It's notable that in mid-2025 ChatGPT is still providing mind-blowingly false information.

"America is a place of immeasurable wealth. It is quite literally the richest and most fortunate country that has ever existed. And yet its leader acts like such a pitiful cry-baby on the world stage, constantly talking about how mean everyone is and how horrible everyone has been to it"

Apple Maps but it forces you to go to the doctor

The thing that a lot of people don't realize is that "the government" is made up of millions of individuals, most of whom do the things that make your life livable on a day-to-day basis.

The new Surgeon General's report on alcohol and cancer risk is a good counterpoint to the new NASEM review that clings to the outdated view that light drinking is healthful. Drink if you want, but don't be under the illusion that it's beneficial for your health. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/h...

Those observing Christmas are celebrating a family of asylum seekers.

If there is indeed a "War on Christmas," it's being waged by those trying to make our country less safe for the poor, for the marginalized, and for refugees.

"There are economists out there arguing that inflation wasn’t really transitory...because it’s not all the way back to the (arbitrary) target rate of 2 percent. For God’s sake."

lol

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-win-for-...

After we reach advanced age, around 80, the propensity to develop cancer is markedly reduced. A discovery reported at Nature today about aged stem cells and iron insufficiency may help explain this advantage

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Measles vaccination has saved an estimated 94 million lives globally since 1974. Of those, 92 million were children.

Everybody thinks dogs are better than people but I’ve never had a human roommate who greeted a visitor by just fucking yelling at them.

Gentle reminder: even if you don't mask regularly, please mask inside airplanes.

Myopia in children is increasing globally, with potential for serious vision impairment if not addressed through increased awareness, better treatments, and greater access to care.

https://ja.ma/3AZ1Dte

Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.

ja.ma/4i9ghPC

Stayed at nice Airbnb in San Luis Obispo recently. The bathroom was decorated with numerous small portraits of Bill Murray, which is either funny/quirky or kinda creepy. (Either way, better than Live Laugh Love throwaway "art.") Notably, one almost looked like @nerd4cities.bsky.social. Amirite?

Oh look what I found.
Make Atherosclerosis Great Again 😂