Heh. Remote Amazon tribe connects to the Internet – gets hooked on social media and porn. A lot like Adam and Eve taking a bite from the apple of knowledge. Welcome to the 21 Century, folks!
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Speaking of social media, it's now been shown that mental illnesses can spread through social networks. Great, just like how European explorers spread smallpox and syphilis to primitive cultures.
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Google DeepMind and OpenAI employees warn about AI risks, even though their leadership doesn't. They're worred about "spread of misinformation", "loss of independent AI systems", "deepening of existing inequalities". But this could happen even without AI.
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How did China develop its copycat culture? Apparently Chinese school children learn to imitate and perfect what is presented to them as exemplars. They never lose that mindset as they become adults. American students are encouraged to do their own thing.
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How a woke military has created a recruiting crisis — and put Americans in danger. As nations prepare for World War III now, it is clear that the United States is not ready. We don't have the manpower we would need to wage war on two fronts, or even one against China. And what armed forces we have is DEI-oriented, and so the kind of people who would ordinarily be ready to serve don't want to be subject to anti-racism, diversity and unconscious bias lectures.
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Portland is losing the graffiti war.
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The number of college students with PTSD has doubled. Just what we need – more mentally ill college students.
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Well, well, well. GPT-4 didn't ace the bar exam after all — it didn't even break the 70th percentile. The initial report used a biased population of test takers to make GPT-4 look good.
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Mission creep. Oregon first in nation to use Medicaid dollars for air conditioners, power banks to protect against climate change. That's the beauty of climate change – you can justify anything to protect against it. And since it will never be fixed, the money flow will have to be endless. A Democrat dream.
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JaCiva's Bakery is closing on June 29. Gone after 40 years. They made one of the best pumpkin pies.
Looks like Dutch Bros is slowly moving out of Oregon to Arizona. Can't blame them. The reason? “I think it's harder for people to get out and want to get out and feel safe.” Another thanks to Ted Wheeler and Mike Schmidt. The tax base goes ever down, and the unemployement money flow goes ever up.
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The WHO is planning the power grab for the next pandemic. "Do you want to live in a world where an unelected bureaucrat in Switzerland determines when you can leave the house, where you can go, what you can say online, and what documents you need to access any public services?"
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For treatment of sepsis, empiric use of Zosyn led to greater mortality than if cefepime was used. This will change a lot of medical algorithms, I predict. The study should be confirmed.
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