Reversing the Fossilization of Computer Science Conferences – Communications of the ACM
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Inside the Desperate Rush to Save Decades of US Scientific Data From Deletion
Chris Baraniuk, Reporter - rsn | BBC (U.K.)
_Stephan: Now that the United States has become a fascist autocracy, the damage being done to science and education has become one of the most notable features of the Trump despotism. Fascists don’t like science because science proves how wrong and stupid they are. Nor do they like fact-based education, because educated peo … ⌘ Read more
10 Real Ways Scientists Think Humans Could Evolve Next
Human evolution didn’t stop when we stood upright or invented cities. In fact, it’s still happening—just under new pressures. As technology, climate, medicine, and global lifestyles reshape how we live and reproduce, scientists ask: what’s next? These aren’t science fiction fantasies but real hypotheses based on current evolutionary pressures and long-term trends. Here are 10 […]
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I am surprised our King hasn’t shut it down already. After all, science is woke. /s
Cool, Hubble turns 35 today! https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-celebrates-hubbles-35th-year-in-orbit/ Happy birthday little space telescope and thanks for all the lovely photos! :-)
Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Climate and Weather Specialists
Editorial Staff, - Yale Environment 360
_Stephan: The Trump authoritarian coup is very anti-science because science is about facts and facts are the one thing that frightens dictator Trump. The result of what he and his servants are doing has been the devastation of all the science, healthcare, and climatology agencies. As this article from Yale University reports climatologists … ⌘ Read more
Science of the Gaps
Mainstream science is overrated.
Most of the reason it feels so effective and all-explaining is a cognitive illusion.
Most people overestimate how solvent scientific consensus actually is.
I saw Joe Rogan’s recent interview of Mel Gibson.
Gibson said that he was a creationist and didn’t believe in evolution.
Joe pushed back a bit, saying that mainstream science had found remnants of putatively proto-humans.
Here is a snippet of Mel’s response and the back and forth:
Mel: Yeah maybe t … ⌘ Read more
Science of the Gaps
Mainstream science is overrated.
Most of the reason it feels so effective and all-explaining is a cognitive illusion.
Most people overestimate how solvent scientific consensus actually is.
I saw Joe Rogan’s recent interview of Mel Gibson.
Gibson said that he was a creationist and didn’t believe in evolution.
Joe pushed back a bit, saying that mainstream science had found remnants of putatively proto-humans.
Here is a snippet of Mel’s response and the back and forth:
Mel: Yeah maybe t … ⌘ Read more
10 Scientists Convicted of Serious Crimes
“Follow the science” and “trust the science” have become mantras of late. Science is, after all, typically regarded as being unbiased, producing reliable knowledge based on empirical methods that are independent of sociopolitical and economic influences, falsifiable, and replicable. The problem is that science’s accuracy and reliability depend on the ethics of the scientists who […]
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Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding
Pieter Haeck, - Politico
_Stephan: As psychopath Trump and his MAGAt vassals destroy American science institutions and agencies, a trend describing the U.S. future is emerging. As this article describes 12 European countries are offering many of the scientists from those institutions and agencies positions in their country. Frankly, if I were younger and such an option were offered to me I think I might … ⌘ Read more
10 Crazy Ideas for Colonizing Outer Space
Are we humans destined for outer space? It would seem so. Because eventually, what’s a civilization to do other than expand to other worlds beyond its own comfortable cosmic nursery? Whether based on science fiction or science-science, as civilization advances, it seems that the natural inkling is to explore and expand, to settle its solar […]
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US measles outbreak tops 300 cases — what to know about the disease
Emily Cooke, Staff Writer - Live Science
_Stephan: Because of the destruction of the healthcare agencies in the United States by psychopath Trump, his Frankenstein oligarch Musk, and the flying monkeys of DOGE, I predict we are going to see more pandemics. Measles, now above 300 cases, has spread to a number of states beyond Texas – Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland … ⌘ Read more
What Is a Psychopath?
: Hailey Shafir, LCMHCS, LPCS, LCAS, CCS, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Supervisor Licensed Professional Counselor Associate - Choosing Therapy
Stephan: A reader wrote me today asking, “Why do you keep our President a psychopath? On what basis do you say that?” Well, here is the answer, based entirely on the evidence of medical science.
