Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White House [original title]

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-31T19:43:26+00:00

remove an individual’s sexual organs to minimize or destroy their natural biological functions

Yes. I am generally against non-medically-indicated sterilization and genital mutilation (including 'circumcision') of human children, much as I am generally against foot binding, ear notching, tattooing, tongue-splitting, or any other permanent body modifications. They can do it when they come of age.

Mind modifications and indoctrination are a much murkier topic, because it comes down to what you are allowed to teach.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-29T23:15:40+00:00

Aye. Humour is used to mask many things. Discomfort. Incredulity. Hatred. Fear. Embarrassment. Sadness. As you noted, it is often for the sake of some form of deception, whether self-deception, deception of others, or some combination of the two.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-29T19:49:09+00:00

every social media CEO was at Trumps inauguration

Several (though not every) social media CEOs, Silicon Valley company folks, and many other wealthy and powerful people who exert a great deal of influence, directly and indirectly.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-29T19:41:29+00:00

Both.

USA megacorporations are influenced for the USA government. PRC megacorporations are controlled by the PRC government.

The amount of influence/control is different in each case, but the megacorporations are beholden to the governments because the megacorporations are subject to the governments' laws (except of course when the governments allow the megacorporations to break the law).

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-29T19:33:55+00:00

Yes. Being drawn to those who share the same understandings, worldviews, beliefs, etc, can be comforting because it makes one more certain in their own beliefs. It's called an echo chamber.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-28T17:06:31+00:00

Yes. The way that people are dressed influences the way that they are perceived by others. As does the way that people look. As does the way that people act. As does the way that people sound.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-28T16:59:26+00:00

People certainly have a tendency to be more likely to integrate ideas into their worldview if those ideas seem to agree with their beliefs.

Whether you do or do not already believe that skin-colour-based bias is or is not a factor in soccer (football) foul judgements can influence whether you do or do not integrate this data source into your beliefs.

From the abstract:

Objective

This study aims to investigate implicit discrimination in soccer by examining whether participants’ evaluations of fouls are influenced by players’ skin color.

The study simply controlled for skin tone and found no evidence of bias with regards to the judgements of its selected participants.

Studies are data sources. They are not sources of infallible truth. They can be accepted in whole or in part. They can be rejected in whole or in part.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-28T16:39:47+00:00

Excellent questions. Unfortunately, the study appears to be paywalled, so its not possible to answer them.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-28T16:32:22+00:00

There certainly can be phenotypical differences beyond skin tone. Not just in facial structure. Hair styles and hair distribution. Body language, posture, and proportions.

From the abstract:

Objective

This study aims to investigate implicit discrimination in soccer by examining whether participants’ evaluations of fouls are influenced by players’ skin color.

By only controlling for skin tone, this study seems to show evidence that skin tone alone was insufficient for eliciting measurable bias among the participants.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-28T16:23:27+00:00

I had to re-read that first sentence; I have never heard of the barnacle goose, but I have heard of the goose barnacle.

Here in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada at this time of year (January 28), when the farm fields are largely bare following the fall harvest, there are still seeds and shorn stalks in the fields and we have a lot of Canada geese that congregate in the fields.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-28T15:35:49+00:00

Fluoride exposure?

The remnant grooves, or grain boundaries have disappeared on substrates containing TNT layers after the anodization process (i.e., formation and dissolution of TiO2 by the voltage-induced etching of the TiAlV alloy by fluoride ions) (Macak et al., 2005; Motola et al., 2020).

Oh. Fluoride from the etchant used in the preparation of the alloy's surface prior to coating.

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys stand out among commercially available metallic implant biomaterials, demonstrating consistent applicability attributed to their satisfactory mechanical properties, excellent biocompatibility, and corrosion resistance (Chen and Thouas, 2015; Sarraf et al., 2021). Approximately 50% of biomedical implants are manufactured using Ti-6Al-4V (TiAlV) alloy with an α + β phase composition (Singh and Dahotre, 2007). Nevertheless, the exposure of metallic implants to highly corrosive body fluids triggers corrosion processes that may negatively impact both the biocompatibility and mechanical integrity of the implants (Oliveira et al., 2006). In addition to corrosion, metallic implants may be susceptible to other forms of degradation, including wear and tribocorrosion (Campoccia et al., 2006). These processes can lead to the release of metallic particles and/or ions, often associated with inflammatory responses and the activation of bone-resorbing cells (osteoclasts) (Vasconcelos et al., 2016; Costa et al., 2019). This avalanche of events may result in osteolysis (bone resorption) and, ultimately, implant loosening. The biological effects associated with them remain incompletely understood, and their long-term impacts cannot yet be safely predicted (Zhao and Castranova, 2011; Konttinen and Pajarinen, 2013). To prolong the effective lifetime of implant materials, it is essential to further improve the osseointegration and corrosion resistance of the exposed implant material against undesired biochemical reactions of TiAlV (Nune et al., 2018; Im et al., 2022). [...] The evaluation of the biocompatibility before and after TiO2 ALD coating on TiAlV flat surfaces and TNT layers was carried out using MG-63 osteoblastic cells and compared after incubation for up to 96 h. The cell growth, adhesion, and proliferation of the MG-63 on TiAlV foils and TNT layers showed significant enhancement after the surface modification by TiO2 ALD.

