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Forum: Trials and Errors 10th March 2024, 02:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 389
Posted By marting
I did not want to be on a month's long trial. So...

I did not want to be on a month's long trial. So during voir dire I raised my hand and asked a question hoping it would get me tossed.

"If you are driving and agreed with your passenger to exceed...
Forum: Trials and Errors 9th March 2024, 08:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 389
Posted By marting
I spend almost two months on a Mexican Mafia...

I spend almost two months on a Mexican Mafia trial. Lot's of testimony to review and go though all the charge elements. Was impressed with the way jurors worked together. Each of us would recall...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 9th March 2024, 04:10 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
For what it's worth, I got the covid booster and...

For what it's worth, I got the covid booster and flu at the same time. Flu arm was sore for a day, Covid arm sore for 2 days. I was slightly tired after the shots and slept really well. Felt really...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th March 2024, 12:16 PM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,931
Posted By marting
Yeah, that was my takeaway. Pandemic? What...

Yeah, that was my takeaway. Pandemic? What Pandemic! Other than the pandemic of political nonsense the USA seems gripped by.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th March 2024, 09:21 PM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,931
Posted By marting
Didn't see any masks at the annual SOTU and it...

Didn't see any masks at the annual SOTU and it was sure crowded with lots of people shouting.
Forum: Education 6th March 2024, 09:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 549
Posted By marting
First job out of college? Prefer a small company

Please consider small companies for a first job out of school. And the education you get at your first job is more important than the time you spend in college. Here's why I was fortunate to wind up...
Forum: USA Politics 4th March 2024, 03:57 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By marting
Yup. Appears they agreed to something like that....

Yup. Appears they agreed to something like that. Cool.
Forum: USA Politics 4th March 2024, 02:21 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By marting
No, it was a civil suit that was settled. And it...

No, it was a civil suit that was settled. And it provides more detail on the Trump effort to overturn the election.
Forum: USA Politics 4th March 2024, 08:07 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,988
Posted By marting
SCOTUS has ruled in Trump's favor: ...

SCOTUS has ruled in Trump's favor:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf
Forum: USA Politics 3rd March 2024, 10:26 PM
Replies: 369
Views: 10,598
Posted By marting
Actually, the poll appears to have some sort of...

Actually, the poll appears to have some sort of selection bias. Look at the numbers under this question.

Who did you vote for in the 2020 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden,...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 3rd March 2024, 06:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 997
Posted By marting
States vary in whether, and to what extent, they...

States vary in whether, and to what extent, they allow non-compete clauses.

Back in the 80's the company I worked in suddenly asked tech employees to sign non-compete agreements. This was because...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd March 2024, 04:11 PM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,988
Posted By marting
SCOTUS just updated their schedule in a rare...

SCOTUS just updated their schedule in a rare Sunday update. A ruling will be announced Tomorrow, March 4. Almost certainly it will be the ballot issue.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd March 2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 369
Views: 10,598
Posted By marting
The President is automatically cleared. He also...

The President is automatically cleared. He also has the power to bypass clearance protocols for anyone else. POTUS also has the power to declassify. There's an exception for certain classified...
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 04:13 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By marting
Yeah. That's one of the problems Marcy Wheeler...

Yeah. That's one of the problems Marcy Wheeler discusses:

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/02/29/trumps-other-immunity-claim-stealing-boxes-and-boxes-of-classified-documents/



I've found...
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 02:04 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By marting
And Trump's influence was lowered after those...

And Trump's influence was lowered after those hearings. 2022 midterms didn't go as well for Trump as expected. When Trump announced for the 2024 election, he and Haley were neck and neck. It's been...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2024, 08:28 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By marting
There might be a silver lining to this otherwise...

There might be a silver lining to this otherwise disturbing ruling.

SCOTUS specifically wants to address the question of immunity when it comes to official actions or claimed official actions.
...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2024, 03:55 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By marting
Note that SCOTUS will only consider immunity re...

Note that SCOTUS will only consider immunity re official acts, not immunity for any acts. If they rule POTUS had immunity for official acts will likely go back to the appeals court to determine if...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2024, 03:32 PM
Replies: 1,629
Views: 121,034
Posted By marting
Trump's immunity appeal will be heard by SCOTUS....

