David Merriam

‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

the "just asking questions" to "legitimate questions about fairness in sports" to "the state doesn't have to consider us as real people" pipeline working exactly as designed.

Like... it doesn't even have to be about Dorothy/Joyce. If the author wants to take a break from them due to how long a day lasts in the comic, I'm fine with that.

I don't even need *consequences* per se. I just want satisfying narratives, and every time something potentially interesting starts to form it seems to fizzle. (The bowling scene comes to mind). Maybe it's leading up to something, but I'm losing patience.

I'm somewhat in the same boat. I feel like the kiss was this exciting cliffhanger and we switched to a season of filler content. Every time I think something is coming it just seems to fizzle. Glad some people are enjoying it still, but I'm finding it hard to engage with the material.

Trans rights are human rights

Today's comic really emphasizes that good stories can *and should* have complex moments that can be both celebrated and condemned. While I love Joe/Joyce, I love more the pathos of this story. People being happy is boring. Also: Sarah's emotional growth has been a surprising bonus in all of this.

This is the way.

Deskilling is real.

This is the world generative AI peddlers long for, one where people are incompetent without their service.

Don't outsource your brain to this shit. You'll regret it.

I was definitely the former. I'm not upset about the current developments, and I'm very aware that there were plenty of signs of Joyce's bisexualness in other comics, but I dunno, I just took that at face value and stopped thinking about it entirely. Again, not mad, but it was definitely a surprise!

I advised him to do a @colbertlateshow.bsky.social go fuck yourself goodbye, but @davejorgenson.bsky.social is a classy guy. A big loss for the @washingtonpost.com and, yes, Bezos, who is too busy yukking it up on a gondola. Link to subscribe below

I'm west-coast, but I started using "y'all" after a peer review noted using the word "guys" to refer to my class would be potentially othering, especially to english language learners (and possibly other groups). It's a great word and much better than the other offered alternative of "class."

Yup, like I said, totally oblivious.

This was one of the big cures of my impostor syndrome; I even still sometimes think I'm an idiot even though I have a frikkin' PhD, because nearly anyone can talk circles around me if they know how to spew gibberish well enough.

The genuine smartest people I know don't tend to show it off.

Seriously? Now ~I~ feel old! 😉

Your marriage is old enough to vote!

I'm similarly oblivious. Everyone Joyce dated was a guy, so I just kinda went, "ok cool she likes guys."

This plotline has me revising my thought pattern to, "ok cool she likes guys and girls. Or at least one very specific girl."

100% agreed. I'm not even confident there will even be a blue shift at this point. The whole country has gone mad.

I would improve my resolve: I've dedicated myself to a task that I eventually fail to maintain too many times!

The problem in my mind is that intelligence is too broad a concept, and things like memory and focus could fall under the umbrella for intelligence. Are we talking about memory recall, adaptability, creative deduction, or something else?

He did a fantastic job, I agree! I'm not trying to downplay his talent at all, but to a casual listener the voice still sounds somewhat masculine. That said I don't even know what a truly 100% gender-neutral voice would sound like.

The audiobooks were read by a masculine voice, so that may also be part of it.

Looks really good from the trailer! What's the gameplay like and how long is it? Is it something I could play in half hour to an hour stretches?

If you're still on Audible, you can abandon it with ease using OpenAudible.

It'll rip your audio books to an unencrypted format like MP3 and allow you to share it to any of your devices, no strings attached and no proprietary app required.
openaudible.org

Adam conover post making jokes about the pope, with four people responding with questions about him shilling for cryptocurrency.

People are not taking it kindly (and nor should they)

I remember a few years back how Adam Conover had a whole bit about how we shouldn't worship any heroes because everyone is awful at some point or another. People would say, "the only person I trust is Adam Conover" and he said, "no, not even me."

A bit sad to see that exhibited so plainly now.

I like that boulder, that is a nice boulder.

...AND MY AXE!

I'm only in the 25% because 1) I wouldn't leave my family and friends behind and 2) I'm not cool enough for anywhere I'd want to live to take me. ;)

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...