Pat @Pat@qoto.org

This one isn’t true at all.

That isn’t really Ben Affleck, it’s Kevin Baron the editor of Defense One, but he looks just like Affleck. Also, Baron prefaced his statement with “...then. there's an argement that...”, so I don’t know if this is Baron’s personal opinion or not (although his facial expressions and voice intonations seemed to indicate approval for the argument).

I have no idea how Affleck feels about defense spending or the application of these technologies.

#TruthBeTold

Here’s Ben Affleck on CSPAN saying that we should grow the US military and spend more on AI, network IT, and space assets.

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#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)

#BenAffleck #DOD #military #budget #AI #network #Space #asset #SkyNet

(fair use video clip from CSPAN)

@LouisIngenthron

>"If you choose to use it, why would you use it wrong???"

I still see people wearing cloth masks. Three years into the pandemic and they haven't heard yet that you need to wear a respirator?

That's a public health failure. (intentional, I believe)

@cmclase @holmesr@mastodon.online

Also, there may be other reasons why someone would not be able to get a good seal, scarring, etc.

But yeah, if it's a choice between shaving and risking death...

@cmclase @holmesr@mastodon.online

I read a study that showed that a little as 3mm^2 begins to reduce efficiency of respritors (that's about one hair width all around the mask.

You can use a PAPR respirator if you have a beard, and I saw that some companies are trying to make PAPR's that look more like a regular elastomeric respirator.

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #FTW #sfftw #film #movie #spaceflight #future #aliens #mind #eyes

Retro SciFi Film of the Week…

Abre Los Ojos (1997)

When this film was released the plot was still fresh -- there weren’t many other movies like this one. In fact, the specific story told by this film is quite original.

It was very well received by critics and moviegoers. This was Alejandro Amenábar’s second film, the first, Thesis, which was produced the previous year, was also successful proving Amenábar’s talent. In fact, this film was so good that Tom Cruise bought adaptation rights and did a remake a couple of years later. But that Hollywood version was not nearly as good as Abre Los Ojos, even though they stuck closely to the script. They even cast Penélope Cruz (who was in the original) in her same role. But a major problem with that Hollywood remake was a distractingly poor performance by Kurt Russell, whose acting skills were just not up to the task in my opinion. You’re much better off watching Abre Los Ojos.

It helps if you speak Spanish, but if you don’t mind subtitles you should be able to follow this somewhat complex story because there’s plenty of well-written exposition.

Highly recommended.

(fair use movie poster)

@cmclase

Summary: If you don't want to die, wear an N95 or better. Otherwise wear a cloth mask.

@icedquinn

And you can do cool things with flyback transformers.

#capitalism #economics101

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Capitalism brought us velcro.

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(pics CC-SA-3.0-Alexander Kink)

@cmclase

see my toot timeline for details...

@cmclase

Never ever wear a cloth mask or a KN95 mask, they are not reliable at preventing infection.

N95 respirators are easier to breathe through than a cloth mask. They are available for free from most pharmacies, just ask.

An N100 / P100 elastomeric respirator has the highest efficiency at a reasonable price and they are easier to perform a seal check on. They are available from any PPE vendor or even from many hardware stores.

@eqyo

>"Good parenting involves saying no to your child in a way that does not scar them."

Hint: When you say "no", don't use a closed fist.

@freemo

If COVID-19 had a 45% fatality rate, this problem would have taken care of itself.

(ps - I like dogs. )

#TopSecret #classified #biden #harris #Whitehouse #senate

President Harris may nominate Barack Obama for VP.

Here's some sunshine...

(see https://qoto.org/web/statuses/109678071655955393
for the full thread)

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... I'm sure you've read my previous posts on this, how the CDC hoarded respirators in the Strategic National Stockpile while they lied, telling people there was a shortage; how they told everyone to wear cloth masks (which don't stop the virus).

They knew right from the beginning that respirators are the most effective way to stop the infection and spread of the virus. They even said so. They said (paraphrasing) "N95 masks work better, but there's a shortage so everybody needs to wear cloth masks. (see attached pic of N95 inventories, which show that supplies INCREASED during the pandemic -- that's right, they pulled N95s off of the market during the pandemic and put them on the shelf so people could couldn't wear them.)

Here's a quote from a Harvard Med. study (Aug. 2021),

"Using data from the third wave, we showed that the epidemic could be eliminated in the USA if at least 40% of the population consistently wore respirators in public."

Biden finally called out the Army to distribute the N95 respirators in Dec. 2021 (because the CDC refused to release them). Look up the death rates to see what happened when they were distributed.

Did you hear about any of this in the mainstream media? Did hear any PSAs telling people to wear respirators?

#sarcasm

Here in the US, our country is right on top of things...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PublicHealthEmergency.gov

(Try to visit PublicHealthEmergency.gov and see what happens)