_Trump Polic … ⌘ Read more‘A Hallmark of Autocracy’: Flurry of Trump Attacks on Universities Sparks Alarm
Eloise Goldsmith, Staff Writer - Common Dreams
_Stephan: As many, perhaps most of you, know I live mostly in the world of research and science as an experimentalist. Many of my friends and colleagues come from that world and today, in addition to the letter from the woman about why I call Trump a psychopath, I heard from a researcher at John Hopkins University who ha … ⌘ Read more
10 Scientific Estimates That Missed the Mark by a Mile
Science is built on hypothesis, experimentation, and refinement, but history is full of spectacularly wrong estimates made by brilliant minds. Some were optimistic projections that underestimated the complexity of discovery, while others were overconfident declarations that turned out to be wildly incorrect. Whether due to bad data, technological limitations, or simply a lack of knowledge […]
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Trump’s funding freeze is wreaking havoc on climate science
Zoya Teirstein, Staff Writer - Grist
_Stephan: This is what really holds long-term consequences for not only Americans but global humanity. Criminal Trump’s, Musk led, defunding of climate science research. Without this research, we will neither understand nor be prepared for what I believe will be a civilization-altering crisis within 15 years. It will largely be based on what climate change, as a resul … ⌘ Read more
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies
John Travis, Katie Langin, Jocelyn Kaiser, and Meredith Wadman, Managing News Editor | Editor | Biomedical Research Reporter | Staff Writer - Science
_Stephan: Science is the leading science journal in the world, and this is their report on the chaos and damage “king” Trump and his “prime minister” Elon Musk are doing to scientific research in the United States. They are gutting climate science, medical research, pollution research, … ⌘ Read more
Silencing Science: How Trump is Reshaping U.S. Health
Issam AHMED, - Agence France-Presse (France) | Raw Story
_Stephan: As a scientist my entire adult life, and the son of an internationally recognized physician father and a surgical nurse mother, I am angered and appalled at what “emperor” Trump and his vassals are doing to America’s science community, organizations, and agencies. Everything this christofascist coup is doing to the United States degrades it, and deg … ⌘ Read more
Avoiding Outrage Fatigue while Staying Informed
Rachel Feltman, Tanya Lewis, Madison Goldberg & Fonda Mwangi, Contributing Writer | Senior Editor for Health and Medicine | Science Journalist | Multi-Media Editor - Scientific American
_Stephan: Recently I have had four readers write to tell me that the MAGAt coup has just left them emotionally exhausted, and I had lunch with a friend today who told me the same thing. I understood what all of them were telling me, and it p … ⌘ Read more
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‘Dangerous climate breakdown’ warning as hottest January on record shocks scientists
Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent - Sky News
_Stephan: While the Republican christofascist male dominant coup proceeds climate change, which they ignore, continues and scientists are freaking out. As Bill McGuire, an emeritus professor of geophysical and climate hazards says. “The fact that the latest robust Copernicus data reveals the January just gone … ⌘ Read more
CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All Journals
Jeremy Faust, MD, MS, MA, Editor-in-Chief - MedPage Today
_Stephan: As a research scientist, I have published some 325 papers in seven disciplines in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. I have been doing this for 47 years, and in all that time I have never heard or read of a U.S. government agency censuring a science research publication. But that is where we are now in “e … ⌘ Read more
Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record-hot streak
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Staff Writer - Popular Science / Grist
_Stephan: I have a dozen more stories about the disaster that is occurring as “king” Trump attempts to get confirmation of the utterly incompetent people he is attempting to appoint. I have a dozen stories in my file about Kash Patel, Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, and a host of other horrors that have been n … ⌘ Read more
EPA fires science advisers
Sean Reilly, - Politico
Stephan: ”king” Trump, by gutting the science advisory panels of the EPA, is making it clear that the United States government during his administration is going to do nothing to prepare for the ongoing devastation of climate change. It is all part of Project 2025. As “king” Trump has said his administration is all about “drill, baby…drill.”
