nikhil

poet, writer, designer, etc ~ he/him/any ~ alt @nikcaps

[nikhil @niknaps]

https://t.co/Iie8pdxgDT

[one dozen rats at a keyboard @PanasonicDX4500]

we’re actually about six months into a recession, it just hasn’t penetrated the stock market yet because the speculative AI bubble is keeping it completely divorced from what’s happening on the ground level

[alex bronzini-vender @alexbronzini]

What can you say besides “century of humiliation for American higher education”

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE deploy tear gas on crowded public street—because they were upset being stuck in Chicago traffic.

A 2-year-old child required medical care after inhaling the chemical agents—adults were vomiting on the sidewalk.

Local elementary school was forced to lock down for recess due to the presence of agents.

People in nearby cars reported that the tear gas caused their ears, nose, and mouth to run—after chemicals seeped into vehicles despite windows rolled up.

The incident occurred close to Funston Elementary School in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. #DemsUnited

[marc @marcgmbh]

the largest internet subway campaign ever

happening now

https://t.co/6ix5j0eQDE

[Zach’Dib @zmullis]

The moment the camera turns to show probably a hundred people chasing this fuckin guy is incredible

[Joe B @AstroJoeB]

Wow, it’s really cool that we can use AI to make fake CCTV footage of people committing crimes. Surely this has no downsides whatsoever.

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

Yikes.
The official US "hiring rate" fell to 3.2% in August.
That's an anemic level that hasn't been seen* since the Great Recession era when unemployment was over 7%.

The job market is frozen. Americans feel stuck. And it appears to be getting worse...

[*The hiring rate in April 2020 was 3.1% and we did have one other month of 3.2% in June 2024]

[Andrew Curran @AndrewCurran_]

The strangest thing about seeing model outputs everywhere is wondering how many people even notice. Maybe ten percent? Language is not just a carrier of meaning, it is a scaffold for many things. This is a live experiment, so we will discover the second order effects together.

[miss missouri @izzitrin]

unbeatable level of dark woke

[hasanabi @hasanthehun]

it’s quite remarkable that political polarization & anti intellectualism has made it so that you can directly stare at a chart that shows that the overwhelming majority of domestic terror has come from the right and people will still believe the opposite claim.

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

Ok, I looked into this because sometimes claims that "China invents Y" can be somewhat exaggerated. But this is real, and completely insane.

This technology called "Bone 02" (inspired by the well-known "502 glue" in China) has been developed for the past 9 years by a team of orthopedic surgeons in Zhejiang province. The team leads are Professor Fan Shunwu (范顺武, Director of the Orthopedics Department at Zhejiang University) and Lin Xianfeng (https://t.co/IERBHn5xPa).

It's inspired by oysters because the researchers noticed their extraordinary ability to firmly attach themselves in harsh underwater environment by secreting a special adhesive known as bio-cement, which creates a strong chemical interaction with surfaces and hardens quickly.

The properties of the glue are almost miraculous (sources: https://t.co/Lw5PYmPKeN and https://t.co/16Dxe8TXFZ):
- Nearly instant adhesion in blood-soaked wet physiological environments (it just takes 2-3 minutes)
- Extremely strong adhesive properties (bonding tensile force of over 400 pounds - over 181 kg)
- Complete biodegradability that naturally absorbs after about 6 months as the bone heals (no need for secondary surgery previously required in conventional treatments)
- Vast reduction of infection risks related to the traditional metal plates and screws normally needed for bone surgery
- Minimally invasive and rapid surgery since you just need a small opening large enough to apply the glue (as opposed to a complex surgery attaching metal fixations)

This glue could be especially useful for fractures with small bone fragments which are very difficult to fix with metal plates and screws.

The glue has already undergone a proper "prospective, multicenter, blinded, randomized, parallel-controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial" with over 150 patients (https://t.co/4dy4hsPxD0). They've announced positive results - the glue "achieved seamless bonding of all fracture fragments" - and will soon publish the peer-reviewed paper in an orthopedics journal detailing full trial data.

They've launched a company for the product called 源囊生物 (Yuannang Bio) which just raised 2 weeks ago RMB100 million in Series A financing (https://t.co/XrBZAa2Gx0).

[@redaction @redaction]

Imagine the freedom and authenticity we would have if every single person wasn’t a mobile surveillance machine

They are cringe, but they are free

Operating at a higher wavelength

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

Insane: Alabama just ran a screen pass to 359-pound OT Kadyn Proctor 😭😭

Every offensive lineman's dream come true.

https://t.co/JN5LZqc9yJ

[Oversight Dems @OversightDems]

🚨🚨 NEW DOCUMENTS FROM EPSTEIN'S ESTATE DETAILING HIS DAILY SCHEDULE:

They show meetings with Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, and a potential visit to Epstein’s Island for Elon Musk. Prince Andrew is listed as a passenger on Epstein’s jet.

DOJ must release the Epstein files NOW.

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

While en route to Gaza, participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla rescued a sea turtle caught in a net in the Mediterranean.

One of the volunteers jumped into the water, freed the animal from ropes entangling its legs, and released it safely back into the sea

[dylan saba @shaabiranks]

The Global Sumud Flotilla is demonstrating the efficacy of tactical nonviolence in forcing a political crisis over the Gaza genocide. They are putting Israel on the back foot and forcing states to act. These brave comrades deserve our full attention, solidarity, and support

[nikhil @niknaps]

@orenmeetsworld i saw one of these on facebook marketplace lmao

[Variety @Variety]

Marc Maron slams the Riyadh Comedy Festival as Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson and more are set to perform at the Saudi Arabia event.

“I mean, how do you even promote that? ‘From the folks that brought you 9/11. Two weeks of laughter in the desert, don’t miss it!’ I mean, the same guy that’s gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a fucking suitcase. But don’t let that stop the yucks, it’s gonna be a good time!”

Read more here: https://t.co/MhnliSNqfI

[Sharing Travel @TripInChina]

1MW, The world's largest floating wind power plant has completed testing in Hami, Xinjiang. It will enter mass production next year.