14 March 2024

People are noticing. Why are so many young people getting cancer?  I think I know why, but it's verboten to say.

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What's up with Nature these days? They're not sticking to science anymore.  Check out this article: Why the world cannot afford the rich. The reason? It's because all those rich people cause anxiety. And they drive up consumption. Geez.  Stick to science, Nature.

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AI reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease. Something like this has been suspected for a long time. Prostate cancer specialists have theorized that even at the start, there are seeds of cancer cells that exhibit androgen-independent growth, and eventually they predominate. It's nice to see that A.I. has drawn the same conclusions.

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Amazing fact.  Most of our taxes now just pay off interest on the national debt. It's also amazing that no one seems to care.
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Just like the memeOregon Legislature allocates $4 million for graffiti removal. Graffiti should be gone any day now.

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Hmmm. United Healthcare's Optum wants to hurry up and acquire Corvallis Clinic.  Seems like a win-win for both parties: Optum purchases an asset which they really need after paying off hackers, and Corvallis Clinic is apparently on the financial ropes and needs to be bought out. But if both parties are hurting, how are they going to sqeeze money from a stone? This statement bothers me:
Corvallis Clinic "simply doesn't have time to undergo continuing regulatory review without necessitating further cost-cutting measures that would almost certainly impact care before the time that the clinic would be potentially forced to close its doors"
Imagine the "cost-cutting" that it's going to implement in order to remain profitable. How will that affect healthcare delivery? I agree with the concerned residents who see problems with this.
This is yet more fallout from Obamacare – the disappearance of the physician-owned practice. Now just about everything is owned by hospitals, private equity, hedge funds, large insurance carriers, etc.  Individual private practices are finding it tough to make it work on their own. Even hospitals are struggling.

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Well, it seemed like a win-win in paper.  The reality turned out to be far different. What a miscalculation.

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If you're a rat, exposure to the scent of females will shorten your survival. Is that true for humans? Maybe it's just as well that men and women are drifting apart. I disagree with the author of the article – I don't think that it's because men are less educated. It's just that they're not getting the woke indoctrination that women are. The rise of liberal women, especially in politics, has been the worst thing for society over the past decade. Here's an example, featuring Rep. McLain regarding her desire to "change some behaviors" with freeway tolling, despite everyone opposed to it:
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This could be interesting.  Steve Mnuchin is looking to buy TikTok.  Somehow, I think Mnuchin owning TikTok will end up destroying the brand. We'll see.

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Speaking of mentally ill. Check this out. This is kind of nutcase that works at the Pentagon in Biden's administration. Holy crap. I sure hope the transgender fad is fading. Can't happen soon enough.

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Devin. Have you seen Devin, the new coding agent?  Who needs software engineers anymore. Just kidding, I think. Software development has changed. And it's only six years since the publication of that paper that started it all "Attention is all you need".

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We may have a Great Comet in the sky in October.
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Soon to be Portland. Canadian cops recommend just giving criminals the keys to your car so they can steal without confrontation.

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CAR-T cell therapy works wondrously against glioblastoma. Fantastic news, as this is one of the most feared and resistant malignancies. Cell-based therapies are so much better than chemotherapy or radiation.

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Boy, I wonder what Jack Reacher would have to say about this:
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