L Brielmaier
lynnbr2.bsky.social
L Brielmaier
@lynnbr2.bsky.social
Electronics Engineer who has ALS. Member IEEE Brain, EMBS,iBCI-CC.org.
Designed & built a custom AAC eye gaze computer.
BCI candidate to drive my exoskeleton. Python & CoPilot noob.
Interested in EAPs. #MedSky

Pinned
For those wishing to slash government medical research spending:

"Just because our lives are finite, doesn’t mean that they’re worthless.”
Ben Strauss
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As many as 17 percent of people who nearly die may have what experts refer to this as a near-death experience (NDE).

No NDE is exactly the same, but there are some commonly reported features.
These people experienced near death. Here’s how it changed their lives.
“I just merged with all of it, I was the flowers and the water and the trees, it was completely blissful,” one person said.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Math is weird.

15 + 15 is thirty and 16 + 16 is thirty too
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A Swath of Bank Customer Data Was Hacked. The F.B.I. Is Investigating.
SitusAMC, a technology vendor for real estate lenders, holds sensitive personal information on the clients of hundreds of its banking customers, including JPMorgan Chase.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/b...
A Swath of Bank Customer Data Was Hacked. The F.B.I. Is Investigating.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
According to Gottman’s research, the “magic ratio” is five to one, meaning that to heal your relationship, you’ll need five positive interactions to every negative interaction.

medium.com/the-virago/t...
This Facial Expression Predicts Divorce With 93.6% Accuracy
It’s the kiss of death for most relationships, says Dr. John Gottman
medium.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Companies Are Blaming AI for Layoffs.
The Real Reason Will Piss You Off.

180,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2025. Companies say it’s because of AI. Oxford researchers call BS.
medium.com/@mattlar.jar...
Companies Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. The Real Reason Will Piss You Off.
180,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2025. Companies say it’s because of AI. Oxford researchers call BS.
medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
See, it does cost less this year!

The Trump Administration Gives America the Bird
Every day is turkey day.
By Barry Blitt
November 18, 2025
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What is Edge AI? | Definition from TechTarget www.techtarget.com/searchenterp... via @techtargetnews.bsky.social

My CY26 goal is to Create a medical model LLM for ALS Research.
Who wants to help?
www.techtarget.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Kai Trump, the 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump, finished dead last in her LPGA debut this week.
The tournament may have lost the plot by granting her a sponsor exemption
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
from The Athletic:
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Large language models #LLMs are growing extremely quickly, and the #hardware systems that they require can’t keep up with the pace. Each time #MLPerf introduces a new benchmark, training time increases. The data tells the story. spectrum.ieee.org/mlperf-trends
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A man does not belong to the place where he was born, but where he chooses to die.

Orson Welles
American film actor, director, producer, and writer
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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BCI maker InBrain teams w/ Microsoft. "This partnership brings us closer to a future where brain-computer interfaces don’t just decode or modulate, but truly understand & respond to the nervous system in real time, making the nervous system, the body OS." www.massdevice.com/inbrain-micr...
InBrain, Microsoft team up on AI for neurology, BCI tech
InBrain Neuroelectronics announced today that it entered into a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to explore AI in neurology.
www.massdevice.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
for members of Her A.L.S. Story, a community of women diagnosed in their 20s and early 30s, www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fall Allergies Are Real. And They’re Getting Worse. www.nytimes.com/article/fall...
How to tell the difference between allergies, colds and Covid
Fall Allergies Are Real. And They’re Getting Worse.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
City American, Country American. What’s the difference? Take our quiz.
wapo.st/43RSkXk
A fun quiz!
Opinion | City American, Country American. What’s the difference? Take our quiz.
There are a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes that obscure what Americans have in common.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dementia researchers cheer Texas voters’ approval of $3 billion funding initiative | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
DPRIT’s first proposals might by reviewed as early as next May, researchers say, meaning that the money could start flowing as soon as next September.
Dementia researchers cheer Texas voters’ approval of $3 billion funding initiative
New effort is modeled after the state’s long running cancer research institute
www.science.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by L Brielmaier
What if ships could share real-time sea conditions like traffic apps? Co-Captain is making it a reality for safer navigation.
Navigating Safer Seas With Orca AI’s Co-Captain
Can Co-Captain's real-time data sharing reduce maritime incidents and improve navigation for aging vessels?
spectrum.ieee.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Dr. Oz Blasted for 'Flawed' Medicare Advantage Provider Directory www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
said the launch of the Medicare Advantage provider directory was "rushed" and "riddled with erroneous, conflicting, and duplicative information."
www.medpagetoday.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Well let's get this party started!!
Here's the new 2025 ALS Ornament Exchange form you need to fill out to be included in this year's exchange! @everyone
forms.gle/cAxmhMXvTWdL...
ALS Ornament Exchange Contact information
Here's the 2025 form because we are a growing group! Please submit your form for the admins to pair you with your new ornament buddy! Thanks for helping us!!
forms.gle
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ASW gets interesting
Researchers from Zhejiang University in China have developed a flexible electromagnetic fin that allows #underwater #robots to swim with fish-like agility. Inspired by fish movement, this development in underwater #robotics blends compact design with powerful propulsion.
What Makes This Robotic Fish So Efficient?
Researchers have created a bionic fin that swims like a fish, combining power and flexibility in a compact design.
spectrum.ieee.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
FDA’s top drug regulator resigns amid investigation www.statnews.com/2025/11/02/f...
via @statnews.com
only on the job four months
www.statnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The brain is a delicate network of about 100 trillion connections with a consistency close to Jell-O, and how blasts affect that network is still poorly understood.

Sports examples point to a dosage dependency.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Gun Blasts From Indoor Shooting May Cause Brain Injuries (Gift Article)
The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM