After a year of covering this, grappling with the pain this tiny virus is causing hasn’t gotten any easier. Every obituary to a life lost is still a heartbreak. I still tear up when I see the joy of a nurse getting vaccinated. I still ache for the living whose lives have been upended by crisis for a year or more. Overall, I’m still going, and so are all of you. We’re still not there yet, but we can hope that the road ahead of us is shorter and smoother than the one we’ve just come down. … [Read more...] about A year into coronavirus, we’re still counting the dead
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Memristor that forgets makes a good model neuron
When there's a bunch of small particles embedded in a solid, the energetics of that depends on how compatible the two materials are. If they're not very compatible, it becomes energetically favorable to minimize the contact between them. That means fewer, larger particles. And, because solids can (to a limited extent) diffuse within each other, that's exactly what happens. Smaller particles shrink out of existence, as their component atoms diffuse over and join larger ones. … [Read more...] about Memristor that forgets makes a good model neuron
GamerGate troll turns tail after receiving harassment of his own
Rankowski confirmed his identity to Buzzfeed in a lengthy interview, in which he alleged that he's been subjected to the types of messages and nuisances common to recent online doxings. According to Rankowski, that activity has included "nasty things" being said in phone calls to his old high school and his current place of work, along with "a letter in the mail with a picture of me from my high school yearbook… It said I shouldn’t have fucked with 8chan.” … [Read more...] about GamerGate troll turns tail after receiving harassment of his own
Peptide depots and DNA tattoos could deliver drugs in the future
One possible answer to this problem may come in the form of something akin to a DNA-containing tattoo. The authors created a layered polymer structure that will slowly degrade at the pH normally found in the human body. Some of the layers are simply structural, but others contain a mix of the DNA for the vaccine and chemicals that help get the DNA inside cells. … [Read more...] about Peptide depots and DNA tattoos could deliver drugs in the future
Rogue CCTV technician spied on hundreds of customers during intimate moments
ADT notified its customers of the incident in April 2020. The New York Post reported at the time that the company tried to convince customers to sign a confidentiality agreement in exchange for a monetary payment so Aviles' actions wouldn't leak online. … [Read more...] about Rogue CCTV technician spied on hundreds of customers during intimate moments