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Comment on Executive (dys)function flavors? in ~talk
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Comment on Executive (dys)function flavors? in ~talk
kaffo LinkI resonate with your label woes. I'm 100 percent neuro divergent, but I don't feel like what I got is really what any of the classic symptoms are. I have struggled a great deal with motivation to...I resonate with your label woes. I'm 100 percent neuro divergent, but I don't feel like what I got is really what any of the classic symptoms are.
I have struggled a great deal with motivation to do important tasks (with or without deadlines) but I've got better over the years. The lack of motivation is just "I should do that thing... It can wait (but it really can't)".
These days I just tend to force myself to start doing something and I usually either just do it or I eventually get there through sheer force of will.
I don't get any of those distracting thoughts. I do get spells of being really into something for a few weeks, like a new video game or a project, but they never distract me in the way I read from other people. If I have free time and I've got time to think (like the shower) I'll muse about the thing, I'll get excited to go do it some more, but it's not all consuming. I'm terrible at finishing things though, but I have a strong suspicion that's a long formed bad habit than a brain thing (too much detail for this post) and I'm also working on that to try and break that habit.
Otherwise I dunno, I fidgit a lot and my brain is always going unless I make a conscious effort to stop it. But I can meditate, I quite enjoy it. I switch focus in my brain a lot, think about a few topics. I'm very capable of prioritising and then doing stuff in order, in fact if say it's a strength.
So I dunno, I'm something, but it doesn't really effect my day to day enough to make me worried about it.I hope you find your answers, it can be so complicated!
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Comment on Are you still using social media? in ~tech
kaffo LinkHere, obviously. The really not much else. I have old accounts on the usual suspects like Facebook and Reddit but I don't use them, I don't even have the apps. I'll watch youtube videos but not...Here, obviously. The really not much else. I have old accounts on the usual suspects like Facebook and Reddit but I don't use them, I don't even have the apps.
I'll watch youtube videos but not engage with comments or anything.
I have discord but only for my private servers and updates from niche games or something, I don't actually chat.If I'm looking for content I've been making myself read, and it's been a difficult transition. But a welcome one. I love books, but the garbage content we have readily available online these days are such a low hanging fruit. Luckily I've weaned myself off and used them less and less.
I'll be clear, I would actually fucking love good social media. I thought early Facebook, MySpace and Bebo were the bomb because you were friends with... Your friends. It just got garbage really fast.
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Comment on You’re 16. You’re a pedophile. You don’t want to hurt anyone. What do you do now? in ~life
kaffo LinkVery interesting article, thanks for sharing. As a non-US person, does anyone know if there has there been any improvement in helping young pedophiles in the last 11 years?Very interesting article, thanks for sharing.
As a non-US person, does anyone know if there has there been any improvement in helping young pedophiles in the last 11 years?
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Comment on She fell in love with ChatGPT. Then she ghosted it. in ~tech
kaffo Link ParentI struggle with the idea of emotionally involved with an LLM too, but after reading about it seems to be from people who are desperate for affection and attention, and we all know that LLMs drown...I struggle with the idea of emotionally involved with an LLM too, but after reading about it seems to be from people who are desperate for affection and attention, and we all know that LLMs drown you in positivity and affirmation. Especially when you can steer it to give you the exact validation you desire.
In my darkest time during covid when I was single, I'm sure I could see myself using it and maybe would have got into a bad place with it. But thinking now seems crazy.
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Comment on The truth about AI (specifically LLM powered AI) in ~tech
kaffo LinkI was a hater no more than 6 months ago. I thought that LLMs probably didn't have all that much run way as just fancy markov chains. But with the agent like interfaces which are able to...I was a hater no more than 6 months ago. I thought that LLMs probably didn't have all that much run way as just fancy markov chains. But with the agent like interfaces which are able to recursively ask the model to refine the answer over and over, it's won me over.
I can really see this format for AI and future models accelerating a lot of industries.Yeah, the problem is the companies providing the models and the compute power... But here we are.
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Winter Sale is live (runs Dec 18 - Jan 5) in ~games
kaffo Link ParentAgree with the other comment. It's a bit janky but there's plenty to do and they keep adding to it. I played with my partner and we have fond memories of setting up a pig farm which grew...Agree with the other comment. It's a bit janky but there's plenty to do and they keep adding to it.
I played with my partner and we have fond memories of setting up a pig farm which grew exponentially until it crashed our computers.
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Comment on Any tips for learning a new language at my age? (50s) via Babbel? in ~humanities.languages
kaffo LinkSeconding "what do you want it for?" If you want to be fluent so you can converse with natives (or live there) then I feel your requirements are different than just for fun to read/write/listen to...Seconding "what do you want it for?"
If you want to be fluent so you can converse with natives (or live there) then I feel your requirements are different than just for fun to read/write/listen to German content.As a early 30s person with zero language skills, learning Norwegian has been really tough.
