mcflynnthm
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This is a perfect example as to why we need AI regulation yesterday.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is a perfect example as to why we need AI regulation yesterday.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
Looks like I'm going out to LA in March. Hell yeah.
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Looks like I'm going out to LA in March. Hell yeah.
I just installed a pair of Z-Wave light switches and boy howdy that was supremely annoying. But everything works! And I didn't electrocute myself!
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I just installed a pair of Z-Wave light switches and boy howdy that was supremely annoying. But everything works! And I didn't electrocute myself!
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Hey, I know time’s are tough, so it’s all there for free, but if you’re looking to spend a few dollars on #bandcampfriday, I can always use the support!
tedleo.bandcamp.com
tedleo.bandcamp.com
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
tedleo.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hey, I know time’s are tough, so it’s all there for free, but if you’re looking to spend a few dollars on #bandcampfriday, I can always use the support!
tedleo.bandcamp.com
tedleo.bandcamp.com
I honestly thought QuickTime was dead and buried.
QuickTime Turns 34
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/05/031249/quicktime-turns-34?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
QuickTime Turns 34
On Dec. 2, QuickTime turned 34, and despite its origins in Apple's chaotic 1990s (1991 to be exact), "it's still the backbone of video on our devices," writes Macworld's Jason Snell. That includes MP4 and Apple's immersive video formats for Vision Pro. From the report: By the late '80s and early '9...
news.slashdot.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I honestly thought QuickTime was dead and buried.
I understand why people aren't as familiar with how to drive on icy roads down here, but it definitely makes winter driving feel way more dangerous here than back in Mass.
If you hit ice while driving, stay calm and take it slow. ❄️🚗
Keep your wheel straight and don’t panic. 😌🛞
Gently take your foot off the gas and let the car slow on its own. 🦶⬇️
Tap your brakes lightly; do not slam them. 🚫🛑
And above all, slow down. 🐌⚠️
Keep your wheel straight and don’t panic. 😌🛞
Gently take your foot off the gas and let the car slow on its own. 🦶⬇️
Tap your brakes lightly; do not slam them. 🚫🛑
And above all, slow down. 🐌⚠️
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I understand why people aren't as familiar with how to drive on icy roads down here, but it definitely makes winter driving feel way more dangerous here than back in Mass.
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If you hit ice while driving, stay calm and take it slow. ❄️🚗
Keep your wheel straight and don’t panic. 😌🛞
Gently take your foot off the gas and let the car slow on its own. 🦶⬇️
Tap your brakes lightly; do not slam them. 🚫🛑
And above all, slow down. 🐌⚠️
Keep your wheel straight and don’t panic. 😌🛞
Gently take your foot off the gas and let the car slow on its own. 🦶⬇️
Tap your brakes lightly; do not slam them. 🚫🛑
And above all, slow down. 🐌⚠️
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you hit ice while driving, stay calm and take it slow. ❄️🚗
Keep your wheel straight and don’t panic. 😌🛞
Gently take your foot off the gas and let the car slow on its own. 🦶⬇️
Tap your brakes lightly; do not slam them. 🚫🛑
And above all, slow down. 🐌⚠️
Keep your wheel straight and don’t panic. 😌🛞
Gently take your foot off the gas and let the car slow on its own. 🦶⬇️
Tap your brakes lightly; do not slam them. 🚫🛑
And above all, slow down. 🐌⚠️
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these anti-vaxers are going to kill so many people, especially children, and not one of them will ever face any consequences for it
A federal advisory panel with power over vaccine policy has voted to stop recommending a universal newborn shot to prevent the hepatitis B virus, which causes liver disease — a major shakeup to the childhood vaccine schedule under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Vaccine advisory panel votes to end universal newborn hep B shot in major shakeup
Parents appear to be able to continue to get the hep B vaccine for their kids, but the move could cause confusion among families and logistical barriers for health providers.
19thnews.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
these anti-vaxers are going to kill so many people, especially children, and not one of them will ever face any consequences for it
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Greetings on this glorious Bandcamp Friday!
We hugely appreciate your support this year and always, and today it's especially impactful - all our bands have some really cool stuff up for sale and we think it's very much worth your time to check it out! Thank you!
powergothrecordings.bandcamp.com
We hugely appreciate your support this year and always, and today it's especially impactful - all our bands have some really cool stuff up for sale and we think it's very much worth your time to check it out! Thank you!
powergothrecordings.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Greetings on this glorious Bandcamp Friday!
We hugely appreciate your support this year and always, and today it's especially impactful - all our bands have some really cool stuff up for sale and we think it's very much worth your time to check it out! Thank you!
powergothrecordings.bandcamp.com
We hugely appreciate your support this year and always, and today it's especially impactful - all our bands have some really cool stuff up for sale and we think it's very much worth your time to check it out! Thank you!
powergothrecordings.bandcamp.com
It's @bandcamp.com Friday y'all, what are we buying?
I'm gonna start with the new one from Cigarette Camp, out on @deadbrokerekerds.bsky.social
deadbrokerekerds.bandcamp.com/album/steps
I'm gonna start with the new one from Cigarette Camp, out on @deadbrokerekerds.bsky.social
deadbrokerekerds.bandcamp.com/album/steps
Steps, by Cigarette Camp
19 track album
deadbrokerekerds.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's @bandcamp.com Friday y'all, what are we buying?
I'm gonna start with the new one from Cigarette Camp, out on @deadbrokerekerds.bsky.social
deadbrokerekerds.bandcamp.com/album/steps
I'm gonna start with the new one from Cigarette Camp, out on @deadbrokerekerds.bsky.social
deadbrokerekerds.bandcamp.com/album/steps
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A totally workable antitrust policy in the United States would be making it illegal to buy Warner
From October 2025: History tells us that Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to sell itself is probably going to end in disaster.
Read more from @charlespulliam.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Read more from @charlespulliam.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A totally workable antitrust policy in the United States would be making it illegal to buy Warner
I guess this is better than Paramount getting it? Not much better.
The streamer will acquire the studio, along with HBO and HBO Max.
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion
But what will they rename HBO Max this time?
www.theverge.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I guess this is better than Paramount getting it? Not much better.
Happy December, here's the grid.
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Happy December, here's the grid.
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He does this every Friday.
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
He does this every Friday.
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AI is going great
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
AI is going great
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Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
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Major country stars like Jelly Roll are being pitched music with their own voices deepfaked onto the demo tracks, just a small part of how AI tools like Suno have taken over Nashville. Wild piece by @charlieharding.bsky.social for us -> www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Major country stars like Jelly Roll are being pitched music with their own voices deepfaked onto the demo tracks, just a small part of how AI tools like Suno have taken over Nashville. Wild piece by @charlieharding.bsky.social for us -> www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
I'm working on my year end list, and the records show I have a good 44 albums to still dig in to BUT even so, hit me with sick albums I might have missed this year!
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'm working on my year end list, and the records show I have a good 44 albums to still dig in to BUT even so, hit me with sick albums I might have missed this year!
Man this sucks for many reasons.
AI is ruining everything.
AI is ruining everything.
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Man this sucks for many reasons.
AI is ruining everything.
AI is ruining everything.
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It's true.
'Cause you know Vee'd test a million bots
If she could just show you
They suck
If she could just show you
They suck
One day, AI might be better than you at surfing the web. That day isn’t today.
For sale: walking shoes? Not with AI
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It's true.
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“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
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I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.