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DavidNielsen

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Acclaimed beta tester of iOS and OS X software. Dachshund, Golden Retriever, iPad and iA Writer addict with a proclivity for Open Source and Apple. If there is music, then it is metal and hard rock. Officially knighted by @lisamelton.

#AuDHD

Interests include Tiananmen Square and democracy.

Struggles against the bourgeois, like a proper human being.

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Do I have to?

DavidNielsen ,
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@georgetakei well, you were just on a talk show, even late night frowns upon you going pantless.

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German man got 217 COVID shots over 29 months—here’s how it went

It conflicts with concerns of repeat boosters, but authors warn against hypervaccination.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/german-man-got-217-covid-shots-over-29-months-heres-how-it-went/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica @cstross note this wasn’t a medical study, this asshole just got 217 doses, which could have been made available to people in actual need.

Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.

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Windows security updates could come with fewer reboots beginning later this year

"Hotpatching" originated in Windows Server, cuts way down on update reboots.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/windows-security-updates-could-come-with-fewer-reboots-beginning-later-this-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

DavidNielsen ,
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@arstechnica @lisamelton that way, you can spend more time with the ads they put in your operating system.

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Unvaccinated Florida kids exposed to measles can skip quarantine, officials say

On Tuesday, nearly 20 percent of the school's 1,067 students were reportedly absent.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/unvaccinated-florida-kids-exposed-to-measles-can-skip-quarantine-officials-say/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica @lisamelton do me a favor, if you see this gentleman in the street, cough on him. Some of us are likely to have an airborne disease that could inconvenience him.

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Top Harvard Cancer researchers accused of scientific fraud; 37 studies affected

Researchers accused of manipulating data images with copy-and-paste.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/top-harvard-cancer-researchers-accused-of-scientific-fraud-37-studies-affected/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica @DemocracyMattersALot Harvard, the finest stamp of approval for being a terrible person.

Thanks for adding to the distrust in science you assholes.

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Fujitsu apologizes for software bugs that fueled wrongful convictions in UK

Fujitsu exec: "Bugs and errors" aided wrongful prosecutions of UK postal workers.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/fujitsu-apologizes-for-software-bugs-that-fueled-wrongful-convictions-in-uk/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica @lisamelton this is the “Bug fixes and improvements” of admissions.

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