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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
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Comment on Di.gg AI preview in ~tech
rodrigo LinkSeveral times during my life I questioned myself if I should give up or insist in an idea. This thinking never crossed the mind of Kevin Rose. Really, let it go. Keep inventing stuff, and also...Several times during my life I questioned myself if I should give up or insist in an idea. This thinking never crossed the mind of Kevin Rose.
Really, let it go. Keep inventing stuff, and also create new names. Nobody cares about Digg anymore since at least their third pivot…
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Comment on Nothing has changed on Instagram; Meta has always read your DMs in ~tech
rodrigo LinkI haven't followed this news in English websites. Here in Brazil, it's a shitshow — so much misinformation, even from otherwise credible news sources. Maybe they lack reporters and editors that...I haven't followed this news in English websites. Here in Brazil, it's a shitshow — so much misinformation, even from otherwise credible news sources. Maybe they lack reporters and editors that understand a bit of technology and privacy…?
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Nothing has changed on Instagram; Meta has always read your DMs
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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
rodrigo Link ParentThat's why one uses an ad blocker. At this point, it's the most important proactive security and privacy measure available.That's why one uses an ad blocker. At this point, it's the most important proactive security and privacy measure available.
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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
rodrigo Link ParentThat aligns with Dawkins' and other thinking. If our brain is just compute, so a computer can (or will someday) be like our brains, thus achieving consciousness. I can't elaborate on this, but I...nothing magical happens in our brain, it's just compute
That aligns with Dawkins' and other thinking. If our brain is just compute, so a computer can (or will someday) be like our brains, thus achieving consciousness.
I can't elaborate on this, but I feel conscience is something more than just compute.
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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
rodrigo Link ParentI read “The selfish gene” a couple years ago and found it wonderful. It's a shame, indeed.I read “The selfish gene” a couple years ago and found it wonderful. It's a shame, indeed.
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Comment on When Richard Dawkins met Claude in ~health.mental
rodrigo LinkMan gets AI psychosis, thinks AI is alive. First thing he does: give it a woman name. Every. Single. Time.Man gets AI psychosis, thinks AI is alive. First thing he does: give it a woman name.
Every. Single. Time.
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When Richard Dawkins met Claude
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
rodrigo Link ParentPretty much blogs and publications you enjoy. I tend to follow indie blogs, which are specially good to be followed via RSS (as in: don't post too many). In that regard, btw, I don't recommend...Pretty much blogs and publications you enjoy. I tend to follow indie blogs, which are specially good to be followed via RSS (as in: don't post too many). In that regard, btw, I don't recommend subscribing to high volume sources, such as newspapers' sites and things like The Verge or Engadget.
Recently, I've been checking Bubbles a lot. It's a kind of Hacker News, but for personal blogs.
Also, follow mine :) Feed URL is https://manualdousuario.net/en/feed
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
rodrigo Link ParentI believe in this, too. And I also believe that modifying the tools is helpful, since their official front-ends are a minefield to capture our attention. YouTube is one of the worse offenders. Not...it seems like the solution is moderation, not entirely removing it. I really do find value in YouTube for learning about topics I never would've known about.
I believe in this, too. And I also believe that modifying the tools is helpful, since their official front-ends are a minefield to capture our attention.
YouTube is one of the worse offenders. Not only I access it in a different browser profile (on the main one, it's logged out), but I also avoid watching videos using the official website or apps. Instead, I download the ones I'm interested in, most of them I know about via RSS feeds that I follow, and watch them on the TV, via Jellyfin, installed in a small home server, streamed via a simple Roku Express. No comments, no related videos, no autoplay. It's overall way better.
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
rodrigo Link ParentBeen there too, sometimes I notice this behavior with email and RSS feeds apps. Two things is helping me to avoid screens before bed: Move selected articles that I want to read to Kindle. No...Been there too, sometimes I notice this behavior with email and RSS feeds apps.
Two things is helping me to avoid screens before bed:
- Move selected articles that I want to read to Kindle. No distractions, no “screen” (I mean, there's no light). I shared my method here.
- Yesterday, my partner and me started an attempt to cut screen time at night. At 20 PM, we left our phones in a table far from the living room and the bedroom. The goal is to not reach to them until next morning. The first night was easy. Now we need to repeat forever.
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
rodrigo Link ParentI used to have this issue as well. What helped me: uninstall all social media (plus YouTube) apps from phone, and keep them logged out on the computer. When I want to browse YouTube or other...I used to have this issue as well. What helped me: uninstall all social media (plus YouTube) apps from phone, and keep them logged out on the computer.
When I want to browse YouTube or other dumpster fire, I mean, social media platform, I open a different profile (properly named “Dumpster”) to do so.
(Also, if you're familiar with Docker, lurker is a godsend for browsing Reddit.)
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Comment on A screen addict on the couch in ~health.mental
rodrigo LinkRecently I realized that I may be addicted to screens. If acknowledging the problem is the first step toward trying to fix it, here it's.Recently I realized that I may be addicted to screens. If acknowledging the problem is the first step toward trying to fix it, here it's.
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A screen addict on the couch
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Comment on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent in ~tech
rodrigo Link ParentMy problem with this regards the size of an update issued silently. Maybe in the Global North 4 GB of storage means nothing. In other parts of the world, it's.My problem with this regards the size of an update issued silently. Maybe in the Global North 4 GB of storage means nothing. In other parts of the world, it's.
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Comment on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent in ~tech
rodrigo Link ParentReiterated misbehavior of Google regarding Chrome. In fact, Chrome is a trojan horse for Google's businesses, first (and foremost) ads, now AI.Reiterated misbehavior of Google regarding Chrome. In fact, Chrome is a trojan horse for Google's businesses, first (and foremost) ads, now AI.
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Comment on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent in ~tech
rodrigo Link ParentYes. It's a browser downloading 4 GB without warning.Is the issue just that it’s 4gb?
Yes. It's a browser downloading 4 GB without warning.
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Comment on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent in ~tech
rodrigo Link ParentAs far as I know, they aren't installed if you don't enable Apple Intelligence and if you disable it, the LLM is removed.If you don't enable Apple Intelligence, are the models removed?
As far as I know, they aren't installed if you don't enable Apple Intelligence and if you disable it, the LLM is removed.
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Comment on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent in ~tech
Claude will say anything the person operating it is more inclined to, eheh.
In my opinion, the burden is on you, @Pepetto, and for a simple reason: the brain is the reference, as it's more complex and (much) older than computers.
It's probably not your case, but usually those who thinks of the brain as a kind of computer tend to level everything in computer terms, in numbers, such as Silicon Valley sociopaths that believe all our society issues (socializing, poverty, injustice, crimes) are math problems that can be solved with code. When they are able to impose this distorted vision, what we see is an impoverishing of the human experience they tackled. See social networking, probably the most recent successful endeavor, which replaced in-person interaction with likes and followings and all that stuff.