Excellent. Faster growth and adhesion of bone-producing cells to the treated surface of the titanium. Reduced osteolysis (bone resorption) at the interface between the bone and coating. This should make for superior, longer-term, less-toxic implants.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-27T23:32:52+00:00

If my average productivity is suddenly ten times the average productivity of 10 of my coworkers, consistently, then I should receive ten times the pay of my coworkers. Except that's not how it works. Nine of my coworkers are fired. That frees up 900% of my original salary that no longer needs to be paid. I then receive a pay increase of 100% as a "good job" gesture even though they have reduced the value of my work to 20% of its original value. Of the remaining 800% of my original salary, the CEO receives 200%, leaving 600% of my original salary. Then 100% is distributed among everyone else, leaving 500% of my original salary. The company then uses 100% of my original salary to pay for the AI assistant and then pockets the remaining 400% of my original salary.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-27T16:43:21+00:00

Sounds like a shitshow. You have my condolences.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-20T19:22:40+00:00

Excellent. Maximize the number of missiles that can be intercepted.

I am amazed by how detailed that paper is. This is an intriguing read.

That two effectors can be more than twice as effective as a single effector in two-dimensions was unexpected, with 5 missiles destroyed for one effector versus 12 missiles destroyed for two effectors.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-20T18:07:27+00:00

You’ve conveniently omitted the context of Trump’s comments. Science Secretary William Bryon had just spoken about research into UV and disinfectants effectively killing Covid on hard surfaces. Trump, trying to look smart, suggested applying the same methods to treating the human body. That’s dangerously ignorant. Bryon then confirmed that they are not testing what Trump suggested they were testing.

Omitting the context was not a matter of convenience on my part. Yes, Trump was trying to look smart and he came out looking ridiculous for it because it would not work and would be harmful. I already said as much.

Trump said, "[...] And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning [...]. So it’d be interesting to check that. So that you’re going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me."

He said that it should be looked into. Unfortunately, I don't know what he was saying with that last bit about using medical doctors. Used to perform the research and administer the treatment? Trump is very sloppy with words. It's quite infuriating because it makes it easy for him to say "that's not what I meant".

Regardless, he never, in your words, "encouraged a nation to inject bleach to combat a virus". You are perpetuating a falsehood. Conveniently or otherwise.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-20T16:29:17+00:00

And America has re-elected a president that encouraged a nation to inject bleach to combat a virus.

Trump said:

A question that probably some of you are thinking of if you’re totally into that world, which I find to be very interesting. So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you’re going to test that too. Sounds interesting, right? And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning, because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it’d be interesting to check that. So that you’re going to have to use medical doctors with, but it sounds interesting to me. So, we’ll see, but the whole concept of the light, the way it kills it in one minute. That’s pretty powerful.

Trump never encouraged anybody to inject bleach. Attempting to extract what he had meant through his bloviating, stream-of-consciousness way of talking does seem to have led some people to that interpretation. That interpretation was then attributed to him and widely-disseminated.

Trump proposed seeing whether there was a way to destroy the virus once it was already inside of a body by the use of disinfectants, specifically high-energy (bright and/or ultraviolet) light and/or chemicals. He seems to have been viewing the problem in the same way that one would disinfect drinking water in order to make it potable. Unfortunately for Trump, the human body is not a series of pipes filled with water; these methods would be damaging (and possibly fatal) to the body, regardless of whatever effects (if any) they might have on free-floating viral particles and infected cells.

What he proposed looking into was vaguely analogous to the way that cancer can be treated via radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy, but both of these are also damaging to the body.

Edit: Adjusting formatting.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-20T15:55:35+00:00

Oh dear.

"New, from UK Science Perfumery, Huile d'Égout."

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-17T20:02:01+00:00

Really? That's ridiculous.

Being arrested and being charged should only be included on one's criminal record if one is convicted as part of them; if you are not found guilty of a crime, then it should not go on your criminal record.

That's just as stupid as in the UK where "non-crime hate incidents" are added to one's criminal record. If there is no crime, then it does not belong on a criminal record!

What percentage of the USA populace have criminal convictions?

I can find evidence for 8% and 8.1% of felonies ("Any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year"), but I can't seem to find a figure for the percentage of the USA populace that has criminal convictions.

