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I cached some podcasts for a flight, one a simple news program for the Dutch language exposure.

So I listened to them discussion flight MH17 while we were flying over the Black Sea. 😬

This podcast episode with @mxshift really helps demystify quantum computing: https://www.macrofab.com/podcasts/quantum-computing-nuts-and-bolts/

This really resonates with me as I read it at 2:30: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/11/night-owls-cognitive-function-superior-to-early-risers-study-suggests

This is a great idea and I’m happy to see it implemented.

But also, doing so with a central, corporate proxy service is scary. Other than “trust the brand” why believe that Cloudflare will never sell bypasses to the highest bidder?

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/03/cloudflare_ai_blocks/

I have so many thoughts and questions about this.
https://flipboard.com/users/quartz/statuses/VBEE83tWRO2qwrK18FIyBQ:a:7497286

Okay, **now** I feel like AI might replace me.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/openais-criticgpt-outperforms-humans-in-catching-ai-generated-code-bugs/

The strategy of empowering a nitwit despot just to get SCOTUS stacked in their favor really paid off for the antifederalist anarcho-capitalists today.

Are you still here?

I love karma as a sort of byproduct of progress. It I see “progress studies” emerging from a zeitgeist of fear that progress is ending.

In which I somehow connect Voyager 1 and @stevewozniak: https://hans.gerwitz.com/2024/06/18/creator.html

I can get grumpy about people collecting diagnoses and _othering_ themselves, but they also have this ironic value: helping them find others, which leads to recognizing their normalcy.
https://autistics.life/users/ashleyspencer/statuses/112632072769699540