I at least didn't think things would actually get worse. Perhaps they didn't and I am just surveying things from a different vantage point. The state and direction of things looks grim but change begins with me and I will continue to embody the change I want to see in the world, even if the costs run high.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't a prototype iPhone get found at bar or restaurant at least once before? This seems reasonable of Apple as I would think many elements of its design would be of interest to potential competitors, particularly elements beyond its internal/custom hardware and software designs. Things that might be more readily ascertained without a complex teardown.
The feed could be somewhat overlooked, at least for the time being, if hashtags and searching were properly implemented. If no interesting conversations appear in my feed then there's no way for me to spend more time on Threads. Open, Look, Close. Repeat that a few times and give up. I gave it a chance but there's just so little to do.
We used to go mushroom picking in Oregon as a family, three generations of us. I remember the first time I heard you now needed a license. It was appalling but I at least understood it in that context.
Sometimes I think or imagine how things were 25, 50 or 100 years ago... We've built quite the world for ourselves, full petty red tape and bureaucrats with little to show for it.
I've used my fair share of dyes since my blue haired teenage years and I'm curious as they mention non-professional applications of dye in terms of risk. Does this mean the risk is elevated during the application phase and not the 'wearing' phase of dye use?
>We observed a higher breast cancer risk associated with any straightener use and personal use of permanent dye
I fell in love with Lenovo and HP SFF/'tiny pcs' a couple years ago. It can be tricky to find ample display outs in a preferred hardware configuration but otherwise they've been cheap, quiet, reliable and efficient. I realized as much as I like the tech and even idea of gaming, I don't game much anymore at all so without the need for a proper GPU these things have really simplified computing in my life to the point I have very capable extra hardware for projects and experiments ready to just plug in and go.
10/10 will buy more again
This is interesting. Reminds me of how every now and then I try and find information on old chats I remember, particularly those that used software called iChat. Yahoo! Chat used it for a time as did the Metallica.com chatroom, it was some sort of browser plugin and for a brief moment in time it was the best thing on the Internet. I met people from all over the world through that software and I always found it odd that information was so scant on it.
Yeah it's just a big database in what 4-5 files? My first computer was a Win 3.11 box so I have experienced a world of app specific config files and the registry was a good alternative. In the early days it seemed to give you some trouble, or rather if you were having trouble you could potentially fix it by going into the registry. But now I can't remember the last time I needed to go into the registry for anything important. Maybe do a Google search or go onto YouTube as I recall seeing something from one of the original designers a few years ago that explained what they were trying to accomplish.
>I wonder if there is potentially an issue with them in aggregate. Such that the dose of any single chemical isn't problematic but all of them together with similar effects causes a problem.
I've been wondering about this a lot in recent years.
Particularly in regards to medications/pharmaceuticals but also environmental containments/traces (which can include pharmaceuticals of course), pair with this what we are just starting to understand about plastics exposure and pervasiveness and I really wonder why more health research and workplace safety resources aren't being directed to look at compound and long term exposures.
I tried for so long to seed Whoaverse (later Voat) with non-political and non-crackpot content. There was a brief moment where it looked like it was a competitor that could arise similar to how Rumble is doing today in the video space. It takes a critical mass and not only that but it must be sustained otherwise people wander back to familiar pastures.
I checked out from reddit years ago after a certain Vox (?) article detailed how 'problematic' users were treated like a spreading virus so they could be fully eradicated. I don't like that kind of attitude directed towards users. But I certainly hope a proper competitor can finally rise up after all this time.
Didn't Adobe show off something similar, and even say something similar in 2016? I seem to recall there was an Obama demo or something and it made people nervous.
I think you touch on a good example do why discernment is such a valuable skill, a skill that should forever be practiced and honed. I don't mind reading some dudes take on things for even if he's wrong he might drop an item or two that gets me thinking. For instance I've been reading (and re-reading) Robert Henri's The Art Spirit which if you judge the book by its cover is focused on painting yet I find ideas and advice that I can apply all across my life to great benefit.
