18 January 2026

Nice. Two thoughtful articles on Scott Adams, by Jeff Tucker and Scott Alexander.

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This article came out recently linking the COVID-19 vax to cancer.  Sometime after it was published, the journal site was heavily DDoS-bombed. Why does someone want to hide the truth?
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Software companies are feeling existential pressure as generative AI replaces some of the functionality they used to provide. GenAI is not the replacement for software just yet. Things haven't gotten that good at this point.

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AI is speeding into healthcare. Who should regulate it?  Well it doesn't seem that the FDA wants to do it. They probably don't know how. But it needs to be done, and there will probably be some wrangling as different entities fight to assume this responsibility.

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A commentary about the decline of StackOverflow. We must remember that the LLMs we use today were trained on StackOverflow and StackExchange. So eventually, they will need to be trained on something else, but what that something else is remains to be seen.

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The blood of LongCOVID patients has something that makes mitochondria wither, leading to severe muscular deterioration. But what is/are that factor(s)? The article doesn't say.

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OpenAI could reportedly run out of cash by mid-2027 — analyst paints grim picture after examining the company's finances. 2027 is a long ways away. Who knows what might happen. Altman doesn't seem worried. But they have problems to solve all right. Maybe that's why OpenAI is considering adding ads to ChatGPTWill that degrade the experience?

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Here's an introduction to explainable AI in radiology.

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MyBuddy is a way that you could track the whereabouts of an elderly relative to make sure they are where they should be. You can get the app here.  It goes on the trackee's phone, and the trackee is in total control. Might even be useful for a parent to have on their child's phone.

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