vanilla-almond

> "The mean daily intake of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate resulting from the consumption of green tea infusions ranges from 90 to 300 mg/day."

> "The Authority also concluded that, based on the available data on the potential adverse effects of green tea catechins on the liver, there is evidence from interventional clinical trials that intake of doses equal to or above 800 mg of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate per day in the form of a food supplement, has been shown to induce a statistically significant increase of serum transaminases in treated subjects compared to control subjects, which is indicative of liver injury."

A 2018 story: a high dose green tea supplement of damage liver https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-45971416

Green tea supplements are still popular and some still very have high doses:

- Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=green+tea+capsules

- Amazon DE: https://www.amazon.de/s?k=green+tea+capsules

> The highly-anticipated film released in Japanese theaters earlier on Friday as “Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka” (“How Do You Live”). In an unprecedented decision by producer Studio Ghibli no images, trailers, synopses, advertisements, or other information about the film have been made available to the public prior to its Japanese theatrical outing.

> “How Do You Live” has been the movie’s informal English title throughout its production phase, but Gkids says that “The Boy and the Heron” is now the official international title. In keeping with Ghibli’s Japan omerta, Gkids says it will not release any further details or marketing materials at the moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL5skeYNRD8

Interestingly, Microsoft’s Edge browser have a feature called 'collections'. A souped-up bookmarking feature: visual links, images, notes. Also, Edge lets you edit and annotate PDFs. (Chrome and Firefox display read-only PDFs).

This random YouTube video makes a case for Edge 'collections' and PDF features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fjwNMyHWCY&t=152s

But the research paper from Cell says "Sucralose and saccharin supplementation impairs glycemic response in healthy adults." Stevia in the research paper is not stated as "impairs glycemic response". [1]

Is the Washington Post article correct about the research paper findings?

[1] https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00919-9

Net zero aviation fuels: resource requirements and environmental impacts https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/low-carbon-e...

- a Linux image that can upload to a VPS

- a Linux image including your web app and essential tools (web server, database)

- anything not needed from the Linux image is removed (tools, utilities)

The idea is that a custom Linux image (which includes your pre-installed web app) can be installed to any VPS: pre-configured to be Linux only for your web app. (Note: this a scenario without docker.)

- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

- Parables of the Talents and Parables of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

- The Three-Body Problem Trilogy: Remembrance of Earth's Past by Cixin Liu

- The Hainish Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin

Inside the Amazon swamp: how fakes and frauds engulfed the world’s biggest bookshop https://archive.ph/X1P5v

> "The academic Martin Kleppmann...recently discovered that fake copies of his 2017 book Designing Data-Intensive Applications were widely available. “I only discovered [it was going on] because of the number of reviews from genuine readers that started appearing, complaining about poor print [quality] and missing pages,” he says.

There are more natural-derived sweeteners now available, although they may be heavily processed. Examples of natural-derived sweeteners: stevia, xylitol, inulin, erythritol, monk fruit extract.

The following paragraph from the article is sloppy:

> "A couple of studies suggested that daily use of a sweetener called stevia could reduce a child’s risk of getting tooth decay, but in another study, children who consumed more than 250ml of artificially sweetened drinks a day were even more likely to suffer from toothache than those who drank sugary soft drinks or energy drinks, even after adjusting for levels of tooth brushing and economic privilege."

The linked study (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/1753-6...) does not mention stevia at all. The linked study refers to "sugar-sweetened beverages". But misleadingly the article author start with stevia (a natural-derived sweetener) then switches to the term "artificially sweetened" and links to the study. The reader is left the implication is that all sweeteners cause toothache.

Mukuru Clean Stoves, Kenya: Stoves are fired by processed biomass made from charcoal, wood and sugarcane instead of solid fuels.

Kheyti, India: Greenhouse-in-a-Box helps small-hold farmers protect their crops from extreme weather and pests.

Notpla, United Kingdom: Natural, bio-degradable plastic made out of seaweed. The company made more than one million takeaway food boxes.

Revive Our Oceans, Australia: A programme that has trained over 60 women in both traditional and digital ocean conservation methods.

44.01, Oman: Turn carbon dioxide into peridotite, a rock that is found in abundance both in Oman and globally. It offers a low-cost and safe alternative to traditional methods of storing carbon.

Why? A 2020 documentary called Welcome to Chechnya looked at repression of LGBT Chechens and was the first documentary to use "advanced facial replacement techniques using artificial intelligence and novel visual effects technology so the viewer could see real faces displaying real emotions while still protecting the identities of the speakers" [1]

The documentary was released by HBO Films. The BBC also broadcast the documentary.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Chechnya

The discipline of writing:

"Your concentration is fairly intense. You're lost into this world of the story that you happen to be doing - it's terrifically demanding you know. What do I write four, four-and-a-half hours a day - so a quarter of my waking hours I am completely immersed in a dotty world of fantasy."

