Laura Eppinger

Begging scientists (and media posts about science) to stop using ChatGPT-generated images

Any mask is better than no mask, for sure. But a big leaky gap at the nose or chin means the mask is not going to be as protective as it could be, and can be improved with simple free or low cost tips, using basic principles that public health is failing at communicating 5/

🎯🧵by @parentmishmash.bsky.social on Twitter with reminders & tips for ensuring your mask/respirator is well-fitting

"Any mask is better than no mask, for sure. But a big leaky gap at the nose or chin means the mask is not going to be as protective..."

Full 🧵:
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SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

You’ll now be able to get an updated coronavirus shot in every state without a prescription, according to the American Pharmacists Association.

CVS and Walgreens have stated you won’t need to attest to any underlying conditions and the questions will be removed from their online booking system.

As the sun peeks over the horizon, a small parcel of books from the interlibrary loan program appears on the roof of the wizard's tower.

there's a reason why half the out and out racists online have AI generated Ghibli profile pics and it's because being pro-ai in and of itself has become a dogwhistle

1817 map snipping, "Well. Well. Well."

Look what we have here then.

Microsoft shoved their AI Copilot into everything in Windows 11. Which lead to an increase in Windows 10 use. So they announced they'd stop support for Windows 10, but its usage was still strong. So they started to put Copilot into Windows 10.

Windows 7 use is surging 5x now.

AI is product poison.

Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

Idiocracy (2006) hitting Netflix top 10 trending is a zeitgeist

Graham Linehan ruined his own life by walking down a path of hatred but forgetting to first become a billionaire writing beloved children’s books and THEN walking down a path of hatred

reposting because I fixed some stuff. I like this one

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One instinct in response to propagandistic lies is to try to fact check them away.

Fact-checking can help maintain shared reality among those already not adhering to propaganda—but it is NOT an antidote to propaganda itself.

Propaganda is IDEALOGICAL TRANSMISSION: Facts are secondary to narrative.

With everything going on in the nation and the world, DON'T FORGET we have an election going on in NJ!

Elect Mikie Sherrill for governor, and Democrats down the ballot, to keep Trump's followers from taking over our state government!

@mikiesherrill.bsky.social #mikiesherrill #voteblue #keepnjblue

if you dont stop calling us nazis we will have the secret police disappear you to a slave labor camp

On this day in 1991, Nirvana released their second studio album “Nevermind” featuring singles "Smells Like Teen Spirit" "Come as You Are" "Lithium" and "In Bloom"

43 years ago today
Joe Strummer at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. September 25, 1982

What did Joe think at that moment? 🫣

Photo by Ebet Roberts

#punk #punks #punkrock #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Gonna pop a Tylenol and look at some trains to see what all the fuss is about.

Bisexuality has been, and will always be, a thing. Not a phase, not a kink, not a theory, but rather people loving who they love. Be visible, be loud, fight stigma and erasure. Be you. 🩷🩵💜

I am begging people to please seek out Autistic voices if you want to learn about autism. You will find that rather than wanting our lives to be prevented or cured, we want appropriate supports for ALL Autistic people (including those with intellectual disability and other co-occurring conditions).

A painting of a thistle in a field with butterflies. Text overlaid on the image reads: autism is natural. Trans is natural. Ignorance is a disease we can prevent and cure.

The gaslighting is intense and exhausting. Hang in there. I see you.

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

Took a couple Tylenol this morning. Just enough for a day's worth of autism because it's trivia night night at the bar and I wanted an edge.

The twins from The Shining

"Come take Tylenol with us, Danny!"

Ghosted by Christ. Again.