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Alan Yu

@alanyhyu.bsky.social

Science reporter at WHYY in Philadelphia; here for comics, cartoons, movies, games, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“The world's best AI training data is sitting on a shelf. Books represent curated, peer-reviewed, domain-specific human knowledge, structured in a way no web crawl can replicate. Dense, edited, authoritative." www.404media.co/ai-companies...

AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”

404media.co

Zeyi Yang 杨泽毅@zeyiyang.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New: Inspired by real immigrant stories, this upcoming game tries to simulate the emotional toll of immigration and teach people what it's like to go through the H-1B visa lottery. Plus, a Chick-fil-A buddha may bless your visa. Why? It's a modern urban legend concocted by Chinese immigrants.

A New Game Turns the H-1B Visa System Into a Surreal Simulation

Inspired by real immigrant stories, H1B.Life captures the uncertainty, trade-offs, and pure luck that shape the lives of people trying to build a future in the US.

wired.com

Pennsylvania Capital-Star@penncapital-star.com · 8mo ago

Pennsylvania is facing one of the most severe avian flu outbreaks in decades, decimating farmers’ flocks. Since the beginning of the year, more than 7.6 million birds across 26 flocks have been affected, mostly in Lancaster County. From @iankarbal.bsky.social

Shapiro administration seeks to assure Pa. farmers affected by avian flu outbreak • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Pennsylvania’s poultry industry brings in more than $7 billion annually, and is the largest sector of the state’s agriculture industry.

penncapital-star.com

Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate. Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social

Siri Carpenter@siricarpenter.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It’s an opportunity for all those in our community who value the work we do to give back and help ensure that we can keep moving forward, even during these most challenging times. We’d be very grateful for your support today ➡️ www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers.... #TON15

Alan Yu@alanyhyu.bsky.social · 2y ago

@marcoarment.bsky.social @liss.bsky.social @siracusa.bsky.social it seems like you gained a powerful new ally x.com/joannastern/...

Joanna Stern on X: "Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years: https://t.co/nGPnMHOfe5" / X

Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years: https://t.co/nGPnMHOfe5

x.com

Justin Ling@justinling.ca · 2y ago

The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned. Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.

LinkedIn post: On January 24th I formally resigned from my position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I started at CDC in 2010, and I have spent 20 years in public service, including my 15 years in service at the federal level. Here is a little bit of what I wrote in my resignation, because I'm not sure that anyone is actually going to read it. "I feel honored to be among the public health professionals that have had the privilege to work at CDC. As I reflect on my own experiences and accomplishments during my time here, I am humbled by the magnitude and the importance of our work. To my colleagues: we have worked together through chaos and uncertainty, transition, reorganization, preparation, and response. You are the most selfless, dedicated, and passionate people I know. I have watched you work around the clock, take additional details, deployments, and responsibilities, try to balance work and family, forego self-care, and keep pushing and work together to protect the public’s health. I’ve seen your sacrifice. I want you to know that your support and guidance has been invaluable, and I am proud of the work we have accomplished together." While I was backing up files I found my oath that I signed in 2010. I believe in our work, and I am sad to be leaving federal service. But I have immense gratitude for all of the opportunities that I've had and the connections that I've made. I will continue to protect the public's health in a different capacity (stay tuned...) but for now, thank you for trusting me.
Brittany Trang@brittanytrang.com · 2y ago

On Wed, RFK Jr told senators his campaign doesn't exist anymore. The campaign sent out a fundraising email praising the HHS freeze *during that hearing*. Yesterday, he told senators he'd raised "zero" dollars off the emails. His campaign says it raised $500,000. from Isa Cueto at @statnews.com

RFK Jr. disavows fundraising email that praised HHS freeze, two days after claiming his campaign doesn't exist

RFK Jr. incorrectly told senators that his presidential campaign no longer existed, before walking back those remarks.

statnews.com

Annie Craton@anniezard.bsky.social · 2y ago

A month or so ago I saw a post by someone saying "we should all admit that Neil Gaiman has always been a shitty writer." That whole knee jerk revisionism. No, man, that's part of the whole horror. He's an internationally recognized writer. Objectively a good writer. But he's also a fucking monster.