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“Anyone who claims to rely on the best scientific consensus today must report the current death toll in the Gaza genocide as ‘more than 115,000’ violent deaths or ‘more than 460,000’ overall.
Here, in detail, is why.”
https://www.counterpunch.org/202…

The Real Gaza Death Toll is Impossible to Know Today, But the Minimum Isn’t
The problem with leaving this sentiment at “we have no idea how many people have been killed” is that we do have a very clear idea of the minimum, based on the most rigorous, detailed analyses that statisticians, epidemiologists, and experts on urban warfare, working together under stringent peer review in the world’s leading research forums, agree on. And that minimum number is indeed much higher than the Ministry’s count. That minimum scientifically plausible number of traumatic death…

The Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Danish government plan to invest €80M to acquire and run a Microsoft-powered quantum computer, set to operate in early 2027 (Sanne Wass/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Novo Nordisk Owner Buys Microsoft Quantum Computer With Denmark
The foundation behind Novo Nordisk A/S and the Danish government will invest €80 million ($93 million) in a Microsoft-powered quantum computer to boost technological development in the Nordic region.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Flying Mojito Bros:
🎵 Catch Me
#FlyingMojitoBros
https://flyingmojitobros.bandcamp.com/album/catch-me-ft-will-worden
https://open.spotify.com/track/7ajCawrPZVPSdxgQ8GlRhT

Microsoft Azure/Cloud/AD considered harmful (twice, again)...
Context: https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115220941705031025 and

New study: 60% of the world’s land area is in a precarious state, putting at risk the ability of the plant world to acquire enough energy through photosynthesis to maintain the material flows of carbon, water and nitrogen that support the ecosystems.
https://www.

60 percent of the world’s land area is in a precarious state
15.08.2025 – A new study maps the planetary boundary of “functional biosphere integrity” in spatial detail and over centuries. It finds that 60 percent of global land areas are now already outside the locally defined safe zone, and 38 percent are even in the high-risk zone. The study was led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) together with BOKU University in Vienna and published in the renowned journal One Earth.

"The minimum scientifically plausible number of deaths attributable to the genocide overall is more than 460,000"
This is an area whose population, before the #October7Attack, was 2,226,544. Which is to say, at least one in every five people IN THE WHOLE OF #GAZA has now been killed …

The Real Gaza Death Toll is Impossible to Know Today, But the Minimum Isn’t
The problem with leaving this sentiment at “we have no idea how many people have been killed” is that we do have a very clear idea of the minimum, based on the most rigorous, detailed analyses that statisticians, epidemiologists, and experts on urban warfare, working together under stringent peer review in the world’s leading research forums, agree on. And that minimum number is indeed much higher than the Ministry’s count. That minimum scientifically plausible number of traumatic death…

from my link log —
The origin and unexpected evolution of the word "mainframe".
https://www.righto.com/2025/02/origin-of-mainframe-term.html
saved 2025-08-26

The origin and unexpected evolution of the word "mainframe"
What is the origin of the word "mainframe", referring to a large, complex computer? Most sources agree that the term is related to the frame...

“Is it an accident that polling this week shows him with the lowest approval ratings he’s had this term? Or that 1 in 4 Trump voters now regret their vote or are disappointed in his performance?
No. It’s not. Americans are turning on him—it’s a fact…one thing nearly all Americans agree on is that speech must not be censored. These attacks are going to backfire. They already are.”

Chop Wood, Carry Water 9/18
With love at the center.

Scale AI signed a $100M ceiling contract with the DOD to provide end-to-end services, including its data engine for data preparation and AI model testing (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/17/scale-ai-deal-pentagon

Exclusive: Scale AI strikes deal with Pentagon
The deal will allow DOD to acquire AI capabilities and deploy them on top secret networks using Scale AI's end-to-end products.

Medallion, which automates healthcare back-office operations and compliance, raised $43M at a valuation of around $440M, bringing its total raised to $130M (Medallion)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-r…

Medallion Raises $43 Million to Expand AI Infrastructure and Launch the First National Credentialing Clearinghouse
/PRNewswire/ -- Medallion, the leader in AI-powered provider network infrastructure, today announced it has raised $43 million in new funding. Acrew Capital...