For no reason, my brain decided to remind me of this really unreasonable maxillofacial surgeon who was such a pain in the ass to deal with we nicknamed him Emperor Palatine.

Good evening

Resident: "The other surgeons think you're too cocky." GU surgical fellow: *puts on sunglasses* "They hate us cuz meatus."

wow — the preprint host, arxiv, is banning authors for a year if they submit papers with hallucinated citations 🤖

Here's a site with a list so you can see what would work best for you. There are also techies on here who have volunteered help people move if that seems daunting or outside your wheelhouse. leavesubstack.com

Another reason to never trust the AI summary

If I was the patient and I learned about this after the fact, I'd probably be so pissed off I'd go into cardiac arrest.

Every good thing this society half-assedly started due to COVID should've been not just continued but constantly improved upon; but too many of y'all have The Fear, & those programs remind you of the thing that scared you. So instead you burn down your house 'cause your basement made spooky shadows

Uwe Boll's Citizen Kane

See: people who wear masks

Dermatologist: *slaps desk* "Whelp, time to make like a teenager's face and break out."

AI is a plagiarism machine that’s adored by the biggest dipshits on the planet.

Urologist: *finishes first cup of coffee* "Whelp, time to make like an orchiopexy and get the ball rolling."

Veterinarian clinical pearl: When a mare is pregnant, make sure to supplement her meal with additional foalic acid.

Ghost 1: *sneezes* Ghost 2: "Geist-undheit"

Ophthalmologist: "Eyeballs." Endocrinologist, trolling the ophthalmologist: "Stareoids"

the story of sodom is that a bunch of greedy rich assholes decided that it was their own brilliance that made them so wealthy rather than god's good graces (sheer luck). when they not only refused to share their abundance and began to punish those who did, god smote them for their wickedness.

I love that AI centers do exactly what Trump claims windmills do and conspiracy theorists claim 5g cell towers do but billionares want them so shut up. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

Ghost 1: *sniffles, sneezes* Ghost 2: "Are you sick?" Ghost 1: "Yeah, just getting over a little case of hauntervirus."

I hate having an OL silhouette so I basically have to bow, shuffle, and scrape everywhere in public to keep from scaring strangers to go have zero situational awareness. I'm used to it, but I also hate it.

No one: My kiddo, to no one in particular, an hour into a road trip: "Nose poop is another word for boogers."

watched this on repeat losing my shit for two nights now

Modern technology could learn from older stuff that does what it's supposed to and doesn't bother you. My toilet just works and never sends me emails like "Good news! Flush® is now Floosh®"

Wait, the quoted post isn't coming from a "weren't we stupid for shutting down mRNA vaccines"? It's a conspiracy theory post?!

If you can't afford one you can hit up your local mask org! maskbloc.org

<runs in, out of breath> i just came from mastodon and—-

So the Feds did more to investigate VA workers who went to Alex Pretti memorial than those who killed him.

Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids

The Adventures of Mowgli (1973-1976) A series of Soviet Era shorts directed by Roman Davydov and later condensed into a film.

The dumb thing my brain has decided to hyperfixate on this morning is that the Lansing Lugnuts logo is a hex bolt.

You have to support Platner or you must not like Mamdani/Talarico etc etc is a purity test built around accepting Nazi iconography. You shouldn’t do that.

IDGAF about the Met Gala, sponsored by a genocide supporting tech billionaire & known loser, who built his empire on the exploitation of humans & climate destruction. All to raise funds for a Museum full of looted artifacts which does not pay the majority of its staff a living wage.

you don't need a study to know this is bad for kids. that's why school admins have zero excuses for signing these deals

Not the only case of high-profile social science work touting the gains of AI later falling apart either I remember this one on purporting to show AI boosts scientific discoveries

Every time the Olympics or World Cup happens, these articles show up because not enough people understand that they're exploitative political vanity projects that enrich the already ultra-wealthy and are heavily subsidized by the host nations and communities.

This graph shows how registration rates between Black and White voters varied in Louisiana since Reconstruction. In a single image, it tells the story of political power and discrimination. Black voters had power, briefly, then it was taken from them. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-demo...

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

Wear an N95 and push for adequate HEPA filtration in your workplace!! 💪😷

Hearing Amazon, one of the most aggressive personal data-mining businesses on the planet, advertising "discreet" telehealth clinics makes me want to disappear into the wilderness to see how far away it's possible to get from these people.

With alt text, because the Butlerian will be accessible or not at all.

Mom: “It almost feels like they just killed Martin Luther King all over again, but metaphorically this time. Almost like its a fun little game for them.”

the basic reality is that this court has already destroyed the united states as a functional republic and none of the reforms necessary to rebuild it will survive the court as it currently exists any democrat not committed to expanding the court is not serious about fixing this country

“Use AI to brainstorm but not to write.” “Use AI to help you outline but not to write.” These are commonly proposed as “ethical” ways for undergrad students to use AI, but I’m sorry, brainstorming & outlining are just as integral to writing as the actual construction of sentences.

I do not donate to my alma mater (they know what they did) so I have no idea why my employer thinks I'll donate to them

Frog River Transports excited to announce its new partnership with Scorpion Corp.

We remember legendary author Sir Terry Pratchett - creator of the Discworld - born on this day in 1948. GNU Terry Pratchett

Saw this meme and I did it. Opening line to Neuromancer.

The overwhelming majority of the victims of political violence in this country don't have a secret service detail to protect them, and the majority of that violence is caused by the guy who does.

I stare at and almost question everything now. It sucks

The Red Sox are an inconvenience to the owners of a lucrative concert venue and tourist trap.