Isocrinus

@isocrinus
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Wind Instrument Maker and Musician, and occasional echinoderm paleobiologist and composer
IsocrinusFeb 10, 2023
I forgot I had this account as an alternative to Twitter!
Show threadIsocrinusDec 19, 2022
I have one. Thanks Mike!
IsocrinusDec 18, 2022
Fresh tomatoes in my sunroom today NW of Seattle
IsocrinusDec 14, 2022
I sneeze like this.
https://www.tiktok.com/@allstarveterinaryclinic/video/7174912337307028779?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7174912337307028779
allstarveterinaryclinic on TikTok

#duet with @brittanyraeannlong so many sneezes for such a little pup 😂 #dogsneeze #veterinarymedicine #vetmed #vetmedlife #veterinariansoftiktok #vetsoftiktok #vettechsoftiktok #vettechtok

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IsocrinusDec 13, 2022
We still have tomatoes on the vine here near Seattle in mid-December!
IsocrinusDec 13, 2022

The Cure for Corvids and whatever ails you - made from Genuine Horse Clam Dewormer!

https://laurentflutes.substack.com/p/acres-of-cures-65a

Acres of Cures

Day 4 of Quarantine

Writings by the Woodwind Maker Casey Burns
IsocrinusDec 13, 2022
LaughterInLightDec 13, 2022

Models are predicting 1.3-2 M deaths in China over the next couple of months as it relaxes #COVID restrictions.

I believe it will be at least double that unless they immediately import an effective vaccine.

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-many-people-might-die-why-if-china-loosens-covid-restrictions-2022-12-03/

https://www.science.org/content/article/models-predict-massive-wave-disease-and-death-if-china-lifts-zero-covid-policy

Factbox: How many people might die, and why, under relaxed China COVID curbs

China's <a href="/world/china/china-allows-covid-cases-with-no-or-mild-symptoms-quarantine-home-2022-12-07/">abrupt end</a> to its zero-COVID policy has raised concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population with little natural immunity that would overload the health system and result in up to 2 million deaths, or more, various research groups are reporting.

Reuters
IsocrinusDec 13, 2022
Do I have any followers yet? I don't think I had any on Twitter - as I never used it.
IsocrinusDec 13, 2022

We came up with a new term, combining this pre-bomb steel and the potential for AI to replace verbiage created entirely by humans:
"Low Background Literature"

This refers to anything written before the advent of ChatGPT or any computer -generated verbiage. (3 of 3)

IsocrinusDec 13, 2022
We were also discussing the release of OpenAI's new ChatGPT, and the amount of writing that this platform can produce from a simple prompt. Also the. many out there freaking out, thinking it will replace an industry of Copy Writing throwing many out of work, as well as render teaching anything requiring a functional knowledge of writing pointless.
I suspect that AI -produced writings will not withstand the scrutiny of the sharp eye. For instance, when I write there are usually typos. (2 of 3)