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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 19h

#mwgic #2025 #Cancer #Breakthrough #HumanTrials

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Breakthrough cancer therapy stops tumor growth without harming healthy cells

Scientists have found a new way to stop cancer growth without damaging healthy cells. Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion Therapeutics discovered a compound that blocks the signa...

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 1d

#mwgic #2025 #Journalism #Local #news #community #reporting

A thought: Band together, for a local journalism commercial arm where a subscription to the organization is good at any local news outlet, and subscription revenue is shared by all.

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Charles M. Blow on the crisis facing local newspapers

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 1d

#mwgic #2025 #Windows10 #Linux #EndOfLife

Win 10 reached end of support last week.

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Windows 10 refugees flock to Linux in what devs call their "biggest launch ever"

Microsoft has ended support for Windows 10, and one of the most popular Ubuntu-based Linux distros is celebrating its "biggest launch ever" after a spike in downloads from former Windows 10 users.

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 1d

#mwgic #2025 #Starlink #Starshield #Radio #Spectrum #Mystery

www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...

A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 2d

#mwgic #2025 #Quantum #Devices #Optical #Radio #Antenna

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Quantum radio antenna uses Rydberg states for sensitive, all-optical signal detection

A team from the Faculty of Physics and the Center for Quantum Optical Technologies at the University of Warsaw has developed a new type of all-optical radio receiver based on the fundamental propertie...

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 2d

#mwgic #2025 #3IATLAS #CometOrProbe #Space #Alien #Aliens

Yeah, real suspish to me .

avi-loeb.medium.com/a-sunward-je...

Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 2d

#ThunderPumpkin #2025 #NoKings

youtube.com/shorts/jGroi...

Stay Peaceful

YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 3d

#mwgic #2025 #Privacy #DataCollection #CyberSecurity #BestInClass #Review

www.mozillafoundation.org/en/nothing-p...

Signal App Review 2025: Privacy, Pros and Cons, Personal Data

Read our privacy expert's review of the messaging app Signal. Signal is widely regarded as the “best in class” private messenger app. Unlike most messaging apps, Signal takes a completely hands-off ap...

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 3d

#mwgic #2025 #3IATLAS #CometOrProbe #Space #Alien #Interstellar

Sounds almost like an ion propulsion firing to change trajectory to me...

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3I/ATLAS Displays More Anomalies as Latest Data Confirms Strange Object Has “Developed an Anti-Solar Tail”

New observations of 3I/ATLAS have revealed the latest in a growing collection of anomalies the object displays, deepening its mystery.

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 4d

#mwgic #2025 #Longevity #Research #Lifespan #Healthspan #Treatment

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Scientists Extend Lifespan by over 70% in Elderly Male Mice with New Treatment

These findings demonstrate that OT+A5i has a significant ability to extend health span and highlight the sex-specific differences in aging and in responses to longevity treatments. A new study feature...

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 4d

#mwgic #2025 #Flight #CentrifugalForce #Propulsion #New #HolyCrap

www.intellinews.com/the-iranian-...

The Iranian inventor that invented the floating shoes, has now built a propeller-less propulsion system ideal for flying taxis

Mohsen Bahmani is an Iranian-born mechanical engineer and a man with a dream. When he was just 17 years old, he made a pair of floating shoes that ...

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 4d

#mwgic #2025 #AI #Chips #ThermalLoad #Cooling

www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/m...

Microsoft makes mind-blowing breakthrough that could revolutionize AI: 'We needed to prove the technology'

Microsoft unveiled a breakthrough cooling technology that might reshape the future of AI hardware and help reduce the energy footprint of data-hungry systems.

www.thecooldown.com

Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 6d

#mwgic #2025 #Windows #Microsoft #Windows10 #EndOfLife #EndOfSupport #Today

www.windowscentral.com/news/live/wi...

Windows 10 End of Life: Microsoft releases final Windows 10 update as support officially comes to an end

Support for Windows 10 has now ended as of October 14. Here's everything you need to know about how your PC is at risk, and what you can do to remain secure.

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 6d

#mwgic #2025 #Longevity #Aging #Healthspan #Nutrition

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Scientists Discover Food Molecules That Trick Cells Into Staying Young

Researchers at the University of Basel in Switzerland have discovered that certain nutrients in food can cause a mild stress reaction in nematodes. Surprisingly, rather than harming the organisms, thi...

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 6d

#mwgic #2025 #Business #Philosophy #Humanity

fortune.com/2025/10/13/b...

Brené Brown says the key to surviving AI is rejecting Jack Welch's advice and embracing humanity. The problem is humans 'can’t stand each other' | Fortune

Treating our humanity like a liability could mean ignoring our greatest superpower, Brown said.

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 6d

I understand the overall concept, but not the nitty-gritty details. I was just getting started on Cyber security training when I was forced to switch industries into a different field. My certs are all older sys admin and net admin.

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 6d

#ThunderPumpkin #2025 #1stAmendment #Press #Freedom #Military

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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Dan Stafford @aquarianm.bsky.social · 6d

Glad to, Joe. I have enjoyed tech, science, sci-fi, and esoteric knowledge since I was little. Also aviation and space exploration. I also spent 4 years as an IT instructor, and have been working in technology since the early 90's. It's my jam. :-)