EPA’s acting administr … ⌘ Read moreChina plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than ‘all the oil on Earth’
Ben Turner, Staff Writer - Live Science
_Stephan: While the incoming Trump administration is committed to “drill baby drill” continuation of the carbon era the Chinese are moving to exit the carbon era, as the extraordinary project to beam power down from space described in this re … ⌘ Read more
Are we in the Matrix?😎 Neil deGrasse Tyson & Laurence Fishburne reveal the Science Behind the Matrix ⌘ Read more
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Editor’s Note — Humanity’s Precognition, Climate Change, and the Decline of Democracy
Stephan A. Schwartz, Editor - Explore - The Journal of Science and Healing
Stephan: Today’s edition of SR has only one story. I am doing this because it is my conviction that this is the most important story shaping humanity today. I hope you will take the time to read it, and pass it on to others. ⌘ Read more
HUMANITY’S PRECOGNITITON: Climate Change and the Decline of Democracy
Stephan A. Schwartz, Columnist - Explore - The Journal of Science and Healing
_Stephan: My life has been largely defined by three activities: My experimental research on the nature of consciousness, my research on the trends shaping human civilization, and my research on how to foster individual and social wellbeing. Over the past 60 years, I have written hundreds of peer-reviewed pa … ⌘ Read more
Science Fiction’s Ten Coolest Spaceships
Science fiction is undoubtedly one of the world’s most widely appreciated entertainment mediums, and spaceships are one of the genre’s key aspects. Space exploration wouldn’t be possible without vehicles of some sort. Whether transport ships, warships, or ships of exploration, spaceships make it all possible. Most of them are pretty cool-looking and do some pretty […]
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org /Me throws his keyboard off to the side, grabs his camera just in case and runs upstairs screaming “Yeah! Science B_ !”
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Single cigarette takes 20 minutes off life expectancy, study finds
Ian Sample, Science Editor - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: I found the research paper upon which this report is based in the medical research literature and then found this excellent article on the research in The Guardian which is one of the most reliable sources of fact-based journalism. If you are still smoking please consider what this research is saying about your life. If you know som … ⌘ Read more
It’s Coated with ☢️Uranium☢️! #experiment href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23science”>#science** ⌘ Read more
HUMANITY’S PRECOGNITION: Climate Change and the Decline of Democracy
Stephan A. Schwartz, Columnist - Explore
Stephan: I am publishing only one story in today’s SR edition. It is a research paper I have just published in Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. I have decided to do this because I think this paper explains the existential trend that is shaping the behavior and attitudes of humanity.

Stephan: You’ve probably never heard of “mirror life” microbes. I had heard of them, and read a paper on on this research, but had not understood the threat to all life on Earth they represented. We are about to see if greed trumps the safety of life on this planet.
 > PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by sci …
PhD level science questions? (+1)
niftydude an hour ago
A PhD level science question is a question that can only be answered by scientific research and experimentation.
And no, by “research”, I do not mean googling.
Literally the whole point of a scientific PhD is to perform experiments and study to answer a specific research question that no one has looked into yet.
Whilst Chat … ⌘ Read more
Discussing the Science of Interstellar with the Science Advisor, Kip Thorne ⌘ Read more
Neil deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye! 🪐 Science’s dynamic duo are back in action! ⌘ Read more
California suspends distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products after bird flu detection
Jamie Gumbrecht, Staff Writer - CNN
Stephan: The raw milk trend, which seems to be the choice of anti-vaxxers, and anti-science people, is dangerous, as this article describes. The only time you can safely drink raw milk is when you are in direct contact with the farmer and his cows, and know exactly what their health status is.
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Apple Opens Extensive Research Lab in Shenzhen, China
Apple has opened a new applied research laboratory in Shenzhen, China, marking a significant expansion of its research and development capabilities in the world’s largest smartphone market. The facility, which began operations on Thursday, is located in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong tech cooperation zone.
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‘A science project’: Billionaire executive unloads on Microsoft’s AI chatbot
One of the world’s leading technology executives says rival Microsoft’s Copilot is “the next Clippy” and can’t be trusted in the workplace. ⌘ Read more
Extraterrestrial life on Enceladus? 🌌 Sounds like sci-fi, but it’s science! ⌘ Read more
Siphon science! 🍷 watch “colored water” defy gravity! ⌘ Read more
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Play the Classic Sci-Fi Shooter “Marathon Infinity” Free on Steam
The classic science fiction FPS (First Person Shooter) game “Marathon Infinity” is now available to play for free from Steam, for Mac and Windows. Marathon Infinity, originally released in 1996, is the third game in the Marathon series, and continues the theme of battling hostile aliens in unusual settings. Marathon Infinity introduced some intriguing and … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
Can a sandworm really zoom like that in Dune? 😂 Had to set Colbert straight on the science ⌘ Read more
Sam Whited: Luddism in Becky Chambers’ Monk & Robot Series
Without use of constructs, you will unravel few mysteries.
Without knowledge of mysteries, your constructs will fail.
Find the strength to pursue both, for these are our prayers.
And to that end, welcome comfort, for without it, you cannot stay strong.
Becky Chambers has always been known for her political science fiction.