I've read a lot of blogs on here that may or may not be filled with good information but within many of them I have found what I find to be great ideas.
There were predictions 10+ years ago that illustrated this _global_ trend. One stuck with me in particular, I might of found it through /. or Ars, not sure can't find the exact paper. But it predicted all but a handful of nations would be at or below replacement rates by 2050. It was spattering of African countries and Yemen. I think there was one another non African country but it escapes me. It stuck with me because I scoffed at the idea, yet every year and now seemingly every week we see more and more data that shows we are quickly lining up with that prediction.
I don't think we'll be able to navigate this decline with any semblance of grace. Not with the state of our culture and politics. We'll see tremendous instability leading to further erosion of rights, we'll see wealth inequality skyrocket... I mean we are barely even talking about the birth rate issue let alone at a point where we could perhaps have strategies to confront this rapidly approaching future.
What does substack refer to their posts as? I can't help but feel WP referring to this feature as simply Newsletters kind of makes it sound fairly mundane.
I agree. I find from programming to microelectronics to painting to photography I binge hard for weeks or months then move on to something else but I do eventually come back to it. Problem being, particularly with programming projects, is that I have to get back up to speed on what I was in the middle of and that takes time. So I think the author is on to something but it's also important to note that if you want to get better at any skill your gonna have to work on and through times where it's just not hitting right. You have to push through valleys to get to those peaks.
I don't know about all that. I meticulously follow rules laid forth for pedestrians and it's gender neutral in regards to close calls. I think women edge out men in terms of distracted driving from what I've seen however. Generally phone use but my favorite:
I was really excited to someone reading a book out and about not too long ago, it was just terrifying she was driving as she did it. Paperback resting atop the wheel as she sailed through the parking lot.
That is really quite fascinating.
Prop 65 in particular, I was vaguely aware it was a headache for businesses in particular but I wasn't aware it created such incentives for citizens and lawyers to act.
I can't help but wonder if simply requiring a list of ingredients for all products would be a better way to achieve similair ends.
I personally like it. It gives me some information at a glance that I can take in hand to the results below and attempt to gain greater understanding of my topic or question at hand. I have only had access for a few days but I don't recall it giving me information that was inaccurate after further review, sure sometimes the information is seemingly shallow but for others that might be an appropriate depth of information.
I'm a big fan of Grimes but I can't say any of the GrimesAI tracks I've listened to thus far are ones I'm ever going to revisit. They all lack a certain je ne sais quoi but I also I wonder how I would react to these tracks if I didn't know they were AI synthesized.
I am not a fan of the format in general but over time I've found some funny and interesting Shorts, they are not as inherently repulsive to me as they once were.
The problem is content really, endless TikTok reposts and even if original, utterly vapid content or subject matter. I can understand why the format caught on but I can't imagine endlessly consuming it as many seem to be doing if TikTok usage numbers are to be believed.
I remember it a fair bit right after 64 bit became mainstream.
In the excitement phase it was generally amd64 then as it became fully established and adopted it was most often referred to as x86-64, at least in the press.
I can't recall the last minor crime I committed. Granted I know I must of committed crimes recently due to the state of our labyrinthine system. I don't even jaywalk when I'm out on my 1AM nights walks. I have trouble relating with that sentiment, its not hard to be a good member of your community. As for every faux pas? Well I came to terms with being recorded the moment I step out the door. I would of gladly fought with anyone to stop the encroachment of video surveillance but sadly few cared and now its too late. 3rd parties have probably been using most of that data for years by now.
I am taking this article a big heap of salt, we need more accountability in this world not less. Now maybe this isn't the right way to go about it but what's the alternative? We dismantled much of our communities and families, stigmatized shaming people and all the natural human things that keep people following best practices in life have been dismantled or have fallen apart.