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Interesting research: Long #COVID in a highly vaccinated but largely unexposed Australian population following the 2022 SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron wave: a cross‐sectional survey
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Filing: Sam Altman no longer controls the OpenAI Startup Fund, which has a $325M gross asset value; Ian Hathaway, who has helped manage the fund, is in charge (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/01/sam-altman-openai-startup-fund

Sam Altman no longer owns OpenAI Startup Fund
Ian Hathaway is now in charge.

“The German government’s failings in protecting Muslims from hatred and discrimination start with a lack of understanding that Muslims experience racism and not simply faith-based hostility,” said Almaz Teffera, researcher on racism in Europe at Human Rights Watch.
“Without a clear understanding of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in Germany and strong data on incidents and community outreach, a response by the German authorities will be ineffective.”

Lower numbers in Flensburg🇩🇪 are always desirable - whether it's points for German drivers (traffic fines) - or district heating temperatures. By reducing the need for 95°C heat from 10 > 1%, it's much easier to let heat pumps take over most of the heat supply. That's what the local utility will do.

Transformation in Flensburg: low temperatures for efficient heat pumps
As an innovative public utility company, Stadtwerke Flensburg is committed to decarbonisation and CO2 neutrality. To achieve this goal, the municipal utility company is working with Gradyent to reduce temperatures in the district heating system. As part of the partnership, the two companies have found a way to reduce the necessary annual heat share with a temperature above 95°C from around 10% to 1%. This means that heat pumps can be used to a higher extent and operated efficiently.

E-Scooter: Bald in Bussen und Bahnen in SH verboten?
Der Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen VDV empfiehlt ÖPNV-Unternehmen E-Scooter in Bussen und Bahnen zu verbieten. Aktiv Bus in Flensburg hat die Empfehlung umgesetzt. In der kommenden Woche wollen sich die Betriebe landesweit abstimmen.

E-Scooter: Bald in Bussen und Bahnen in SH verboten?
Der Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen VDV empfiehlt ÖPNV-Unternehmen E-Scooter in Bussen und Bahnen zu verbieten. Aktiv Bus in Flensburg hat die Empfehlung umgesetzt. In der kommenden Woche wollen sich die Betriebe landesweit abstimmen.

Skip Bayless wants Al Harris to become Cowboys’ next DC following Dan Quinn’s exit https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/skip_bayless_wants_al_harris_to_become_cowboys_next_dc_following_dan_quin…

Skip Bayless wants Al Harris to become Cowboys’ next DC following Dan Quinn’s exit
Dan Quinn, the former Dallas Cowboys DC recently left for the Washington Commanders as the head coach. Quinn had quite an impact during his time at the Cowboys. He created a good defense with the likes of Trevon Diggs and Micah Parsons. Now, after his departure, a lot of questions have arisen, with the primary one being – ‘Who will be the next Cowboys DC?’ It looks like Skip Bayless has the answer. The veteran analyst believes that it has to be AI Harris, the former defensive back who ear…

Meta (Facebook, Instagram, #Threads, etc.):
1. Doesn’t moderate anti-transgender hate on its platforms.
https://glaad.org/smsi/report-meta-fa…

Report – Unsafe: Meta Fails to Moderate Extreme Anti-trans Hate Across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads | GLAAD
GLAAD’s Social Media Safety Program reported the following anti-trans hate content across Instagram, Facebook, and Threads; Meta deemed all of it non-violative or did not take action on it.

Ok one of the annoying things about Mastodon - I thought I was already following @… and then I saw someone repost one of his posts, and I clicked on his name, and I see “pending request”
So I cancel it, hit follow again and I’m following him now.
I usually don’t don’t try to follow someone a second time, because I don’t want to be pestering them…

Anonymous social media app Sidechat has become both a place for dialog and a breeding ground for hate speech amid US college protests over the Israel-Hamas war (Sofia Barnett/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/how-sidechat-fanned-the-flame…