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Been in my head all week

Old photo of German Shepherd dog standing at a radio microphone

Happy World #Radio Day to all who celebrate!

*titers

A public health graphic indicating that if you were originally vaccinated against measles between 1957-1989, you should talk to your doctor about a booster, especially if your original shots were 1963-1967.

I dunno, but they're available at any local pharmacy, or your dr can check your liters. For me, a recent booster was easier than trying to dig up old medical records.

Measles! At The Thrift Store

Light brown dried leaf curled elegantly in a spiral.

gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...

When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion PALO ALTO, CA—Hailing the new product as a “game changer” in the development of large language models, Silicon Valley insiders confirmed Tuesday that an AI chatbot that only responds “huh” had been va...

Can't wait to teach it moral philosophy

This philosopher is wasting her time and your drinking water.

Excellent advice

A tree cut down and felled next to its fellow trees but this tree's rings have an oddity to them and the shape and texture and color it makes it look like a fish drawing

Sometimes if you cut it down correctly, you can still see the last meal a tree had in its stomach when it died

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off An AI killswitch.

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

A small snowman appears to scream as it is run through with a large icicle.

Calvin and Hobbes homage

“When are they coming to clear the roads ?”

I know you from up yonder and you used to people caring about your well being… so forth and so on

But “they” are not coming

Never once met a dude claiming to have his dog under voice command who actually does.

Go ahead and take half a dozen showers today to stock up in case of prolonged power outage

This is a pretty neat tool that helps folks prepare and understand what to do if (when) the power goes out.

alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/

#NCwx #SCwx

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Engage night mode: Aurora may be visible in North Carolina A G4 geomagnetic storm directed toward Earth could result in aurora viewing in North Carolina Monday night.

🌌📸

My hand holding a cream-colored quail egg with dark brown splotches. It is ridiculously small, less than an inch high.

An entirely unserious food

Very blurry image of a deer in mid-leap, probably.

Another high-quality #TrailCam shot.

Measles is spreading: Is your child’s North Carolina school vulnerable? When the number of vaccinated children drop too low in a school, the risk of infection increases there and in the wider community, experts say.

The measles is going around. Is your child's school protected? I did a ton of data cleaning and analysis to bring you answers, via @charlotteobserver.com. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

#FreelanceGig

#FreelanceGig

Rich in clean towels, if nothing else.

Cybertrucks are great because every time I see one, I feel so much better about my own life choices.

For years (maybe decades), I thought the lyrics to that Rolling Stones song were "don't wanna be your big Suburban," and I was like, yeah, dudes, I get it, those things are a beast to park.

Readers Asked Us to Test These 5 Protein Powders. All Had Low Levels of Lead. - Consumer Reports We tested powders from Clean Simple Eats, Equate, Premier Protein, Ritual, and Truvani. Our results show it’s possible to make products with less contamination.

for a new @consumerreports.org investigation, we tested 5 additional reader-requested protein powders for heavy metals. all had low levels of lead

the results show it's possible to make less contaminated products, some companies just aren't doing it (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...