Whether it’s criticisms of the overly-bureaucratic and often classist, but
ultimately well-mea … ⌘ Read more
hard to believe black holes went from “forbidden topic” to “frontier of space science!” 🚀 ⌘ Read more
Adorava conseguir escrever como este senhor, que torna o comportamento de uma substância perigosa em algo que dá vontade de ler até ao fim
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-dimethylcadmium
Hello twtxt! I’m James (or @falsifian@www.falsifian.org). I live in Toronto. Recent interests include space complexity, simple software, and science fiction.
This reminds me of this video: The Biggest Gap in Science: Complexity
However you might end up with more questions (complexity?) than answers (simplicity?)
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Miracles and Black Swans
The BlindspotThe standard modern scientific worldview cannot admit miracles and cannot admit the paranormal.
That’s not the same as saying the scientific worldview disbelieves in miracles or the paranormal (although most modern science fans do).
Nor is it the same as saying that the scientific worldview refutes or disproves miracles or the paranormal.
People get all of these confused, but to state it clearly:
**If there are paranormal or supernaturally miraculous events which actually do … ⌘ Read more
Miracles and Black Swans
The BlindspotThe standard modern scientific worldview cannot admit miracles and cannot admit the paranormal.
That’s not the same as saying the scientific worldview disbelieves in miracles or the paranormal (although most modern science fans do).
Nor is it the same as saying that the scientific worldview refutes or disproves miracles or the paranormal.
People get all of these confused, but to state it clearly:
**If there are paranormal or supernaturally miraculous events which actually do … ⌘ Read more
John Searle and Daniel Dennett on Consciousness
Below I am here giving voice to a conversation in articles on the subject of consciousness originally published by the New York Review of Books and in John Searle’s book The Mystery of Consciousness.
I find these hilarious.
Here, Searle’s adversary, well-known and now late “philosopher” Daniel Dennett follows the logical train of verificationist modern science to its logical conclusion: the denial of the subjective—the consciousness itself—the thing, the … ⌘ Read more
John Searle and Daniel Dennett on Consciousness
Below I am here giving voice to a conversation in articles on the subject of consciousness originally published by the New York Review of Books and in John Searle’s book The Mystery of Consciousness.
I find these hilarious.
Here, Searle’s adversary, well-known and now late “philosopher” Daniel Dennett follows the logical train of verificationist modern science to its logical conclusion: the denial of the subjective—the consciousness itself—the thing, the … ⌘ Read more
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins Discuss Science, Religion & Evolution ⌘ Read more
Macron, Sciences Po, Banque de France : multiplication des projets de spoliation de l’épargne
Un article de Henry Bonner Les sujets de la dette et de la note de crédit du pays occupent les actualités. Malgré tout, cela n’empêche pas le président d’annoncer plus de dépenses, au niveau de l’Union européenne. “Emmanuel Macron appelle à des investissements massifs pour stopper le décrochage de l’Europe”, explique un titre dans Les […] ⌘ Read more
Top 5 cloud computing trends of 2024
Member post by Sameer Danave, Senior Director of Marketing, MSys Technologies Every time I think I have this whole technology game down to a science, something changes in the blink of an eye. And if you’re as enthusiastic… ⌘ Read more
** books, the end of winter, video games and javascript **
Since my last update I’ve read a handful of books. Some standout reads include Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind and The Left Hand of Darkness, all by Ursula K. Le Guin. I’d read them all before, accepted for The Other Wind. I thought I’d read The Other Wind, but hadn’t! Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick was also a fun read. I liked it for the rabbit holes it invited me down; I’ve been thinking a lot … ⌘ Read more
La déroute de Science Po et l’effondrement intellectuel de nos dirigeants
Tout avait pourtant bien commencé puisqu’il s’agissait tout simplement d’aller occuper le grand amphithéâtre de l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris : quel étudiant digne de ce nom en France n’a pas participé ou subi l’une de ces “occupations” universitaires semestrielles sans lesquelles l’enseignement supérieur français ne serait plus vraiment le même ? Malheureusement, les choses s … ⌘ Read more
Simplifying the Science of Rocket Fuel, X-Rays, & Airplanes with Neil deGrasse Tyson ⌘ Read more
What You Might Not Know About Campfires #science href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23neildegrassetyson”>#neildegrassetyson** ⌘ Read more
This is what happens when you let StarTalk fans ask Neil questions 😂 #astrophysics href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23science”>#science** ⌘ Read more
How DNA helps in cracking animal cruelty cases
Researchers at the University of Florida’s Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory use some of the latest tools to find breakthroughs in animal cruelty investigations. ⌘ Read more
Mondays with Mike – February 26, 2024
What’s the deal with “leap years”? The history and science behind it is complicated, but fascinating. ⌘ Read more
Meningitis warning after Florida student dies
The Volusia County School District is offering grief counseling support for students at Burns Science and Technology Charter School after one of their students died. Parents later received a text warning them that their students may have been exposed to meningitis. ⌘ Read more
How To Spot Anti-Science 👀 ⌘ Read more
Immunizing Against Anti-Science with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Peter Hotez ⌘ Read more
The Intersection of Science and Religion with Neil deGrasse Tyson ⌘ Read more
Dans les coulisses d’OpenAI
Il y a de cela à peine plus d’un an, le monde découvrait ChatGPT, offrant un nouveau sujet de discussion à quelques utilisateurs fascinés pendant les repas de fêtes : enfin, l’intelligence artificielle commençait à ressembler à ce que nous vendait la science-fiction depuis des décennies. Bien sûr, il n’a pas fallu longtemps pour que les […] ⌘ Read more
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Science SARU работает над аниме-адаптацией манги Dandadan — тизер
Сериал о девушке с психокинетическими способостями, которую похитили пришельцы, стартует в 2024 году.
