It's been 2 weeks since Canada approved the latest COVID vaccine and B.C. hasn't given a single update on when they'll be available. This isn't just bad public health, it's bad politics. The BC Conservative leader is an anti-vaxxer. Reminding people that vaccines matter would be good for the BC NDP.

i love that i only know i can order more free covid tests when someone i follow on social media is like "heads up! go to the usps website today!" a robust public health infrastructure modelled on "McRib Is Back"

Anyone with pattern recognition and a strong sense of justice has basically been cycling in and out of burnout non-stop since February 2020.

Ottawa launches pandemic preparedness & health emergency response agency, seeks faster vaccine development www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I don't like that the founding idea of this is "we hope another pandemic won't happen but we want to be prepared just in case" - it will, humans haven't conquered disease, also there's the whole thing with the current one hasn't ended - but I hope this agency does good things.

What's the deal with these fancy Intel chips with P/E/LPE cores on #linux#Ubuntu 24.04 or is it supposed to Just Work? I haven't been keeping track of the kernel changes for like a year and work gave me a new laptop.

Newest the NAS, or just for fun the Rubik's cube

There are a couple jumpscares on that list, some with their own OG Bsky Drama.

Despite the rising number of COVID cases, overwhelmed hospitals and the tremendous long-term toll on individuals, prevention efforts have been abandoned. Andrew Nikiforuk writes.

As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial | The Tyee

Canada’s health system reels as 1,000 die weekly. Each infection carries serious risks. Where’s the prevention?

Is this based on or would the software be compatible with BeepBerry/Beepy/whatever name they're going with these days?