Alan J. Card
@alanjcard.bsky.social
PhD / MPH. Assistant Professor. Systems design and improvement for health and care. #PatientSafety, #QISky #riskmgt, #designthinking, occupational safety/wellbeing, #academicsky. Also puns.
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Alan J. Card
@alanjcard.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire…
And fuel,
And oxygen,
And an ignition source,
And a system that brought them together.
And fuel,
And oxygen,
And an ignition source,
And a system that brought them together.
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Isn’t… isn’t the whole *point* of forcing this upgrade on everyone to *fix* security problems???
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Isn’t… isn’t the whole *point* of forcing this upgrade on everyone to *fix* security problems???
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"The plan would reorganize the departments and their faculty members into an array of “schools,” “centers” and “institutes.” Among those that administrators have floated are the School of Human Narratives and Creative Expressions & the Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies"
"[admin]...who regard the...students of their own universities with such contempt as to be undeserving of the education that in many cases those administrators themselves, or their parents, or their children received...are an enemy of the educational enterprise"
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
🎁 link
www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
Opinion | Montclair State’s Inhumanity to the Humanities
Goodbye, English department. Hello, Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"The plan would reorganize the departments and their faculty members into an array of “schools,” “centers” and “institutes.” Among those that administrators have floated are the School of Human Narratives and Creative Expressions & the Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies"
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Yeah right. An accident?
So they just took the dog's word for it?
So they just took the dog's word for it?
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Yeah right. An accident?
So they just took the dog's word for it?
So they just took the dog's word for it?
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New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
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I wonder how many employers might actually refuse to hire the post-ChatGPT generation or they might end up fired because they cant do the things their degrees say they can do
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
New feature article from TNJ (nation's best student magazine): Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI thenewjournalatyale.com/2025/10/insi...
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I wonder how many employers might actually refuse to hire the post-ChatGPT generation or they might end up fired because they cant do the things their degrees say they can do
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
Id be very angry with universities for hyping gAI the way they have, if I was a student or parent, tbh.
I really wish I were as good at editing my own writing as I am at editing other people’s work.
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I really wish I were as good at editing my own writing as I am at editing other people’s work.
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As I read this, I'm thinking about the man I interviewed who had to be hospitalized from the Covid he caught at the poultry processing plant and he got fired for it and he still has long Covid
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
As I read this, I'm thinking about the man I interviewed who had to be hospitalized from the Covid he caught at the poultry processing plant and he got fired for it and he still has long Covid
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During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
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"fomites don't matter if they're hanging from the ceiling" - a new corollary to the 5 second rule
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"fomites don't matter if they're hanging from the ceiling" - a new corollary to the 5 second rule
On top of everything else @matthewcort.land mentions here, those “privacy” curtains are absolute cesspools of germs and we just… pretend they’re not?
"Sitting here as a patient, I'm not bound by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. And in what may be news only to whoever branded these as "privacy curtains," this fabric blocks no sound.
I can hear everything...."
www.patreon.com/posts/who-ar...
I can hear everything...."
www.patreon.com/posts/who-ar...
Who Are Hospitals For? | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On top of everything else @matthewcort.land mentions here, those “privacy” curtains are absolute cesspools of germs and we just… pretend they’re not?
Friends overseas: If your government is flirting with American-style healthcare, here’s what that looks like.
Anthem BC/BS came back, 10 months later, and decided that it was going to deny me and my son's rabies treatments, after already approving the claim last December.
Denying a claim where if treatment were not given, results in death 100% of the time!
Denying a claim where if treatment were not given, results in death 100% of the time!
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Friends overseas: If your government is flirting with American-style healthcare, here’s what that looks like.
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What if I just paid it? What if I wasn't a pissed off person who didn't know any better? How much money do insurers make off of people not knowing they're being billed inccorectly!? 😭
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
What if I just paid it? What if I wasn't a pissed off person who didn't know any better? How much money do insurers make off of people not knowing they're being billed inccorectly!? 😭
Well, that’s an annoyingly good example of poor human factors design.
