Dr. Meredith Wills ⚾️⚾️👀
@bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social
Astrophysics PhD, Baseball HOF, Baseball Deconstruction Expert, Data Scientist, Official Scorer, Superhero, Knitting Designer. Not necessarily in that order. Signal: bbl_astrophyscs.94
Wow. Recency bias is a powerful thing. (So is learned helplessness.)
Dr. Meredith Wills ⚾️⚾️👀@bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social · 3h agoReminder: ChatGPT first came online in November 2022. We’re attributing “inevitable” societal changes to a technology that has yet to see its first midterm election.
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Reminder: ChatGPT first came online in November 2022. We’re attributing “inevitable” societal changes to a technology that has yet to see its first midterm election.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 4d agoNeoclassical econ assumes rationality. The corollary of, "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" is "you're rich, so you must be very smart!" Thus, people assume that if powerful, well-compensated CEOs insist that "AI is changing everything," well then, *AI must be changing everything*. 1/
Good morning ppl! Did Moderna pay a big enough bribe? Source: NPR share.google/5njwylhlfKWH...
FDA weighs a new kind of flu shot based on technology RFK Jr. has questioned
The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market. The decision is expected to reverberate throughout the biotech industry.
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Knee surgery one year ago today. Modern medicine is a miracle.
throughout my adult life being deemed “electable” has been the surest way to identify the candidate who is going to lose
Julia Azari@juliaazari.bsky.social · 12h agoOne way to be safe is to never write an electability take
he won by the same margin as Trump, which represented "a huge mandate" back then.
Politico@politico.com · 8h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
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The real winner at the MLB trade deadline? Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
Technological Advancements Allow Data Centers To Run On Even More Electricity https://theonion.com/technological-advancements-allow-data-centers-to-run-on-even-more-electricity/
MLB's newest proposal for the draft has been introduced
Chuck@chuckrudolph.bsky.social · 2d agoNo one born after the year 1999 should be allowed in any pro league until at least 2035
Weren’t there supposed to be more catcher trades?
y'know at some point there really is a discussion to be had about the WPBL starting its inaugural season the same weekend as the MLB trade deadline
“Iran called me” is the geopolitical version of “My girlfriend lives in Canada.”
I say this with specific credibility in data and AI: Hyperscale #datacenters will be the downfall of us all. They serve almost no societal good relative to the paucity of gains we get from weak #AI... and no, I don't believe AGI is achievable in time to save the stock market. Listen to the Lorax.
Underneath solar panels, plants grew much more and used less water, "Chiltepin pepper plants produced three times as much fruit as those grown in full sun. Jalapenos matched their usual harvest while using 65 percent less water. Tomatoes grown under the array came in at twice the normal yield."
hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 3d ago*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…
Do NOT contribute to Wikipedia. It is using that money to bust a union organizing campaign.
Jake Orlowitz@jakeorlowitz.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Wikimedia Foundation Hired the Union Busters Its Own Encyclopedia Warned About medium.com/regarding-wi... #wikipedia
A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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I wrote about the launch of the WPBL and the #SABR54 watch party of the opening game. whyilikebaseball.com/wpbl-opening...
