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flipnotykon Watching TikTok and Instagram deactivates the cognitive control network: Study

Only thing I took away from it was, "No wonder the algorithm is the golden goose"

flipnotykon Apple's App Tracking Transparency treated its own apps better than rivals

Fork found in kitchen.

>If wages increase with inflation... Big "if", unfortunately.

Not arguing with your point about Google, but isn't Apple very often accused of forced obsolescence through updates to their phones? Is there any truth to the accusations of "running slower and dying faster" after a new model releases?

flipnotykon Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortality risk by 32%

Not every church is associated with a large international community. My girlfriend is an avid churchgoer and her church has 46 members I believe. They aren't Catholic and not associated with a broader group. They're called "Primitive Methodist" so I guess there's a broader denominational link to other churches, but they don't get orders from anyplace above them or anything.

It sounds nice to someone like me who doesn't do any organized religious stuff, because the money and things donated there go back to their little community or for maintaining the building and things like that. I see firsthand how that kind of church drastically helps her have a sense of community in an increasingly digital-first world.

flipnotykon Samsung confirms its smart fridges will start showing you ads

"Please drink a verification can of MTN DEW™"

flipnotykon Lidar-based GIS map of New Hampshire stone walls

I used to work for a company that did GIS mapping of guard rails, lines, and road signs. Part of what we always ended up doing was massaging the data we received from the Lidar mapping to line things up to exact locations for clients. If this map is accurate, I salute whoever spent the time fixing the details.

flipnotykon Replicube: 3D shader puzzle game, online demo

Very fun! Not sure if it's a me issue, but the music kept getting static-y in the browser version for me. Maybe something to look into.

flipnotykon Show HN: MidWord – A Word-Guessing Game

I got "Negociate" after like 20 tries, the spelling of which I've never seen. I ended up using the hints to figure it out. When I clicked on the link of the word it took me to a "No results found for negociate!" page on Dictionary.com. Pretty frustrating, might want to double check your word list.

flipnotykon John Carmack talk at Upper Bound 2025

I think there's a difference between "should be learned" and "should be able to be learned" here.

flipnotykon Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional

"It's unconstitutional and illegal, but you're not being held accountable and you can still use the data." Yeah that tracks.