Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by charliefoxtwo » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 3:20 PM UTC

Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53
nytimes.com

Re: Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by iamben » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 3:51 PM UTC

How does the NYT know I'm in private mode (and stop me from reading the article)? Very frustrating. Wish Chrome would sort that.

Sorry for the off topic rant.

Re: Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by pgeorgi » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 3:55 PM UTC

iamben wrote: post #2

How does the NYT know I'm in private mode (and stop me from reading the article)? Very frustrating. Wish Chrome would sort that. Sorry for the off topic rant.

See https://www.ghacks.net/2019/06/14/chrome-76-blocks-sites-fro...

Re: Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by djohnston » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 4:05 PM UTC

RIP. Just watched Jon Stewart's testimony to congress, the whole thing is just infuriating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2QMqsNvWuc&t=78s

Re: Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by snazz » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 4:17 PM UTC

iamben wrote: post #2

How does the NYT know I'm in private mode (and stop me from reading the article)? Very frustrating. Wish Chrome would sort that. Sorry for the off topic rant.

It also detects any Safari instance (private or not) on iOS and iPadOS 13 as “private mode” erroneously, likely due to some new privacy features being enabled.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 4:37 PM UTC

djohnston wrote: post #4

RIP. Just watched Jon Stewart's testimony to congress, the whole thing is just infuriating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2QMqsNvWuc&t=78s

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Re: Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by drdeadringer » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 5:12 PM UTC

I was struck by Luis Alvarez's 2007 image vs his 2019 image as presented in the article. Twelve years and it looks like he's aged 30. It adds to my sadness on this cluster of issues that one can lose a [statistically] full third of their life in situations like this.

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Post by scarmig » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 5:25 PM UTC

iamben wrote: post #2

How does the NYT know I'm in private mode (and stop me from reading the article)? Very frustrating. Wish Chrome would sort that. Sorry for the off topic rant.

Just add a site exception to turn off Javascript.

Doesn't get around all tracking, but it lets you view the article.

Re: Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by hinkley » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 5:26 PM UTC

As an aside, I’m so glad that Jon Stewart has found something he can be proud of.

It was rough watching the last few years if the Daily Show and see him visibly struggle with his belief that he was merely an entertainer, and entertainment solves nothing.

As I’m sure he would tell you, he shouldn’t have to do this, but I’m glad someone with a sharp tongue and some name recognition is.

Re: Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53

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Post by __m » Sat, Jun 29, 2019, 5:27 PM UTC

Really sad, they don’t receive the treatment they deserve (of course everybody deserves healthcare). I’m sure they’d risk and give their life anyway but that’s just not fair.