Alan Yu

Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate.
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Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations - ✍️: Rachel Fieldhouse / Nature News

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...

I wrote about the intentionally byzantine process of getting a COVID vaccine this fall
defector.com/how-the-fuck...

No. Carrot cake is delicious

wishing for nothing but good news for Little Guy Duarte 😻

Joanna Stern on X: "Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years: https://t.co/nGPnMHOfe5" / X Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years: https://t.co/nGPnMHOfe5

@marcoarment.bsky.social @liss.bsky.social @siracusa.bsky.social it seems like you gained a powerful new ally x.com/joannastern/...

The US faces ‘devastating’ losses for weather forecasts, federal workers say “If these cuts continue, you will feel them personally.”

Federal workers are speaking out today about ‘devastating’ losses to the agency that gives us our weather forecasts, plus a worrying scoop on office leases canceled for the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and a radar development lab #NOAA www.theverge.com/news/622990/...

*guy who can't play Diablo for himself* Yeah all these government payments are probably fraud

LinkedIn post: On January 24th I formally resigned from my position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I started at CDC in 2010, and I have spent 20 years in public service, including my 15 years in service at the federal level. Here is a little bit of what I wrote in my resignation, because I'm not sure that anyone is actually going to read it. "I feel honored to be among the public health professionals that have had the privilege to work at CDC. As I reflect on my own experiences and accomplishments during my time here, I am humbled by the magnitude and the importance of our work. To my colleagues: we have worked together through chaos and uncertainty, transition, reorganization, preparation, and response. You are the most selfless, dedicated, and passionate people I know. I have watched you work around the clock, take additional details, deployments, and responsibilities, try to balance work and family, forego self-care, and keep pushing and work together to protect the public’s health. I’ve seen your sacrifice. I want you to know that your support and guidance has been invaluable, and I am proud of the work we have accomplished together." While I was backing up files I found my oath that I signed in 2010. I believe in our work, and I am sad to be leaving federal service. But I have immense gratitude for all of the opportunities that I've had and the connections that I've made. I will continue to protect the public's health in a different capacity (stay tuned...) but for now, thank you for trusting me.

The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.

Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.

RFK Jr. disavows fundraising email that praised HHS freeze, two days after claiming his campaign doesn't exist RFK Jr. incorrectly told senators that his presidential campaign no longer existed, before walking back those remarks.

On Wed, RFK Jr told senators his campaign doesn't exist anymore.

The campaign sent out a fundraising email praising the HHS freeze *during that hearing*.

Yesterday, he told senators he'd raised "zero" dollars off the emails.

His campaign says it raised $500,000.

from Isa Cueto at @statnews.com

It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.

My bird flu magnum opus. Thank you to @lakdawalalab.bsky.social for giving notes

@andrewwrites.bsky.social @mcgetting.bsky.social how about using this as a new rating system for @overduepod.bsky.social ?

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...

Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:

You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/

A month or so ago I saw a post by someone saying "we should all admit that Neil Gaiman has always been a shitty writer." That whole knee jerk revisionism. No, man, that's part of the whole horror. He's an internationally recognized writer. Objectively a good writer. But he's also a fucking monster.

is there a link to this? I can't find it on the site anymore even without a site specific google search

Center City Macy’s, located in iconic Wanamaker Building, will close in March The closure is the latest drama on a stretch of East Market Street that’s been the focus of a recent and fierce civic debate over the approval of a proposed arena for the Sixers.

Big and sad news for Center City Philadelphia www.inquirer.com/business/mac...

Apparently Zuck's public claims of bringing free speech back doesn't apply to his employees.

I interviewed her in studio back then because I was doing a story on scientists running for political office and she asked to be interviewed about her role on the American Association for Cancer Research

The video thumbnail for PMG's original documentary, showing a white, American hand clasping cash in exchange for the labour of a Southeast Asian workforce, represented here as being weighed down by their immense workload.

Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.

Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)

It’s a great day if you like chocolate and don’t care about packaging, because the chocolate is always steeply discounted the day after

Happy Boxing Day to all cats who celebrate! 📦🐈‍⬛

STL Welcome Kit The STL Welcome Kit gives you the information you need to understand and explore the St. Louis region.

This is a great idea! Reminds me of public radio stations making guides for newcomers to a place, which @mkramer.bsky.social talked about a while ago. Here's a more recent example: www.stlpr.org/stl-welcome-...

Terminal routing signs at Houston International Airport

Standardized United Airlines branding at Tampa International Airport

Doggett and her wayfinding plans for Jacksonville International Airport

Jane Davis Doggett, a Yale MFA graduate who studied under Albers and Rand, began work in the late 1950s that basically invented the wayfinding language of the modern airport we all know today, from color-coded terminal routes to the standardization of carrier name displays. She died last year at 93.

Constantly thinking of how historian Jill Lepore told @brookegladstone.bsky.social on @onthemedia.bsky.social about how tech moguls claim to be sci-fi fans but don't understand it: "It's an abdication of what reading is, and it's an abdication of historicism." www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Mountain_Fig_9253's comment on "United Healthcare CEO killed in targeted shooting " Explore this conversation and more from the nursing community

The most savage reactions I've seen in response to the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO come straight from the nursing subreddit, where people who are clearly used to dealing with this insurer assess the incident:

www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...

Great story from @emilykrizzo.bsky.social, whose work you should follow if you're in, or interested in, Philadelphia

Thousands of Federal Employees Land Work From Home Deal Ahead of Trump Social Security employee union secures hybrid work deal until 2029

Scoop: Biden's Social Security head agreed to lock in hybrid work protections for tens of thousands of staff, part of a slew of union efforts that complicate Trump's federal workforce plans. Unions are also pushing for an executive order on extending contracts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This thread from @andrewwrites.bsky.social is tremendous if you're thinking about replacing any tech before the tariffs hit. He custom built my desktop and he has years of experience writing and testing in the tech world.