I only started to "get" anything when I was learning from many sources at once (and speaking Norwegian regularly with native people).If you wanted to just be able to read and/or listen though I think that would be easier and less exhausting, though I guess it depends on the content.
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Comment on Fizzy, a new source-available Kanban tool by 37signals in ~tech
kaffo LinkI'm all for a modern project tracking software, our choices these days are pretty grim. They say in their faq they don't offer any two way binding back to github or anything else which is...I'm all for a modern project tracking software, our choices these days are pretty grim.
They say in their faq they don't offer any two way binding back to github or anything else which is unfortunate. At least for now that means either manual tracking or a requirement to write some intermediate service to tie together PRs and Fizzy tickets.
If it gets some traction, maybe someone will add it! -
Comment on A new era of intelligence with Gemini 3 in ~tech
kaffo Link ParentI was trying it out this week for programming tasks and work and I'm impressed. It does a lot more thinking time than other models through copilot and the majority of the time lands on...I was trying it out this week for programming tasks and work and I'm impressed.
It does a lot more thinking time than other models through copilot and the majority of the time lands on editing/adding a smaller amount of code that's almost exactly right.
I've seen it over think itself into a hole and get really lost, but a new context tends to get it back to sanity again. Otherwise Gemini 3 seems much better at reasoning out programming tasks than the other models IMO.
I've not used it for anything else though. -
Comment on Some people can't see mental images. The consequences are profound. in ~health.mental
kaffo Link ParentFor what it's worth, there's a near certainty you do dream normally and you just don't remember because it's a bit of a weird skill to develop. If you're interested, you could start a dream diary...For what it's worth, there's a near certainty you do dream normally and you just don't remember because it's a bit of a weird skill to develop.
If you're interested, you could start a dream diary and start to improve your dream recall. Most people can easily go from 0-1 dreams a night remembered to like 5 in a few weeks. -
Comment on Labubu movie in the works at Sony in ~movies
kaffo Link ParentDo you not remember the Bratz movie?. Something must work for these movies cos they keep making them.Do you not remember the Bratz movie?.
Something must work for these movies cos they keep making them. -
Comment on Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games? in ~games
kaffo LinkPlate Up! by far the best couch coop game I own. Everyone loves it.Plate Up! by far the best couch coop game I own. Everyone loves it.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
kaffo Link ParentI've seen it been called the "GabeCube" and it got me.I've seen it been called the "GabeCube" and it got me.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
kaffo LinkI didn't see anyone else comment, but is no-one concerned about the controller placement of the track pads? It looks to me like you'd brush the track pad with your palm by accident when using the...I didn't see anyone else comment, but is no-one concerned about the controller placement of the track pads?
It looks to me like you'd brush the track pad with your palm by accident when using the tumbsticks. I mean I'm sure valve have tested the thing throughly and it's probably fine, but looking at it, I can't imagine how you'd not accidently do it.
On the deck, it's got a more intense curve away from the thumb stick I feel, it looks like there's less reaching. Even though the placement is similar. -
Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
kaffo Link ParentI mean, I think for a controller the difference is you can just plug it in and keep playing if you run out of battery. It's annoying yes but you can still play. VR you absolutely cannot play with...I mean, I think for a controller the difference is you can just plug it in and keep playing if you run out of battery. It's annoying yes but you can still play.
VR you absolutely cannot play with two cables running from your fists as you wander around a room lol. -
Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
kaffo Link ParentHahaha I did the same thing for my Pimax 5k for a few years until I finally got their official deluxe strap. And it still wasn't great. Yeah, it'll be interesting to see. I think it'll depend on...Hahaha I did the same thing for my Pimax 5k for a few years until I finally got their official deluxe strap. And it still wasn't great.
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see. I think it'll depend on the number of sales like most of these things.
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
kaffo Link ParentI think they got a huge amount of negative feedback with the index controllers because people would either: want to play vr and forget to charge them, so need to wait and probably give up playing...I think they got a huge amount of negative feedback with the index controllers because people would either:
- want to play vr and forget to charge them, so need to wait and probably give up playing
- play a long session and can't just hot swap a battery out
Having a bunch of AA's around (especially rechargeable ables) seems like a no brainier for this case
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Comment on Valve announces new hardware: Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine in ~games
kaffo Link ParentThe store page says the new ones are fully backward compatible, so I assume yes they use capacitive pads to do finger tracking. But there's also some reporters saying the finger tracking is a bit...The store page says the new ones are fully backward compatible, so I assume yes they use capacitive pads to do finger tracking.
But there's also some reporters saying the finger tracking is a bit rubbish https://www.uploadvr.com/valve-steam-frame-hands-on-impressions/
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, that's nice to know you resonated with the way I feel.
I need to go to the doctor soon, so I can mention it. Who knows, maybe I'm off the scale and they medicate me to hell and back and suddenly I'm the most productive person on earth lol.