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    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce @mlnews
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      @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

      https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/majority-of-scientists-now-agree-that-humans-came-to-the-americas-by-boat/

      Not by crossing the ice from Russia to Alaska?

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      • ObsolesceO
        Obsolesce
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        Good read

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        • mlnewsM
          mlnews @Obsolesce
          last edited by

          @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

          @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

          https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/majority-of-scientists-now-agree-that-humans-came-to-the-americas-by-boat/

          Not by crossing the ice from Russia to Alaska?

          Correct. Looks like water-based landfall in South America might predate any Alaska foot traffic.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            A missile was shot into the Saudi capital, but they managed to stop it before it landed, yesterday. It was aimed at the airport. Yemen claims to have fired it.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              'Mass shooting' reported at small town church in Texas
              http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41880511

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              • ObsolesceO
                Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller

                No not in Texas...

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                  last edited by

                  @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @scottalanmiller

                  No not in Texas...

                  Yup, in San Antonio.

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                  • mlnewsM
                    mlnews
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                    Thank goodness they took her license. It's scary that she's been allowed to be a doctor for so long!

                    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/84-year-old-doctor-wants-her-license-back-after-spat-over-computer-skills/

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @mlnews
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                      @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      Thank goodness they took her license. It's scary that she's been allowed to be a doctor for so long!

                      https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/84-year-old-doctor-wants-her-license-back-after-spat-over-computer-skills/

                      This is just insane!

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @coliver
                        last edited by

                        @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        Thank goodness they took her license. It's scary that she's been allowed to be a doctor for so long!

                        https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/84-year-old-doctor-wants-her-license-back-after-spat-over-computer-skills/

                        This is just insane!

                        The doctor is basically saying that she shouldn't need to be literate to be a doctor.

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                        • JaredBuschJ
                          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                          @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                          @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                          Thank goodness they took her license. It's scary that she's been allowed to be a doctor for so long!

                          https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/84-year-old-doctor-wants-her-license-back-after-spat-over-computer-skills/

                          This is just insane!

                          The doctor is basically saying that she shouldn't need to be literate to be a doctor.

                          That is not at all what it says.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by Dashrender

                            “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                            say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                              say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

                              There is a lot of wtf in that article.

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                              • JaredBuschJ
                                JaredBusch @Dashrender
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                                @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                Thank goodness they took her license. It's scary that she's been allowed to be a doctor for so long!

                                https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/84-year-old-doctor-wants-her-license-back-after-spat-over-computer-skills/

                                This is just insane!

                                The doctor is basically saying that she shouldn't need to be literate to be a doctor.

                                “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                                say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

                                That part is insane. Writing scripts without checking against existing scripts in a database is stupid.

                                But non of it means illiterate.

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @coliver
                                  last edited by

                                  @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                                  say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

                                  There is a lot of wtf in that article.

                                  Yup!

                                  How does she stay current with current medical practices and not have computers?

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @Dashrender
                                    last edited by

                                    @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                                    say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

                                    There is a lot of wtf in that article.

                                    Yup!

                                    How does she stay current with current medical practices and not have computers?

                                    She doesn't, and shouldn't be practicing. That much is certain.

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @JaredBusch
                                      last edited by

                                      @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                                      say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

                                      There is a lot of wtf in that article.

                                      Yup!

                                      How does she stay current with current medical practices and not have computers?

                                      She doesn't, and shouldn't be practicing. That much is certain.

                                      This was my point.

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                                      • nadnerBN
                                        nadnerB @JaredBusch
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                                        @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                        Thank goodness they took her license. It's scary that she's been allowed to be a doctor for so long!

                                        https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/84-year-old-doctor-wants-her-license-back-after-spat-over-computer-skills/

                                        This is just insane!

                                        The doctor is basically saying that she shouldn't need to be literate to be a doctor.

                                        “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                                        say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

                                        That part is insane. Writing scripts without checking against existing scripts in a database is stupid.

                                        But non of it means illiterate.

                                        Could it be "computer illiterate"? If so, it needs to be stated as such, and not shortened to simply "illiterate".

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @nadnerB
                                          last edited by

                                          @nadnerb said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          Thank goodness they took her license. It's scary that she's been allowed to be a doctor for so long!

                                          https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/84-year-old-doctor-wants-her-license-back-after-spat-over-computer-skills/

                                          This is just insane!

                                          The doctor is basically saying that she shouldn't need to be literate to be a doctor.

                                          “two file cabinets in a tiny waiting room"

                                          say what? your patient records are in the waiting room?

                                          That part is insane. Writing scripts without checking against existing scripts in a database is stupid.

                                          But non of it means illiterate.

                                          Could it be "computer illiterate"? If so, it needs to be stated as such, and not shortened to simply "illiterate".

                                          One and the same. Computer literacy is a basic part of literacy. Just like reading literacy and writing literacy are part of basic literacy today.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
                                            last edited by

                                            literacy
                                            [lit-er-uh-see]

                                            noun
                                            1.
                                            the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
                                            2.
                                            possession of education:
                                            to question someone's literacy.
                                            3.
                                            a person's knowledge of a particular subject or field: to acquire computer literacy;
                                            improving your financial literacy.

                                            In the case of the doctor, it is a lack of education and lack of knowledge in their field. Both 2 & 3 definitions, and in some ways, in 1 as well.

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