Whatever: 737 to the Max
Quote of the week
In summary, the management of bilateral iatrogenic I'm very sorry, but I don't have access to real-time information or patient-specific data, as I am an AI language model. I can provide general information about managing hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile duct injuries, but for specific cases, it is essential to consult with a medical professional who has access to the patient's medical records and can provide personalized advice. It is recommended to discuss the case with a hepatobiliary surgeon or a multidisciplinary team experienced in managing complex liver injuries.
— "Successful management of an Iatrogenic portal vein and hepatic artery injury in a 4-month-old female patient: A case report and literature review", Elsevier Radiology Case Reports.
Business
- The Boeing 737 Max 9 plane door blowout is being investigated, but Boeing say that all the service records and security camera recordings have somehow gone missing.
- Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, found dead the day before he was due to give evidence in court, had told a friend that "if anything happens to me, it's not suicide".
- Amazon has a new way to help mental health in its fulfillment centers: tell employees to close their eyes and think about something that makes them happy. Then pee in a bottle and get back to work.
- A darknet site that provided a cryptocurrency marketplace for illegal drugs decides to boost profits by pivoting into blackmail.
- Car makers are profiting by selling your driving records to insurance companies.
- The largest ever wildfires in Texas? Thank badly maintained equipment belonging to a Texas electric utility.
Science
- Exposure to plastic pollution seems to lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and microplastics in the bloodstream make sufferers 4.5x as likely to experience a stroke.
- One good LSD trip seems to provide immediate and lasting relief from anxiety.
- A German man got 217 COVID-19 vaccinations over 29 months. Would you believe he's fine?
- A 78-year-old man who lived in an iron lung for most of his life after getting polio, has died.
AI
- Language models are more likely to suggest that speakers of African American English be assigned less prestigious jobs, be convicted of crimes, and be sentenced to death.
- Midjourney bans Stability AI from using its service, accusing them of stealing images Midjourney had stolen fair and square from actual creators.
- Google's "Gemini" AI doesn't want to talk about Palestine, and won't say where Gaza is.
- OpenAI clarifies that it's open in the sense of "not open".
Politics
- The Republican Party decides to give up wasting money on minority outreach.
- Enid, Oklahoma elected a Republican white nationalist. Now there's an attempt to vote him out.
- The UK assembles a list of warning signs of terrorism, including socialism and anti-fascism.
Brexit dividends
- The UK is the second most miserable place in the world (after Uzbekistan).
- The UK economy has underperformed by 4-8% since the leave vote, and now has the worst debt burden since the 1950s, with large tax rises expected.
Nature
- Please do not pet yellow cancer kitty.
- A man staying in a Las Vegas hotel is very upset that he was stung in the testicles by a scorpion while asleep.
Muskrat
- Tesla paid -$1,000,000 in federal income tax while paying $2.5 billion to executives. (They'd have paid Elon alone $55.8 billion if a judge hadn't stopped that.)
- Meanwhile, Elon's being sued for not paying severance to Twitter's CEO.
Other news
- The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women's Leadership Award was intended to celebrate “women who exemplify human qualities of empathy and humility”. This year men are eligible, and the 2024 winners are… (opens envelope) Elon Musk, Michael Milken and Rupert Murdoch…?
- Why is everyone swearing all the fucking time these days?