"The NHS is struggling and in crisis, but not because of a “super flu”. It is struggling because flu season has come early, vaccines are offering partial protection from a mutated circulating strain, there has been poor take-up and inaccessibility of the seasonal flu vaccine, and it is a health service that hits a critical state every single winter."
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Don’t call it a ‘super flu’ - but the NHS is right to be worried this winter
An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous position, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghDevi Sridhar (The Guardian)
Create a poll of three projects you've worked on and one you haven't. Ask people to guess the one you haven't:
- A reboot of the BBC TV SF drama Doomwatch (0 votes)
- Back-end dev for a dot-com payment service (0 votes)
- Daleks invade Narnia: The Novel (0 votes)
- A Nature feature: Google's first decade in science (0 votes)
@Remittancegirl Looking back over other polls, yah, yes that tick does correlate with my choice
What can I say, I'm always right!
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Big Deal Therapy: This Amazing TCL 55-Inch Smart TV Is Now Over $600 Off
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OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-router-relaunch-gpt-5-sam-altman/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Business @business-WIRED
New round of talks between Montenegro and Masdar on strategic partnership
Minister of Energy and Mining of Montenegro Admir Šahmanović and the Minister of Public Works Majda Adžović met today at Villa Gorica in Montenegro’s capitalBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
'Watch the moment Paul Doyle drove through the crowds'
Erm, no thanks. Go fuck yourself
#lfc #VictoryParade #uk #uknews
It would be nice to think this is just the start... but given Starmer's previous pronouncements on the EU, I doubt it.
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#Erasmus #EU #Brexit #Starmer #FreedomOfMovement
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources sayPippa Crerar (The Guardian)
Whole Foods to install smart food waste bins from Mill starting in 2027
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/whole-foods-to-install-smart-food-waste-bins-from-mill-starting-in-2027/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Whole Foods to install smart food waste bins from Mill starting in 2027 | TechCrunch
The food waste startup founded by Nest alumnus Matt Rogers also received an investment from Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund.Tim De Chant (TechCrunch)
Brussel zet streep door Timmermans’ kroonjuweel: het verbod op de benzineauto in 2035
Auto-industrie: De Europese Commissie wil het verbod op benzineauto’s dat vanaf 2035 zou gelden afzwakken. Het grootste deel van de auto-industrie reageerde juichend. Maar een simpele zege van de industrie op het klimaat is het niet.Rik Rutten (NRC)
“It’s official: House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won’t call a vote to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month,” NBC News reports.
“That means higher insurance premiums will go into effect for millions of Americans who get coverage through Obamacare next year.”
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What variety is this? - All For Gardening
Recently, my childhood cat passed away. She used to spend lots of her time lounging under the flower bushes at my parents. I believe they're camellias,Gardener (All For Gardening)
Netflix doubles down on video podcasts with iHeartMedia deal
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/netflix-doubles-down-on-video-podcasts-with-iheartmedia-deal/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Netflix doubles down on video podcasts with iHeartMedia deal | TechCrunch
As part of the agreement, Netflix will get a diverse range of shows spanning comedy, crime, history, sports, and more.Lauren Forristal (TechCrunch)
Tecnocontrollo, guerra ed UE. Il post di #Cassandra
Da dieci anni il Consiglio Europeo sta cercando di realizzare un tecnocontrollo sociale pervasivo dei propri cittadini in stile intermedio tra USA e Cina. Cosa succederà ora, con anche due guerre alle porte?
L'articolo di @calamarim
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(652) — Da dieci anni il Consiglio Europeo sta cercando di realizzare un tecnocontrollo sociale pervasivo dei propri cittadini in stile intermedio tra USA e...Cassandra Crossing
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per ML ho visto questo l'altro giorno: raspberrypi.com/products/ai-ha…
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Chiamiamo le cose con il loro nome: un atto di pirateria internazionale che questi banditi vogliono nascondere all'opinione pubblica
Hegseth non renderà pubblico il video dell'uccisione di sopravvissuti all'attacco Usa contro una barca nei Caraibi
Il segretario alla Difesa, Pete Hegseth, ha dichiarato martedì che il Pentagono non renderà pubblico il video integrale di un attacco che ha ucciso due sopravvissuti a un primo intervento contro una barca sospettata di trasportare cocaina nei Caraibi…globalist (Globalist.it)
New Head of Trump's Cancer Panel Questioned Links Between Vaccines and Cancer
https://www.wired.com/story/risch-trump-panel-vaccines-turbo-cancer-ivermectin-hcq/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Security News @security-news-WIRED
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Те Победиха: Изборът на Яне Янев: от парламента към природата и истинската храна @kunev
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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
It has been zero (0) days since trying to use my Google Titan security key with Google Chrome to access Google Meet has locked me out of a therapy call because the "device is not supported".
As a security nerd I really, really want to be on board with extensive 2FA and passkeys, but as an actual human being who is constantly getting locked out of their accounts because of totally inscrutable 2FA errors, I honestly want to go back to Just Long Passwords, Please.
Up until this week, Google would let me *register* via Firefox WebAuthN, but completely refuse to let me actually log in unless I used Chrome. Apparently Chrome is broken now too.
Trimble happily let me register the Titan key as a passkey, and then locked me out of the account permanently. Thankfully all it took was one email to support to get them to reset my password (!)
Apple seems to have no concept that someone would not own an iPhone, and insists I return home to look at my iPad instead.
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in reply to Mike Taylor 🦕 • • •@mike Our authorities don't seem to be able to think big about respiratory infections.
I get a free flu vaccine at my GP around the corner because I have asthma, but to get the COVID vaccine I have to cycle halfway across Cambridge and pay a hundred quid. Madness.
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