Dr. Otter

Resolving the Trade-off Between Visual Sensitivity and Spatial Acuity—Lessons from Hawkmoths Synopsis. The visual systems of many animals, particularly those active during the day, are optimized for high spatial acuity. However, at night, when phot

The trade-off between visual acuity and night vision. Unfortunately it doesn't work in reverse; my poor visual acuity does not give me better night vision, more's the pity.
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He totally killed the Pope 🤣

Bingo

That's a good guess! Veterinary pathologist here. The icon is an Irish design, but I come from the standard Appalachian Irish/Scottish/ native American blend and also have a tattoo based on Cherokee beadwork, so you're still right.

I wouldn't assume it based on what I've seen. Do I?

DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar discusses arrest of protest leader, deportations NPR speaks with Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar about the arrest of a student protest leader and the Trump administration's ramped-up deportations of immigrants.

Is criticizing the government a prosecutable offense now? Edgar won't say that it isn't.

DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar discusses arrest of protest leader, deportations www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...

I think a lot of people don't know enough about how things are supposed to work to be able to recognize how corrupt and abnormal so much of what is happening is.

Beautiful!

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This is the cyberpunk dystopia we were promised. How long until they hire the blade runners?

Honestly I never knew how to even when I was trying. I'm terrible at it, everyone sees right though any mask I attempt. So yeah, I gave up trying and I'm much happier for it

ADHD here, I'll join with you; I'm ready for war.

Faces meet leopards

Epic Research Facilitating rapid sharing of new medical knowledge

Since we aren't getting current public health data from the CDC anymore, the folks who run MyChart have this:
www.epicresearch.org/data-tracker

Yes, professional capacity. I'd like to write in a personal one but haven't had the bandwidth.

Is it open to the public? It's there a link?

CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People (Gift Article) The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

H5N1 influenza transmission from cats to humans? We don't really know now because the CDC isn't releasing MMWR data any more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Neo-Nazis appeared in Lincoln Heights (metro Cincinnati) Ohio and got ran out of dodge… but not before locals stole and burned their swastika flag in the street.

Twitter owes ex-employees $500 million in severance, lawsuit claims Twitter Inc on Wednesday was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of refusing to pay at least $500 million in promised severance to thousands of employees who were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the company.

Never.

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Jeff Stein & @JStein WaPo A federal worker sent me audio of a call that HR did today with staff about "deferred resignation" agreements offered by DOGE ... I think this is pretty well understood by now but helps confirm what many suspect The audio goes: Employee: Lets say I accept the agreement tomorrow - you were to rescind the agreement and they were to stop paying me on Friday ... we would have no recourse available? HR official: Yes... as the agreement is outlined that is absolutely correct 11:40 AM • 2/5/25 • 168K Views

If you work for the federal government and are tempted to take Musk’s “buyout” offer please know that you’re never going to see that money.

Like all the employee PII on the OPM servers!

We've been trying to reach you about your deferred resignation offer

All these emails read like a timeshare vacation scam

No need to apologize. Nothing wrong with your style of weird, I'm just glad to see you posting.

We got the absolute most disturbing email to that effect, yesterday. It said that if you know someone is doing DEIA activities you have 10 days to turn them in or there will be "consequences". Not just a snitch line; threats if you don't snitch.

Turn in your colleagues or else.

I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

Really? Can you find a version of this photo or a discussion of it that is dated before Jan 20 of this year?

To be fair, Temu is pretty risky and suspicious. In this case I'm pretty certain banning Tiktok is a measure to make it into a propaganda machine for the right under the premise of removing a propaganda machine for China.

Correction; looking at the shoulder details I believe this is just a bad Photoshop job. As in cut, rotate, and blur the point of connection.