Trump's immunity appeal will be heard by SCOTUS. DC trial delayed pending ruling.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/02/28/supreme-court-to-hear-trump-immunity-claim-on-april-22/

Note the court...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th February 2024, 02:48 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Eric Topol has published an update on multiple...

Eric Topol has published an update on multiple recent long covid research papers as well as a ME/CFS multi-year study just out of the NIH.
...
Forum: USA Politics 26th February 2024, 10:58 AM
Replies: 1,342
Views: 48,435
Posted By marting
It's a notice of appeal. AP reports it as an...

It's a notice of appeal. AP reports it as an appeal in the headline but notes in the text that it's a notice of appeal.
Forum: USA Politics 26th February 2024, 10:36 AM
Replies: 1,342
Views: 48,435
Posted By marting
Trump's appeal is filed: AP story: ...

Trump's appeal is filed:

AP story:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-new-york-civil-fraud-appeal-letitia-james-2f8cc521e00e4a34a1342b961c1416ce

Text of legal filing:...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd February 2024, 11:20 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Interesting video by a long covid triggered...

Interesting video by a long covid triggered ME/CFS coder that went through 2 years of crippling struggle then ran across a study indicating some ME/CFS was from low seratonin. Started careful...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th February 2024, 11:42 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
It's been quite a while since I ran across a peer...

It's been quite a while since I ran across a peer reviewed paper that made me question whether any of the peer reviewers or authors ever got out of high school. But there is this just published a few...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th February 2024, 09:18 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Puppycow, Here's the paper in "Vaccine" ...

Puppycow,

Here's the paper in "Vaccine"
COVID-19 vaccines and adverse events of special interest: A multinational Global Vaccine Data Network (GVDN) cohort study of 99 million vaccinated...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th February 2024, 10:25 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
:) Along those lines there have been zero...

:)

Along those lines there have been zero Covid deaths for kids <18 Y/O over the current and prior fiscal year. These run from July 1 to June 30 so it's been at least a year and a half since...
Forum: USA Politics 16th February 2024, 04:34 PM
Replies: 1,342
Views: 48,435
Posted By marting
One change is that the Court reversed cancelation...

One change is that the Court reversed cancelation of Trumps business licenses. Rather, Trump is not allowed to function as an officer of any NY entity for a period of 3 years. An increased...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th February 2024, 04:12 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Latest San Diego County report shows Covid, Flu,...

Latest San Diego County report shows Covid, Flu, and RSV cases continue to decline. Deaths declining though with a multi week lag from the peak. For deaths from 12/10/23 to 2/9/24, Flu looks to be...
Forum: USA Politics 6th February 2024, 09:21 AM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By marting
Marcy Wheeler has a good analysis here: ...

Marcy Wheeler has a good analysis here:



https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/02/06/dc-circuit-upholds-judge-chutkans-immunity-decision/

There's also a link to the court filing.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th February 2024, 08:49 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
The insurance industry cares a lot about this....

The insurance industry cares a lot about this. Nothing like a pecuniary interest at work.

The Society of Actuaries published a long, detailed report through June 2023 breaking out group insured...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th February 2024, 04:46 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Here in San Diego, Covid cases have been...

Here in San Diego, Covid cases have been declining for the last month and deaths have peaked and started to decline. JN.1 now totally dominates so I expect further declines. No new competitive...
Forum: USA Politics 31st January 2024, 08:13 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,807
Posted By marting
I watched 15 minutes of Trump's Nevada campaign...

I watched 15 minutes of Trump's Nevada campaign speach. The crowd was in rapture. It was a sequence of his greatest, fact free, hits. He'd fix everything, get rid of the communists, cut taxes, close...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2024, 03:03 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
No doubt the US Census surveys have much less...

No doubt the US Census surveys have much less selection bias re Covid-19 than the survey in the Nature paper with its absurdly high (71% after 2 years) numbers. The Census survey covers a wide set of...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 28th January 2024, 12:30 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Their data links are tables aggregated from the...