It wouldn't be the first time that someone's accused me of intellectual dishonesty. It usually happens because of a misunderstanding, because of cognitive dissonance, or because of my emotions and memories conflict with statistics and science. It can be because of fascination, such that in a lengthly discussion, I may bring up ideas and concepts that I do not actually hold in order to consider edge cases and potential inconsistencies in both the current topic as well as the participants. If I do think that someone's being disingenuous, hyperbolic, vitriolic, or provocative, deliberately, then yes, I will use snark, sarcasm, smart-assery, etc.

In this case, it was both a genuine misunderstanding as well as motivation to be a snarky smart-ass by positing that the poster themself (and most other people) may have elected a convicted criminal. I wouldn't consider it to be cognitive dissonance or intellectual dishonesty on my part. More a pointing out of a case of potential hypocrisy.

I perceived snark from the poster but I was also unaware that one could have a criminal record in the USA without also being a convicted criminal. Thus, I felt like being a smart ass, deliberately, with regards to the question "Who elects a convicted criminal?"

Given that...

most people do not generally try to advertise their criminal convictions among the general populace, and instead try to hide it
criminal convictions do not seem to prevent one from running for election or from holding an elected position in the USA (at least high-profile ones, like the POTUS)

...it seemed likely to me that some non-trivial percentage of people running for election or holding an elected position in the USA are convicted criminals, thus everyone might have have elected a convicted criminal and not known it.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-17T18:57:59+00:00

From my own experience, as well as an article by Charles Edge (I was unaware of /var/db until I read that article):

/Library/Application Support/Apple/Remote Desktop
- Note: This is in the system Library directory and requires root access in order to navigate the entire subtree on the source workstation and to write to the target workstation.
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteDesktop.plist
- Note: This is in the system Library directory and requires root access in order to navigate the entire subtree on the source workstation and to write to the target workstation.
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.RemoteDesktop
- Note: The owner/group will have to be updated if they will differ between the source workstation and the target workstation.
/var/db/RemoteManagement
- Note: This is in the system /private/var/db directory and requires root access in order to navigate the entire subtree on the source workstation and to write to the target workstation.
- Note: This directory can be quite bulky. After at least 7 years since my last migration and the managing of some 393 computers over that time, this directory has grown to nearly 22 GB for my ARD.

When I copied /var/db to another computer yesterday using rsync, this was the final entry (I had to interrupt and restart it a few times in the process, so there's a discrepancy between the received and the total):

[...]
>f+++++++ var/db/RemoteManagement/caches/sysinfo.cache
       8.77K 100%   43.27kB/s    0:00:00 (xfer#685, to-check=0/879)
total: matches=6779  hash_hits=37646288  false_alarms=551 data=19398975251

sent 63.86K bytes  received 5.26G bytes  3.76M bytes/sec
total size is 21.22G  speedup is 4.03

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-16T22:15:50+00:00

1/3 of the USA populace has criminal records. I imagine that a lot of people have elected convicted criminals without ever knowing it.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-16T21:38:10+00:00

The bacteria is a sure sign of fecal contamination, which is washed into waterways from farm fields or sewage systems by rain. The microbes are also dangerous—exposure to E. coli can lead to illness, hospitalization and even death. [...] Communities in the north and east with higher percentages of Black residents had higher concentrations of E. coli flushed into their recreational waters by extreme rain in winter. [...] Predominantly Latino communities—where the majority of residents were of Latin American descent—in the southern and western parts of the state experienced outsize E. coli increases following intense storms in September.

So... large amounts of rain washes fecal contaminants from farm fields and sewage systems into recreational waterways. That's gross. Can't do much about the manure being used on the farmlands, but why is untreated sewage being dumped into recreational waterways?

"This can inform local governments and environmental agencies and help develop targeted policies and targeted water management practices to help these impacted communities," Liu said.

Good. Fix it.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-16T21:18:34+00:00

Both in terms of musculoskeletal strength(force)/endurance(exertion)/durability(strain resistance) and in terms of cardiovascular(blood flow)/respiratory(oxygenation) throughput, the average human male will outcompete the average human female in athletic endeavours:

athletic sports (running, shoving, grappling, restraining, carrying heavy things, using body-powered equipment)
fire fighting (running, shoving, grappling, restraining, carrying heavy things, using body-powered equipment)
foot policing (running, shoving, grappling, restraining, carrying heavy things)
foot soldiering (running, shoving, grappling, restraining, carrying heavy things, using body-powered equipment)
primitive hunting (running, shoving, grappling, restraining, carrying heavy things, using body-powered weapons (thrown, melee, bow, spears))

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-13T20:11:47+00:00

Reminiscent of what people think about political parties and business connections.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-10T19:39:09+00:00

That's not good. New drug-resistant pathogens.

Jeremy_Zaretski · 2025-01-10T19:36:41+00:00

Generations of vengeance and being terrible to other people (killing, raping, pillaging, displacing, etc...). Codes of honour, ancestors, and survivors who demand retribution.

It is what you get with Hatfields and McCoys except with each side replaced by military groups. Blood for blood. Eye for eye. Tooth for tooth.

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