Beth Meyer
@drbethmeyer.bsky.social
UX designer for 20+ years, designing for clinicians during most of that time. Also love finding nature in my neighborhood.
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As someone who works in pharma: no. It won’t bring the manufacturing back.
It will just make our insurance premiums skyrocket.
It’s too expensive to move and validate those factories. It’s not like setting up a metal stamping shop.
It will just make our insurance premiums skyrocket.
It’s too expensive to move and validate those factories. It’s not like setting up a metal stamping shop.
April 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
As someone who works in pharma: no. It won’t bring the manufacturing back.
It will just make our insurance premiums skyrocket.
It’s too expensive to move and validate those factories. It’s not like setting up a metal stamping shop.
It will just make our insurance premiums skyrocket.
It’s too expensive to move and validate those factories. It’s not like setting up a metal stamping shop.
Oof - great thread:
Unfortunately this situation produces a certain type of grifter - let's call them toxic generalists - who relies on this complexity to wheel and deal their way through systems.
The toxic generalist only needs to know a little more than nothing to pass as an expert. That's where AI comes in.
The toxic generalist only needs to know a little more than nothing to pass as an expert. That's where AI comes in.
I find “people don’t actually know how things work” has a lot of explanatory power.
I don’t mean this in a holier-than-thou way. I’m only vaguely aware of how my microwave or the car radio work. A lot of modern life is assuming the functioning of complex tech and models.
I don’t mean this in a holier-than-thou way. I’m only vaguely aware of how my microwave or the car radio work. A lot of modern life is assuming the functioning of complex tech and models.
April 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Oof - great thread:
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
March 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
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*fronts. Though a war on fonts would be funny
March 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
*fronts. Though a war on fonts would be funny
Absolutely what I thought when I first heard of this.
Chuck Schumer only the latest in a long line of people to fail as a result of shitty user personas
March 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Absolutely what I thought when I first heard of this.
In my area, there is another spectrum of winter birding - loner vs. massive horde. A (terrible, sorry) pic from today shows both ends - note the crowd of Canada geese on the opposite shore from the bald eagle:
December 15, 2024 at 8:30 PM
In my area, there is another spectrum of winter birding - loner vs. massive horde. A (terrible, sorry) pic from today shows both ends - note the crowd of Canada geese on the opposite shore from the bald eagle:
Wait - what…?
December 12, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Wait - what…?
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November 28, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I'm excited about joining Bluesky. Follow me if you enjoy discussions on:
#HumanFactors
#SafetyScience
#Healthcare
#PatientSafety
#HealthEquity
#Quality
#EmergencyMedicine
#EMS
#HumanFactorsEngineering
#HealthCareSafety
#Innovation
#SafetyInnovation
#HumanFactors
#SafetyScience
#Healthcare
#PatientSafety
#HealthEquity
#Quality
#EmergencyMedicine
#EMS
#HumanFactorsEngineering
#HealthCareSafety
#Innovation
#SafetyInnovation
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Of all my photos, this is easily my favourite I've ever taken. This amphipod is legitimately about 1mm in size. So small your eyes can't make out any details on it. They refuse to sit still. They run away from the light. It just looks like a grain of sand.
Genuinely a 1 in a million shot.
Genuinely a 1 in a million shot.
November 18, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Of all my photos, this is easily my favourite I've ever taken. This amphipod is legitimately about 1mm in size. So small your eyes can't make out any details on it. They refuse to sit still. They run away from the light. It just looks like a grain of sand.
Genuinely a 1 in a million shot.
Genuinely a 1 in a million shot.
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I like that the new logo is written in SPoNGEBoB CasE
November 20, 2024 at 3:47 AM
I like that the new logo is written in SPoNGEBoB CasE
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can yall do me a personal favor and block the owner of the babylon bee’s bluesky account to wall him off from all the interesting parts of the site? I hate his guts and would like his experience here to be 100% resist lib echo chamber. thank you
November 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM
can yall do me a personal favor and block the owner of the babylon bee’s bluesky account to wall him off from all the interesting parts of the site? I hate his guts and would like his experience here to be 100% resist lib echo chamber. thank you
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A BlueSky Thread.
