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Tried ChatGPT for some exploratory literature review. I've admittedly found it incredibly good at synthesizing and explaining topics. But when I asked it for the top publications, it listed one by a well-known scientist. Except the title was made up. And the DOI was to a totally different paper...

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 19

The doldrums have officially arrived.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · Jun 19

Lets see how the average summer cloudiness has changed over the last 50 years. ☀️☁️

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy Pride. 😐

CNN @cnn.com · Jun 19

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth will no longer be in operation starting July 17, according to a statement from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Trump administration to end 988 suicide prevention specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth in July | CNN

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth will no longer be in operation starting July 17, according to a statement from the US Department of Health and Human Services’...

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Jun 18

Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

Kate Aronoff @katearonoff.bsky.social · Jun 18

Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

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Chris McBee @mcbeewx.com · Jun 18

Much of the I-35 corridor from #OKC north to Kansas is under #tornado warnings. #okwx

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 18

Windy. 💨

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Doppler on Wheels (DOW) @dowfacility.bsky.social · Jun 18

MiniCOW up scanning a hail-producing (and tornado-producing) storm near Arnett, OK as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social IOP19!
Can watch in real-time (COW2)
svr.guru/data.php?id=...

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 18

Arnett area very much under the gun once again. 😬 At least it is moving away from town at this time. #okwx

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 18

Oh she is so much more gentle than our boys would be. 😬

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Mike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · Jun 17

Single shot 70mm from yesterday. Ghostly. Etherial. And a photo I'll probably never be able to top!

Dickens, Nebraska. 6/16/25

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 17

101 mph! 😬

Bryce Kintigh @stormchaserbryce.bsky.social · Jun 17

Massive shelf cloud moving over Wichita, Kansas early this morning as a measured 101 mph gust hit KICT airport. #kswx #wxsky #severeweather

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Zach Kram @zachkram.bsky.social · Jun 17

Jalen Williams and SGA join LeBron and Kyrie as the only teammates since 1980 to finish a Finals game with 40+ points for one and 30+ points for the other

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 17

What do we think the number of dB is in Loud City right now? 🙉😁

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 17

Like clockwork. 😅

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Jacob Carlin @locoako.bsky.social · Jun 17

Stressing eating popcorn through this third quarter. 😬

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brettjrob.bsky.social @brettjrob.bsky.social · Jun 16

Doubtful there's any perspective of the Amistad NM beast from June 7 that's not already been spammed far and wide, but here's my best attempt.

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