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People who say philosophy is useless usually still want to do philosophy, they just don't want to read books or have their ideas critiqued by people who have read books.
December 1, 2024 at 8:04 PM
People who say philosophy is useless usually still want to do philosophy, they just don't want to read books or have their ideas critiqued by people who have read books.
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JOURNALISTS FLOCK TO BLUESKY
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
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November 30, 2024 at 4:22 PM
JOURNALISTS FLOCK TO BLUESKY
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
“We have posts exactly the same on Twitter & on Bluesky & Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter. Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
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People worried Assisted Dying would be a slippery slope. I kinda hope it is, cos I'd love to be able to write a living will that allowed me to be medically "offed" if I end up with dementia. It's not how I'd want to be, or my family have to care for me like that.
My decision, yours might differ.
My decision, yours might differ.
November 29, 2024 at 8:10 PM
People worried Assisted Dying would be a slippery slope. I kinda hope it is, cos I'd love to be able to write a living will that allowed me to be medically "offed" if I end up with dementia. It's not how I'd want to be, or my family have to care for me like that.
My decision, yours might differ.
My decision, yours might differ.
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When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding
Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...
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November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...