Syrtica
@syrtica.bsky.social
webdev who goes home and commits chaos
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Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic.
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic.
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.
Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow. n.pr/4bckcKu
A massive winter storm will hit large parts of the U.S. through the weekend
A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.
n.pr
January 22, 2026 at 12:22 AM
A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow. n.pr/4bckcKu
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🔥Super Smash Bros🔥
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
🔥Super Smash Bros🔥
Read a post that was like, "I was raging at <game> and hit my desk so hard my RAM fell out, lol." Stated plainly like hitting things when you're upset is a normal thing to do. Felt like staring at the far edge of a toxic mindset.
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Read a post that was like, "I was raging at <game> and hit my desk so hard my RAM fell out, lol." Stated plainly like hitting things when you're upset is a normal thing to do. Felt like staring at the far edge of a toxic mindset.
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🚨 USPS Postmark Change Alert 🚨
“Your mailbox date ≠ official postmark date”
What to do:
1️⃣ Mail early.
2️⃣ Ask for a manual postmark at drop-off.
3️⃣ Use electronic filing/payment whenever possible.
Spread the word! This will affect voting IMMEDIATELY.
Credit to @cjnlegalnurse for the vid
“Your mailbox date ≠ official postmark date”
What to do:
1️⃣ Mail early.
2️⃣ Ask for a manual postmark at drop-off.
3️⃣ Use electronic filing/payment whenever possible.
Spread the word! This will affect voting IMMEDIATELY.
Credit to @cjnlegalnurse for the vid
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🚨 USPS Postmark Change Alert 🚨
“Your mailbox date ≠ official postmark date”
What to do:
1️⃣ Mail early.
2️⃣ Ask for a manual postmark at drop-off.
3️⃣ Use electronic filing/payment whenever possible.
Spread the word! This will affect voting IMMEDIATELY.
Credit to @cjnlegalnurse for the vid
“Your mailbox date ≠ official postmark date”
What to do:
1️⃣ Mail early.
2️⃣ Ask for a manual postmark at drop-off.
3️⃣ Use electronic filing/payment whenever possible.
Spread the word! This will affect voting IMMEDIATELY.
Credit to @cjnlegalnurse for the vid
I have a bathtub and a shower, but I only ever use the shower. A huge spider took up residence in the tub drain. I used to see it most mornings, but it's been a while…
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I have a bathtub and a shower, but I only ever use the shower. A huge spider took up residence in the tub drain. I used to see it most mornings, but it's been a while…
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I wrote this brief talk on why “augmenting diversity” with LLMs is empirically unsubstantiable, conceptually flawed, and epistemically harmful and a nice surprise to see the organisers have made it public
synthetic-data-workshop.github.io/papers/13.pdf
synthetic-data-workshop.github.io/papers/13.pdf
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I wrote this brief talk on why “augmenting diversity” with LLMs is empirically unsubstantiable, conceptually flawed, and epistemically harmful and a nice surprise to see the organisers have made it public
synthetic-data-workshop.github.io/papers/13.pdf
synthetic-data-workshop.github.io/papers/13.pdf
We're all sick, so I was looking at Doordash. One place showed an offer for $4 off if you buy a Coke. I checked the details (because that's important), and it said "excluding Diet or Zero Sugar varieties." I guess diabetics don't deserve $4 off in their view? lol
December 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
We're all sick, so I was looking at Doordash. One place showed an offer for $4 off if you buy a Coke. I checked the details (because that's important), and it said "excluding Diet or Zero Sugar varieties." I guess diabetics don't deserve $4 off in their view? lol
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Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
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"'I’m just trying to do my goddamn job,' DiMartini said. 'They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with.'" 💥💥
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
IRS Chief Vows Revenge After Being Ousted by Elon Musk’s DOGE
“I’m just trying to do my goddamn job. They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with.”
newrepublic.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"'I’m just trying to do my goddamn job,' DiMartini said. 'They have no idea who they picked a f—king fight with.'" 💥💥
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
newrepublic.com/post/192478/...
Decided to have chicken for breakfast. The instructions said to microwave it for 5-8 minutes, so I did… and it caught fire.
March 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Decided to have chicken for breakfast. The instructions said to microwave it for 5-8 minutes, so I did… and it caught fire.
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a thing i like about starfleet (in most versions of trek): they trust their people to disobey orders when necessary. that's gotta only be possible due to psych evals from telepathic member species, & doesn't always work, but it's a comfort fantasy of mutual respect, interdependence, & competence. 🖖
March 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
a thing i like about starfleet (in most versions of trek): they trust their people to disobey orders when necessary. that's gotta only be possible due to psych evals from telepathic member species, & doesn't always work, but it's a comfort fantasy of mutual respect, interdependence, & competence. 🖖
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ME: should I buy this stock or this stock?
FINANCIAL PLANNER: um those are soups
ME: answer the question. Beef or chicken?
FINANCIAL PLANNER: um those are soups
ME: answer the question. Beef or chicken?
February 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ME: should I buy this stock or this stock?
FINANCIAL PLANNER: um those are soups
ME: answer the question. Beef or chicken?
FINANCIAL PLANNER: um those are soups
ME: answer the question. Beef or chicken?
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Saying : "I'm the black sheep of the family"
Tired.
Old school.
Purposefully isolating.
Saying : "I'm the shiny Pokemon of the family"
Rare.
Powerful.
Implies you're beautiful and interesting.
Tired.
Old school.
Purposefully isolating.
Saying : "I'm the shiny Pokemon of the family"
Rare.
Powerful.
Implies you're beautiful and interesting.
February 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Saying : "I'm the black sheep of the family"
Tired.
Old school.
Purposefully isolating.
Saying : "I'm the shiny Pokemon of the family"
Rare.
Powerful.
Implies you're beautiful and interesting.
Tired.
Old school.
Purposefully isolating.
Saying : "I'm the shiny Pokemon of the family"
Rare.
Powerful.
Implies you're beautiful and interesting.
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IT IS GLORY TO BATHE IN THE BLOOD OF YOUR ENEMIES BUT TO ALSO BATHE IN THE SHOWER.
February 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
IT IS GLORY TO BATHE IN THE BLOOD OF YOUR ENEMIES BUT TO ALSO BATHE IN THE SHOWER.
I'm skipping dinner because putting a new trash bag in the bin seems like a lot of effort.
February 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I'm skipping dinner because putting a new trash bag in the bin seems like a lot of effort.
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Believe me, I understand that my activism is a problem for you. Please know that your inactivism is similarly problematic for me.
It's part of the reason I am as angry as I am.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-conce...
It's part of the reason I am as angry as I am.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-conce...
Dear Concerned Friend, You're F*ckin' Right I'm Angry. I Wish You Were.
Dear Concerned Friend,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Believe me, I understand that my activism is a problem for you. Please know that your inactivism is similarly problematic for me.
It's part of the reason I am as angry as I am.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-conce...
It's part of the reason I am as angry as I am.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-conce...
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I haven't had heat for weeks because Amerigas can't get their shit together. If you're considering using them, don't.
February 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I haven't had heat for weeks because Amerigas can't get their shit together. If you're considering using them, don't.