2026-04-23T14:26:22Z https://yabu.me Kate Nyhan https://yabu.me/npub1upj3tadtwwg2n394g6wns725tln5snup49uqcd5uh4jmcduw5rxqkvmp5g https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/114/259/647/657/013/741/original/d108fa4e1b9dec06.jpg https://fediscience.org/system/accounts/avatars/114/259/647/657/013/741/original/d108fa4e1b9dec06.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr03g745gjdln3z34jv8f5qaa6p08klmxjp443lufww68arla55cszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcjxvuw4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0skac7wek7etex484thu9l94h57794wwa89u2v5pvfnn7upa47dqllgm6l'>nevent1q…gm6l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There&#39;s a paper by Jodi Schneiderman in Bioinformatics that I really liked 2026-05-12T10:36:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgsn0g7m62rg26t44yervqxqx3h3vh3z9qj2slrqtrkn86t9c696szyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svceh7m6k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs92yzjna8cwwemwpm2urcd3zdua7xtkk7w39krcsx4xzzynfhx0dqr06l09'>nevent1q…6l09</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Frankly I&#39;d rather have references to documents that don&#39;t exist, rather than references that point to documents that do exist, but which misrepresent the cited source. 2026-05-12T10:13:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttat4tqhp3sm80gz8lrc7283pzq7zpmc4ktuc3zatcvrmv456ncszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svce0xf30 What is the opposite of &#34;anecdotal&#34; evidence? 2026-04-23T14:23:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxu8kpd6cs33azve7t0zyl542ur6dntez849w0e2wk7uta0rhfawszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc6g6fa6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wxfxxqav80x56r6xs990th09zguul5ruhzg4kjmp9l6zk5fwehge7h7ap'>nevent1q…h7ap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just read a press release from my org that calls chatbots &#34;AI helpers.&#34; What, not enough people were using &#34;AI assistants&#34; so now we have to rebrand them? 2026-04-16T20:31:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx4swh5sj4j35xwkwmguej002d45utd9f9xxmpd3c4qvr5kpn34eczyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcusfsul In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqs7dr9km0eauvm93wwlep0wtmsx3nvl2l3x8q8556xugkt04vsqq550ta'>nevent1q…50ta</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Really? It&#39;s discussed in this book, and not with any penumbra of uncertainty. At least, the removal of trees on the advice of LAPD is discussed; helicopter visibility in particular, I don&#39;t remember.<br/><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672379/shade-by-sam-bloch/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672379/shade-by-sam-bloch/</a> 2026-03-31T00:24:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw6tf68vp4y4aezf0nxrdf29yxlknyfn48fklgznrlnjspck64qfqzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc0lsf0v #3GoodThings <br/>It&#39;s sunny.<br/>I remembered to download a new audiobook *before* I left the wifi range.<br/>I found a single-serving foil-wrapped soup cube in the desk drawer where I keep &#34;emergency lunch&#34; supplies - and it turned out to be a delicious shrimp and vegetable flavor. 2026-03-24T21:29:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7gmc05n0lm2nx3y5aqmwa2hpme40yjtvwktap30d2nv8nfv6mxszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcemru8w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdpqtczlx7fhpnxmaczp05l8zmvm2gpd6kr9mrzq8cpw0sgcgej0cqlxfxm'>nevent1q…xfxm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The school librarian was forced to resign, and won&#39;t be able to work in schools again because the local authority substantiated the accusations that she &#34;failed to uphold safeguarding procedures.&#34; <br/>How many school librarians would be left in the UK if you threw out everyone who had bought, or failed to deaccession (bc the poor woman didn&#39;t even buy all them all herself) books by Terry Pratchett, Michelle Obama (!), Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, George Orwell.... 2026-03-21T20:22:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpqtczlx7fhpnxmaczp05l8zmvm2gpd6kr9mrzq8cpw0sgcgej0czyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc9mzhse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2t5gcmefyuxqfhcnppl9lsxxpxyfj0ncgau7y8yuky9tvef3ttsvsv4r8'>nevent1q…v4r8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A school rep wrote: <br/>&#34;Although the categorisation was generated using AI, I consider this classification to be broadly accurate.