26 March 2023

This article was on CNBC recently.  What caught my eye was the word "damage" to the CD8+ T-cell response.  So I clicked on the report that was referenced, which was an NIH article.  (Of course, the NIH would highlight any article that would make getting vaccinated superior to not getting vaccinated.  The original report from Cell, is not a clinical paper, but looks at lymphocyte subset responses based on selected antigens they selected as stimuli.  Looking at the actual data, there doesn't seem, to my eye, that there is that much difference between those that got vaccinated after infection vs those that didn't.  The authors admit in the Limitations section of their paper that the paper only looked at a subset of potential immune responses, and that there could be differences in tissue localization of immune cells, a difference in the kinetics of response, and that the spike antigenicity might be different in the two populations.  Using the word "damage" seems inappropriate, as there is really no evidence of injury.

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ChatGPT and LLM, which seem to be taking the industry by storm, may allow hidden security risks.  Companies should be cautious before jumping on the AI bandwagon just yet before understanding fully what is going on.

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Seriously?  California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent.  Hey, why stop there?  How about six months of cable, and travel expenses?

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A letter to the editor from a compassionate liberal decries that Oregonians don't want homeless shelters in their neighborhood, and that we should be accepting of them, and welcome them with open arms.  Meanwhile county leaders find that they can't or don't want to put more houseless into houses, either because it means converting motels to shelters, or they don't have money or personnel to do anything else.   Meanwhile, city leaders fail to address the real problem - drug addiction, especially fentanyl.  (Kate Brown was so eager to declare Oregon a sanctuary state for illegals.)  Now, they run the show, and Portland burns. (photo credit).
Meanwhile, up in Seattle, unfavorable rental regulations are causing landlords to flee, leaving Seattle with a shortage of rental property.
 
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So people are giving ChatGPT ears and eyes and real-world interface plug-ins.  Wait till they put this in one of those Boston Dynamic dogs.

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Seen in Seattle.  Modern problems call for modern solutions.

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This post has appeared in several conservative posts, and was said to be debunked.  But the rebuttals sound kinda weak, like they just got the dollar figures wrong.  And the incentives were just meant to promote quality of care, which is a good thing right?  Or this statement: "Such incentives are common, said Thomas Buchmueller, a professor of risk management and insurance at the University of Michigan."  This is why trust in the medical profession has deteriorated.
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What don't we just sell law school and medical school diplomas to whomever has the money?  No need for standards anymore, right?  This is the new DIVERSITY world.  Where quality and competence go out the window so as to get the right kind of representation.  This isn't the diversity I expected to see.

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