18 August 2026

OpenAI is introducing ChatGPT for teens. But will they use it? Or will they view this is as not sitting at the grown-ups table?

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The hidden toll of being a doctor. This is one of the hidden side-effects of Obamacare. It made free-standing physician practices financially untenable, and forced many to become hospital employees. Sure, it freed them from having to worry about taxes and business matters. But the cost became evident later, as the honeymoon period wore off. Now, I'm reading many stories of burnout and exhaustion such as this. Who would want to go into medicine today?

Related: Every student is cheating with AI now. They're not building intellectual muscle, for sure. 

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How to use uBlock Origin like a master. I like being able to disable scripts selectively, but knowing which one to block is still a matter of trial and error.

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13rt is an email service that creates spoof emails. I'm thinking of subscribing since many time, I need to use a spoof email, and my existing provider of this service requires me to create hard-to-remember addresses. I use Line2 to spoof my phone number, and it works really well.

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Almost nobody pays attention to web standards anymore. I'm seeing a lot of websites designed using an AI builder. But I'm seeing a lot of web sites that have trouble loading, or are blank. Or load partially and require reloading. My browser shouldn't have to struggle. And here's a graph of the size of the World Wide Web. Why does it fluctuate so much? I expected a steady increase. 

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Apple is incorporating cameras into the next AirPods, so they'll be like Meta's Creep Glasses.

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So this is what the OHSU CEO was fired for? One thing I disagree with:
He also says racism, anti-Muslim sentiment and bias over his sexual orientation influenced how colleagues portrayed him and how OHSU handled the investigation that led to his firing. Salaway is gay, Muslim and a man of color.
Are you kidding me? In Portland, those things are a plus! OHSU probably couldn't believe their good luck when he applied. Naw, Tarek, it's something else, trust me.

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What a slap in the faceJames Beard Awards reject Portland’s bid to host dining’s biggest night. If that's not a clear message. I don't know what is.

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