&#34; 2026-03-21T20:11:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx2t5gcmefyuxqfhcnppl9lsxxpxyfj0ncgau7y8yuky9tvef3ttszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc34ndsz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgqgawedf79ll9gjh2dru4y5q5ernqysmpuf6cthf48r4av80x9agzm66wa'>nevent1q…66wa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... and the school&#39;s official justification for banning _Soul Music_ was: <br/>&#34;Adult audience content – may include sexual material, violence, abuse, substance misuse, or psychologically distressing themes.&#34; 2026-03-21T20:11:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqgawedf79ll9gjh2dru4y5q5ernqysmpuf6cthf48r4av80x9agzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcwwq0ns RE: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@peterbrown/116268527752626534">https://mastodon.scot/@peterbrown/116268527752626534</a><br/><br/>One of the books this UK school banned? Terry Pratchett&#39;s #Discworld Buddy Holly tribute, Soul Music.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1wjh6mcflnglw0u4w9p4tg0ecq2cdx7mtlgl2wtt8jc4y7akq6rwqvtfg7e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1wjh…fg7e</a></span><br/> </div> <a href="https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/school-book-banning-escalates-in-the-uk-as-greater-manchester-secondary-school-censors-scores-of-books/">https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/school-book-banning-escalates-in-the-uk-as-greater-manchester-secondary-school-censors-scores-of-books/</a> <br/><br/>“He described how every child in this school is entitled under the UN Charter of Human Rights to access information appropriate for their age, as long as it’s not illegal, and that what has happened in Emily’s case sets a worrying precedent.” </blockquote> 2026-03-21T19:56:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq3235sytcrelnxy3a7936h3mkh5ta05xzsxuzwat65p7t855flqqzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svck6qaph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgdaam7zne8cl2tlt6su3gqj6m3807pc9lwpc94nwkc4z2q8tkdksfzcw45'>nevent1q…cw45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I find it very helpful to cite ICMJE instead of just saying &#34;I think we should&#34; be transparent 2026-03-12T10:38:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdaam7zne8cl2tlt6su3gqj6m3807pc9lwpc94nwkc4z2q8tkdkszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcvt7l53 Another day, another friendly reminder to a research collaborator that the Jan 2026 ICMJE recommendations say to disclose LLM use in the cover letter and the manuscript, and to &#34;carefully review and edit the AI-generated content as the output can be incorrect, incomplete, or biased.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/artificial-intelligence/ai-use-by-authors.html">https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/artificial-intelligence/ai-use-by-authors.html</a><br/>#AcademicChatter<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/215/748/069/295/556/original/689e3b14ab04118e.png"> <br/> 2026-03-12T10:36:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2l5mytn45uktrur3encslart5t8nr8m4ztq3wjkt6xafz4arrhmqzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcl2jrsc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstl5khvzuuk3ds63zgsv0g59kqyscdjj7jt24p3c5na7fe2uq9wrq4f7qwe'>nevent1q…7qwe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt; Gates simply opposes open science and compulsory licenses on scientific patents, even when that kills millions of people (as it did in South Africa). <br/><br/>He opposes open science for vaccine patents. He enforces open science for the rest of us, to the extent to no longer allowing Gates Foundation grant funds to be used to cover open access article processing charges, instead preferring Gates-funded authors to post preprints on their in-house preprint server<br/><a href="https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/">https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/</a> 2026-03-09T18:29:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjkfq92e2mgphkx2xkcv50z8h0yw5n99dfrwj6fqhsa67xu2p6dszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svchn0lup In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszsdt9xn4uey24rzn7xhvq7nq8rsyspx92qpfuy75d58zdecdjlfq7w8pkf'>nevent1q…8pkf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that photo would make a great puzzle! All the blades of grass, with enough defined shapes to give the puzzler some hope of solving it - and of course the bird! 2026-03-04T13:58:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxumldh5q6gj6rdrrngkwgjs26gu2e2rfshgcug9fktlva69a7xaqzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcemw434 Yes this is a real website<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/116/144/964/110/643/724/original/e5518145ea8c0314.png"> <br/> 2026-02-27T22:33:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgf6fm5dm7fug8rejeu977qzfjegxsergny9m6586exh0uutzg6czyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcutyarl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0jyf32m0u77d97g0th808cgpal4d68gf3l7r29rhpy9zm2dk0zqvh2wnv'>nevent1q…2wnv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am crying that they called it &#34;What should I cite?