Laura M Williams
@williamslauram.bsky.social
Software documentation is a team sport. MSFT employee. Opinions mine. || Past life: Victorian Poetry & theory of the lyric. || Buffalo girl in Seattle. She/her. #BLM #GoBills #Swiftie
I’ve quietly thought to myself that AI will impress me when it cures pancreatic cancer. Turns out, China is kind of on it.
The tool is one example of how Chinese tech companies and hospitals are racing to apply A.I. to some of medicine’s most stubborn problems.
In China, A.I. Is Finding Deadly Tumors That Doctors Might Miss
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I’ve quietly thought to myself that AI will impress me when it cures pancreatic cancer. Turns out, China is kind of on it.
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There are many reasons that being a scientist is very difficult right now. But learning that a manuscript I fucking bled over (metaphorically and sometimes literally) would be reviewed by AI would take me over the edge.
A study shows that more than half of peer reviewers (53%) now use AI. The reviewers claim using AI mostly to draft reports (59%), summarize findings (29%), or flag potential misconduct (28%).
www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/12...
www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/12...
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
There are many reasons that being a scientist is very difficult right now. But learning that a manuscript I fucking bled over (metaphorically and sometimes literally) would be reviewed by AI would take me over the edge.
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David Kaye is a former UN special rapporteur, a law professor, and an expert on international humanitarian law. In other words, he is authoritative in this area of the law.
rome statute of the international criminal court, article 8bis: crime of aggression
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
David Kaye is a former UN special rapporteur, a law professor, and an expert on international humanitarian law. In other words, he is authoritative in this area of the law.
Kind of wild to realized that Heated Rivalry is only at the beginning of its extended global heater. UK and Europe all get to discover it later this month — all in advance of the Winter Olympics.
🙌 The full set of 6 episodes of Heated Rivalry drops on Sky TV in the UK next week.
#HeatedRivalry #LGBTQ #hockey #sports
#HeatedRivalry #LGBTQ #hockey #sports
All episodes of Heated Rivalry will be landing on Sky and streaming service NOW on 10 January
All episodes of Heated Rivalry, the steamy romantic drama adapted from Rachel Reid’s critically acclaimed Game Changers book series, will land on Sky and streaming service NOW on 10 Jan...
www.skygroup.sky
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Kind of wild to realized that Heated Rivalry is only at the beginning of its extended global heater. UK and Europe all get to discover it later this month — all in advance of the Winter Olympics.
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YEAR ONE MAHA
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
YEAR ONE MAHA
At any rate, I would like to thank real human writers, for print, for TV, for movie screen, (as well as my writing colleagues at Microsoft), for getting me through 2025.
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 AM
At any rate, I would like to thank real human writers, for print, for TV, for movie screen, (as well as my writing colleagues at Microsoft), for getting me through 2025.
Those Class of 89 kids sitting around the D&D table at the end of Stranger Things all totally ended up on the West Coast working in software. 🤣
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Those Class of 89 kids sitting around the D&D table at the end of Stranger Things all totally ended up on the West Coast working in software. 🤣
Okay, finally they gave Winona Ryder something to do in Stranger Things Season 5. 🪓
January 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Okay, finally they gave Winona Ryder something to do in Stranger Things Season 5. 🪓
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Wasn’t expecting my emotional support queer hockey romance series to attack me this way. But, the Sabres have it in gear at the moment, so that mitigates the sting. #HeatedRivalry
December 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Wasn’t expecting my emotional support queer hockey romance series to attack me this way. But, the Sabres have it in gear at the moment, so that mitigates the sting. #HeatedRivalry
How fast can we plummet to the ground?
“This could look like a user asking how much ibuprofen to take for a headache receiving a promoted ad for Advil in the chatbot’s response. Meanwhile, actual results on correct dosage may be brushed to the side, or buried under a mountain of ad text…”
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
How fast can we plummet to the ground?
Well, this is horrible. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Ashley MacIsaac concert cancelled after AI wrongly accuses him of being sex offender | CBC News
Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac says he may have been defamed by Google after it recently produced an AI-generated summary falsely identifying him as a sex offender.
www.cbc.ca
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Well, this is horrible. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Ok, this one works. It’s already getting pulled down in other locations.
