Remember that time that synthesizer pioneer Vangelis -- who did the soundtrack for Blade Runner -- wrote and recorded hours of background music ...
... to be played during surgeries?
yeah that time
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Linkfest #30: Greyscale Gelato, the "Ott Derivimeter", and Vangelis' Ambient Music For Surgeries
Hello again! Time once again for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my latest “Linkfest”, for which I cruise the endless overpasses of the Global Information...The Linkfest
Thousands ordered to flee their homes after new blaze ignites in Los Angeles County (Tim Stelloh/NBC News)
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Thousands ordered to flee their homes after new blaze ignites in Los Angeles County
Nearly 20,000 people were ordered to flee an area north of Los Angeles on Wednesday after a fast-moving wildfire exploded, growing to more than 5,000 acres in a few hours, officials said.Tim Stelloh (NBC News)
Who should pick up the tab for the billions of dollars in damages from these deadly fires in LA? The fossil fuel industry who lied about climate change for decades, that's who. Brilliant must read from @cadavejones.bsky.social.www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
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Opinion | This Is Who Should Foot the Bill for the Los Angeles Fires
It’s time to require oil and gas companies to compensate communities, homeowners, businesses and even insurers for the losses.Dave Jones (The New York Times)
All NIH study sections = canceled indefinitely
All NIH study sections = canceled indefinitelyhttps://www.threads.net/@gidmkhealthnerd/post/DFJNsiKz6vtBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Longtime #Seattle investigative reporter and consumer advocate Jesse Jones has been appointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson as director of Results Washington, a state agency tasked with improving government efficiency and effectiveness.
“Washingtonians know that when there is a problem to be solved, you get Jesse." governor.wa.gov/news/2025/gov-…
Protecting undersea internet cables is a tech nightmare: « A recent, alleged Baltic Sea sabotage highlights the system’s fragility. »
Protecting undersea internet cables is a tech nightmare: « A recent, alleged Baltic Sea sabotage highlights the system’s fragility. »https://spectrum.ieee.org/undersea-internet-cables-protection-techBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
News Wrap: Massive winter storm brings record-breaking snow to Gulf Coast
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News Wrap: Massive winter storm brings record-breaking snow to Gulf Coast
In our news wrap Wednesday, a massive winter storm left record-breaking amounts of snow across the Gulf Coast, Southern California is facing dangerous weather as it battles new fires, a female student was killed and another student injured during a s…PBS News Hour (PBS News)
Trump administration ends government diversity programs and takes aim at DEI nationwide
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Trump administration ends government diversity programs and takes aim at DEI nationwide
The Trump administration ordered all federal employees who work in diversity, equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave. Agency supervisors were also asked to submit a written plan by the end of the month for dismissing the employees.Amna Nawaz (PBS News)
Refugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/refugees-already-cleared-to-settle-in-u-s-have-flights-canceled-after-trump-order?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Refugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order
President Trump's executive order suspending all refugee admissions into the U.S. has far-reaching consequences. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including family members of active-duty U.S.Laura Barrón-López (PBS News)
Norman Finkelstein on the question of “Fascism” in the United States
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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
Facebook Says It’s Not Forcing You to Follow Trump
Facebook Says It’s Not Forcing You to Follow Trumphttps://www.404media.co/facebook-says-its-not-forcing-you-to-follow-trump/BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Donald Trump's first administration proposed what it called the "Deal of the Century" which would have redrawn Israel's borders to include major swaths of the West Bank. As Trump reenters office there are fears the annexation plan is back.
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Is Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ back on the table?
Donald Trump’s first administration proposed what it called the “Deal of the Century” which would have redrawn Israel’s borders to include major swaths of the West Bank. As Trump reenters office there are fears the annexation plan is back.Michael Arria (Mondoweiss)
Link where people can sign and share this petition for Line in Denmark, who is being threatened with involuntary psychiatric hospitalization if she doesn’t push through her very severe ME.
Tragically, this could easily lead to a long-term/permanent deterioration
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Bảo Tàng Tarot (Museum of Tarot) in Ninh Kiều, Vietnam
A mystical-meets-modern mix of centuries-old divination decks and Pokémon cards ready to predict your destiny.#haunted #fortuneteller #demons #mystery #section-Atlas
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Italian leftist student group 'hangs' Elon Musk effigy in square where Mussolini was strung up
The South African-born billionaire has drawn increasing international outrage with his embrace of extremism, including an incident in which he appeared to give the Nazi salute to a crowd in Washington on Monday.Andrew Naughtie (Euronews.com)
Introduction to Coptic Part One
Eventbrite - The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures presents Introduction to Coptic Part One - Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.Eventbrite
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Trump is so intent on winning the DEI culture war that he’s now killing bedrock programs from the segregation era.
The president on Tuesday revoked Executive Order 11246, which was signed into law in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson and installed antidiscriminatory practices into U.S. federal government contracting.
Federal contractors are now free to start or continue “discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.”
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Trump Quietly Scraps Nondiscrimination Rule While No One Is Looking
Donald Trump has taken his war on DEI to an unbelievable level.The New Republic
Some are hoping for a great "Trump effect" on U.S. policy toward Palestine after his envoy brokered the Gaza ceasefire. But Trump was only operating out of self-interest, and these same interests will lead him right back to full support for Israel.
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@palestine @israel
There will be no ‘Trump effect’ when it comes to U.S. policy toward Palestine
Some are hoping for a great “Trump effect” on U.S. policy toward Palestine after his envoy brokered the Gaza ceasefire. But Trump was only operating out of self-interest, and these same interests will lead him right back to full support for Israel.Mitchell Plitnick (Mondoweiss)
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •[VC Situation Update] Hughes Fire - LA County 1.22.25 (1333)
The United States Forest Service and the Los Angeles County Fire Department are working to control a well-established brush fire near Lake Hughes in Castaic. The fire is currently East of the 5 freeway however heavy smoke is visible from many parts of Ventura County.
The fire is estimated to be in excess of 5000 acres at this time however does not currently pose a threat to Ventura County. No evacuation orders or warnings have been issued for Ventura County residents.
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