&#34; instead of &#34;What should I read?&#34; 2026-01-22T20:26:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2sp5l2pxtuhzwpplzfq34fd99a87sm9kxc4j5ynlfd6hy4dxpy5szyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcr98qfs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8xn7nzhufcj0z86qvsej82yu0sej59pf5fkffu87rx9hyvw3w7gz89va3'>nevent1q…9va3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>would it help to shake some baking soda into it? 2026-01-03T03:25:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspqlkd0spqxmphnadrhgz5fz3zeh6x9fltg4344zpvjc2suk03hegzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcmvgha5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstasruz097vymrmk6sr9awuuswf7geleh67sfsja7c8nevfkek4cszj3fe5'>nevent1q…3fe5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On the one hand - it&#39;s great journalism, always interesting and thought-provoking.<br/>On the other hand, the stated goal of empowering people to understand and if necessary fight their own insurers/providers - wow, that is very grounded in the American individual-consumer approach to healthcare and society 2025-12-27T02:39:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2as8mh0scp4r90pvfnsp59wgqw4xe840ta3mhuckk7sh45wu2t7qzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svchh97e2 Time for a new electric kettle (in the US). Any recommendations? 2025-12-26T19:28:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8x8fgpp2dyfkepk0azzrdzx4d72ftpvza2tcdgm76yk7mvapemkgzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcvnmphu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdndnyj99ts8keyx2cucnus4pn0ep9yf4u6ydaq4302sqhh9766fcpn2h3c'>nevent1q…2h3c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Grocery #3 did have a nice chicken. And in that poultry section, I met someone who was looking for a duck, and gave him directions to grocery #2. So everyone is happy and the feral turkey lives to menace another streetcar :) 2025-12-24T21:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdndnyj99ts8keyx2cucnus4pn0ep9yf4u6ydaq4302sqhh9766fczyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svck7svdf Grocery #1: no whole chicken - just parts or pre-flavored spatchcocked <br/>Grocery #2: no chicken at all, just ducks and Cornish hens<br/>Walking home there was a turkey in the crosswalk. Maybe we will eat him 😜 2025-12-24T16:51:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2n49zux3yp8q33yklfzjdf3wl3r0ll00exwhruc723mnmxhc3r0czyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcu246p3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv25uhpd4hkrwgcsqcmqg7lawx9dj9tk2quzpwxmhr5ts6d8ch7ecdnnvg2'>nevent1q…nvg2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Idk if they have already started or not, but I hope that human journalists writing under the bylibe &#34;Al Jazeera staff&#34; wouldn&#39;t have written this paragraph and then never mentioned the &#34;pillars&#34; again<br/><br/>&#34;Relying on six pillars, the initiative will integrate AI systems to help Al Jazeera journalists process complex data, produce immersive content, gain access to analytical context and automate internal workflows, among other things.&#34;<br/><br/>If those activities are some of the pillars, in what sense can they be &#34;relied on&#34;?<br/>If those activities are the intended outcomes of the AI initiative, then what are the pillars? 2025-12-21T11:23:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst68s3arj44ugpns5cz68gje23c7p0xzy9v6fush8ug7w7vfkrr3czyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc7g8s28 Hi folks, message from a friend not on Mastodon. If you are interested I can put you in touch.<br/><br/>Want a sweet little puggle friend?? Jake, 11 months old, kennel trained is looking for a new home. His owners are elderly and have health issues so they can no longer keep him.<br/><br/>He needs a home by next Tuesday because the owner is going in for surgery. He&#39;s free, and super cute!