I was trying to make delicious bread, not a cinnamon raisin whole wheat candle!
#HFE
I was trying to make delicious bread, not a cinnamon raisin whole wheat candle!
#HFE
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Well, that’s an annoyingly good example of poor human factors design.
I was trying to make delicious bread, not a cinnamon raisin whole wheat candle!
#HFE
I was trying to make delicious bread, not a cinnamon raisin whole wheat candle!
#HFE
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There were once dreams of eradicating measles - I remember discussion on it in my MSc epi class.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There were once dreams of eradicating measles - I remember discussion on it in my MSc epi class.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
The loss of progress on measles is not only a health loss for kids (measles can be disabling & deadly), it’s also a massive economic loss.
We save billions/yr not having to vaccinate & treat smallpox.
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I love this lede from NYT's Victor Mather on the death of the penny
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I love this lede from NYT's Victor Mather on the death of the penny
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Appointment.
Their spanking new AI system is testing their appointment system by creating dummy appointments. But they aren't supposed to actually go out to patients.
Dear Reader, the car park was jam packed with folks like me, trying to be on time for urgent appointments. Fewer places to park 2/
Their spanking new AI system is testing their appointment system by creating dummy appointments. But they aren't supposed to actually go out to patients.
Dear Reader, the car park was jam packed with folks like me, trying to be on time for urgent appointments. Fewer places to park 2/
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Appointment.
Their spanking new AI system is testing their appointment system by creating dummy appointments. But they aren't supposed to actually go out to patients.
Dear Reader, the car park was jam packed with folks like me, trying to be on time for urgent appointments. Fewer places to park 2/
Their spanking new AI system is testing their appointment system by creating dummy appointments. But they aren't supposed to actually go out to patients.
Dear Reader, the car park was jam packed with folks like me, trying to be on time for urgent appointments. Fewer places to park 2/
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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Peeps, here we go.
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Peeps, here we go.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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Hey #AcademicSky and #Medsky 🩺🧪
What book do you wish someone had given you as a first year undergrad? Or did someone give you that was pivotal for you?
(Or should it always be @bcdreyer.social’s English or Tufte’s Visual Display of Quantitative Info?)
What book do you wish someone had given you as a first year undergrad? Or did someone give you that was pivotal for you?
(Or should it always be @bcdreyer.social’s English or Tufte’s Visual Display of Quantitative Info?)
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Hey #AcademicSky and #Medsky 🩺🧪
What book do you wish someone had given you as a first year undergrad? Or did someone give you that was pivotal for you?
(Or should it always be @bcdreyer.social’s English or Tufte’s Visual Display of Quantitative Info?)
What book do you wish someone had given you as a first year undergrad? Or did someone give you that was pivotal for you?
(Or should it always be @bcdreyer.social’s English or Tufte’s Visual Display of Quantitative Info?)
Down with Standard Time!
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Down with Standard Time!
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An awful lot of the discourse about AI in medicine amounts to "[valid criticism] but they're working that out."
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
An awful lot of the discourse about AI in medicine amounts to "[valid criticism] but they're working that out."
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
The people who say they're working that out are selling you something. If a pharmaceutical company told you survival is worse "but we're working it out," would you advocate for that drug?
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Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Home - Long COVID Treatment Trial
Be part of groundbreaking Long COVID research from Scripps Research. We endeavor to conduct a portfolio of Long COVID clinical trials.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
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boosting this again because honestly I am proud of this near future and very political sf story, the illustration by Juan Bernabeu is exceptional, and big shout out to the editor Oliver Dougherty for having such a keen eye.
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
boosting this again because honestly I am proud of this near future and very political sf story, the illustration by Juan Bernabeu is exceptional, and big shout out to the editor Oliver Dougherty for having such a keen eye.
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.