11 Hospital Workers Reveal Regrets of Their Dying Patients
1. He wished he had been a better father to his daughter. He wished they had reconnected. His dementia prevented him from remembering they had reconnected years before and that she visited often.
I wish I could have made him aware that he had accomplished his last wish. But he died not really understanding that.
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What Does Being In Love Feel Like?
Being in love is feeling a friendship set on fire.
It’s a feeling that fills you with a warmth and vigor like nothing else. It makes you feel a happiness and lust for everything like you never have before. That person is now a shining beacon of everything that’s wonderful. The effect that they have on you is warm comfort in which you feel that you can weather any storm. It shows you a side of yourself that can do anything, be anything, and have anything. It’s an energy that fills you with a red hot ball of life as you’ve never known it.
Dating Matters – “I Am Almost 32 and Have Never Had a Girlfriend. Is This Bad?”
I will turn 32 in around 6 weeks time and I have recently come to realise that I have never been on a date with a girl. I have asked girls out in the past but I have been rejected. The last time I asked was almost 12 years ago. I took the rejection to heart and I decided I was better off not asking in future.
Recently, however, I have realised that most acquaintances (I have very few friends) on social media (mainly Facebook) are either in long-term relationships or married. It has made me worry that life is passing me by somewhat and that I should probably look into finding someone special.
I am an extreme introvert and I have experienced severe depression for a number of years due to trauma during my 20’s. In the last few years, however, I have worked hard to get my life back on track. I returned to university and graduated with first-class honours in modern history in September 2023. Since then I’ve been working part-time whilst spending most of my free time researching in my university library for a suitable subject for my master’s degree, which I hope to begin this September. As it will be a master’s by research, I am attempting to find a suitable avenue for investigation. Since I’m intending to focus on Portuguese colonialism in Africa, I’m also attempting to learn Portuguese. In other words, I’m keeping myself quite busy.
Recently, however, I have had creeping thoughts about relationships. I’m worried that due to my age and lack of experience, many potential partners may be put off. I’ve read articles concerning ‘red flags’ and the fact I’ve never dated anyone and have no friends may be construed as an issue for many. I have many interests and a few hobbies, but my lack of social skills could hold me back.
I’m therefore asking whether girls may be put off by this?
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Regrets of a 59-Year-Old Man
I turned 59 yesterday.
Life whizzes past faster than you can imagine.
Live in a subsidized senior apartment, 1 bedroom, balcony, I rent my parking space to another tenant, I have a bicycle and a scooter.
JFK was president when I was born. Seen a lot, didn’t do much of anything
Air Force for 30 years, now a night janitor at a government building, in a major US city.
Never married, never dated, almost had sex with a prostitute, but my self respect stopped me.
There Are No Quick and Easy Ways To Success
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s tempting to look for shortcuts and quick fixes to achieve success. From get-rich-quick schemes to fad diets promising instant results, the allure of easy success is everywhere. However, the truth is that lasting success rarely comes without hard work, dedication, and perseverance.
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Linkage
How to Stay Sane at a Culty Tech Company – Life Hacker
15 Reminders That Someone Is Having A Worse Day Than You – Ned Hardy
Best kitchen gadget ever. This tool is specially made to cut open an avocado, pit it, and section out the avocado from the skin and does a damn fine job of it – Amazon
Watch Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrate His Brain-Computer Interface – Wired
Pitchfork exploded as the music industry changed, then was cut down to size by another wave of technological change. Was that it? – The Verge
GPT-5 might arrive this summer as a “materially better” update to ChatGPT – ARS Technica
30 Years On, the ‘Worst Car Ever Built’ Has a Fervent Fan Club – Atlas Obscura
‘This motherfucker ordered $300 worth of tacos and didn’t get Taco Bell no heads up’: Customers in the drive-thru line flame a customer’s order for holding up the line – Daily Dot
Why does vaginas smell fishy? Gyno’s explain the most likely causes – Insider
The Real Difference Between a Cheap Bike and an Expensive One – Popular Science
This Forgotten Predator Game Was the Peak of NES Weirdness – Den of Geek
The Artwork of Mark Maggiori Is on Another Level! – Ned Hardy
This expanding garden hose will make your life easier, its super lightweight, it never tangles or twists and is super easy to store – Amazon
DOJ sues Apple over iPhone monopoly – CNBC
My dad is billionaire Steve Ballmer. Here’s what it was like growing up rich — and being kind of ashamed of it – Insider
World’s First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into Living Recipient Performed – Mass General
A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares – DNYUZ
Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library – Popular Science
Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Silent Treatment: It can ruin your relationships – The Atlantic
The Dumping Grounds
What is Medical School Like?
First Year
The first year out of college is probably the hardest. You have to learn to adjust to the new life of studying more diligently and giving up many of the small joys and freedoms you’ve come to enjoy in undergrad. The workload is pretty high, and you’ll most likely spend a majority of your time either in class or studying. You learn the language of medicine and begin to use weird words like proximal, superior, anterior and distal in non medical sentences without noticing.
What is the Potential of Artificial General Intelligence?
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), often referred to as “Strong AI,” is the theoretical form of artificial intelligence that is capable of understanding, learning, and applying knowledge across a wide range of tasks to the same extent as a human being.
This means an AGI system would be able to perform any intellectual task that a human can do, including reasoning, problem-solving, making judgments under uncertainty, planning, learning, communicating in natural language, and integrating all these skills towards achieving overarching goals.
The potential of AGI is vast and transformative, encompassing virtually every domain of human activity. Here are some areas where AGI could have a significant impact:
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