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Ok, this one works. It’s already getting pulled down in other locations.
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Archivists/librarians please share the coolest thing in your collections that will never be digitized.
I live in the heart of California gold country. One of the richest mines ever in CA is nearby. Opened circa 1860 closed 1942. A local foundation has preserved the records on site. I know not a stitch has been digitized and am confident no more than 2 pro historians have ever been in there.
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Archivists/librarians please share the coolest thing in your collections that will never be digitized.
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live across all the great lakes!
@lake-michigan.live
@lake-superior.live
@lake-huron.live
@lake-erie.live
@lake-ontario.live
@lake-michigan.live
@lake-superior.live
@lake-huron.live
@lake-erie.live
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December 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
live across all the great lakes!
@lake-michigan.live
@lake-superior.live
@lake-huron.live
@lake-erie.live
@lake-ontario.live
@lake-michigan.live
@lake-superior.live
@lake-huron.live
@lake-erie.live
@lake-ontario.live
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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The return of preventable diseases threatens vulnerable adults as well - including those who are immunocompromised due to medications or medical conditions.
This horrific change affects people you know, and will hurt your community.
This horrific change affects people you know, and will hurt your community.
RFK Jr. is going to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate.
RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.
It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate.
RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.
December 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The return of preventable diseases threatens vulnerable adults as well - including those who are immunocompromised due to medications or medical conditions.
This horrific change affects people you know, and will hurt your community.
This horrific change affects people you know, and will hurt your community.
Also, Burger Meister Meister Burger banning toys and toy makers is giving major Hate Yam energy.
Rankin Bass Christmas shows are still awesome, but they will never hit as hard as whoI was being allowed to stay up past my bedtime to watch them.
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Also, Burger Meister Meister Burger banning toys and toy makers is giving major Hate Yam energy.
Rankin Bass Christmas shows are still awesome, but they will never hit as hard as whoI was being allowed to stay up past my bedtime to watch them.
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Rankin Bass Christmas shows are still awesome, but they will never hit as hard as whoI was being allowed to stay up past my bedtime to watch them.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
ICE Nativity scenes: Churches reimagine Christmas story amid deportations
(RNS) — 'We know that Jesus was born into a Roman imperial occupation, and pretty much immediately becomes a refugee in Egypt, has to flee and faces political violence,' the Rev. Michael Woolf said.
religionnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests.
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here."
It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...
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first time I've been sad bsky doesn't have an algorithm because how did it take a month for this to show up on my timeline
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
first time I've been sad bsky doesn't have an algorithm because how did it take a month for this to show up on my timeline
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If you were born before the Hepatitis B vaccine was added to the childhood immunization schedule in 1991, get the shot.
It’s a small move towards the community immunity that might save a child’s life.
Get another MMR & TDaP shot as well! (I found out my measles immunity had waned! 😱)
It’s a small move towards the community immunity that might save a child’s life.
Get another MMR & TDaP shot as well! (I found out my measles immunity had waned! 😱)
Today is the start of 2 days of meetings of RFK Jr.'s ACIP, where vaccines skeptics outnumber actual scientists and medial experts. Their target: the Hep B vaccine, which has a ~90-98% (after 3 doses) effectiveness rate in preventing infection for up to 30 yrs.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Doctors warn delaying hepatitis B shot for newborns could revive a deadly threat
As RFK Jr.'s new vaccine panel ponders changing the hepatitis B vaccination schedule, some doctors recall past patients, including children, who died painful deaths before there was a vaccine.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If you were born before the Hepatitis B vaccine was added to the childhood immunization schedule in 1991, get the shot.
It’s a small move towards the community immunity that might save a child’s life.
Get another MMR & TDaP shot as well! (I found out my measles immunity had waned! 😱)
It’s a small move towards the community immunity that might save a child’s life.
Get another MMR & TDaP shot as well! (I found out my measles immunity had waned! 😱)
My 14-year old theater kid has a Spotify Wrapped age of 95 because her listening is mostly Broadway show tunes. This year was heavy on Cole Porter & Sondheim.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
My 14-year old theater kid has a Spotify Wrapped age of 95 because her listening is mostly Broadway show tunes. This year was heavy on Cole Porter & Sondheim.
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Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.alternet.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...