When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
Mary Oliver, When Death Comes
When a clown enters a palace, the clown doesn’t become a king, the palace becomes a circus.
— Turkish proverb modified by Elizabeth Bangs
I love collecting quotes. The first one came from another newsletter that I needed to read the original poem. The second is a reflection of the current state of things.
When you need to brighten up your day
Thank you Elmo for going on Chicken Shop Date (even if he eats veggie nuggets)
Doctors vs. AI
Okay, the title is clickbait-y. What we’ve noticed is if you put your symptoms with an LLM, there’s a likelihood it could get your illness diagnosed, but of course, don’t actually call it a diagnosis.
NYTimes - ChatGPT Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness
Your News, brought to you by your influencer
NBC - 1 in 5 U.S. adults get their news from social media influencers, according to Pew report
Let’s go to the source form the Pew Research Center: Influencers Who Often Post About News, and Who Sees Their Content
Local Murder Drama
Bob Lee’s murder trial is often a soap opera. Here’s an inside look.
From the feed
MSN - Newport Oregon will power thousands of homes with waves
Derek Sivers - Wealth = Have ÷ Want
The Shape of AI | UX Patterns for Artificial Intelligence Design
MSN - Lots of Republicans suddenly think the economy wasn’t that bad after all
Recommendations
Newsletter - Sharon McMahon’s Substack - The Preamble
- Also, her book is out: The Small and the Mighty