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2021.06.01 Radical Transhumanism

Jun 01, 20211 hr 31 min
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Le meglio è l'inimico del bene

Perfect is the enemy of the good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good

RIP and Infected

Jaime Lerner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Lerner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba

Max Mosley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mosley https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/24/max-mosley-f1-racing-driver-fia-president-privacy-campaigner-dies-aged-81 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/24/he-lit-the-blue-touch-paper-max-mosleys-legacy-as-a-campaigner-for-a-more-ethical-press https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5442217/Lest-forget-orgy-Max-Mosley-wants-censor.html

Eric Carle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Carle

Wimar Witoelar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimar_Witoelar

Australia's vaccination and quarantine failures

New names for the variants https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/covid-19-variants-to-be-given-greek-alphabet-names-to-avoid-stigma

The WHO has named four variants of concern, known to the public as the UK/Kent (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1) and India (B.1.617.2) variants. They will now be given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta respectively, to reflect their order of detection, with any new variants following the pattern down the Greek alphabet.

Remember how outsourcing saves money? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/31/nhs-covid-test-trace-workers-charged-double-pay-union

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