Open post David Thompson @dhwthompson@mastodon.social · 8mo ago Replying to @Thayer@mastodon.social <p>Just discovered part of my HRT has been discontinued due to an AI note taking error. Gynae did not say discontinue, and I have letters to prove it. Now I may have to be without testosterone until this is proven, which may mean another 6 month wait to resee a gynaecologist via NHS. Hopefully my letters will suffice, but currently unclear. </p><p>I am beyond furious. Also, wow. Fuck living in this dystopia. </p><p>Keep every medical record you get, you're going to need it in this new terrifying timeline.</p> @Thayer Oh, fuck everything about this. I’m so sorry.
Open post David Thompson @dhwthompson@mastodon.social · 14mo ago Replying to @beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com <p>billions of dollars poured into data centers doing unspeakable things to our planet, and all modern recommendation algorithms still basically amount to</p><p>> YOU ENGAGED WITH PICTURE OF: CAT</p><p>> HERE IS FOUR MILLION MORE PICTURE OF: CAT</p> @beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com It is still wild to me how many things seem to boil down to “this thing is so wasteful and has such awful side effects that it *must* be a good idea, because otherwise we would all have stopped”.
Open post David Thompson @dhwthompson@mastodon.social · 12mo ago Replying to @hadleybeeman@w3c.social <p>I have a new job. </p><p>To explain it, let me tell you a story.</p><p>Have you ever been in the hospital, or with a family member in the hospital, when all the chaos is surrounding you — the busy nurses, the other patients talking, the machines going beep-beep-beep, the occasional sirens outside — and wondered, “How will we get the right medication? Are we sure those are our test results? How will they know who it is in this bed?”<br />1/</p> @hadleybeeman@w3c.social Hadley Beeman, Head of Beeps. I like it. Congratulations on the new role, my friend.