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maxwell-neumann··on MIRA – An open-source persistent AI entity with memory
This is really fascinating. I’d love to see a demo.
maxwell-neumann··on Meta just suspended the Facebook account of Neal Stephenson
I’ve experienced something similar in attempting to report very explicit and outrageously racist posts and comments. Zero action on blatant neo-Nazism (including specific threats of violence), and several lost appeals. However, far more benign posts and comments that don’t really violate the ToS are often flagged. This is quite prevalent on Instagram especially, which is quite worrying as it’s acting as a radicalisation tunnel for large numbers of impressionable young people. It’s almost as if the algorithm attempts to throw you into a far-right rabbithole because they know it boosts engagement.
maxwell-neumann··on Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org
For a mobile and offline-friendly solution, organicmaps.app is brilliant!
maxwell-neumann··on The Rise of Silicon Valley's Techno-Religion
I sometimes struggle to find merit in the Times’ tech reporting.

https://x.com/KelseyTuoc/status/1588231892792328192

> People might think Matt is overstating this but I literally heard it from NYT reporters at the time. There was a top-down decision that tech could not be covered positively, even when there was a true, newsworthy and positive story. I'd never heard anything like it.

maxwell-neumann··on Why doctors hate their computers (2018)
The costs would be utterly extortionate otherwise.