GNU Guix: Meet Guix at FOSDEM Planet GNU

Feb 032021
 

As usual, GNU Guix will be present at FOSDEM on February 6th and 7th. Due to the pandemic, this year’s edition takes place on-line. The downside is that we’ll miss beautiful Brussels, but on the up side hopefully people who cannot join physically will be able to attend this year, and the event’s carbon footprint will be much lower.We’re happy to say that there will be several talks about Guix and related projects!Saturday afternoon, Guix Workflow…

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What the science really says: Closing schools is vital to containing COVID-19 World Socialist Web Site (en)

Feb 032021
 

As over 10,000 Chicago teachers and staff are engaged in a struggle to oppose the city’s effort to reopen public schools, the entire US media is waging a campaign to pressure educators to resume in-person schooling.

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Meet Guix at FOSDEM Planet GNU

Feb 032021
 

As usual, GNU Guix will be present at FOSDEM on February 6th and 7th. Due to the pandemic, this year’s edition takes place on-line. The downside is that we’ll miss beautiful Brussels, but on the up side hopefully people who cannot join physically will be able to attend this year, and the event’s carbon footprint will be much lower.We’re happy to say that there will be several talks about Guix and related projects!Saturday afternoon, Guix Workflow…

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Health Insurance Lobbyist Tears Up After Realizing Dianne Feinstein No Longer Recognizes His Face The Onion

Feb 032021
 

WASHINGTON—Unable to maintain his composure in light of such a tragic situation, Todd Michaels, a lobbyist for Kaiser Permanente, reportedly teared up Tuesday after realizing that Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) no longer recognized his face. “Barely a week has gone by for the last 10 years when we haven’t discussed…Read more…

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B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant is picking up a worrisome new mutation Ars Technica

Feb 032021
 

Enlarge (credit: CDC.gov) As the world races to get vaccines into arms, one of the most concerning coronavirus variants appears to be getting a little more concerning. Researchers in the UK have detected at least 15 cases of B.1.1.7 variants carrying an additional mutation: E484K, a mutation already seen in other concerning variants and one that may make current vaccines less effective at preventing infection. The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom, is already…

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