AI Images Looks Perfect. Until You Notice This. | HalfJourney Lab

August 27, 2026

https://medium.com/@halfjourney/ai-images-looks-perfect-until-you-notice-this-42a3cbd8585b

QT:{{”
So you don’t have to rely on instinct, always check in this order. Four letters, ISLP:

I, Iris. Round, no deformation. And read its reflection: it tells you what light was there. If that light makes no sense with the rest, the image is lying.
S, Skin. Real pores, not a suffocatingly clean uniformity or freckles laid down like a stencil.
L, Light and shadow. They must make sense in context. One sun for the whole scene. No shadow without a body to cast it.
P, Physics. The laws must hold. Blur that’s gradual, not a 2D backdrop. Glasses with lenses, a bridge and arms. Optics and framing that could live together in a camera.

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Creating a “cast” for your spine

August 27, 2026

Creating a “cast” for your spine

My
understanding is that I need to pull in my belly button and try to bring my ribs together near my stomach, while at the same time pushing out my upper chest and tightening the muscles in my mid-back to bring my shoulder blades together, and then, finally, preserving the arch in my lower back. I hope I’ve captured this correctly and that these are the four main things I need to remember for maintaining good posture and for picking up heavy objects.

Another way to think about it is to think of your spine as bamboo not a bendy straw.

Cast-Bridge-Hamstring.stretch0mg.from-Harris.stretch0mg.exercise0mg.2026-08-22 12.34.20.pdf

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Good posture checklist:

– hips over heels
– shoulders back / broad chest
– pelvis tilt / zip up the pants


Sds-faculty MIT’s report on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training

August 27, 2026

A report from MIT that came out this month on the use of AI in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training, a matter we have been constantly discussing and grappling with.

https://aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/

The report is particularly interesting for two reasons: its emphasis on education and training, and its timeliness, given how rapidly AI capabilities and the broader landscape are evolving.


Something Is Very Wrong with Modern Longevity Science

August 23, 2026

Something Is Very Wrong with Modern Longevity Science | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/06/morbid-saul-justin-newman-book-review-eat-your-ice-cream-ezekiel-j-emanuel


The Fibre Fad Keeps On Moving

August 23, 2026

The Fibre Fad Keeps On Moving | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/06/the-fibre-fad-keeps-on-moving


Ages & simulated appearance of founding fathers, around 4 July 1776

August 23, 2026

See picture

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y6ipoh0bzuijhyi46v33u/Simulated-Google-AI-image-of-declaration-signing-image_3a8cf3b0.png?rlkey=og8550k9qw5nq3nf3enja9bzk&dl=0

The Room Layout (Left to Right)
[ Note young ages ]

Far Left (Seated, brown coat): Roger Sherman ** 55 years old **

Standing Left (Young man): Alexander Hamilton (labeled)

Standing Middle-Left (Blue coat): Robert R. Livingston (the fifth member of the drafting committee) ** 29 years old **

Center (Seated, red hair): Thomas Jefferson ** 33 years old **

Standing Center-Right (Military uniform): George Washington (labeled)

Seated Right (Long gray hair): Benjamin Franklin (labeled)

Far Right (Seated, talking): John Adams (labeled)


Creating a “cast” for your spine

August 23, 2026

Creating a “cast” for your spine

My
understanding is that I need to pull in my belly button and try to bring my ribs together near my stomach, while at the same time pushing out my upper chest and tightening the muscles in my mid-back to bring my shoulder blades together, and then, finally, preserving the arch in my lower back. I hope I’ve captured this correctly and that these are the four main things I need to remember for maintaining good posture and for picking up heavy objects.

Another way to think about it is to think of your spine as bamboo not a bendy straw.

Cast-Bridge-Hamstring.stretch0mg.from-Harris.stretch0mg.exercise0mg.2026-08-22 12.34.20.pdf


Opinion | The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous

August 23, 2026

Opinion | The Silicon Valley Health Trend Making Doctors Nervous – The
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/health-data-trend-body.html


NYTimes: How to Stop a Lab Leak From Starting the Next Pandemic

August 23, 2026

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/17/opinion/covid-pandemic-lab-leak-prevention.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share


Slimes to display

August 23, 2026

https://www.dropbox.com/s/modprb58d76vxaq/2023-03-01%2012.35.48.Slime.toys0mg.jpg?dl=0