Oh man, what a crazy time to be alive.
Over in Europe they want to read all ofd our private messages, yet these chatbots, pretending to be our friends, will snitch on us just for our thoughts.
It's getting pretty orwellian out there.
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Over in Europe they want to read all ofd our private messages, yet these chatbots, pretending to be our friends, will snitch on us just for our thoughts.
It's getting pretty orwellian out there.
Automation will take everything it can in a race to the bottom towards higher profits.
Your great great grandfather changed, and the automation didn't keep up.
This time it will, and there will be no safe harbor.
Anyway, I am surprised the BBC blogger didn't add north koreans and some linked it to porn on the internet.
Walking barefoot, over all manner of surfaces, feels good, increases your connection to your surroundings, and slows you down.
I've done it lots, both in the countryside and in the city. You have to watch out for spiky plants and fox shit in the country, and in the city you soon learn which surface textures require more care :-)
"Where would I find enough leather to cover the entire surface of the earth? But with leather soles beneath my feet, it's as if the whole world has been covered." - Shantideva, 8th century Buddhist monk
I have five, and they are amazing. Youngest is 9 months.
We have an old car goiong to the scrapyard in a couple of weeks, and today I sat in the passenger seat of it as my 13 yr old grandaughter drove it around one of our fields getting more and more confident as I encouraged her to stop, put it in reverse, and drive in the opposite direction.
From "this is too difficult" to "I want to be a rally driver" in a few dozen gear changes.
Memories like this are some of the luxuries of life. For her, for me, for her parents, and her siblings watching.
As usual.
When I was a child I'd spend many hours building, painting, and then distressing Airfix models, and then I went on to make my own spaceships from scraps. Ugh, how many times I would accidentally cut myself with a scalpel, lol, or drive my mum crazy with needing more of those little pots of paint.
Just typing it out brings back such fond memories. None of my grandchildren are interested in such things :-(
No one forces anyone to use the internet, and certainly one can avoid being snared by the sirens.
A little self control goes a long way.
A lot of love goes into my food.
Food should be prepared with love. From when the seeds are sown, to when it's arranged on the plate.
A child shouldn't even have a smartphone IMO.
Also, who allows their 10-12yr old children to use TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat, FFS!
Most people don't read HN, or understand tech, and so if the device says "captured with camera" then they will believe it since Google says it's true.
Accusing someone of a crime, with fake but verified photographic or video evidence will be trivial, and claiming it's fake just makes someone tap the "Google says it's true" sign.