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Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech
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Comment on AI will likely affect administrative and operational jobs in heathcare in ~health
Omnicrola Link ParentI guess I'd be curious to hear what kind of things you and your team think would be actually beneficial to automate, vs what execs think can be fixed by "just using AI". (I'm in the US, so know...AMA I guess?
I guess I'd be curious to hear what kind of things you and your team think would be actually beneficial to automate, vs what execs think can be fixed by "just using AI".
(I'm in the US, so know very little about Canadian healthcare beyond anecdotes from Candadian friends)
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Comment on This life gives you nothing - Your attention is all you have. Wasting it is annihilating in ~life
Omnicrola Link ParentI think we all do, and I think that it's not inherently good or bad. We all view the world through our own lens, shaped by our experiences. It's like learning a new hobby and noticing all the...What the article raises for me, though, is whether I'm still unconsciously framing and "redirecting" experiences in other ways
I think we all do, and I think that it's not inherently good or bad. We all view the world through our own lens, shaped by our experiences. It's like learning a new hobby and noticing all the materials that have always been around you that you now know of new ways of using. Like getting a new car and suddenly noticing how many of that make model and color there are in your grocery store parking lot.
Without social media, I still find myself thinking about how to photograph events or rephrase work anecdotes in ways I can share with any one of a dozen group chats I am in. We are social creatures by nature, wanting to share our experiences with others is natural and healthy.
Even before the era of the algorithm there were people who craved external attention and approval so much that it produced toxic and self destructive behavior. The internet and smart phones have just made it more accessible to the rest of us.
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Comment on AI-designed Linux computer with 843 components boots on first attempt — dual-PCB Project Speedrun was made in just one week and required less than forty hours of human work in ~tech
Omnicrola Link[obligatory Skynet reference] #noise #joke[obligatory Skynet reference]
#noise #joke
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Comment on This life gives you nothing - Your attention is all you have. Wasting it is annihilating in ~life
Omnicrola LinkI liked this piece. It echoes thoughts I've had for a long time, and have tried to conciously embrace since ~2018. It's somewhat arbitrary, but the unveiling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal was...I liked this piece. It echoes thoughts I've had for a long time, and have tried to conciously embrace since ~2018. It's somewhat arbitrary, but the unveiling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal was the straw that I decided had broken me. I had already spent the previous year or two becoming more and more consciously aware of my behaviors around social media. I wasn't even that deep really, I mostly stuck to Facebook and Reddit. Even with just that small size though, I would frequently find myself scrolling through posts and realize I wasn't looking for anything. I wasn't trying to find more stories or information about a particular topic, I wasn't interested in reading more about a particular friend, I just wanted that constant dopamine hit of anticipating something exciting just below the current post.
I deleted FB entirely, quit reddit, and entirely avoided IG, Twitter, TikTok, and everything else. Tildes is the last thing resembling social media. It's taken some adjustments (I have to be very proactive about keeping in contact with people. But when I do, people often remark how much the appreciate me doing so).
We all have a limited number of seconds in this world. Once they are used, we can never get them back. My attention is the most valuable thing I have, and I have come to resent and resist all attempts to steal it without consulting me (ads).
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Comment on This life gives you nothing - Your attention is all you have. Wasting it is annihilating in ~life
Omnicrola Link ParentUnsolicited advice : do you have people in that community that can help? If not, it might be time to find some, before you totally burn out on it. If you're struggling to balance personal needs...Unsolicited advice : do you have people in that community that can help? If not, it might be time to find some, before you totally burn out on it. If you're struggling to balance personal needs over caring for others, that's a warning flag.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 15 in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentThe implication I'm alluding to is a parallel between the events unfolding now with Venezuela, and the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Although there are many reasons/justifications for that, the...The implication I'm alluding to is a parallel between the events unfolding now with Venezuela, and the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Although there are many reasons/justifications for that, the primary one that was sold to the general public was that Saddam Hussien was developing WMDs that would make him a global threat instead of a regional one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War
I was too young at the time to really think critically about the Iraq situation, but the reasons that the current administration is giving for military actions and movements in the area around Venezuela are all transparently bullshit. Exactly why they're trying to drum up public support for doing something is unclear to me, but it sure as hell isn't fentanyl.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 15 in ~society
Omnicrola LinkTrump designates street fentanyl as a WMD, escalating militarization of the drug war I think it's pretty clear at this point where this is all going.Trump designates street fentanyl as a WMD, escalating militarization of the drug war
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating the street drug fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction.
"It is not evident that there is any basis or need for, or net benefit to, officially designating fentanyl compounds as weapons of mass destruction," concluded a 2019 report by the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the National Defense University.
During a Cabinet meeting with Trump earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that seizures of illegal drugs by federal agents during the first hundred days of Trump's second term had already "saved, are you ready for this media, 258 million American lives."
Drug policy researchers interviewed by NPR described that assertion by Bondi as wildly exaggerated.
I think it's pretty clear at this point where this is all going.
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Comment on Things are crumbling around me and a lot of it is my fault in ~health.mental
Omnicrola Link ParentI absolutely do, I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. That feeling is also valid, but I like what @first-must-burn said about visiting but not staying. It is also OK to let that shame go, you don't need...can you understand why i might feel this way?
I absolutely do, I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. That feeling is also valid, but I like what @first-must-burn said about visiting but not staying. It is also OK to let that shame go, you don't need to punish yourself by sitting in it.
