we're fooling ourselves if we think there's "still time". AI surveillance is just too powerful and valuable for companies/governments to NOT use it. It's just like saying "ok let's all agree to not increase our power and capabilities". Nobody thinks humanity would collectively agree to that, and for good reason (unfortunately).

I get the "Welcome to nginx!" error when I try to visit the archive.ph site, here is an archive.org version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250906042130/http://web.archiv...

Apple and Google are just two heads of the same surveillance-state hydra: https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102009/https://www.bloom...

John Watson's "writer" webapp/website is an extremely useful and aesthetically pleasing tool that is free but has various perks for its' paid tiers. The "lifetime" purchase cost of $149.00 USD is totally worth it though.

https://writer.bighugelabs.com/welcome

Everything before the "no annoying banner ads" is included in the "free" tier:

-fast and distraction-free fullscreen writing environment -Saves automatically as you write -All writing is private, secure, and backed up regularly -Save an unlimited number of documents -Works online and off -Customize colors, fonts, and line spacing -Optional typewriter sounds -Automatic word count and writing goals -PDF and text export -Markdown formatting -No annoying banner ads

--- paid↓

-Export to Dropbox, Google Docs, Evernote, WordPress, and more -Built-in thesaurus -Word count updates as you type -Hemingway mode (backspace disabled) -Revision history -Create downloadable eBooks -Organize your writing with folders -Track your productivity with writing statistics -Downloadable archive of all your writing -Premium support

100% worth $149 for the "pro/lifetime" license. Been using it regularly since December 2021.

John Watson's website: https://johnwatsonllc.com/

fwiw Media Bias Fact Check rates LA-Times as "least biased" https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/la-times-los-angeles-times/

I have found that being very specific and asking things like "can you tell me what another perspective might be, such that I can understand potential counter-arguments might be, and how people with other views might see this topic?" can be helpful when dealing with complex/nuanced/contentious subjects. Likewise with regard to "reputable" sources.

I recently quit YT premium after decades of having it, and now I actually (weirdly) feel good when I see ads bc it's a reminder that I'm not giving Googletube 20$/month

I wouldn't use the word decades to describe a time span of less than 11 years at maximum, but you do you!

touché, I suppose it was "more than 3/4/5 years" and my sense of time is, unfortunately, warped

that was a waste of time to read. I'm glad it was short. "I'm bored of all the talk and conversation that other ppl find extremely interesting, new, revolutionary, mind-blowing, etc"...like... okay? Well no one is forcing him to do anything. He should go outside, go to the gym, go to a bar, go to a library, read a book, there is literally an infinite number of productive things he could have done instead of whine online about how he's "bored" of the (by everyone else's account) insane happenings in the world(s) of the things(s) that he so "cleverly" was able to describe without actually saying "its" name. Hopefully he has a change of attitude and retracts his pointless, bitter rant.

reminds me of the "experimental" social media app "Minus" https://minus.social/ that only allows users to make 100 posts. Both cool ideas, but I feel like they're trying to "sell" limitations (max 100 posts, can only use app at XYZ o'clock) when, unfortunately, limitations are antithetical to what people want (to a certain extent) when it comes to expressing themselves online. Clearly some limitations are necessary (character-limits on X posts, video length on Snapchat videos come to mind). This seems, admirably, different in a new way. Hope it catches on!