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garry

@garry@mstdn.social

I am an amateur photographer, musician, trained psychotherapist, computer programmer, writer, and more. I share photos, bad jokes, and posts on tech, science, medicine, health, the environment, and other similar subjects.

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garry, to random
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@MonaApp

In the notifications, when someone follows me, could you please include the date on which they followed me?

Also, when I go into the account switcher, I can't tell which account is active in the app. I have followers in two accounts that I use and I can't always tell which server I'm looking at. Could you please show the name of the active account in bold text and the other one(s) in non-bold text?

Neither is a deal-breaker, but thanks for considering them.

garry, to photography
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"Who Shaves the Barber's Head? "

Or does he do it himself?

Copyright © 2023 Garry Knight
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Today's AI News & Comment

https://toot.cat/@garry/110477365573864446

garry, to photography
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"Photographer in Lace"

Or is it linen?

Copyright © 2023 Garry Knight
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#photo #photography #StreetPhotography #MyWork #MyPhoto #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite

garry, to science
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Blood test for 50 types of cancer could speed up diagnosis, study suggests

'NHS trial results of liquid biopsy indicate Galleri test has potential to spot cancer in people with symptoms'

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/02/blood-test-50-types-cancer-could-speed-up-patient-diagnosis-study

garry, to fediverse
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Jogger discovers Mastodon tooth that went missing from California beach

'A massive mastodon tooth dating from the Ice Age has been turned into a local museum by a jogger after it was initially discovered on a California beach before disappearing once someone posted the historic find on Facebook'

It must really be massive if he turned it into a museum!

https://nypost.com/2023/05/31/mastodon-tooth-from-ice-age-found-on-california-beach/

scott, to random
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How do we convince people to be as scared of climate change as they are of AI?

garry,
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@scott Scare them about the pollution that can cause climate change?

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Nope!
Pretty certain you wouldn't get an elephant in that pool.

garry,
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@fitheach Surely it's for sausage rolls?!

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Today's AI News & Comment

https://toot.cat/@garry/110403681686734986

garry, to photography
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"Wednesday Lunch"

But the photo was taken on a Sunday.

Copyright © 2023 Garry Knight
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#photo #photography #StreetPhotography #MyWork #MyPhoto #Monochrome

garry, to random
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Save Dorincourt Care Home

"Please help us today. We are the residents of the Queen Elizabeth Foundation’s Dorincourt care home in Leatherhead, Surrey, and have been told to leave our home by July 31"

This includes people who have complex physical support and health needs, who use wheelchairs and require 24-hour care. And some of them also live with a learning disability.

If you're in the UK, please sign. Thanks.

#UK #disability #CareHomes #ProfitMongering

https://www.change.org/p/help-us-to-fight-shock-eviction-from-residential-care-home-for-disabled-adults

garry, to science
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New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI

'Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover a new antibiotic that can kill a deadly species of superbug.
...
The result was a potent, experimental antibiotic called abaucin, which will need further tests before being used.'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65709834

garry, to science
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Multivitamins May Improve Memory, Study Shows

'A group of scientists from Harvard Medical School and Columbia University report that a daily multivitamin can improve memory and even slow some of the cognitive decline that comes with aging'

https://time.com/6282259/multivitamins-improve-memory/

garry,
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@scottgal @khalidabuhakmeh It irks me a little when I read about doctors saying that you don't need to take a multivitamin when you get everything you need from a balanced diet. Doctors can probably afford to have a balanced diet. Not everyone can, especially these days when food is so expensive and money so scarce.

garry, to photography
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"A Kiss for the Camera"

Or is it for the cameraman?

Copyright © 2023 Garry Knight
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#photo #photography #StreetPhotography #MyWork #MyPhoto #Monochrome #CCBY

fitheach, to random
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Finished my weekly food shopping. As there is a scheduled electric power cut at home, I decided to grab a coffee at the M&S café. Ambiance is only one small step up from a school canteen. Coffee is OK.

garry,
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@fitheach
Ha! Reading this in an M&S cafe! 😄

garry, to random
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Brexit stopped Ukraine invasion from succeeding, Jacob Rees-Mogg says

'The former cabinet minister echoed previous comments made by former prime minister Boris Johnson, who said quitting the EU allowed Britain to "do things differently" while providing weapons to Kyiv'

In other news, Rishi Sunak now lives on the moon and Sue Braverman has emigrated to Sudan.

https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-stopped-ukraine-invasion-from-succeeding-jacob-rees-mogg-says-12880590

garry,
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@mkwadee

He's not even the brightest knife in the box of frogs!

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It's “So how much Sudafed can I legally buy at one time?” season.

garry,
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@paul

Sudafed is not to be sneezed at, though they removed the pseudoephedrine here in the UK. Loratadine is the one that mostly works for me, though it's worth trying the other types.

garry, to internet
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Major psychologists' group warns of social media's potential harm to kids

'The advisory, released Tuesday, is aimed at teens, parents, teachers and policy makers. This comes at a time when teenagers are facing high rates of depression, anxiety and loneliness. And, as NPR has reported, there's mounting evidence that social media can exacerbate and even cause these problems'

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/09/1174838633/psychologists-issue-health-advisory-for-teens-and-social-media

garry, to science
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Parkinson's May Be Caused by a Common Aquatic Bacterium

'A common genus of microbe found in wet, boggy environments could play a key role in the development of Parkinson's disease, by excreting compounds that trigger proteins inside brain cells to form toxic clumps'

https://www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-may-be-caused-by-a-common-aquatic-bacterium

garry, to random
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AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are

'Tech CEOs want us to believe that generative AI will benefit humanity. They are kidding themselves'

A thought-provoking article by Naomi Klein.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/08/ai-machines-hallucinating-naomi-klein

garry,
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@Jigsaw_You
I think she is partly right in that AI is being developed to benefit rich corporations and individuals and thus won't benefit everyone without a massive change of ethics.

garry, to tech
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New rules ban subscription traps and fake reviews

'The bill is being introduced on Tuesday and bans people receiving money or free goods for writing glowing reviews.
Firms will also have to remind people when free subscription trials end'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65377793

garry, to Help
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Does Mastodon have groups?

That depends on what you mean. If you mean like forums, then no. But if you mean like G+ Groups, i.e. lists of people you follow, then yes it does. They're called Lists, and you'll find them in the Getting Started tab at the far right of Mastodon's web interface. So, how do you use them? Well, here's the thing…

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