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We’re actually trained not to just use what the roomer wrote. The reason is that what the receptionist writes and roomer writes can be inaccurate, and inaccuracies can multiply each time they’re transcribed.

For example, the call center might write “pain in testicle,” and then the roomer might write “lump in left testicle for 2 weeks” and then the patient tells me the lump has been in the right testicle for 3-4 weeks. If we just all copied the original note, we might be working with the wrong symptoms or wrong location. And asking questions assuming the notes are 100% accurate can lead a patient into giving us inaccurate answers, which is a much lower risk if we ask open-ended questions and let you fill them in. We do read the roomer’s notes, but our documentation is much better if we are getting the information directly from you rather than playing telephone.

As for cutting people off, I can’t speak for your individual doctors, other than to say there is a certain personality type who will answer every question (even yes/no questions) with a 1-2 minute meandering answer. And if we have 20 questions to get through, we simply can’t ask every patient for the rest of the day to wait an extra 20-40 minutes just to avoid cutting people off. If your doctor is doing that even when you’re giving a 1 sentence answer, though, you may need to look for a new one.

I typed that comment while I was on the toilet last night 7 minutes before my bedtime. So no, I can’t simply put a video into chipmunk mode and watch for an unscheduled 30 minutes. That’s longer than the actual 25 minute show my wife and I watched in bed.

1:15:23

No thanks.

Pinebook Pro is rather nice, though it is low powered and some tasks will feel slow on it.

According to the study, the job tasks most likely to be impacted by AI in the film and TV industry are 3-D modeling, character and environment design, voice generation and cloning and compositing, followed by sound design, tools programming, script writing, animation and rigging, concept art/visual development and light/texture generation.

This was in a survey of industry leaders: the people likely to be making the decision of how many humans to hire vs. how much to rely on AI.

For generations, parents have been giving kids their old cars or buying a used beater so they can learn to drive.

We need to get a generation of parents giving kids their old laptops or buying a cheap one off eBay with a light linux distro to extend its life.

Climate scientists: “The climate is fucked now! We needed to intervene 20 years ago. We must take emergency intervention!”

Government/industry: “We’ll get right on that in 10-15 years.”

Your biggest tech challenge will likely be in installing linux. So take your time and work through a tutorial.

Linux is a fundamentally different OS from Windows. Some desktop environments resemble various Windows versions, while others are very different: they might be more Mac like, or more mobile like, or completely unfamiliar.

Installing programs is generally easier on linux because the default is to use the package manager (basically an app store) rather than downloading sketchy programs off websites that all want to update on their own schedule and all want to start when you boot the OS. Just search them, set updates to pop up weekly or whatever your preferred schedule is, and your package manager will do the rest.

Troubleshooting is harder for new users but easier for experienced users: it typically requires more work that can be daunting for casual users, but it lets you get much deeper into the OS to fix problems, where on Windows you might just be stuck waiting for a patch.

Compatibility is usually the biggest frustration, since many programs do not release a linux version, so you need to find alternatives or run them in a compatibility layer. Both of these solutions can sometimes cause problems getting the exact functionality you need, whereas if you’re using the natively supporting OS it may be smoother.

Is this surprising? The prices were always going to adjust to the market. Any new cheap thing that undercuts the market will eventually become the market as it becomes mainstream, and prices will be increased to what the market will bear to maximize profits.