I wanted to say as both a #photographer and someone who seasonally works for the national park service.
I believe there is value in photographing many beautiful places in the world, but I believe it’s important to not share online the exact location of those special places. (1/6)
I wanted to say as both a #photographer and someone who seasonally works for the national park service.
I believe there is value in photographing many beautiful places in the world, but I believe it’s important to not share online the exact location of those special places. (1/6)
November 18, 2024 at 2:34 AM
A BlueSky Thread.
I wanted to say as both a #photographer and someone who seasonally works for the national park service.
I believe there is value in photographing many beautiful places in the world, but I believe it’s important to not share online the exact location of those special places. (1/6)
I wanted to say as both a #photographer and someone who seasonally works for the national park service.
I believe there is value in photographing many beautiful places in the world, but I believe it’s important to not share online the exact location of those special places. (1/6)
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This is tangential to that but this also reminds me of the people that say “women are just using abortion as a form of birth control.” The tie in here is that young women are being seen as sluts and the related idea that if bad things happen to them, they deserved it. It’s awful.
November 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM
This is tangential to that but this also reminds me of the people that say “women are just using abortion as a form of birth control.” The tie in here is that young women are being seen as sluts and the related idea that if bad things happen to them, they deserved it. It’s awful.
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First post on Bluesky. Let's do some Macro photography and see how thos works 📸😊 #photography
November 15, 2024 at 5:02 PM
First post on Bluesky. Let's do some Macro photography and see how thos works 📸😊 #photography
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Happy anniversary to the king of headlines.
November 11, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Happy anniversary to the king of headlines.
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If you're feeling some heavy grief about the election results, here's what to do with it: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/elec...
Election Grief Is Real. Here’s How to Cope
Understanding the psychology of ambiguous loss can help people struggling with grief and depression in the wake of the 2024 election results
www.scientificamerican.com
November 6, 2024 at 9:21 PM
If you're feeling some heavy grief about the election results, here's what to do with it: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/elec...
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Jumping spiders usually molt in the safety and privacy of a silk hammock, so this sight is kinda rare! Little jello monster is growing up 💚
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Goodnight y'all
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Goodnight y'all
November 2, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Jumping spiders usually molt in the safety and privacy of a silk hammock, so this sight is kinda rare! Little jello monster is growing up 💚
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Goodnight y'all
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Goodnight y'all
A hollyhock that was growing alongside a drainage ditch by the side of the road in Erie, CO :-)
October 26, 2024 at 11:40 PM
A hollyhock that was growing alongside a drainage ditch by the side of the road in Erie, CO :-)
OK, my UX peeps have to see this:
does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Answers to all your questions about Embroidery problems
web.archive.org
October 25, 2024 at 7:38 PM
OK, my UX peeps have to see this:
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Interesting to read and what happens when you don’t give people tech that meets the basic needs of their job efficiently
"Despite the potential shortcomings, it’s just widely accepted as the most efficient way for us to communicate. I think we all feel it’s being used in the best interest of the patients.”
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NHS staff use WhatsApp ‘constantly’ to share private patient data
[FREE TO READ] Campaigners warn of ‘wild west’ approach to security in UK health service
on.ft.com
October 24, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Interesting to read and what happens when you don’t give people tech that meets the basic needs of their job efficiently
Attn @frwildflowers.bsky.social and @spavel.bsky.social :-)
October 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Attn @frwildflowers.bsky.social and @spavel.bsky.social :-)
OK, this was a funny sequence on my timeline:
October 24, 2024 at 3:05 AM
OK, this was a funny sequence on my timeline:
I think a few of my #GoodOmens friends might appreciate this sale…
October 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I think a few of my #GoodOmens friends might appreciate this sale…