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Archives for 2023
The 411 on 4 Types of Reading Errors
what did I do I definitely tapped his attention to the
thing that was missing and I underlined it
NYTimes and Washington Post Punches down
it’s also part of a multi-decade I guess Trend among uh our preeminent news outlets in this nation to Target their Firepower at like random relatively powerless individuals versus institutions that are truly powerful
‘Nobody knows when it’s going to happen’: Wall Street wakes up to default threat.
How Wall Street investors react to a possible default is crucial because they’re the ones who finance the country’s enormous debt by buying the securities that Treasury sells to fund the government. If they shy away from the market, interest rates could skyrocket, squeezing the government, businesses and consumers.
The surprising science of climate protests
So what impact do climate rallies and disruptive protests really have on climate action – and are the more disruptive tactics actually working?
Editors quit top neuroscience journal to protest against open-access charges
The 42 academics who made up the editorial teams at NeuroImage and its companion journal NeuroImage: Reports announced their resignations on 17 April. The journals are open access and require authors to pay a fee for publishing services. The APC for NeuroImage is US$3,450; NeuroImage: Reports charges $900, which will double to $1,800 from 31 May. Elsevier, based in Amsterdam, says that the APCs cover the costs associated with publishing an article in an open-access journal, including editorial and peer-review services, copyediting, typesetting, archiving, indexing, marketing and administrative costs. Andrew Davis, Elsevier’s vice-president of corporate communications, says that NeuroImage’s fee is less than that of the nearest comparable journal in its field, and that the publisher’s APCs are “set in line with our policy [of] providing above average quality for below average price”.
Google unveils new Bard AI capabilities for coding
The company has brought capabilities such as “code generation, debugging and code explanation” to Bard. Google spreadsheet formulas have also joined its repertoire, according to Google.
What to know about the emerging crisis in Sudan
Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, became al-Burhan’s deputy in the new government. His RSF paramilitary group was formed out of the Janjaweed militia forces, which previously fought in conflicts in the western region of Darfur on behalf of al-Bashir.
Sudan’s army says it’s working toward helping evacuate foreign diplomats
Army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan said he would facilitate the evacuation of American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan after speaking with the leaders of several countries that had requested help. The prospect has vexed officials as most major airports have become battlegrounds and movement out of the capital, Khartoum, has proven intensely dangerous.
Jack Teixeira, suspect in leak of Pentagon documents, charged with unauthorized retention of classified material
An affidavit filed in court with the criminal complaint states “there is probable cause to believe that Teixeira improperly and unlawfully retained and transmitted national defense information classified at the TS/SCI level to persons not authorized to receive such information.”