Happy Childrens Day!
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Someone else recognizes the excellence of GPT 4.1. I haven't tested it as a coding assistant. But I think it's a better geoguesser than o3.
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The Economist writes that bowel cancer is increasing amongst young people. And they blame it on common bacteria that produce a toxin called colibactin. "It may be too early to lay all the blame at colibactin’s door." Indeed. Any mention of the COVID-19 mRNA vax product? Nope.
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Ex-security advisor Mike Waltz wasn't using the Signal app. He was using an Israeli-made app based on Signal. Not something I would approve.
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Some people want to perform experiments on live humans that are brain dead. I'd rather not, unless it was to try to save them in a meaningful way.
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Three things that are driving hospitals to bankruptcy. Expensive nurses, excessive Medicaid presence in the payor mix, and excessive usage of healthcare resources by illegals. This is on top of dumb COVID-19 policies, dumb DEI and "anti-racist" policies that created a toxic environment that drove doctors to leave, and the inability to attract talent to Oregon (especially Portland). Good doctors are what drive patients to seek care at hospitals and clinics. Good doctors are what gives a hospital its reputation.
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I saw this and wondered if the Dolly Parton Imagination Library was her gift, or was it a program designed to steer more tax dollars to her personal program. It's a nice idea, but it should have been just fully funded by her money. Thanks, Dolly, but Blue America can't afford nice things right now, can't you see?
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OHSU and Legacy called off the merger effort.This is for the best. The only people that seemed to want it were the union members and OHSU & Legacy leadership. Everyone else was opposed to it, or at least expressed grave concern. Now OHSU has to pay Legacy a $25 million cancellation fee, adding to their financial woes. And Legacy can begin efforts to replace their interim leader, who was probably hired just to helm the organization until the merger took place. Legacy clearly scored a win, and actually, so did Providence.
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Wow. The DoD conducted its first audit, and guess what someone found. A secret bunker for all the political elites, costing $21 trillion. In case of a near-extinction event, like in the movie Greenland. Incredible. So many questions now.
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