6 May 2024

Supertone Shift lets you alter your voice in realtime.  They have an open beta program that ends soon.

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This is a problem. Multidrug resistant bacteria are mutating into functionally distinct strains, different from the bacteria of earth. What does this mean for an astronaut who gets sick?

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Nearly a third of Oregonians are living alone. And it's increasing. Not good for mental health.

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Mission creep. Oregon Medicaid has started providing air conditioners, air purifiers and power banks. This is another Oregon "first in the nation" experiment. That's the problem with government-provided social services. Everyone wants to empty the treasury for their own cause. Everyone.

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Biden wants the wealthy to pay their fair share. What's fair?

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Which states have the highest minimum wage? The Democrat states do. Oregon is #11.
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This great news for doctors. The FTC has abolished non-compete clauses nationwide.  Probably too late for Eugene, however.

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Unscientific American. It seems that to get published, scientific writers need to stick to the liberal narrative, or risk getting excluded. You can't say that racism is improving. You have to push climate change. You have to report favorably on gender surgery. The public must hear only one side of the issue.

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Many PhDs are going hungry.  This is sad, and not the way to advance science. We have money to help, but sadly, it's going elsewhere.

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Google's Med-Gemini has achieved remarkable accuracy in medical diagnosis comparable to that of experienced doctors. There's still the risk of hallucination, however, and a human doctor is still required.

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