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ICYMU: This Week in Gnuville

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WineRev’s Good and Goofy Notes

Watch for WineRev’s G&G notes in the comments to see what others went through, struggled with, and surmounted in the past. His G&G comments are mini Good News Roundups. You can find all his comments here, even today’s, once he posts it. Tech Tip: You can search for >>> in Roundups to quickly find his comments.

WineRev, last Sunday: 

The Sunday morning Cometh…..and so does 2thanks, cantering briskly ahead of the Gnusie herd. As we all trot into the front yard, we can see 2thanks has opened the gates, set out the sidewalk cafe tables with the Martini & Rossi or the Cinzano umbrellas, made sure the fountains are splashing, and that the front side of the Gnuville Breakfast Brunch is done in the motif of An Early Morning Waking in Paris.

       Let the staff charm you with coffee, tea, mocha-cocoa or “Mimosas from Provence”, take your orders for all things cereal, toasted, egged onto the griddle, or quichie-d in the oven. They will bring it to your seat in the Vin Ordinaire Lounge on the other side of the Brunch. Here the Wifi glows, the pixels stream and dance, and there are comments, sips, recs, toasts, links, salutes, digressions, quiet sighs of delight, chuckles, and a fine appreciation of the setting, the amenities, the support and consolation of each other. You know, the Good News Round Up, Paris edition…...enchante! And Merci, 2thanks, for getting us going on a holiday weekend Sunday!

Science

Researchers have identified a possible cause of lupus that could lead to a cure for the life-threatening condition, potentially stopping the immune system from mistakenly waging a nearly full-body attack on itself.

The findings were published Wednesday in Nature. The researchers compared and experimented with blood samples from 19 people with lupus and blood samples from 19 healthy people. The team used multiple molecular biology techniques to arrive at their conclusions, including CRISPR gene editing and a specialized approach for sequencing ribonucleic acid (RNA), which is present in all living cells and is similar to DNA in its structure.

The researchers concluded that the blood samples from the people with lupus showed an impaired body process that is related to environmental pollutants, bacteria, and metabolites (substances made by chemical changes in your body that turn food into energy). When the researchers made changes to the blood samples targeting that process, the lupus-causing cells seemed to be reprogrammed into a different type of cell that may promote protection and repair in the body.

Overnight News Digest, Saturday Science – Yosemite, Dengue, heat pumps, Muhammad
By Rise above the swamp: 

Science Alert

by Claire Lancaster

Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline

Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig.

Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or difficulty finding words, in everyday life. And it usually becomes more prominent with age.

Frequent difficulty finding the right word can signal changes in the brain consistent with the early (“preclinical”) stages of Alzheimer’s disease – before more obvious symptoms emerge.

However, a recent study from the University of Toronto suggests that it’s the speed of speech, rather than the difficulty in finding words that is a more accurate indicator of brain health in older adults.

Great selection today. Thank you, Rise above the swamp!

Please share good science news with us! (Especially JSWT, health, environment.)

A good place to look for science news if you are waiting for the Sunday Roundup is the archive of Overnight News Digest. On Saturdays, the OND always focuses on science, though not all of it is devoted to what I would call Good Science News.

Need more good news?  

… arhpdx posted a list of good news sites toward the top of a recent Roundup, or you can find that same list in my comment: Good News Sources. Thank you, arhpdx and Mokurai!

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PC Productivity #7  💨 ✅

These notes on PC Productivity notes are for people who use PCs, although in the beginning, we will see many shortcuts that are used on both PCs and Macs.

We’ve begun by focusing on restricting the use of the mouse and learning to use keyboard shortcuts to reduce frustration and become more productive.

Previous Notes:  

• #1 is here. Shortcuts for manipulating text.
• #2 is here. 
• #3 is here.
• #4 is here. Chrome shortcuts.  
• #5 is here. Navigating Chrome tabs. 
• #6 is here. Navigating Chrome tabs. 

Programs come with keyboard shortcuts. To become more productive, use the mouse less frequently: Note the most common functions you use the mouse for. and find those shortcuts. You can find shortcuts by hovering your cursor over some buttons, by finding notes in the program about shortcuts, and by doing an Internet Search, for instance, on “Daily Kos keyboard shortcuts.”  

Today’s shortcuts: Navigating Chrome Tabs in Windows 10 

Go to Tab 1: Ctrl + 1
Go to Tab 2: Ctrl + 2
Go to Tab 3: Ctrl + 3
Go to Tab 4: Ctrl + 4
Go to Tab 5: Ctrl + 5
Go to Tab 6: Ctrl + 6
Go to Tab 7: Ctrl + 7
Go to Tab 8: Ctrl + 8
Go to Tab 9: Ctrl + 9

Suggestion: Use the right little finger to press the Ctrl key. 

Where Ever is Herd

Morning Good News Roundups at 7 x 7: These Gnusies lead the herd at 7 a.m. ET, 7 days a week: 

We welcome comments in Roundups every day regarding:

• National or local Good News.
• Links, stories, music, videos, quotes, tweets. (No tweets or images of the saffron chlamidiot, please.)
• Your resistance activity.

In my Sunday smorgasbord Roundups, I especially welcome the following types of comments:

• Who won YOUR week?
• Questions about Daily Kos tech issues or our map.
• Good News Roundups and you.
• How are you resisting?
• How are you supporting Democratic candidates?
• Please let’s stick to Good News today, no mews or databases.

In the comments of all Roundups, we do not welcome Grammar Police or Debbie Downers.  

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A Little Bit About Me: Fired Up And Ready to Joe! 

Disappointment. I had planned to attend Joe Biden’s speech in Detroit on Friday, I preregistered on Tuesday, I received my confirmatory email, and I had posted a MoneyBomb Diary for Joe which, with your help, brought in $2K for him. (Thank you!)

However, when I reached the head of the line of attendees, I was informed that my name was not in the Secret Service’s database for the event, and they would not let me into the hall. Therefore, I’m unable to bring you pictures or a report of the event. I’m sorry.

As a replacement, here’s Brainwrap’s diary about his experience at the event: 

#MotownIsJoeTown! Me 3 days ago vs. me today: I’m #FiredUpReadyToJOE!
By Brainwrap

BOTTOM LINE:

As far as I’m concerned, the NATO press conference definitely shut down the “does he have cognitive issues?” concerns…and the Detroit rally definitively answered the “can he campaign strongly?” concerns.

If he can keep it anywhere close to this type of performance thru November I’ll have zero concerns.

It doesn’t mean he’s guaranteed to win, of course, but he’s got his second wind and is raring to fight.

I’m fired up & ready to JOE!!

Video: President Biden Hosts a Campaign Event in Detroit, Michigan | Biden-Harris 2024

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2thanks (he, him)