Interesting Links for 19-02-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Can ChatGPT edit fiction? 4 professional editors asked AI to do their job - and it ruined their short story

(tags:ai editing fail viaMarrog )

2. Mercury: Council and Parliament strike a deal to completely phase out mercury in the EU

(tags:Europe dental mercury lighting )

3. There's a fascinating discussion in this article about who "the Celts" were

(tags:prehistory Europe language society )

4. 2023 Hugo winner announces that they no longer consider themselves to have won

(tags:Hugo awards china fraud )

5. All new NHS building projects in Scotland put on hold

(tags:Scotland NHS money building )

6. Rabbit Test - the short story that won* a Hugo

(tags:hugo abortion rights women scifi )

7. Fertility doctor uses own sperm to impregnate lots of women, leading to incest

(tags:usa fertility incest OhForFucksSake healthcare fraud )

8. The Fifteenth Doctor audition piece

(tags:tv drwho acting RusselTDavies )

Comments

[andrewducker]

I'm not sure why dental care is considered separately either. Except for "It's the money".

Item 2: Dental Care More Generally

[dewline]

Same has been the case in Canada up to now. Seems like we're in the process of catching up to the more sensible parts of the world in such matters, now, though, re: starting a nationwide, federally backed dental care programme.

Some of the latest news:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dental-care-liberals-deadline-1.7102324

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dental-care-plan-expansion-72-to-76-years-1.7100722