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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, saying the group is “plagued with conflicts of interest.”

The entirety of the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the vaccine schedule and required coverage of immunizations, will be retired and replaced with new members, Kennedy announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. The HHS secretary has authority to appoint and dismiss ACIP members, who typically serve four-year cycles. But removing the entire panel prematurely is unprecedented. . .

>US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, saying the group is “plagued with conflicts of interest.” >The entirety of the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the vaccine schedule and required coverage of immunizations, will be retired and replaced with new members, Kennedy announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. The HHS secretary has authority to appoint and dismiss ACIP members, who typically serve four-year cycles. But removing the entire panel prematurely is unprecedented. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/gYLJp)

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I guess they got rid of Clippy in 2007.

I didn't get a computer until probably the early 2000s. Was doing okay with it, even installed a dvd/cd player/burner drive in the tower.

After two computers biting the dust, I gave up and relegated my increasingly technologically-challenged self to a dumb tablet! 😄

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I love tablets after ~30 years of mainframes, workstations and later PCs. If all you want is to cruise the web, or load specific apps for various purposes, tablets keep it simple and are pretty cheap.

I have hardly touched my desktop or laptop since receiving my first tablet about 8 years ago. I'm getting a little slower at excel, PowerPoint and Word when I encounter a need, but it all comes back very quickly.

No need to spend big $$$ on new desktops and laptops every few years unless you're a gamer or need it for heavy work related stuff now that tablets and notebooks exist.

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When our computers died, (son has since built himself a big gaming pc that I won't go near😄), he let me borrow one of his old laptops from when he was in school. I had thought of getting one and needed something.

So, a little window pops up with an update notice. Trying to be nice and do the right thing, (what did I know🙄), I did the update.

The screen turns black and there's a notice that it's an unlicensed copy and has been disabled. Kid and his f'n bootleg shit.

So I start sweating and panicking, he is going to kill me! Deep breath..... think.... okay, try 'systems restore'. Was able to find it and do it.

Held my breath until his wallpaper appeared. OMG, Lurk, I was never so happy to see an animé girl in my life!

Proofreading this I thought it could be a great chan/kun post! 🤣

But anyways, I love the tablets. They're just enough for what I need and not too terribly complicated.

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Lol! The joy of success! The black screen of death is about how I felt when my old kindle suddenly died (with all my contact info, passwords, etc) contained within.

The joy I had when my old Kindle was eventually able to turn on with a mostly charged battery after a few days of major stress after multiple failed attempts to recharge it and power up. I was able to get almost everything I needed from it before it crashed again. I can certainly relate to that underlying sense of relief that comes with a successful recovery.