Writing for children vs adults:

"To my mind, there's no question that to write a children's book of comparable quality to a fine adult novel or story is more difficult - it's much more difficult to achieve the children's book."

"...given what we saw, we placed another bet: We bet that the channel mix - the share of dollars that travel through ecommerce rather than physical retail - would permanently leap ahead by 5 or even 10 years."

"It’s now clear that bet didn’t pay off. What we see now is the mix reverting to roughly where pre-Covid data would have suggested it should be at this point."

https://news.shopify.com/changes-to-shopifys-team

Journalist and Bafta award-winning filmmaker Adam Curtis has created a new series of seven films – entitled Russia 1985-1999 TraumaZone: What It Felt Like to Live Through the Collapse of Communism and Democracy

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/adam-curtis-russia-1985...

Note: the iPlayer link means the programmes are not available outside of the UK. Someone will probably upload to YouTube (or elsewhere) at some point.

Video description:

Is computer science the path to become a master programmer? Dr Chuck says there is a better way - and you can get it for free! He also shares his vision on how to become a master programmer - this also includes mentorship.

- Introduction

- Cisco Certs as the Standard and Why Programming Doesn't Have an Equivalent

- Computer Science As the Way to Get Into Programming

- Computer Science Doesn't Make You a Master Programmer

- Why The System is Broken

- The Role of Universities in the Future of Education

- The First Half of the Path to Master Programmer

- The Second Half of the Path to Master Programmer

- What Is a Master Programmer?

- David and Dr Chuck's Experiences with Programming Courses at University

- Brief Overview of the Origin of Computer Science and What Went Wrong

- When Dr Chuck Teaches Recursion

- But Doesn't the System Actually Work? Just look at Google and Facebook

- The Idea for Google Wasn't Good Enough for a PhD

- How to Fix the System

- The Last Nut to Crack

- Open Source's Role

- You Can't Apply Until You Have Run the Gauntlet

- You Can Start Now

- The Value of Mentors

- The Problem with Online Platforms

- Why Cisco is the Standard in Networking

- Every Course Dr Chuck Teaches Requires Him to Write Code

- Quick Summary for the Plan for the Master Programmer

- What's the Cost Going to Be?

- Education Is For Everybody, Not Just the Rich

- Final Thoughts

- Thanks, Dr Chuck!

01. Enforcement of movie theater policies (talking, using smartphone)

02. Lower the ticket price (complicated because of studio leverage - explained in the video)

03. Fewer ads and trailers

04. Make it special (only available in the theater)

05. Have some fun (special screenings)

06. More variety (of movies)

07. Embrace streaming in the movie theaters (e.g. drop earlier before streaming on TV)

08. Change with times (sports, live events) [1]

09. Mask the screen (mask the screen to the correct film aspect ratio)

10. Share the love

Not mentioned in the video, but mentioned in the comments: dim projection and even dead pixels.

[1] This is already happening at some movie theaters - showing arts performances of concerts, plays, opera, ballet

‘An unbelievable Die Hard rip-off’: two decades of Alan Rickman’s withering film reviews - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/24/two-decades-of-...

When I started working from home during the pandemic I contemplated a move away to a different, more distant location. But I have stayed put because my parents are frail and not in the best of health. So being close nearby to my parents is important to me.

> The six tipping points "likely" to be crossed, according to the research, published in Science, are:

- Greenland Ice Sheet collapse

- West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse

- Collapse of ocean circulation in the polar region of the North Atlantic

- Coral reef die off in the low latitudes

- Sudden thawing of permafrost in the Northern regions

- Abrupt sea ice loss in the Barents Sea.

The Science research article:

Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn7950

> On Wednesday evening (August 24), I entered my local gym - @VirginActiveUK.

> On arrival, the security barriers which are normally activated by members scanning their passes were not working.

> No one was ensuring that those entering the premises were genuine members.

> I stored my belongings in a locker and began my workout.

> Little did I know this gym session would end up costing me £5000+.

> Soon after I started, someone managed to break in, steal my rucksack containing my belongings (phone, bank card, keys) and reset my @santanderuk online, phone, mobile and Apple Pay security details.

> They then went shopping...

Full thread: https://twitter.com/morganbroadcast/status/15641786768744488...

I found one stevia brand with a 1:8 ratio (1g of stevia = 8g of Sugar i.e. 1:8 ratio). Found that too sweet for me and had a bitter aftertaste. I usually buy stevia with a 1:2 ratio (i.e. 1g of stevia = 2g of Sugar).

I use stevia in tea and coffee. Have also used stevia successfully to make cakes, cookies, and ice cream.