Linkee-poo without a snappy title

Alligators. 'nough said.

Story fodder. "Mexican experts say they have found the first temple of the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse." (Grokked from Matt Staggs)

"A machine learning agent intended to transform aerial images into street maps and back was found to be cheating by hiding information it would need later in 'a nearly imperceptible, high-frequency signal.'" Skynet was caught cribbing. (Grokked from Chuck Wendig)

Sure you're a fan, but you're not this much of a fan. "And then there's this model-making masterpiece Adam has just revealed, a 1/2-scale build of the prop blimp used in Ridley Scott's 1982 flim, Blade Runner. Built by model maker Kayte Sabicer and Adam Savage (but mainly Kayte), the project took months to complete and an ungodly amount of fiddly labor. The results could not be more impressive." (Grokked from John)

"Dozens of Facebook friends, several apparently also physicians, expressed their shock that the CMA president could receive such poor emergency room response, and some said they were happy he was speaking out about poor quality of hospital care." From some of the messages shown in the article there is a real divide here. Nobody should get shoddy medical care. He was in a position to know better and to argue his case, most patients don't have that (either the knowledge of what care should be or the "power" to challenge, note as the patient you have rights including the right to refuse care). But over all there is a class issue being exposed here (including in the responses). "In his post, Aizuss said he was rushed by ambulance to a hospital Monday morning. 'I spent hours in the emergency room (editorial notes: welcome to triage, Doc) where I received inadequate treatment of mind boggling pain (welcome to the post-opioid pain management system, Doc), was never touched or examined by a physician (welcome to modern medical cost cutting procedures, Doc), was mixed up with another patient and almost inadvertently transferred to another hospital, (and) was scheduled for emergency surgery based on a third patient's lab work that was confused with mine,' (all three items which could be cured by both more staff and attention to standards of practice, in case you ever wondered why you're continually asked for your birthdate or other identifier, this is why) he wrote… 'Truly an eye-opening experience for the President of the California Medical Association.'" Gee, Doc, sorry you got caught up in the systems you helped build. (Grokked from Xeni Jardin)

The One the Media Podcast with our case of national amnesia. "After World War II, Germany and the Allied powers took pains to make sure that its citizens would never forget the country’s dark history. But in America, much of our past remains hidden or rewritten. This week, Brooke visits Montgomery, Alabama, home to The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a new museum and memorial created by the Equal Justice Initiative that aim to bring America’s history of segregation and racial terror to the forefront."

"Devoid of rangers, the parks have seen local employees and park aficionados pitching in to donate toilet paper and pick up trash." We'll see how long that will last.

"Researchers in Sweden examined the possible steps that people can take to help tackle the climate crisis. Although a lot of resulting news coverage focused on the most effective action (having one fewer kid), the real takeaway is that individual actions still matter." Yes, individual action can add up. (Grokked from Chuck Wendig)

"Wisconsin taxpayers are funding a $850,000 legal contract to defend GOP-drawn legislative district maps, but they don’t know what it says."

Let the games begin! "Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navigate a Democratic field that could include nearly two dozen candidates."

The situation in NC's 9th district continues to get even worse. "An attorney for Republican Mark Harris said Monday there’s no need to call witnesses to an announced Jan. 11 hearing because there’s no elections board authorized to examine evidence or take action. Attorney David Freedman of Winston-Salem said that is why he didn’t seek to compel witnesses by a Sunday deadline."

"A couple years ago, when I was writing for American Dad!, I needed an Arabic speaker for a small part. Our casting director recommended a Saudi comedian, who happened to be in LA for a couple months shooting a tv show. His name is Fahad Albutairi." A tweet thread that shows a window into Saudi Arabia. (Grokked from Chuck Wendig)