<br/><br/>In Connecticut<br/>#AnimalAdoption #DogsOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/115/689/976/568/515/114/original/95418dd3dede38d7.png"> <br/> 2025-12-09T14:04:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9w9qu9xxkwhd8s6znfukqs8pywfhaa7rcs7zsswh3k5p64vp40pqzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcttrseu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlees25m5gte32a904a7ux90fkm4xa79gyjw2sfwhetz4v4v0qfgqkhrka'>nevent1q…hrka</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>According to this magazine profile, the pathway by which Joseph Ladopo (FL surgeon general) turned away from evidence-based medicine started with his wife&#39;s experience of doctors not taking her migraines seriously. <br/><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/ladapo-florida-anti-vaccine-mysticism-brianna/">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/ladapo-florida-anti-vaccine-mysticism-brianna/</a> 2025-10-29T16:56:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspz0vrq9vmndj6p57qh3p0fz9az92aqvcvvr38mlnaqu2jweepqhqzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcurc262 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2en6p9quagelr3rtyn32peum584m0udqp02fytgcz0lfr0anj5ycc9qjmn'>nevent1q…qjmn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From that essay, I learned about Calyx, which sells jailbroken, de-Googled Pixel phones that have all the hardware reliability of a Pixel, coupled with an alternative app suite and data. Sounds good to me!<br/><br/>And from the link to <a href="https://calyxinstitute.org/">https://calyxinstitute.org/</a>, I learned that Calyx finds the Library Freedom Project 👍 2025-10-08T02:04:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy9ml8crnttl088lq5rg0qr3chvjftua437v5xn32gx9h4ldcjz5qzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcl5emcs Here&#39;s one for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Singh, Y., Cantor, J., Whaley, C. M., Shuey, B., Bilden, R., &amp; Donahoe, J. T. (2025). Private Equity Acquiring Large Shares Of The Opioid Treatment Market Without Changing Market-Level Methadone Supply. Health Affairs, 44(9), 1181–1189. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00326">https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00326</a><br/><br/>US opioid treatment programs owned by PE firms:<br/>2011: 5<br/>2022: 358 2025-09-10T23:34:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpx2xhc83suvpdc5j5kxa953thjjuvt9z2hdjkyuahpfu397mmhgzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcak0cx5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqd3uhhu837gwkry3rveugt8l7nrgm8nq63fdln5kln3c235a5wns6z9kr5'>nevent1q…9kr5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Your daughter might like this documentary: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/my-garden-of-a-thousand-bees-trjhzt/">https://www.pbs.org/video/my-garden-of-a-thousand-bees-trjhzt/</a> 2025-08-20T23:59:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgz7zdkecjv7af25nya5few5w6wfawrqf5sn05e3mdcw4ac36kazqzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcn77je0 If you are wondering whether to send someone a note about how you have used or built on their work -- stop wondering! Do it now! They will be so thrilled to hear that their work has helped you!!!<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/983/889/956/175/725/original/905eb049c0a0a66f.png"> <br/> 2025-08-06T21:16:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstme9qa6yeys0hcwsaemygqf709evq2ru2f4rs08sjd3sngl5j2jgzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc5uw8sw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8jsu96qp405t55hutswy60u3t6vd6zn9894j7ag6mmu4r3svw4c6fqzjr'>nevent1q…qzjr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Imagine if RELX had taken £1,075,000,000 of its profits and put it into, à la Doctorow, staff wages (cough paying peer reviewers cough). Or imagine £1,075m allocated to reducing prices for the authors, science funders, and libraries that are Elsevier&#39;s customers, or winding up their surveillance services for ICE, described in &#34;When Westlaw Fuels Ice Surveillance: Legal Ethics in the Era of Big Data Policing” by Sarah Lamdan - and yes, the title notwithstanding, it discusses RELX Group too: <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Racism/SR/RaceBordersDigitalTechnologies/Sarah_Lamdan.pdf">https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Racism/SR/RaceBordersDigitalTechnologies/Sarah_Lamdan.pdf</a> 2025-07-24T11:28:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8jsu96qp405t55hutswy60u3t6vd6zn9894j7ag6mmu4r3svw4czyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svctngzfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8w2xg8xe7kmv8yhx8ld8s83qadch5mcnq6sktdlpyrqdjept4uvq9f0dl0'>nevent1q…0dl0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This part here makes me think of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span>&#39;s take on stock buybacks: <a