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New comment by BeratnaGas in "Early progress on accelerating drug development with Claude"

BeratnaGas — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:37:13 +0000

A valuable application not mentioned here is streamlining synthesis and manufacturing to lower the costs of current drugs. That would positively impact millions more people than a new treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer. But there's not as much potential profit so....

New comment by BeratnaGas in "Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropic"

BeratnaGas — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0000

At this point in time I'd rather China have my data than the U.S. I don't do anything sensitive and China can't arrest me under NPSM-7 for putting the wrong proper noun and active verb in the same sentence.

New comment by BeratnaGas in "Is society growing stupider? The clues are simple and repeated"

BeratnaGas — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:41:47 +0000

The "simple/simplified" theme here is repeated numerous times without much insight or exploration. Tragically beyond ironic.

New comment by BeratnaGas in "Hetzner Price Adjustment"

BeratnaGas — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:48:31 +0000

Of the 172,000 (adjusted) new jobs in May, 70,000 are attributed to hospitality when 14,000/month is the norm. World Cup temporary jobs. Hourly average earnings rose 12 cents in May while the average price of gas rose $1.17/gallon since the start of the war. One could argue that some of the people participating in the surveys have a vested interest in the numbers looking good.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.a.htm

New comment by BeratnaGas in "Googlebook"

BeratnaGas — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:36:40 +0000

Researched men's sneakers last night. Super conflicting TMI for my odd size so going to a store for human sizing and gait evaluation. Info on durability was complete garbage. Suspicious about tuning for favored brands but AI recommended shoes will have the edge in my purchase decision since I've done some research.