I hope this works out for you in the long run, please keep us updated with how you're doing.
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Comment on Things are crumbling around me and a lot of it is my fault in ~health.mental
Omnicrola LinkYou don't need one my friend. Your feelings of anger, disappointment, worry about employment, are all 100% valid and appropriate. Shame though, you have nothing to be ashamed for. You didn't do...There is no excuse for me letting him spew this hateful bullshit and I am ashamed of myself
You don't need one my friend. Your feelings of anger, disappointment, worry about employment, are all 100% valid and appropriate. Shame though, you have nothing to be ashamed for. You didn't do anything wrong. Even if it had been a group call/meeting (and it wasn't!) you still wouldn't be responsible for stopping him saying the things he said.
The fact that you are so disturbed and upset about the things he said, is proof that you have a strong sense of what is right and wrong.
Standard advice to everyone : everyone should see a therapist. Therapists are great. Sometimes finding the right fit/style of therapist is hard, but it's worth it.
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Comment on I fixed my lactose intolerance -- by chugging all the lactose in ~health
Omnicrola Link ParentI also hate that there isn't really a good way to tell how much I need for specific things. Instead my mantra has become "you cannot overdose on lactaid". So when having some pizza or whatever,...Sometimes I have to take two at a time and it just isn't clear to me when I need to do that; it's just vibes, and I dislike that.
I also hate that there isn't really a good way to tell how much I need for specific things. Instead my mantra has become "you cannot overdose on lactaid". So when having some pizza or whatever, every time I think of it, I just take another one.
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Comment on Some people can't see mental images. The consequences are profound. in ~health.mental
Omnicrola Link Parent#offtopic The codeblock format you used creates a box that does not auto-wrap, so I have to scroll sideways to read each paragraph.#offtopic
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 24 in ~society
Omnicrola LinkU.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization Cool. I was not as politically/globally aware in 2002 when WMDs were used as justification for invading a country....U.S. set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization
Venezuelans began using the term Cartel de los Soles in the 1990s to refer to high-ranking military officers who had grown rich from drug-running. As corruption later expanded nationwide, first under the late President Hugo Chávez and then under Maduro, its use loosely expanded to police and government officials as well as activities like illegal mining and fuel trafficking.
"It is not a group," said Adam Isaacson, director for defense oversight at the Washington Office on Latin America organization. "It's not like a group that people would ever identify themselves as members. They don't have regular meetings. They don't have a hierarchy."
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that the upcoming designation of Cartel de los Soles will provide a "whole bunch of new options to the United States" for dealing with Maduro.
Cool. I was not as politically/globally aware in 2002 when WMDs were used as justification for invading a country. Looking looking back with 20/20 hindsight at Iraq, this feels like they're setting up even more thin and flimsy justifications to invade a country.
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Comment on The DoorDash problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentAgreed, I'm also uncomfortable granting the AI that level of autonomy. In my example I very explicitly asked the AI for a list of options, and then double checked it's work because I don't fully...Agreed, I'm also uncomfortable granting the AI that level of autonomy. In my example I very explicitly asked the AI for a list of options, and then double checked it's work because I don't fully trust it. Even if a fully automated option existed right now to go buy something I'm not sure what is going to take for me to trust that system.
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Comment on The DoorDash problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon in ~tech
Omnicrola Link ParentI actually did this last week. I need to transport some Cosplay to a convention, but need a container that fits within airline checked luggage restrictions. So I told Claude to go find a container...I actually did this last week. I need to transport some Cosplay to a convention, but need a container that fits within airline checked luggage restrictions. So I told Claude to go find a container that was lockable with the maximum possible volume that was below 62 linear inches.
I then verified it's suggestion, but it did save me searching through multiple websites and brands all with similar but crucially different specifications.
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Comment on US Senate suddenly passes the Jeffrey Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentI think Trump is currently some where between #2 and #3 ?The Narcissist's Prayer
That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.I think Trump is currently some where between #2 and #3 ?
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Comment on New ‘Stargate’ TV series ordered at Amazon from ‘Blindspot’ creator Martin Gero in ~tv
Omnicrola Link ParentWell??? Did you get to go inside the Cheyenne Mountain base and see the ring??Well??? Did you get to go inside the Cheyenne Mountain base and see the ring??
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Comment on US President Donald Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentIf reality and rational arguments were able to penetrate people's cognitive dissonance and collapse it, we wouldn't have most major religions.If reality and rational arguments were able to penetrate people's cognitive dissonance and collapse it, we wouldn't have most major religions.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 17 in ~society
Omnicrola LinkIn a shift, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files ... is the game here "pretend to be in favor of it for publicity sake while silently telling GoP allies to continue...In a shift, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Trump now says that House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files "because we have nothing to hide."
In a Truth Social post Sunday evening, he again called the issue a "Democrat Hoax" intended to "deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."
... is the game here "pretend to be in favor of it for publicity sake while silently telling GoP allies to continue blocking it in Congress" ?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 10 in ~society
Omnicrola Link ParentConfirmed: 41.7 million in 2024, or 12.3% of Americans. With some rather large swings between individual states. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416 So...Confirmed: 41.7 million in 2024, or 12.3% of Americans. With some rather large swings between individual states.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416
So 186,000 is a 0.44% error rate. Which seems like a very reasonable for a system as huge as SNAP.
As @Wes mentioned, Grammarly is popular with students and in particular those for whom English isn't their primary language. I have several coworkers who use it. Not on everything, but they appreciate it's help.