Their data links are tables aggregated from the US Census bureau's Pulse Survey. These cover a wide variety of things including Covid and Long Covid. You can access the survey forms as well as prior...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 03:02 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Huh? I'm pretending The Atheist meant something...

Huh? I'm pretending The Atheist meant something other than the first definition in the Oxford dictionary. That's far-fetched. But then I'm not a mind reader. Perhaps you are.

24 months after...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th January 2024, 01:30 PM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,931
Posted By marting
Interesting. I was just reading how the Polio...

Interesting. I was just reading how the Polio epidemics started as a result of improved sanitation and hygiene. This is a really fascinating review:
...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 12:33 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,350
Posted By marting
Not a bad video but referring to the devices...

Not a bad video but referring to the devices 100uW power as .1W is rather odd.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 27th January 2024, 08:33 AM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Sure they do. Here's the first Oxford def: a...

Sure they do. Here's the first Oxford def:
a person or group having a personal stake or involvement.

In the context of what The Atheist was responding to, it's reasonable that having, or thinking...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th January 2024, 07:48 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Really? In what way? I don't see your responses...

Really? In what way? I don't see your responses having anything to do with The Atheist's comment to my post.



His first paragraph is a reasonable interpretation of the fact the survey response...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 25th January 2024, 11:54 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 800
Posted By marting
Great chopped up with Mac 'N Cheese.

Great chopped up with Mac 'N Cheese.
Forum: International Skeptics 24th January 2024, 10:22 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 2,779
Posted By marting
Threw in a bit. Best wishes for the upgrade.

Threw in a bit. Best wishes for the upgrade.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 24th January 2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Of course it doesn't debunk anything. It's a...

Of course it doesn't debunk anything. It's a pathetic paper. I was frankly shocked Nature published it. I ran across it because I was searching for info that explained the decreasing levels of long...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd January 2024, 07:47 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,350
Posted By marting
Lol. So, back of the envelope calc says that...

Lol.

So, back of the envelope calc says that 100uW of power means the Betavolt has around 100 Curies of Beta emitter. Might be a bit of a problem getting a NRC license for a 1MCi hand warmer.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd January 2024, 07:08 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Ran across this crap study that purports to...

Ran across this crap study that purports to elucidate long covid prevalence.

Long COVID prevalence and impact on quality of life 2 years after acute COVID-19...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd January 2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,350
Posted By marting
I'm curious about the efficiency. Is there any...

I'm curious about the efficiency. Is there any info on this for Betavolt? Alternately, the initial Curies would suffice to estimate it. Curious about scaling it for higher power. Like how much heat...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd January 2024, 02:38 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Yep, pretty much everyone has had covid 1 or more...

Yep, pretty much everyone has had covid 1 or more times. CDC seropositivity data is well over 90% and 99% for kids. Given those studies, there's something going on that seems quite odd. The percent...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th January 2024, 06:36 PM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,931
Posted By marting
There has been quite a shift from the days of...

There has been quite a shift from the days of Delta which had more of an impact, (though still much smaller in absolute terms) in younger age groups.

The SD report only covers acute stats. Turns...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th January 2024, 12:56 PM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,931
Posted By marting
The San Diego County weekly reports are pretty...

The San Diego County weekly reports are pretty informative.

CFR is almost certainly still higher for C19 than flu. In particular for the age group most affected, 65+ y/o. However, that may not be...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th January 2024, 04:36 PM
Replies: 425
Views: 15,018
Posted By marting
Eric Topol has a rundown on current Long Covid...

Eric Topol has a rundown on current Long Covid here:

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/lighting-up-long-covid

Good article covering multiple reports and areas such as CFS and neurological...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th January 2024, 03:10 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,350
Posted By marting
I'll give you that!. Typical use is continuous...

I'll give you that!. Typical use is continuous draw which is what beta-atomic cells would be good at. OTOH, you would have to have a higher continous power production to also run the back light...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th January 2024, 08:02 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,350
Posted By marting
The distinction is that batteries are rarely used...

The distinction is that batteries are rarely used with continuous power delivery. And when you aren't drawing power, the battery's capacity drops very slowly. Flashlight batteries might be good for...
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