10 June 2024

Is this for real? Did Stephane Bancel admit that he developed a Moderna mRNA vax in 2019 because he knew there was going to be a pandemic the following year? This is the era of AI fakery, so this could be false, but if it is – some people need to answer for this.

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This is a question I asked myself after reading about what Apple announced today. It seems geared towards checking off the AI boxes, but not oriented to making people's lives better. Who's going to grab an Apple pencil to use the calculator. The Home screen looks so cluttered now. All that adjusting of things that really didn't need adjusting. I want Tony Stark's phone – when am I going to get it?

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Incubation, not sleep, aids problem-solving. I tend to solve problems (or at least gain new insights) after a good night's sleep.

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64% of people surveyed would trust a diagnosis made by AI over that of a human doctor.
Why is that? Is it that doctors are no longer impressing people with their diagnostic prowess? Or that AI provides explanations and attribution more than human physicians? Physicians will need to up their game, for sure.

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The moral economy of the Shire. Clearly the lifestyle and culture of the Shire would not at all withstand the influx of the migrants that are currently invading the West. Can you imagine what would happen?

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Tattoos increase the risk of lymphoma by 21%. Extent of the tattoo didn't matter.  The kind of lymphoma was diffuse large cell lymphoma and follicular center lymphoma.  Interestingly, laser removal treatment increased the risk, possibly because of breakdown of material that causes the cancer. People who were tattooed within two years had a higher risk, suggesting that maybe the risk is not linear with time, or perhaps there is something new with tattoo ink that is more dangerous.

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Why is it when Biden's approval hit's another "record low", it's still 37%?
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