SpaceX во второй раз запустила космический корабль Starship — пуск окончился взрывом
Но полёт Starship продлился гораздо дольше, чем при первой попытке в апреле.
Can coffee help you avoid putting on weight as you age?
Most people gain small amounts of weight each year as they age. But can coffee help prevent this gradual weight gain? ⌘ Read more
Bladeless Turbine built by Nikola Tesla #tesla #engineering href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23science”>#science** ⌘ Read more
Hero’s Turbine #engine href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23science”>#science** ⌘ Read more
Testing my Dyson Hairdryer Jet Engine #engine #science href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23experiment”>#experiment** ⌘ Read more
Cosmic Queries – Science of Survival with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Dr. Teimojin Tan ⌘ Read more
Deconstructing the Science in Popular Films with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Podcast Highlights ⌘ Read more
Invisibility: The Science of How Not To Be Seen with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Greg Gbur ⌘ Read more
Climate Science You Need to Know for Earth Day | StarTalk 101 ⌘ Read more
Amidst a climate crisis, where strong science-based solutions must be found, this is more critical than ever:
Amidst a climate crisis, where strong science-based solutions must be found, this is more critical than ever:
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**RT by @mind_booster: Na 🇫🇮, o Parlamento rejeitou a proposta de transposição da diretiva do dto de autor, por não assegurar o balanço necessário com os dtos humanos, nomeadamente o dto à educação e ciência.
Em 🇵🇹, este tipo de preocupações nem sequer foram consideradas.
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https://libereurope.eu/article/the-fundamental-right-to-education-and-science-constitutional-law-v-copyright-law/**
Na 🇫🇮, o Parlamento rejeitou a proposta de transposição da diretiva do dto de autor, por não assegurar o balanço necessário … ⌘ Read more
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Slippery Science: The Physics of Ice with Neil deGrasse Tyson ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, National Science Fiction Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/01/02/scifi.html #programming #project #devjournal
** I read some books in 2022, and have some thoughts about computer science writing **
At the start of this year I set out to revive my long dead reading habit. After having kids it fell by the wayside. I’ve read 41 books so far this year. Mostly a mix of science fiction and nonfiction computer science books. Here’s the complete list of everything I’ve read. I’ve got mixed feelings about keeping track and sharing cou … ⌘ Read more
Une transition énergique vers le pas d’énergie du tout
Jadis, les fiers Gaulois (dont certains extrémistes chuchotent qu’ils seraient nos ancêtres) avaient peur que le ciel ne leur tombe malencontreusement sur la tête. Quelques millénaires plus tard, la Science™ aidant, ces superstitions évidemment ridicules se sont évaporées et ne reste plus que la douce réalité de la programmation gouvernementale rigoureuse. C’est d’ailleurs grâce à […] ⌘ Read more
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Why did we sign an agreement at #COP27 that is a watering down on had been agreed at #COP26, and counter-cycle with what science proves to be needed, is beyond my comprehension.
Why did we sign an agreement at #COP27 that is a watering down on had been agreed at #COP26, and counter-cycle with what science proves to be needed, is beyond my comprehension.
[nitter.net/joeloyo/status/1594212589046669313#m](https://nitter.net/ … ⌘ Read more