Mastodawn

Jim Jones 8h ago

Salty 14h ago

Another one.

Jim Jones 8h ago

David Gerard 10h ago

and no coding of value was lost

Jim Jones 19h ago

Daniël Franke

23h ago

We need more places to openly take stands like Thomas House.

Jim Jones 1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@aicaution/116779565769434478

It feels like more and more research seems to indicate that resisting AI will lead to competitive advantages in the future.

The better physicians, the better nurses, the better software engineers, etc , etc, and so on are going to be those that resist deskilling by resisting AI.

Study after study shows that skills that are replaced with AI tools atrophy.

Jim Jones 1d ago

Pause AI in BC Schools 1d ago

If you use something that does a complex task for you, you lose the ability to do the task without it.

If you use AI, you lose the ability to do work without it.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01947-1

#noai #ai #edtech #education

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

Jim Jones 1d ago

Scalzi 1d ago

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Whatever

Jim Jones 1d ago

Had my second colonscopy today, folks. Everything went well and I have been cleared for a five year follow up instead of two.

Follow your doctor's recommendations and get these done on time. They could save your life.

I used the pill prep and followed the prep guidelines. It's... effective! More importantly, it seems less harsh than previous methods and results in a good procedure.

Be safe and healthy out there.

Jim Jones 1d ago

Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺1d ago

Any astronomers looking for a wild new job?

I got a message from an ecologist in Belgium today, and he's looking for a postdoc with experience in photometry to work on analysis of all-sky imagery for an experiment on the impact of #LightPollution on birds.

This is not yet a job offer! He would work together with the candidate on an internal university grant.

If anyone is interested (PhD in #astronomy or closely related field required), send me a message and I'll put you in touch.

Jim Jones 1d ago

Chee Aun 🤔1d ago

Do you know that Mastodon 4.6 allows posting poll and media together?

Yes

15.9%

No

84.1%

Poll ended at Jun 19 at 10:03pm.

Jim Jones 1d ago

Danielle 1d ago

I noticed a desperate cry for a lighthouse in my timeline 👋🏼, so here is the Svörtuloft Lighthouse in Iceland.

The road to it is beautiful and in a terrible condition, however easier with the snow filling the potholes. Except, a massive snowdrift blocked the road, I could even hardly turn the car (cliffs on one side, rocks on the other).

Happy with my 30x zoom. 😉

#Svörtuloft #Lighthouse #photography #iceland #Snaefellsnes #roadtrip