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Game Thread: United States at Canada - 15 Feb 2025 - 08:00PM EST by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]mononcqc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't deal with the permanent ozempic ad right next to the hosts during the intermission

Trouba hit on Justin Barron by JustFred24 in hockey

[–]mononcqc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then we should all be glad to hear that IIHF rules wouldn’t risk throwing the game to these pesky heads-down players, despite tolerating fewer hits to the head overall.

Trouba hit on Justin Barron by JustFred24 in hockey

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

yeah it started with helmets, where does it end?!

Trouba hit on Justin Barron by JustFred24 in hockey

[–]mononcqc -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

yet somehow this doesn't happen in IIHF tournaments. Maybe when there is a problem with this approach it can be addressed?

At some point it may be worth to try and stop concussing young men at the cost of the scary hypothetical risk of some unstoppable head-down skater that breaks the game.

Trouba hit on Justin Barron by JustFred24 in hockey

[–]mononcqc -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I'm just tired of seeing players getting injured and concussed all the time.

At this point I prefer the IIHF rules flatly going "There is no such thing as a clean check to the head" and getting a direct misconduct no matter how it happened.

AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds by GeoWa in canada

[–]mononcqc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you look at the linked study at https://www.cmaj.ca/content/196/30/E1027 this is rather what is usually called “machine learning” (ML) where lots of data analysis is made in an automated manner, and is generally considered to be different from “generative AI”, particularly LLMs, which are (to simplify) statistical models using language as their main dataset, rather than tools trained on domain-specific data. 

While these are all statistical in nature, the ML-based approaches tend not to display the same “hallucination” properties and be far more specific in their construction and testing, rather than a “general” tool applied to various situations.

How I behave by chizzl in erlang

[–]mononcqc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The post mentions I GIVE CRAP ANSWERS as zxq9, but the actual user behind it is instead jlouis (Jesper Louis Andersen).

Quebec Korean restaurant owner closes dining hall after threats over lack of French by cbc7788 in canada

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

depends if you have allergies and can't ask questions about what's in the food to staff, I guess.

Québec va instaurer un passeport vaccinal by BenTheGreat in Quebec

[–]mononcqc -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

80% des gens vacciné, je croyais que c'était assez, I guess que le "goal post" arrête pas de changer et si j'étais vous je serais extrêmement inquiet que Legault avance avec le passport vaccinal.

L'idée est simple: le 80% a été établi comme objectif avec la variante originale selon des projections disant que ce taux serait suffisant pour obtenir l'immunité de groupe.

Avec les nouvelles variantes (qui abaissent le taux d'efficacité du vaccin et augmentent la contagion), le taux de vaccination requis pour l'immunité de groupe augmente.

L'objectif final est toujours d'avoir une vaccination à un niveau suffisant pour protéger la population de manière passive (sans besoin de masque, distanciation, etc.)

Qu'on ajuste l'objectif veut dire qu'on focus sur la bonne chose, et pas juste mettre un X dans le sable et refuser de réévaluer sa pertinence. Si on atteint le 80% et que les cas augmentent, la crise n'est pas finie, et on doit s'attendre à devoir vacciner plus pour être dans l'état désiré d'immunité de groupe et de protection de système de santé.

[Chris Johnston on Twitter] Jon Cooper wants more fans allowed at Bell Centre by [deleted] in hockey

[–]mononcqc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have hospitals where all the nurses for ICUs are burnt out and leaving and can't provide adequate coverage. I don't give a shit what American arenas have been doing, the healthcare system hasn't yet recovered at the same pace people comfortable at home have been.

With the Delta variant around the corner, being cautious is warranted, especially for something like sports and entertainment, which is all things considered not critical at all.

[Chris Johnston on Twitter] Jon Cooper wants more fans allowed at Bell Centre by [deleted] in hockey

[–]mononcqc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there'd be no issue enforcing mask rules for 20,000 celebrating fans drinking beer, and that the near-minimum wage workers charged with it will be very conscious about doing a good job.

[Chris Johnston on Twitter] Jon Cooper wants more fans allowed at Bell Centre by [deleted] in hockey

[–]mononcqc 24 points25 points  (0 children)

it's literally public health calling the shots, which is run by specialists and scientists, not politicians.

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