27 March 2025

Bill Gates thinks that AI will replace many doctors and teachers. I agree on the teachers, but AI will replace more nurses than doctors.
And Oregon thinks we're so short on doctors that we need to ease up on standards to let foreign doctors practice. How about a no on that? We need to start spending money on training more doctors (and nurses) instead of wasting money unproductively.

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COVID funds are being pulled and Oregon is complaining. Can't believe some people think we still need COVID money.  It was just a slush fund for other things. Time to stop this nonsense.

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Seattle is losing their brightest students. DEI policies are hard to get rid of.

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Text2Note is a neat concept for those who want to make sure they don't miss actionable items from a long document, where the writer did not highlight important things. I don't know about paying for a subscription, though.

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Nitisinone is an FDA-approved drug to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 that could be repurposed to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses.  When taken, blood levels are enough to kill the insects that suck one's blood. Paper here.

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