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What to Do

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FYI: The 'drop, cover, and hold on' advice only applies to earthquakes. If you encounter a mountain lion, you should absolutely not drop to the ground, crawl under it, and hold on to one of its legs.
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FYI: The 'drop, cover, and hold on' advice only applies to earthquakes. If you encounter a mountain lion, you should absolutely not drop to the ground, crawl under it, and hold on to one of its legs.

Anti-Vaxxers

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The vaccine stuff seems pretty simple. But if you take a closer look at the data, it's still simple, but bigger. And slightly blurry. Might need reading glasses.
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jlvanderzwan
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My partner isn't an anti-vaxxer, but she's still afraid of the covid vaccines :(
DGA51
138 days ago
The key concept is understanding how antibodies are generated. That requires a familiarity with science relative to the immune system.
jlvanderzwan
134 days ago
My experience so far is more that the key concept is which source of claimed truth one trusts and why, because at the end of the day we delegate most of that to other humans.
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The vaccine stuff seems pretty simple. But if you take a closer look at the data, it's still simple, but bigger. And slightly blurry. Might need reading glasses.

Blue checks for email are a bad idea

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Google is adding to Brand Indicators for Message Identification:

Building upon that feature, users will now see a checkmark icon for senders that have adopted BIMI. This will help users identify messages from legitimate senders versus impersonators.

So in other words, Gmail will show a blue checkmark for email domains that have logged a registered trademark, bought a Verified Mark Certificate, and set up DMARC.

I hate this!

Although this method avoids Google itself from being a central authority, it demands that senders (1) have a verifiable registered trademark, (2) pay well over a thousand dollars for a Verified Mark Certificate.

This heavily disadvantages small vendors, sole operators, and anyone who can’t afford to drop a couple of thousand dollars on their email domain. The effect is to create an aura of legitimacy for larger organizations at the expense of individuals and smaller shops. It also heavily advantages certificate vendors, who are already running what amounts to be shakedown scam across the whole internet.

It’s an unequal, annoying policy, made worse by the realization that Gmail is likely to add routing rules that advantage BIMI-enabled messages in the future. Bah, humbug.

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Various wizards by Bob Pepper, 1981

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Various wizards by Bob Pepper, 1981

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One Foot Tsunami

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“Twelve inches of fury.” By Paul Kafasis.

🇺🇸 Started in 2009. Average 158 words.

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It’s time for A MADHOUSE OF MAGICAL MALFUNCTION!

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It’s release day for A Madhouse of Magical Malfunction, book 2 in the Interns of Magic Engineering series. This book picks up where the first left off. It’s wall-to-wall action and adventure with a little mystery and romance. All my favorite stuff in one hilarious package.

It’s currently available on Amazon as an ebook and in Kindle Unlimited. When the trilogy is finished, I’ll release the collection as a paperback.

You can go right now and grab a copy here: Gimme A Madhouse of Magical Malfunction

The job from hell.

After barely surviving the interview, Charlie Temple’s starting her new life as a magic engineering intern at a famous yet secretive magic tech company. But her dreams might be shattered by mysterious magic surges wreaking havoc through the building.

The situation turns deadly when the magic surges target Charlie.

No one knows what’s triggering the surges or how to stop them. With the danger escalating, the entire building might be shut down—and then Charlie will be out of a job, along with everyone else.

Charlie and her team of interns throw themselves headfirst into danger, looking for the source of the surges and whatever—or whoever—is behind them.

The company’s equipment is trying to kill them. A certain vice president is out to stop them. The only tools available are what they can scavenge from the defective product racks. Employees are starting to act strangely… 

And Charlie thinks the vending machine is watching them.

For action, comedy, hijinks, magical gadgets, and deranged vending machine robots, join Charlie Temple on her next wild adventure.

When you’re done, I’d love to hear your thoughts about the story. I read all my emails and every review. Your feedback is always appreciated.

Happy reading!

Jen





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Yay!
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