Link roundup, “holy shit, they’ve started yet another war in the Middle East” edition

a war in the Middle East, but with morons. what could possibly go wrong? spoiler alert: every fucking thing — Jeff Tiedrich

Antibodies harvested from the blood of paediatricians are up to 25 times better at protecting against the common respiratory infection RSV than existing antibody therapies, and are now being developed as preventative treatments. — Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds, by Alice Klein, via Kottke (emphasis mine).

At Least 15 Have Died on Tahoe-Area Slopes This Year, by Chris Hippensteel.

Introducing Acme Weather, by Adam Grossman.

I love the kind of cross-medium glue utilities that James describes in Graduating between mediums of communication.

Also from James, an introduction to Dopplr colours (sic).

mist: Share and edit Markdown together, quickly, by Matt Web, via Karl.

Constraints and the Lost Art of Optimization, by Den Odell, via Jeremy.

Also via Jeremy: Webspace Invaders, by Matthias Ott.

Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPT, by Joe Wilkins, via Kottke.

Thoughts on Welcome to Gas Town, by Bill de hÓra.

C2PA is just the beginning. We can’t yet see the end, by Aram.

The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake Up Japan, by Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya. I can’t decide if we should take チームみらい (Team Future) (Wikipedia) seriously or not.

Lose Myself, by Greg Knauss.

So much of my life right now is people who can’t wait one more minute, who just want to be on their phone, who are ready to get to the next thing, always hungry and ready to stomp. I’m one of them too, I know. We’re so impatient with each other, bored and fractious. Yet no one will stand more than a foot away, no matter how often you ask, and we love each other too, and pet each other on the head. The combined attraction-repulsion of a family moving together through space, a single molecule bouncing between museums.

— Paul Ford, in Mother Church

On not being enough, by Willow.

On Joy and Resistance, by Dan Sinker.

New York sues video game developer Valve, says its ‘loot boxes’ are gambling, by Jonathan Stempel.

How a Close Associate of Epstein’s Found Career Redemption in Japan, by River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno. I had forgotten that Joi’s VC firm was called Neoteny. Considering what’s come to light over the last decade, that’s creepy AF.

Fix Your Hearts or Die, by A.R. Moxon: This [the male loneliness epidemic] is a problem. What I am inviting you to contemplate is how frequently it is treated as a problem for men, caused by women, to be solved by everyone else. I’m inviting you to contemplate how seldom it’s being treated as a problem caused by men who have never even started the work they need to do on themselves. (Emphasis his.)

Women’s Institute branches shutting down over trans ban, by Sophie Perry.

Pulse Nightclub To Be Demolished Next Month To Make Way For Memorial, by Margaret Hetherman.

The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal, by Monika Pronczuk.

Veiled in Secrecy, Anti-Trans Extremist Group Deceives Public, by Billie Jean Sweeney, with contributions from Andrea James.

Speaking of deceiving the public, That One Guy wrote another piece in the New York Times. I won’t link to it, but here are some related articles:

Fact Check: Jesse Singal Lies About Trans Care At The New York Times and American Psychological Association Reaffirms Support For Trans Youth Care, Pushes Back Against NYT, both by Erin Reed.