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- oldsklgdfth parentThis is one of the two most influential books I've read.
- In the past year I bought a Ruizu clip-on MP3 player. If I want something new I use yt-dlp and get specific songs.
It's nice having a device not connected to the internet.
In the past I used jellyfin.
- The writings of Neil Postman. Specifically,
* "Amusing ourselves to death": visual media is fundamentally different from writing and that impacts society. As a medium it supports certain messages better than other, ex. emotion.
* "Technopoly": defines the difference between tool-using and technocratic societies and impacts it has on society.
* "The End of Education": what is the purpose of an education system.
- Slightly tangential, is there any chance this is motivated by profit or someone making money off this?
Otherwise, seems kinda benign and random.
- > The absolute largest change I would expect would be to end birthright citizenship for children whose parents illegally entered into the US and have never had a visa of entry permit of any type whatsoever.
That's the vibe I get.
However, I don't see a definition of jurisdiction in the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" that would make this workable. How do you see this being resolved?
- The precursor to this case is Trump v. CASA[0], which arose from injunctions blocking the executive order banning birthright citizenship. The case made it to the supreme court on the emergency docket. The court did not address the merits of the case (i.e. is the ban on birthright citizenship constitutional), rather they heard an argument against universal injunctions and the authority of a judge to block executive order. The court judged against universal injunctions. Basically the EO stands.
Subsequently, the plaintiffs forced a certified class and sought a class-wide injunction. This case is called Trump v. Barbara. SCOTUS has agreed to hear the case on the question of the constitutionality of a ban on birthright citizenship.
[0] https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/trump-v-casa-inc...
EDIT: The Trump v. CASA opinion handed a win to the executive to issues orders without universal injunctions blocking the order immediately. My hot take is that this was part of the original strategy. Not sure how the court will land on the current question at hand.
- Reading this on a first gen SE. Still works great.
Since it can’t get the lastest OS many apps don’t install, effectively making it the type of dumb phone I always wanted.
- Lumping AI together with social media is confusing for me. One is a tool for the user, the other is not.
If social media is a tool for anything, it is for the company to generate ad revenue. Sure there is value someone can extract (keeping in touch family). But I can also extract value from junk mail (using it as scrap paper for notes and lists.)
AI is still a tool. I think? I have not seen any direct way that monetizes it through ads, yet. I expect AI with a revenue model will look way worse.
AI is turning people dumb. I see it all the time with code slop. It's the old "give a man a fish vs. teach a man to fish". Maybe a tool-using approach to AI is "should me how to do this", rather than "do this for me". "Show me an example of some code" is more useful to me than unleashing it on my project.
Also, social media is obviously a sort of digital narcotic. Probably should be scheduled.
- Yup, that's it! Thanks for the link.
I kinda explain a lot odd stuff through this lens.
- I suspect that's how it started and then put it out there and gained momentum. Possibly as a joke.
As a note on satire, is there a term for satire which is perpetuated for long enough that is take seriously at some point by someone?
I have been referring to this pattern as "the pizzagate phenomenon". Basically, making a joke repeatedly until it reaches an audience that's not in on the joke. It is not quite a "self-fulfilling prophecy.
- > The concept of a bubble doesn't exist anymore.
It is a reminder that economics is firmly based on behavior. Interesting to see how economics reflects on this period in time.
> gets lost in the sauce Thanks you for referencing the contemporary rap philosopher Gucci Mane [0].
- It’s a symptom not a cause.
- Technology service technology, rather than technology as a tool with a purpose. What is the purpose of this feature?
This reads like the first step to "infinite scroll" AI echo chambers and next level surveillance capitalism.
On one hand this can be exciting. Following up with information from my recent deep dive would be cool.
On the other hand, I don't want to it to keep engaging with my most recent conspiracy theory/fringe deep dives.
- Studied EE and went into software after college. Started out system programming and now I work on high level backend services and frontend SDKs.
I've been drown more to engines and power generation. Specifically, control systems that are able to maintain stable operation despite changing conditions.
Few pieces of software I've worked on operate as "control systems". Most have been business logic.
Lately, I've been viewing "keeping the lights on", more important that "keeping engagement up".
Maybe I'll try to get into embedded/FPGA programming. Last time I applied I got passed up due to lack of experience.
- When I was renovating my kitchen, I left some notes on the wall before putting up cabinets. A little treat for the next renovator.
- +1 on Ellul’s work. Though it is quite long.
A book with similar sentiment that is more approachable is Neil Postman’s Technopoly.
- Gucci Mane explaining "the sauce" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0-F88c6Hrk
- I have two that I keep coming back to and function as the ying and yang in my mental model.
* Industrial Society and Its Future by Ted Kaczynski. The first half I reread often because it is a short critique of technology/technique and the effect that it has on our life. Though not original, it touches on this feeling that we are enslaved to our tools. It also reminds me that "no, i'm not crazy" this world is totally absurd and the way we live makes no sense. Obviously, if you take this philosophy to its natural extreme you need to go live in the woods and suffer. Which is kind of larping.
* This is Water by David Foster Wallace. I reread this and hand out copies of this book to people all the time. For me it speaks to the part of me that knows that it is important to choose wisely what you focus your thoughts on, because if I don't the automatic monologue in my head will take over. It will start with complaining. It will continue with painting everything black. It will make me misrable and incapable of enjoying the beauty in life.
I am trying to break out of these two book being so influential because I feel like to grow I need to evolve a new understanding and have new ideas to toy with.
Anyone have recommendation?
- > Pay retail prices for AWS
Is this actually the case for Twitch? How are they different from any other Amazon team using AWS?
- +1 Technopoly and Amusing Ourselves to Death.
Neil Postman is great at pointing out the trade-off that new technologies introduce.
- Wear sunscreen.
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- As a tangent, I've heard the Google and others are moving away from second price auctions.
Does anyone have more info on this topic?
- In general, taking the easy route stiffs development. Relying on AI to speak for you is a major crutch.
"The Art of the Essay"[0] describes the process of formalizing thoughts and ideas into structured arguments and logically unfolding them as a result of trying to put them in writing.
This also dovetails into the notion that communication mediums can support only certain information. "The medium is the message" [1] is the phrase coined for this idea.
[0] http://www.paulgraham.com/essay.html [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_medium_is_the_message
- Pretty cool to see a tech company that’s outdoorsy. Summer hours are something all companies should consider, at least “sunny day” hours.
- The Eminem parody is too good!
- Tangent here. I grew up in Greece. Policing, but the culture of government in general is don't sweat the little things, but you better get the important stuff right.
I went to a hospital and the building looked in rough shape not really clean. The examination room had a leak in the corner. But you bet the doc knew what she was doing, was thorough and sterilized everything. It's not pretty, but gets the job done.
In the 2000s we used to pirate like there was no tomorrow. But cp is taken seriously.
- There’s just something fun about having your bubble burst.
I think most people (including me) think the tech was too primitive. This is what I think computers were then [1]
Ultimately, I think bad ass people banded together and worked their butt off to pull off a stretch goal.
I wonder if I romanticize engineers from then or there are similar folks today.
- You make a good point here.
As with everything there are winners and losers. Some built careers and companies by leveraging social media. That's in the pros column.
When I drill down into it, I think the potency is what draws me in. I sometimes feel this way on HN. "Let me check the comments". But FB, reddit, et al. are high octane versions.