The anti-MIC screed today was probably brought to you by the fact that I was awakened by about 8 to 10 extremely low, extremely fast flyovers this morning.
The argument against nuclear power is ridiculous on a planet with this many nuclear weapons. We have a loaded gun pointed at our heads 24/7 and we can't use it to scratch behind our ear?
@MLE_online I would've thought that, too, but I've talked to more people than I would have expected who think we can't put the toothpaste back in the tube with nuclear weapons, but we have a chance to stop nuclear power, which is wild.
@MLE_online (To clarify for spectators, I think we ARE stopping nuclear power quite effectively. What I think is ridiculous is the idea that it would be desirable to do that and/or that it atones in any way for nuclear proliferation.)
@rachaelspooky I just watched the video out of curiosity and I didn't come away with the impression that they got any of these things wrong. I think they're correct that "some studies suggest," that prog carries an increased risk of clotting but that it "doesn't seem to be a big risk."
I think SciShow is... fine. Not great, most of the time. But as "HRT Misinfo" on the internet goes? I'll take it.
@rachaelspooky I think we should always expect better from mainstream science communicators, absolutely. But I also think where SciShow erred, they erred on the side of caution. I would've killed for a video like this from a mainstream science communicator 10 years ago.
You should know that anything you tell me that you've "learned from an LLM" is instantly thrown on the trash pile of things you might as well have not said out loud for all the water it carries.
AI products like ChatGPT much hyped but not much used, study says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c511x4g7x7jo The findings were based on responses to an online questionnaire fielded in six countries: Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, and the USA.
Really enjoying Somerville so far, which is on sale and Steam Deck verified. It's made by some of the same people that made Limbo and Inside, which are two of my favorite games. It reminds me in ways of the classic "Out Of This World". https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671410/Somerville/