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Freezing rain this AM.

Telehealth services—such as video calls with doctors and medical advice via phone or email—are at risk of disappearing at year's end.

https://www.lymedisease.org/telehealth-will-die-december-31/

@genareddog said:
Anyone into metal detecting? Been thinking about getting into this for awhile.

A lot of my family is into it, along with a few of other hillbilly activities.

Google installed AI on my Chromebook without asking. I think AI will lower the average IQ of its users and eventually pull away the last bit of control of our privacy.

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DoD strategy for unmanned systems
https://media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/05/2003599149/-1/-1/0/FACT-SHEET-STRATEGY-FOR-COUNTERING-UNMANNED-SYSTEMS.PDF