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(Chart by @kjoules.org) Hong Kong, most rainfall in a month. August 2025 is 8th all time and climbing, with 928.4mm as of August 19 23:59

12 days to go

!!! holy shit likewise.

Episode 291 - Andor Podcast Episode · The House of Pod · 19/08/2025 · 1h 3m

I rushed to listen to this indecently quickly

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JetPens.com - Uni Jetstream Lite Touch Ink Ballpoint Pen - 0.5 mm - Sage Body - Black Ink The Uni-ball Jetstream is one of our all-time-favorite pens, and it's not hard to see why. Featuring a special low-viscosity ballpoint ink, the Jetstream combines the smoothness, water resistance, and...

just use a jetstream tbh www.jetpens.com/Uni-Jetstrea...

This viral group likely evolved in two horseshoe bat species (Rhinolophus affinis & R. sinicus/thomasi) but all SADSr-CoVs originate in R. affinis & the pig outbreak was prob. due to direct spillover from that bat species in Guangdong, confirming our earlier hypothesis. 12/

We collected 100s of samples from bats across China & identified 186 new Rhinacovirus strains (RdRp sequences) – a surprising diversity. We analyzed them w/ all other known Rhinacoviruses to show they form 2 clades, one of which includes all SADSr-CoVs & originally evolved in Yunnan Province 11/

We focused on coronaviruses because they are a particularly important threat. Wildlife-origin CoVs have caused historical and modern outbreaks, with bats being the reservoir of a surprisingly high proportion of these. 9/

Diversity & Spillover Risk Of SADSr-CoVs: Latinne Et Al. 2025 Supplemental - Nature.Health.Global Below is a link to download a pdf of the supplemental figures and table for Latinne et al. 2025 "Diversity and spillover risk of Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome

A downloadable pdf of the paper and all supplementary information is available on our website via this link 7/

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Diversity and spillover risk of swine acute diarrhea syndrome and related coronaviruses in China and Southeast Asia | mBio Bats are the reservoir or ancestral hosts of important emerging coronaviruses affecting people (e.g., SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2) and livestock (e.g., PEDV, SADS-CoV). Here, we analyzed 523 genetic seque...

Our results are published today in the peer-reviewed journal mBio 6/

doi.org/10.1128/mbio...

At the time, we hypothesized they originated in Rhinolophus affinis horseshoe bats because we had previously found closely related CoVs from that species in S. China. Our new paper confirms this. 3/

Fatal swine acute diarrhoea syndrome caused by an HKU2-related coronavirus of bat origin - Nature Analysis of viral samples from deceased piglets shows that a bat coronavirus was responsible for an outbreak of fatal disease in China and highlights the importance of the identification of coronaviru...

These viruses, SADS-related alpha-coronaviruses were identified by our collaborative group in 2018 after causing a series of outbreaks in pig farms in Guangdong Province China that killed over 25,000 pigs 2/

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New Paper Identifies Widespread Risk Of Coronavirus Spillover In Pigs And People Across Southeast Asia And China - Nature.Health.Global A new scientific paper from Nature Health Global scientists identifies widespread spillover risk of a group of coronaviruses in China and Southeast Asia.

New paper from @naturehealthglobal.bsky.social scientists identifies extensive spillover risk of an under-researched group of coronaviruses in China and Southeast Asia. 🧵
naturehealthglobal.org/new-paper-id...

This is in the replies and it demonstrates a real issue which is if you find profundity from an AI, you’re responding to something profound a human being wrote that was vacuumed up and what ends up happening is you thank AI and not only don’t thank the person, you have no idea they were involved

Three Vintage Photos from 1902 Reveal Hong Kong's Hidden History: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnXw...

Join me to explore three historical photos of Hong Kong, visiting Central, Wanchai, Tsim Sha Tsui, the bustling harbour, and more!

#gwulo #hongkonghistory

"Every dollar spent relitigating the disproven vaccine-autism link is a dollar stolen from research that could actually help people with autism — studies on support services, educational interventions, employment programs and other factors behind autism."
6/6

the nascent internet's most exciting thing was the possibility of a single repository of total human knowledge, for me to look up whenever I want. AI is an abomination because it will show you something you've never seen before, and you think you know more about the world, but you only know a lie

编程随想 #阮晓寰 已被转到上海提篮桥监狱服刑。

据阮晓寰妻子 #贝震颖 （@Birds_b_r_32309）：

“ #阮晓寰 终于在7月底从看守所（待了4年多）转入监狱了。
现在他在上海提篮桥监狱（已从市区的旧址搬迁到了青浦区西庆路709号），11监区2组，番号01913。
8月的家属会见也已通过审批，这周五终于能见到了。
所以来给关心他的朋友们报个信。
现在他睡单人铺，8人间，有空调和风扇，伙食也有改善了。“
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The Bright Side: Hong Kong scientist fights to save endangered cockatoos Hong Kong-based researcher Astrid Andersson is planning to set up around 50 nest boxes around the city in an effort to help boost the population of the endangered yellow-crested cockatoo. The raucous…

One of my favourite things about Hong Kong are the cockatoos. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

On this day in 2019:

CNN: The rain has started to pour in Hong Kong, but that hasn't put off the thousands of protesters huddling under umbrellas in Victoria Park. The park is so full, many are spilling out onto the surrounding streets.

more than Hitler or Mussolini, Silvio Berlusconi was the prototype for Trump

you hear a lot "the internet isn't real life!" but like there's a reason autocrats around the world are obsessed with, first and foremost, more than almost anything else, *media control.* they understand their fundamental interest very clearly. we ignore it at our peril.

this came up a bit at libcon, in fact: the new model oligarch's first step is to buy a media property. then you use that property to gain political power, which you turn around and deploy to reward yourself and your friends. trump--and now musk--are clear domestic examples.

A MUST-READ Review on Penetrance of Human Monogenic Inborn Errors (of Immunity, or not):

Incomplete penetrance in inborn errors of immunity: A skeleton in the closet—The sequel url: rupress.org/jhi/article/...

After the flood: Heavy rain hits hard on Kachin’s border with China Photojournalist Hkun Li documented the aftermath of deadly floods in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township, an area already plagued by conflict and crippling blockades by the regime and China.

PHOTOGALLERY | Photojournalist Hkun Li documented the aftermath of deadly floods in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township, an area already plagued by conflict and crippling blockades by the regime and China.

#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

it's very true that Nazis can be welcoming and accommodating TO INFLUENCERS who they want to help them spread their message. if Nazis are being nice to you it isn't a sign they are more "welcoming". it's a sign they find you useful.

photo of Radithor Radioactive Water, a patent medicine from the turn of the century

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8月19日， #袁嘉蔚 刑满获释，是47人案第12名出狱被告。 thewitnesshk.com/47%e4%ba%ba%...

她于2024年11月19日被以 #串谋颠覆国家政权罪 判刑4年3个月；另涉 2020 年六四晚会“参与未经批准集结”罪被判刑4个月，因此延至今天才出狱。

#香港47人案

Every chapter of a Malcolm Gladwell book that touches on something you're familiar with

Like I genuinely expected SV to look like the part of Boston where all the biotech companies are, which isn't even that dense. Instead it's just... a suburb

why does silicon valley look like *that*