...

Hey guys go easy. Some of my best friends have been outed, but there are more without the badge. (I'll not say who they are.) But if you get to know them you'll realise they're some of the best people on social media, like these: Scarlett, "Everyone's bestie! Here to talk about anything...

When I read the passkey story, way back when, I was astonished. They want me to trust a third party to get involved in my security. (Like Google a company the courts are in the process of breaking up for its criminal activity? Wow.) Not only is that a security hole, you now have a bunch of...

Ah the world is full of timid surrender monkeys. Giving up when it has at least some impact, throwing in the towel, preventing people from speaking out against the evil they do not want. That is harming them. Just when the court cases are rolling in for the break up of Google and some of the...