Noteworthy News

[Nanny]

80th anniversary of Dresden

“On February 13, 2025, we commemorate the bombing of Dresden 80 years ago. We commemorate the immeasurable suffering that the National Socialist tyranny brought upon humanity.” 

“Unfortunately, Dresden's destruction in World War II was not an isolated incident; the city was neither ‘innocent’ nor a ‘victim’,” the communiqué reads, recalling the fate of the cities of Coventry and Leningrad, which were largely destroyed by the Wehrmacht. 

“February 13 reminds us to take a stand when our democracy is in danger, when people are discriminated against and intimidated, when verbal and physical violence has become acceptable,” the city statement notes. 

So it goes.

[Nanny]

How many of these idiots have medical qualifications?

Know what they call the student who graduated last in their class at med school? 

Doctor.

[Nanny]

As for the nuke workers, I hear compensation packages are much higher in Iran and North Korea.

[Ravenshire]

Montana State House advances bill to ban mRNA vaccines.

Is anyone forcing them to get mRNA vaccines?  Why would they force others NOT to get them?

Because a bunch of fucking politicos know better than all the scientists and doctors. Duh!

[Fireball]

Is anyone forcing them to get mRNA vaccines?  Why would they force others NOT to get them?

Because a bunch of fucking politicos know better than all the scientists and doctors. Duh!

I'll bet long odds that those politicos are getting their vaccinations. 

[Nanny]

MicroSoft has invented ice-nine.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/...computing/

"On Wednesday, Microsoft released an update on its efforts to build quantum computing hardware based on the physics of quasiparticles that have largely been the domain of theorists. The information coincides with the release of a paper in Nature that provides evidence that Microsoft's hardware can actually measure the behavior of a specific hypothesized quasiparticle.

Separately from that, the company announced that it has built hardware that uses these quasiparticles as the foundation for a new type of qubit, one that Microsoft is betting will allow it to overcome the advantages of companies that have been producing qubits for years."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-nine