herid @herid@qoto.org

From January 2022 but still useful.

Summary:

Fitted particle-filtering masks like N95s are up to 75 times more effective at preventing infection with COVID-19 than surgical masks, according to a study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

https://www.axios.com/2022/01/11/n95-mask-protection-covid?s=09

@auscovid19
#CovidIsAirborne

Good news.

Big news: WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian prison in an exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the "merchant of death," according to US and Russian officials.

Via FT: #Nato chief Stoltenberg says conditions for peace in #Ukraine ‘not there now’

He doesn't say it directly, but this is at least in part a response to Scholz' recent statements about how Russia will be reintegrated once the war ends and Macron's view that negotiations are still possible.
https://www.ft.com/content/a3a35c7e-258e-455a-9197-09360b6e129d

I love how the #academics and #professors here are all helping each other limp to end of the semester.

In the daily madness of Twitter spats about Russian liberals and Ukrainian TikTok dances it’s easy to forget: Russia invaded its neighbour for no reason, has killed thousands, and has no plans to stop.

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

https://youtu.be/N-aK6JnyFmk

#FavoriteMusic 25/

BIG NEWS: Apple is finally bringing end-to-end encryption to most of iCloud, including backups, Photos, Notes and more. Apple’s calling it Advanced Data Protection.

Full story: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-plans-new-encryption-system-to-ward-off-hackers-and-protect-icloud-data-11670435635?st=l0n9jlbftgcv9uo&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

And then exclusive video interview with Apple's Craig Federighi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ZOkWaDxfw&t=17s

Proposal to stop referring to covid in the past tense and climate change in the future tense.

@revoluciana @Sheril @armonay @Openhuman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game

Did you know Monopoly was invented by a woman named Elizabeth Magie in 1903?

Originally ‘The Landlord’s Game,’ it was designed as a protest against the big monopolists of her time like Carnegie & Rockefeller.

But it was Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, who eventually sold it to Parker Brothers after playing a version.

Parker Brothers credited Monopoly with saving their company. Magie died in 1948 without recognition. Darrow became very wealthy & his legend lives on. #history #women

Egypt’s Great Pyramids and Sphinx Could be Lost to Climate Change

Rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten to flood Egypt’s archaeological sites, including the ancient temple complex in Luxor and most of Alexandria, Egypt’s largest city, which was built below sea level in 331 B.C.E. by Alexander the Great

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egypt-great-pyramids-and-sphinx-climate-change-1234649359/

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #Climate #Egypt

The latest version 8 of Robert Bean's #CovidIsAirborne #CorsiRosenthalBox #Classrooms illustration on the interaction of portable air cleaners with the HVAC system in a classroom for pathogen mitigation and improved indoor indoor air quality

Maysa - Ne Me Quitte Pas

https://youtu.be/hfr5FHPXJQs

Hard to choose but I think this is my favorite cover of this song.

#FavoriteMusic 24/

Thread. There are many reasons to favor remote conferences & events over in-person, or at least hybrid with a remote option:

* Reduced carbon footprint, especially for air travel. #ClimateChange #Sustainability
* Lower cost, especially for those with less funding.
* No exposure to #COVID/pathogens, especially for medically vulnerable households.
* Accessible to those who can’t readily travel, e.g. parents of young children & people from countries with visa limitations. See below for a story.