Lots of interesting news today

RatLabGuy said:
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Scientists found that the creatine supplement millions take for muscle gains is quietly raising brain energy levels and slowing early Alzheimer's cognitive decline by 30% - thesciverse

Tens of millions of people take creatine every day for their muscles. A comprehensive review and a landmark clinical trial published in 2025 and 2026 have now documented what the same supplement is quietly doing to their brains. Creatine crosses the blood-brain barrier, raises phosphocreatine...
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Interesting that is being published now Huberman, Attia and Dr Rhonda Patrick have been banging this drum loudly for 5+ years.

Ive been taking 10g/day for 2 years exclusively for neuro protection
 
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95-Year-Old William Shatner Debuts Metal Band At Riot Fest Aftershow

New heavy metal enthusiast William Shatner and his metal band the *uckers made their debut on Sept. 19 at Park West in Chicago. Shatner and his band — composed of guitarists Marcus Nand and Britt Lightning, bassist Phil Soussan, and drummer Fred Achin — are performing today at Riot Fest on the...
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I don't even know where to start with this.
Nothing they're talking about is "heavy metal" my modern standards
 
thats a lot of moolah
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Mamdani Delivers $131 Million Settlement For DoorDash Drivers

The Mamdani administration said the settlement is the largest labor enforcement action in the city’s history.
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1 - you know damn well they knew something was off. How can you be wrong by so much and not know
2 - If its happening in NYC then its likely elsewhere.... just wait for more lawsuits
 
RatLabGuy said:
thats a lot of moolah
www.huffpost.com

Mamdani Delivers $131 Million Settlement For DoorDash Drivers

The Mamdani administration said the settlement is the largest labor enforcement action in the city’s history.
www.huffpost.com www.huffpost.com

1 - you know damn well they knew something was off. How can you be wrong by so much and not know
2 - If its happening in NYC then its likely elsewhere.... just wait for more lawsuits
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A portion of the settlement (how much? unknown) is due to a NYC specific law that requires delivery drivers to earn a minimum wage whether they are in service or waiting on customers.
Door dash caught a stray there, and the law was created to protect the legendary NYC cabbie organization and punish uber and lyft
 
Ron said:
A portion of the settlement (how much? unknown) is due to a NYC specific law that requires delivery drivers to earn a minimum wage whether they are in service or waiting on customers.
Door dash caught a stray there, and the law was created to protect the legendary NYC cabbie organization and punish uber and lyft
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There's this
"DoorDash insisted most of the settlement was not about “late or missing pay” but about the bonuses owed workers for time spent logged into the app and waiting “on call” between deliveries."

I'm guessing what they are calling a "bonus" is the differences needed to make up to the minimum hourly wage.

This isn't the only market that has that minimum wage law, its just the most expensive.
 
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