After almost 8 years, I'm out. Loved the people, the culture, and (most of) the work. Cheers to all who made it so much fun.
A real low/high/low day today. Low: said goodbye to co-workers, whose company I really enjoyed, especially when we worked together *in person* pre-pandemic.
High: went to a great concert, @rodgab, for the first time in almost 3 years (still outdoors). I took/forced my reluctant teenage kids and THEY LOVED IT.
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Editorial: Instead of thinking about whether to vote Democratic or Republican in the upcoming U.S. election, think about voting to protect science instead of destroying it. scientificamerican.com/artic…
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Nine drug companies have pledged not to submit vaccine candidates for FDA review until their safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials.
The move is meant to bolster public confidence amid the rush to make a COVID-19 vaccine widely available. trib.al/M8d5og9
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Stephen King gets it when fans say the COVID-19 outbreak feels like stepping into one of his horror stories.
"And my only response to that is, 'I'm sorry.' "
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Hello @realDonaldTrump. Do this. Today.
The British government has ordered pubs, restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and clubs to close.
It also announced that — for the first time in history — it will pay 80% of a furloughed employee's wages. trib.al/r3ogV4w
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The world's largest military budgets:
🇯🇵 $50 billion
🇬🇧 $53 billion
🇫🇷 $56 billion
🇮🇳 $58 billion
🇷🇺 $63 billion
🇸🇦 $83 billion
🇨🇳 $168 billion
🇺🇸 $700 billion
What if—just maybe—we led the world not in weapons and war, but in fighting humanity's common enemy: climate change?
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The most baffling thing Amazon recommended today: amzn.to/2MQqLHm
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When our children ask us what we did when innocents were massacred, the president fomented racism, and immigrants were caged and cast as sub-human, what will we tell them? Each of us owns our individual response. And our collective response answers who we are as a country.
Now on day 3 of my vacation. Day 1: up at 5am, wake kids, shuttle to LAX, travel 16 hours to San Jose, Costa Rica.
Day 2: late breakfast, get supplies, drive to Monteverde--140km, almost 5 hours, part stuck behind a truck smoking like it was on fire, part on a winding, unpaved road with steep drop offs in severely gusting winds.
Day 3: travel 3000 meters suspended on cables through/above the rain forest canopy. #TotallyWorthIt #CostaRica #Monteverde canopytour.com
Haven't been to Hawaii in far too long. The perfect excuse, ahem, reason to go.
Aloha! The LavaOne 2019 Unconference is happening January 14-16, 2019 at the @courtyardoahu in Laie, HI. Register for FREE and book discounted hotel rooms here: events.eventzilla.net/e/lava… #LavaOne #Unconference
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This is insane – it borders on criminality. It perhaps is the most obvious and dangerous and irresponsible action by Mr. Trump. And that’s saying quite a lot, because he has a whole list of them.
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BREAKING: In a vote of 58-17, the California Assembly just passed #SB8222, the gold standard #NetNeutrality bill.
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A bill to let Florida remain on daylight saving time year-round is headed to Gov. Rick Scott's desk bloom.bg/2FzTz3B
