Cab Davidson
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Mad inventor. Rides bikes a lot. Plays D&D. Forager.
That reads like an early 80s patent application right there! Strange times. They probably weren't recovering the solvent like you'd want to now. Just evaporating it off when done, as it might have been cheaper than recondensing it back then.
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
That reads like an early 80s patent application right there! Strange times. They probably weren't recovering the solvent like you'd want to now. Just evaporating it off when done, as it might have been cheaper than recondensing it back then.
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"Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, [and] are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm." www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
New research confirms HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer | Cochrane
www.cochrane.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, [and] are only likely to cause minor, transient side effects such as a sore arm." www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
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Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
...I don't see how it could find a whole new class of antibiotics. But could it render a known but largely valueless one useful? Intriguing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
...I don't see how it could find a whole new class of antibiotics. But could it render a known but largely valueless one useful? Intriguing.
...and I think what has been needed is scale (lots of leads must be generated), ambition, but most importantly creative new approaches. The story that prompted this is kind of, sort of that...
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
...and I think what has been needed is scale (lots of leads must be generated), ambition, but most importantly creative new approaches. The story that prompted this is kind of, sort of that...
...with a new species of actinomycete being useful in the patent application for the new potential drug, so frequently relying on dubious definitions of those species. It's notable that molecular biology has rationalised those genera...
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
...with a new species of actinomycete being useful in the patent application for the new potential drug, so frequently relying on dubious definitions of those species. It's notable that molecular biology has rationalised those genera...
The golden age of antibiotics discovery was the perfect exemplification of 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. So many compounds described from so many filamentous fungi and bacteria, often relying on pretty wacky experimental proof...
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The golden age of antibiotics discovery was the perfect exemplification of 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. So many compounds described from so many filamentous fungi and bacteria, often relying on pretty wacky experimental proof...
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BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
I just don't get why it isn't policy for Labour to say fuck it, we need to rejoin, even if it takes years.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I just don't get why it isn't policy for Labour to say fuck it, we need to rejoin, even if it takes years.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
I don't understand this tactic from Labour activists. You're hemorrhaging votes, twice as many to LibDems and Greens as to Reform. Do you think insulting the Green party leader looks anything the than desperate?
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I don't understand this tactic from Labour activists. You're hemorrhaging votes, twice as many to LibDems and Greens as to Reform. Do you think insulting the Green party leader looks anything the than desperate?
I always thought that to be a rather fanciful notion. Small companies and academic labs have a certain freedom to try new things but they don't have the advantages that come with scale. You have to screen a lot of compounds in the hunt for a new potential drug and that needs scale.
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I always thought that to be a rather fanciful notion. Small companies and academic labs have a certain freedom to try new things but they don't have the advantages that come with scale. You have to screen a lot of compounds in the hunt for a new potential drug and that needs scale.
Then look him up. It wasn't sudden.
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Then look him up. It wasn't sudden.
Barbarism.
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases on.ft.com/3LY1Ceq
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases
Proposed changes unlikely to apply for trials of serious offences such as rape and murder
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Barbarism.
A scandal that should absolutely dwarf the stupid capitol speech thing. The BBC here betrays it's entirely purpose.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A scandal that should absolutely dwarf the stupid capitol speech thing. The BBC here betrays it's entirely purpose.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits"
The problem is he can't say he disapproved of racism now and he was an idiot as a kid (like many people were), because his whole schtick relies on making it ok to be, if not racist, extremely racist adjacent. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The problem is he can't say he disapproved of racism now and he was an idiot as a kid (like many people were), because his whole schtick relies on making it ok to be, if not racist, extremely racist adjacent. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
That's modern Labour for you. It's all about blaming voters rather than owning their own actions. It's why they're tanking now.
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
That's modern Labour for you. It's all about blaming voters rather than owning their own actions. It's why they're tanking now.
That's a lie. Done with this bullshit now. Get out of my timeline - you lost this argument before you started posting.
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
That's a lie. Done with this bullshit now. Get out of my timeline - you lost this argument before you started posting.
You perhaps don't remember how rampantly unpleasant the Sun was to anyone who wasn't straight, white, male and (nominally) Christian.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You perhaps don't remember how rampantly unpleasant the Sun was to anyone who wasn't straight, white, male and (nominally) Christian.
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Who had 'Moving the M25' on their list of things that the 'committed to tackling climate change' Labour administration would do?
Heidi Alexander chooses larger of two options for Heathrow 3rd runway, requiring part of M25 to be moved - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Who had 'Moving the M25' on their list of things that the 'committed to tackling climate change' Labour administration would do?
Why did the Sun sting a gay Jewish man or, rather, why did the Sun have him among their list of people to sting? A gay Jewish man? I honestly can't think.
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Why did the Sun sting a gay Jewish man or, rather, why did the Sun have him among their list of people to sting? A gay Jewish man? I honestly can't think.
It's a fair descriptor of someone who failed so spectacularly, and your concentration on this does not distract from your complete failure to engage on points of criticism.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's a fair descriptor of someone who failed so spectacularly, and your concentration on this does not distract from your complete failure to engage on points of criticism.