Posted on 01/17/2026 1:44:58 AM PST by SmokingJoe
Elon Musk just dropped a NUKE on medical careers (Jan 2026):
“Don’t go into medical school.” Elon: “Yes. Pointless.”
Prediction: → 3 years → Optimus robots > best human surgeons on Earth (at scale) → 4–5 years → Best medicine in the world = FREE & better than what presidents get today
The moment he basically says goodbye to traditional medicine forever 👇 (1:19 clip)
Abundance incoming… or mass white-coat unemployment?
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No one had access to main frame computer except data processing manager and his trusted computer operator. External threat was impossible. There was no internet or any outside access to the computer. Only the DP manager and IBM serviceman could mess with the operating system. Ditto with IBM 1620 in engineering dept. No one had access except me. Never anyone could enter malware to the computer. I worked 23 years there with zero such issues.
I watched Logan’s Run movie where the auto surgeon went nuts and carved up Farah Fawcett.
Much more accurate. I had robot assisted surgery for prostate cancer back in 2006. Before surgery, I asked the doctor jokingly, if I could meet those robot. He smiled and obliged. Very impressive and large contraption in those days. Recovery time after surgery according to the doc was much quicker.
Obviously, then, you knew of the IBM 360 vulnerabilities.
Everything can be stolen, hacked or vandalized. It is our responsibility to protect our assets. My company did that well and easily.
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