Jon Massey
@jonnyboy27.bsky.social
Researcher/data scientist/software engineer sort of thing with electronic health data. Also diver, cyclist, ferret keeper
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Short musings on "cognitive debt" - I'm seeing this in my own work, where excessive unreviewed AI-generated code leads me to lose a firm mental model of what I've built, which then makes it harder to confidently make future decisions https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/cognitive-debt/
How Generative and Agentic AI Shift Concern from Technical Debt to Cognitive Debt
This piece by Margaret-Anne Storey is the best explanation of the term cognitive debt I've seen so far. Cognitive debt, a term gaining traction recently, instead communicates the notion that …
simonwillison.net
February 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Short musings on "cognitive debt" - I'm seeing this in my own work, where excessive unreviewed AI-generated code leads me to lose a firm mental model of what I've built, which then makes it harder to confidently make future decisions https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/15/cognitive-debt/
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I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
This weekend's project was new home for this year's crop of spicy frens. Will hopefully find time to paint/glaze it in the gaps between the rain this week.
February 16, 2026 at 7:53 AM
This weekend's project was new home for this year's crop of spicy frens. Will hopefully find time to paint/glaze it in the gaps between the rain this week.
Magnificent
How do you like the self-help guides for retro collectors that @amylherndon.bsky.social and I made for @vcfsocal.bsky.social?
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Magnificent
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
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and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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Rowan Atkinson got expelled for setting fire to the cricket pavilion, IIRC
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Rowan Atkinson got expelled for setting fire to the cricket pavilion, IIRC
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This has been a consistent pattern in recent years, affecting peers of multiple parties.
With Shaun Bailey (Con - Partygate photos) and Ann Limb (Lab - false CV qualifications) we’ve seen scandal details emerge AFTER peerage nomination announcement, but BEFORE letters patent confirm their peerages.
With Shaun Bailey (Con - Partygate photos) and Ann Limb (Lab - false CV qualifications) we’ve seen scandal details emerge AFTER peerage nomination announcement, but BEFORE letters patent confirm their peerages.
February 12, 2026 at 8:55 AM
This has been a consistent pattern in recent years, affecting peers of multiple parties.
With Shaun Bailey (Con - Partygate photos) and Ann Limb (Lab - false CV qualifications) we’ve seen scandal details emerge AFTER peerage nomination announcement, but BEFORE letters patent confirm their peerages.
With Shaun Bailey (Con - Partygate photos) and Ann Limb (Lab - false CV qualifications) we’ve seen scandal details emerge AFTER peerage nomination announcement, but BEFORE letters patent confirm their peerages.
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You know that coffee & dementia study that's going around?
It's hogwash.
For starters, it's not pre-registered (that I could find), which means it may have been the product of a fishing expedition looking for dementia associations.
But even if it's not ...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
It's hogwash.
For starters, it's not pre-registered (that I could find), which means it may have been the product of a fishing expedition looking for dementia associations.
But even if it's not ...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
You know that coffee & dementia study that's going around?
It's hogwash.
For starters, it's not pre-registered (that I could find), which means it may have been the product of a fishing expedition looking for dementia associations.
But even if it's not ...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
It's hogwash.
For starters, it's not pre-registered (that I could find), which means it may have been the product of a fishing expedition looking for dementia associations.
But even if it's not ...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2026/02... Still seems absolutely crackers that oromorph is Schedule 5 @ ~200mg morphine/bottle when other forms are Schedule 2. Massive amounts of booze and sugar in there too, seems rife for unsafe use/abuse.
Oral Morphine Liquid - new OpenPrescribing measures | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
In this guest blog, Vanessa Sherwood explains how she has used OpenPrescribing to reduce oral liquid morphine prescribing.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2026/02... Still seems absolutely crackers that oromorph is Schedule 5 @ ~200mg morphine/bottle when other forms are Schedule 2. Massive amounts of booze and sugar in there too, seems rife for unsafe use/abuse.
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I mean, how could some weird American magazine be more iconic than the British show that brought you this? (as an aside, Grant, the reporter in this, was an ex of mine. He died a couple of years ago.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iahc...
Three German Shepherds In A Pub
YouTube video by kd fr
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February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I mean, how could some weird American magazine be more iconic than the British show that brought you this? (as an aside, Grant, the reporter in this, was an ex of mine. He died a couple of years ago.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iahc...
Raw feeding of pets continues to be a very risky choice. Newly published report from UK FSA based on 380 retail samples : doi.org/10.46756/001... . 35% with pathogenic bacteria, 20% contained AMR bacteria, MRSA in 10% ! 29% of samples noncompliant with UK standards.
A Survey of Microbiological and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Contamination Found in Raw Dog and Cat Food on Retail Sale in the UK | Published in FSA Research and Evidence
By F Jorgensen, M Kesby & 14 more. This survey was carried out to determine what pathogens and AMR bacteria were present in raw dog and cat food on retail sale in the UK.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Raw feeding of pets continues to be a very risky choice. Newly published report from UK FSA based on 380 retail samples : doi.org/10.46756/001... . 35% with pathogenic bacteria, 20% contained AMR bacteria, MRSA in 10% ! 29% of samples noncompliant with UK standards.
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There's nothing for you here!
February 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
There's nothing for you here!
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We have reps come in often to showcase their new software for analysis of coronary arteries. The tech itself is very cool and has been a game changer, but the latest iterations all have AI tools to ‘assist’ the operator. The first thing I, and all my colleagues do, is turn the AI mode off
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 AM
We have reps come in often to showcase their new software for analysis of coronary arteries. The tech itself is very cool and has been a game changer, but the latest iterations all have AI tools to ‘assist’ the operator. The first thing I, and all my colleagues do, is turn the AI mode off
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I see the Gray Zone Boyz are in "you gotta hand it to Noam Chomsky" mode.
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 AM
I see the Gray Zone Boyz are in "you gotta hand it to Noam Chomsky" mode.
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Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.
This is disgraceful of the IOC
⚡️ BREAKING: International Olympic Committee has banned Vladyslav Heraskevych from using a custom helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia at the 2026 Olympics.
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This is disgraceful of the IOC
He's not wrong, though
My little daughter: “Wow! Look! A toddler has won TWO World Records for playing snooker!”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
My husband: “That’s a foul. You’re supposed to keep one foot on the ground at all times.”
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
He's not wrong, though
I've got the cure, and it's mostly black pepper
February 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I've got the cure, and it's mostly black pepper
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Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins & Other Men Are
Transcript: Well, it happened again. I’m mentioned in the Epstein files. Again. You probably saw my first video on this topic and you came away thinking that I’ve spent the past decade being as awe…
skepchick.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
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Jeremy Corbyn’s “Peace and Justice Project” have just memoryholed Noam Chomsky out of existence and purged mentions of him from their website.
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Jeremy Corbyn’s “Peace and Justice Project” have just memoryholed Noam Chomsky out of existence and purged mentions of him from their website.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te1H... @dolanthology.bsky.social this is cool as fuck, reckon you'll love it h/t @bengoldacre.bsky.social
Angine de Poitrine - Mata Zyklek (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te1H... @dolanthology.bsky.social this is cool as fuck, reckon you'll love it h/t @bengoldacre.bsky.social
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Wow if only there were people who know how to do dairy that they could have talked to
like, literally anyone who works in dairy
like, literally anyone who works in dairy
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Wow if only there were people who know how to do dairy that they could have talked to
like, literally anyone who works in dairy
like, literally anyone who works in dairy