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Invent an illness;2. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:49:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span> Cf. <a href="https://xkcd.com/978/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>xkcd.com/978/</span><span></span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/jhertzli/statuses/116457876849754994</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/jhertzli/statuses/116457876849754994</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jhertzli@mathstodon.xyz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:49:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:27:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span> CC <span><a href="https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard">@<span>davidgerard</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Szescstopni/statuses/116451421143800389</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://circumstances.run/users/Szescstopni/statuses/116451421143800389</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[szescstopni@circumstances.run]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:27:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:28:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span> </p><p>But ... what if some idiot hooks up AI to gear that starts *synthesizing* it....</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/megatronicthronbanks/statuses/116451185944482640</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/megatronicthronbanks/statuses/116451185944482640</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:28:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:10:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/elduvelle%40neuromatch.social">@<span>elduvelle</span></a></span> </p><p>Your papers don’t cater to the gullible hypochondriacs that seek medical advice from a chatbot.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/albertcardona/statuses/116451115024053902</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/albertcardona/statuses/116451115024053902</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:37:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/hjhornbeck%40freethought.online">@<span>hjhornbeck</span></a></span> Lab leak.  New kind.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/trabern/statuses/116450752578658126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/trabern/statuses/116450752578658126</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[trabern@mas.to]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:37:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:05:22 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span> I wish my own papers were taken up by the literature that easily..</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116450624945548540</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116450624945548540</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[elduvelle@neuromatch.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:05:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:43:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span> <br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ArtificialStupidity" rel="tag">#<span>ArtificialStupidity</span></a> : Fake disease edition</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/knutson_brain/statuses/116450539191016622</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/knutson_brain/statuses/116450539191016622</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[knutson_brain@sfba.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:43:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:42:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/knutson_brain/statuses/116450536637924193</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/knutson_brain/statuses/116450536637924193</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[knutson_brain@sfba.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:42:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to 1. Invent an illness;2. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:27:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/albertcardona%40mathstodon.xyz">@<span>albertcardona</span></a></span> "you've got RWSD. Right-wing super dumb. You got infected by your AI girlfriend"</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johnefrancis/statuses/116450475689005484</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johnefrancis/statuses/116450475689005484</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnefrancis@cosocial.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:27:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>