Category Archives: Guest Post

California’s Big Melt Kicks Off, Likely to Cause Floods

This weekend’s hot temperatures will lead to melting of California’s epic snowpack. Flooding and other hazards will loom for weeks to come.

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/27/2023

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It’s Bad Enough EHRs Cause Clinician Burnout. It’s Even Worse They Are Being Used by Hospitals and Defense Lawyers To Bury Mistakes Through Discovery Fraud and Information Blocking

How hospital systems are using electronic health records (EHRs) to hide patient records during discovery in malpractice and other lawsuits.

US-South Korea Nuclear Weapons Deal – What You Need to Know

US is bringing back nuclear weapons to South Korea in dangerous East Asia escalation.

TikTok and Critical Mass

TikTok is becoming an important vehicle for what old farts call consciousness raising. But can it foment serious protests?

Links 4/27/2023

Why You Should Never Use an AI for Advice about Your Health, Especially Alzheimer’s

Alert reader Adam1 gets an AI to fake a citation!

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/26/2023

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Links 4/26/2023

Income Tax Withholding Payments Stumble Again, Signaling Job Weakness. Will the Fed Start to Consider Backing Off?

Income tax receipts are a good proxy for jobs. That measure has suddenly gone wobbly. If that persists, will the Fed blink?

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/25/2023

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Is Zelensky’s International Charm Offensive, Backed Up With US Bullying, Finally Paying Dividends in Latin America?

Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies “hosted” a video conference with Zelensky last week, becoming only the second Latin American government to do so. But the event turned out to be a lot less than met the eye.

Why Regulators Can’t Curb Social Media Hype for Weight Loss Drugs

Weight loss is a fixation as people on average get fatter. Some diabetes drugs presecribed off-label promise help…if you keep taking them.

Global Shipping Is Under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast – That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming

While proposals to curb shipping industry emissions are overdue, it would help to address the shippers too.