Recent content by Astronuc

ChatGPT Health 'under-triaged' half of medical emergencies in a new study Researchers tested different medical scenarios with the chatbot. In more than half of cases where doctors would send a patient to the ER, the chatbot said it was OK to delay care...

A little bit of trivia, "The Langworthy Professorship, an endowed chair at the university's Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been historically given to a long line of academic luminaries, including Ernest Rutherford (1907–19), Lawrence Bragg (1919–37), Patrick Blackett (1937–53) and more...

Or more than one bunny.

It looks like rabbit droppings, similar to what I find in my backyard. I don't usually see such a large pile though. It could be several rabbits. Each pile looks like a day's worth of rabbit droppings. https://kapristofarms.com/bunny-poop-vs-deer-poop-understanding-the-differences/ Usually...

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson apparently decided reform Rush for a new road tour in 2026-2027. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/27/rush-geddy-lee-alex-lifeson-interview I saw Rush in concert about 50 years ago.

I heard a video about Çakmaktepe a couple of days ago. I recognized references to Göbeklitepe, but I had not heard about Çakmaktepe before. It is supposed to be about 12000+ years old, or slightly older than Göbeklitepe, and there may be more sites in the region. A new (Feb 2026) PBS NOVA...

US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say https://apnews.com/article/military-laser-border-drone-texas-airport-55aaab7093f7d6dd174f909f3875001c U.S. military reportedly used a laser to shoot down Customs and Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure...

My brother and I used both systems when were young.

“That $15 wash just cost y’all $150K”: Truck owner enters car wash without emptying the bed. Then the machine breaks down https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/15-wash-just-cost-y-110000100.html Man takes his pickup (utility) truck through a car way forgetting a roll of high strength...

Radiative Processes in Astrophysics https://people.sissa.it/~perrotta/

Ref: https://www.foxla.com/news/caltech-scientist-carl-grillmair-suspect-freddy-snyder-charged It's unclear if Grillmair and Snyder had any connection prior to the killing. https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/science/staff/carl-grillmair Publications -...

Mark Cuban says AI won’t take your job anytime soon because it still acts like a hungover college intern—with a $100K price tag to show for it https://fortune.com/2026/02/20/mark-cuban-smartest-counter-artificial-intelligence-stealing-jobs-six-figure-price-tag-lacks-awareness-ai-layoffs/...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02479-w, published 3 March 2025 It's those Population III stars again. https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/population-3-star-pop-iii-candidate-lap1.1083006/ See - 1000–10,000 M⊙ Primordial Stars Created the Nitrogen Excess in GS 3073 at z = 5.55...

https://www.wtaj.com/trending/actor-robert-duvall-dies-at-95-wife-announces/ I finally watched the movie Secondhand Lions, with Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. Loved the movie. Actor Robert Duvall has died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles...

Yes, it does seem to be corrective. I had posted the following in the Random Thoughts thread when this thread was inadvertently removed from GD. Bitcoin’s turbulent start to 2026 continues as prices slump to 15-month low...