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Cake day: March 2nd, 2023

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  • Tweaking brain cells to reduce appetite? Better be cautious with that.

    A cautinary tale about unintended conequences: I recall a sci-fi movies about a planet that manipulated people brain to prevent violent emotions and reduce crime. Many lost all will, became lethargic let themselves die of starving.

    It’s probably not going to be that bad. But tweaking the brain may not be free of side effects.









  • There’s a Wikipedia article on TACO:

    Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO), also known as the TACO Trade, is an acronym that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war Donald Trump initiated with his administration’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.[1] The acronym is used to describe Trump’s tendency to make tariff threats, only to later delay them as a way to increase time for negotiations and for markets to rebound.[1][2]

    Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia - Wikipedia contributors, CC-BY-SA 4.0

    This article also feature:

    An AI-generated image of Donald Trump dressed as a chicken and holding tacos