AI-generated text found in 14% of all biomedical abstracts last year. This isn't too surprising, since LLMs are good for polishing text. As long as the content is AI-generated, I see nothing wrong with this. LLMs can help to express ideas more clearly. Ketanji Brown-Jackson could have used AI to help her formulate her dissent. Really. I say "no big deal" to this.
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Palantir is teaming up with Xfinity to allow someone to spy on your movements in your home using WiFi signals. Time to find another ISP.
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Usually, one does not have to worry about overdosing with water-soluble vitamins. But apparently this is not true with vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Excessive dosing can lead to neurotoxicity. This is ironic because doctors used to prescribe a trial of pyridoxine to treat neurotoxicity. Ironic.
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White male writers are vanishing. I noticed this when browsing for horror fiction, which is my favorite. I love M.R. James, Arthur Machen, Robert W. Chambers, H.P. Lovecraft, August D'Erleth, E.F. Benson, L.T.C. Rolt, Ramsey Campbell and Robert Aickman. But lately, when I visit bookstores, there are very few contemporary horror writers who are men. I think men write better horror than women, as the latter tend to focus on emotions and mental stability issues than supernatural occurrences or ancient mysticism. There is only Stephen King and Laird Barron, and none of these are to my taste. King seems to write about aliens or sick human beings doing crazy things, which Barron does as well. What's going on?
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Oregon is no longer paying for homeless camp cleanup along the freeways. Well guess what kind of hot mess Portland is going to look like now? Portlanders pay higher taxes, and just get crap in return.
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After laying off 9000 workers, Microsoft wants 14,181 H-1B visas. Do you think that's right? What about American tech workers? What is the deal? Are there no enough hire-worthy Americans? Is that what this is all about? Or do they just want cheap Indian labor?
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A short video on Washington state's stupid EV credit program, care of Jay Inslee. The climate change industry is just one big grift.
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