Non-IT News Thread

[mlnews]

US' Center for Disease Control gets quite a slap in the face as their director has to step down because of conflicts of interest.

[mlnews]

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/private-censorship-not-best-way-fight-hate-or-defend-democracy-here-are-some

[mlnews]

Bitcoin drops below $9,000 Down to $8700 right now!

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/equifax-releases-credit-report-locking-app-thatlocks-up/

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/waymo-now-has-a-serious-driverless-car-rival-gms-cruise/

[mlnews]

Microsoft hit hard by Trump's tax hikes.

[mlnews]

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tinder-must-stop-charging-its-older-california-users-more-for-plus-features/

[DustinB3403]

Is ubuntu.com resulting in a 503 page for anyone else?

[scottalanmiller]

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Is ubuntu.com resulting in a 503 page for anyone else?

Same here.

[nadnerB]

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Is ubuntu.com resulting in a 503 page for anyone else?

Me three!

[DustinB3403]

Ok cool, just making sure it wasn't me.

[dbeato]

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ok cool, just making sure it wasn't me.

No anymore

[scottalanmiller]

Getting the kids ready for bed.

[DustinB3403]

@dbeato said in Non-IT News Thread:

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Ok cool, just making sure it wasn't me.

No anymore

Yeah I tried again about an hour after I posted, and the issue was resolved. I wonder who broke what.

[scottalanmiller]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/technology/cryptocurrency-puerto-rico.html

[Obsolesce]

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/technology/cryptocurrency-puerto-rico.html

That seem really tempting!

[scottalanmiller]

@tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/technology/cryptocurrency-puerto-rico.html

That seem really tempting!

No kidding.

[scottalanmiller]

From @coliver

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5268/in-wine-theres-health-low-levels-of-alcohol-good-for-the-brain.aspx

[Obsolesce]

@scottalanmiller
The study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20424-y

[popester]

@tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller
The study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20424-y

How much is 2.6 daily drink equivalents? Shot and a beer? Two shots? One Irish coffee?

In conclusion, the main finding of this study is that a low dose of ethanol, comparable to 2.6 daily drink equivalents (for a 70 kg person) per day, increases glymphatic function in mice, which is expected to facilitate clearance of metabolic waste and potentially toxic proteins from the interstitial fluid. This beneficial effect of light alcohol intake was linked to a decreased GFAP expression in astrocytes. We hypothesize that boosting of glymphatic function in combination with the reduction in GFAP expression might potentially contribute to the lowered risk for Alzheimer’s disease and non-Alzheimer’s dementia among individuals with habitually low but non-zero alcohol intake