Stacy Lu

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

Core childhood memory (Berks kid).

2024 was a record-setting year for lifesaving vaccines Vaccines delivered by Gavi saved the lives of 1.7 million people in poor countries

Earlier this week Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — a public-private partnership that does more than any other organization to get vaccines to people in poor countries — reported that its vaccines saved a record-breaking 1.7 million people in 2024. That’s 400,000 more lives saved than in 2023.

Screenshot of a retro looking page says Cleveland welcome to classic auto group

Got it. No dinosaurs on their pages.

They’re big and scary and stompy, like the cars? I kind of want to track down who posted it and call them.

I didn’t even notice! Nothing in the study about dinosaurs.

A German study, but likely applicable.

Car careers: A socio-psychological evaluation of aspirational automobile ownership There is a general consensus that private car ownership is a significant barrier to transport system change, specifically in regard to injuries, space…

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“Larger cars are driven disproportionally more often by voters of the conservative, liberal, and far-right parties, who oppose speed limits, block science-based legislation, question climate change, or reject limitations to the automobile system. “

They also unlawfully fired federal workers in the spring.

YouTube video by Tibees The Controversial Exam Carl Sagan Gave His Students

Really interesting video by @tibees.bsky.social. Exam really about critical thinking & how Sagan thought this was key to unlock humanity's potential. Quote from his book "The Demon Haunted World" at around 15.30 shows tremendous prescience of the West's current descent to "superstition & darkness"🧪⚛️

Dairy, too.

Couple key points here opaque to me. Takeaway, however:

"The same genetic changes that shaped human intelligence and creativity also contributed to neurodiversity. Autism can therefore be seen as an intrinsic byproduct of human brain evolution rather than a disorder alone."

#Autism
#Neurodiversity

Oversized vehicles are a contributing factor to slowed traffic. It makes sense. They take up way more road.

Oversized pickups and SUVs: the new kings of the roads are dangerous, threatening lives and our living environments (Part 1) - Halifax Examiner In 2023, for every regular passenger car sold in Canada, six trucks – primarily larger pickups, SUVs, and vans - were sold. The same is true in Nova Scotia.

@joanbaxter.bsky.social wrote about this about a year ago in the @halifaxexaminer.ca
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Autobesity. Somebody taught me this term, and it’s a good one. Memorable.

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins: Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright (Not sure if I spelled that right) What immortal hand or eye Could fashion such a stripy guy? What the hammer that hath hewn it Into such a chonky unit? Did who made the lamb make thee, Or an external franchisee?

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Ostentation was not Frank’s jam.

Tasteful theft. I don’t even like cars much, but that’s pretty cute.

This reminds me of the “government agency comms people didn’t do a good enough job telling people about all the wins” crap. Despite millions of people using the websites, calling and writing for help and so forth. Media mentions galore every day. Etc

I also thought you did not have to open your door without seeing a signed warrant from a Federal judge; does that not apply to renters?

I’ve probably seen this video 100 times and still can’t figure out what the hell is going on. I’m trying to imagine the storyboard pitch for it.

All the Horror Heading to Hulu, Netflix, Tubi & Other Streaming Services in October 2025 Buckle up: the month dedicated to all things horror has arrived, and all of the streaming services are celebrating accordingly with October’s new library additions. Criterion Channel, Hulu, HBO Max, K...

October is here, which means horror is everywhere on streaming. Here's what's arriving during peak Halloween season:

And don't forget just how often AI constructs - Siri, Alexa, Cortana, the "Tilly" character - are presented as young and female by default.

Submissive. Compliant. Always helpful and attentive.

#ScienceMatters 🧪🧬🥼🦠❤️

Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for how A.I. could be used in Meta's universe.

But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo

This episode made me think about how telling parents to monitor kids screen time is another example of expecting individuals to solve a societal problem - if we want to get kids off their phones we have to build a world where they have other options.

Reposting for the morning crowd.

My new blog post on a tech device that decreases dementia risk.

Coal is dead

Every stage of fossil fuel life cycle harms people & the environment: Report A new report traces the life cycle of fossil fuels — from exploration and extraction to combustion and decommissioning — and found stark consequences at each stage for the health of people and the…

A new report traces the life cycle of fossil fuels — from exploration and extraction to combustion and decommissioning — and found stark consequences at each stage for the health of people and the planet alike.