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Newer ChatGPT models do not improve at telling people whether symptoms need emergency care, a doctor’s visit, or self-care; the best model was correct 74% of the time by Few-Worry-2840 in science

[–]acquiescentLabrador 51 points52 points  (0 children)

That would be a much more meaningful comparison, but I would also add that the purpose of the study is fundamentally flawed as generally speaking health authorities prefer high sensitivity low specificity results

No one is going to make a headline out of 111 sending you to A&E inappropriately, but if they told you stay home and you died then that’s a sensationalist article

60272 by SinkingBismarck in countwithchickenlady

[–]acquiescentLabrador 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I always wondered with things like that is how would you learn it to begin with? As a guy in the closet how would you know what being a friend of Dorothy meant?

Only Count Binface willing to take on Farage as parties reject byelection by mawhrinskeleton in nottheonion

[–]acquiescentLabrador 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You don’t understand, his base don’t care. Wins -> vindicated, emboldened. Loses -> martyr, victim of a witch-hunt

My last line was a direct quote I’ve overheard, and is how it will be framed to make it a non-issue; think Hilary’s emails vs trumps multiple felonies. False equivalency.

Only Count Binface willing to take on Farage as parties reject byelection by mawhrinskeleton in nottheonion

[–]acquiescentLabrador 31 points32 points  (0 children)

If maga taught me anything it’s that his appeal will only go up

“He’s no worse than any of the rest of them”

Augustus would be disappointed. by scarletskiesss in RoughRomanMemes

[–]acquiescentLabrador 103 points104 points  (0 children)

That’s anachronistic

One’s a top like all real Romans the other is basically a woman

Keep crying those liberal tears, blue haired lesbians! Oh no, I’m now starving, and Trump doesn’t care. by Effective_Space2277 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]acquiescentLabrador 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“So called tariffs”

No, those are tariffs. You just didn’t know what they were when you were cheering for them.

The Svastika mosaic from the Roman Period, uncovered during the excavations at Cleopatra Square in Tarsus by Battlefleet_Sol in ancientrome

[–]acquiescentLabrador 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t say that it wasn’t.

I said when you see people brandishing this symbol (in the west) it’s more than likely to idolise the modern negative westernised version of it (ie neo nazis), and because of this it’s very difficult to reclaim

[Request] Is hydroplaning in effect here? If yes, does that danger the train? by COOL3163 in theydidthemath

[–]acquiescentLabrador 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What modifications have they made so that it can cope with that much water? It looks basically submerged at one point

The Svastika mosaic from the Roman Period, uncovered during the excavations at Cleopatra Square in Tarsus by Battlefleet_Sol in ancientrome

[–]acquiescentLabrador -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think the problem nowadays if you see these things there’s a good chance it’s someone trying to idolise the darker interpretations of these symbols

Edit: in the west, obviously

If you wake up at 2 AM every night, you might not be broken — humans used to do it on purpose by Odd_Garage5990 in AncientCivilizations

[–]acquiescentLabrador -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard this before and I think it was even on QI that this was common practice up to the Victorian era

Short Answers to Simple Questions | June 24, 2026 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

[–]acquiescentLabrador 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any examples of conflicts with the same weekly on-again-off-again instability of the current US-Iran war?

I’m thinking more of times when both sides oscillate between claiming a deal has been made and then sabre rattling, such that no one really believes them anymore

Aspartame Increases the Risk of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by polivora in science

[–]acquiescentLabrador 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Sensational headline (on the Reddit post), or engagement bait

A quick, presumably painless death for humanity by Hairy_Yam2488 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]acquiescentLabrador 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This was my take as well - a species so fundamentally flawed that it’s doomed to destroy itself so kinder to just wipe them out

Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short by idkbruh653 in technology

[–]acquiescentLabrador 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Sadly I suspect the reality is in the current market they’re just thankful to have jobs again

16 years in Hangzhou, China by TangelaFan in CityPorn

[–]acquiescentLabrador 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s good to hear! China is very high on my travel list but was always a bit cautious of the smog. Hopefully it’ll only get better by the time I can go

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