href="https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-09-09-low-wage-100-executive-excess-f6b72c785bca">https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-09-09-low-wage-100-executive-excess-f6b72c785bca</a><br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/907/914/258/883/783/original/8b64185db087f635.png"> <br/> 2025-07-24T11:15:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvynnhnprhqux245fuppsq68n685p6j62stdjkf8fn0rfmlqhncczyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc0n2htt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5wpsyfa840mgp8yugweaasy93ppmqmzm9mv6au8kc28uhj6qnvcssnzw6'>nevent1q…nzw6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sure that every physician who signs up to use it thinks &#34;maybe other people are influenced by advertising, but *I* will definitely critically appraise everything, including the ads and the sponsored content.&#34;<br/>(If they bother reading the terms of use and privacy policy in the first place) 2025-07-12T01:28:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5wpsyfa840mgp8yugweaasy93ppmqmzm9mv6au8kc28uhj6qnvczyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc5cfx05 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvspaszav8dvvkn8gdrmauqx9562fnda9v9ym695x2zlsdaeemh0sh67acv'>nevent1q…7acv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know the source but it seems apposite today after discussing with colleagues a free, advertising-supported LLM-powered medical information chatbot.... 2025-07-12T01:27:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdyy45wnsv9x097j747frdas8qdng2tlxhqqkjgfemj43vd5u59uszyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcjx6nju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2tfxgsvu2cmjr39hedrt6vtlv5t0e05lu3c4xfp3cq5j0nr3qx3sx2454q'>nevent1q…454q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;One conservative-leaning pastor confided to me, &#39;Sometimes I wish I weren’t a pastor so I could speak up more loudly and more clearly.&#39;&#34;<br/>Gobsmacked. This guy was called to ministry in order to speak only quietly and allusively about caring for the poor and the sick? 2025-07-06T23:26:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99qqtw52sp97aj5upzrpz8vnsnftjc7c79dea3v9mfu0u4yzjp8gzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcqmt4xl The Trump admin draft budget document (which requires congressional approval) for NIH proposes to stop funding two gold OA journals, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Preventing Chronic Disease. <br/>This news came out last week but I missed the journal piece -- too distracted by the proposed $21 billion budget cut, the elimination of some institutes, and the re-clustering of most of the remaining institutes. 2025-04-23T13:35:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqxz5qgmpff0kq88p23tr88pyn3vqv7yaw2ruamztpxjkhn0ycr0gzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcf2zgx2 Yikes<br/>Any physician who leads with (I paraphrase) &#34;this is a one-party consent state, so I don&#39;t need patients&#39; permission to record patient interactions and feed the data into ambient listening AI scribe systems&#34; is not a physician I want caring for me<br/> <img src="https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/312/429/366/819/175/original/59884c6c23849ec9.png"> <br/> 2025-04-10T07:18:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszdx4ry5fz9yzntt20v0g4mnjjqlv05fxwdk87tkellmhpax2ze9qzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcn49smn Hi #OpenScience folks, I want to encourage a library user to make the survey instrument they are creating available with a CC license. Well, ok, I already did *encourage* that. What I want is a practical guide about *how* -- how to choose a CC license, how to choose where to deposit it. Ideally with nice graphic design. Suggestions? 2025-04-07T22:35:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9klezwvdm06rmfp0apxp704ktz9a3l30j2nwqjju4j528x33jcczyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svc82uvzw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdena2c8f50y2024wl5ww40e2pac9wys29hmg82aghwqj99zq36gsvgw407'>nevent1q…w407</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am outside of the UK, so there have always been ads inserted in the beginning of the GQT podcast for me. But interrupting the middle is new 2025-04-05T12:17:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspalxhzjnpecxen040qwgwk2y04xy2z85am8y35c07h8l6tenza9gzyrsx29044deep2wyk4rf6wre2307wjz0sx5hsrpknj7kt0ph36svcwxkpuu Ok, I was just listening to Gardeners&#39; Question Time on #AntennaPod, and there was an ad in the middle. Since when has that been happening? Did it come from the podcast or from the app? 2025-04-05T03:24:12Z