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Comment Well within the margin of error (Score 4, Informative) 97

An 11% difference in a study of self-reported food habits is inconclusive. For comparison, here is a graph of different studies conducted on different foods. The numbers on the bottom of that graph are 2 = twice as likely, .5 equals half as likely. We routinely see effects that are much, much larger being within the margin of error. Quoting the article,

the study "relied on people recalling their dietary patterns, which can leave room for misremembering or misreporting...Utilizing even the most sophisticated techniques does not really solve the problem that the information about diet is rather limited – which is obviously a big problem in nutritional epidemiology in general"

So you really want to see a much stronger correlation before drawing a conclusion. Eating hot dogs every day is weird. I have to imagine that someone who eats hot dogs every day probably has other things going on in their diet (like never eating vegetables).

Comment Re:I'll pass on the clot shot, thanks. (Score 3, Informative) 121

Myocarditis is just inflammation as a natural part of the immune system being active. It can even be caused by the common cold. It's not really surprising that vaccines cause myocarditis, since vaccines activate the immune system. https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.10...

Most people with myocarditis have an uncomplicated, self-limited and mild course while making a full recovery. In mild cases, they might not even notice they have it.

Comment Re: I agree (Score 1) 83

I'm open to new ideas, and I haven't seen everything. AI is improving all the time. So maybe one of these companies found a way to fix major portions of technical debt. And if it does, I hope someone will tell me.

I haven't seen it yet.

Comment Re:Gaza? (Score 1) 35

That is why Iran bombed them. Quote from article:

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the Microsoft office was "attacked due to its close cooperation with the Israeli army and its being part of the system supporting aggression, and not just a civilian entity."

So Iran believes Microsoft is helping genocide, and maybe spread that belief to Pakistan.

But actually the US government has helped Israel for decades, and Pakistan happily helped US, because of money. Pakistan is happy to accept anyone who gives them money.

Comment I agree (Score 4, Insightful) 83

Yes AI may be generating a lot of code now. But you need someone to find where what was generated was weak, or inefficient.

Over time the quality of generated stuff will improve, but since so many companies are generating a lot of code today that is a LOT of technical debt that is building up rapidly.

I especially agree that now is the time to round out your skills - as stated, study design, study platforms you connect to but do not develop on. Study AI tools, find out when they work for things you work on and know well - and when they do not.

Good luck out there everyone!

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