"We Be The Humans"
Older Retired White Guy. Buddhist.
"Non nobis solum"
Likes trees better than people. Books better than trees.
"We Be The Humans"
Joined Aug 2018
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This may be a terrible idea, and I'm in no way qualified to lead this, but I'm putting this out there in good faith.
If you have a Pro account here, you can host a private CosoCall any time, for anybody. For those of you struggling today who might need to talk some stuff through either one on one or as a group, it is an option open to you.
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CounterSocial is unique, but then you already knew that.
What you should be asking yourself is, what makes it unique?
It's simple. Unlike *every other social media platform in the world*, CounterSocial has not sold out.
There are no ads. Your data is not for sale. We collect zero information about you, except for the email address you used to sign up for an account.
We can do this because we have a legion of Pro subscribers who pitch in to keep it that way.
Join them. #CoSoTips
From Kevin Kelly on the occasion of his 73rd birthday, 101 bits...
In a few days I will turn 73, so again on my birthday, I offer an additional set of 101 bits of advice I wished I had known earlier. None of these appear in the book; they are all new.
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Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82 🎁
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/books/daniel-dennett-dead.html
Ok Folks.
I you must post a picture of Self Harm of any kind.
Please, Please, put a Content Waring on this, and all future pictures of violence.
(a cautionary tale, Never Ever let VC funding near your social media startup.)
The Quiet Death of Ello’s Big Dreams
"In the end, Ello was sold to a third party without notifying its users or giving them the opportunity to opt out of handing over all their content and data, then resold to a new company, and finally shut down and deleted with no notice or recourse."
By Andy Baio
https://waxy.org/2024/01/the-quiet-death-of-ellos-big-dreams/
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Other social media platforms will happily leverage terrible events to keep you clicking for more.
CounterSocial is different. During times of widespread distress, we will frequently remind you about the TEMPORARY FILTER, MUTE, and BLOCK features, all of which are highly effective tools for keeping your CoSo experience copacetic. #CoSoTips
AI More Energy Efficient than Humans, New Study Finds
I recently read that using artificial intelligence creates fewer carbon emissions than human labour. Really? The human brain doesn't have much going for it, but we know that it is much more energy efficient than computers. What's going on here? Let’s have a look.
http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2024/04/ai-more-energy-efficient-than-humans.html
Damn it !
Not enough hours in the day. After getting caught up last month, my "Instapaper" queue is now over 100 articles to read.
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Why Feathers Are One of Evolution’s Cleverest Inventions
Fossil and living birds reveal the dazzling biology of feathers.
By Michael B. Habib
By By Post News.
One of the many Twitter clones to pop up in the wake of the Elon acquisition calls it quits
emo ambient
Claire Rousay has gained prominence as an experimental, ambient musician, but her most recent album, Sentiment, is closer to lo-fi indie pop.
https://clairerousay.bandcamp.com/album/sentiment
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Hey, New Folks !
My greatest Buddhist teachings:
(There ain't no free lunch, and you can't get away with shit.)
If someone bought you a spectacular lunch, you would be grateful.
If they did it day after day....
You might say, "Hey, why don't I pick up the tab today"
This place is still mostly funded by one person, buying us all a spectacular meal, day after day. Please support this place.
Not right away, you are welcome to use this for free.
But think about it.
Can memory reconsolidation increase psychotherapy's effectiveness?
Recent research provides more information about the neuroscience of memory change processes in learning and symptom development. The process of memory reconsolidation (MR) can achieve true unlearning (disappearance and enduring non-evocability) of a target emotional learning,
Black Twitter: A People’s History is a three-part Hulu documentary series directed by Pentice Penny (Insecure) premiering in May. It’s based on Jason Parham’s Wired article of the same name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAMuT_bwqqo
Original article
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet
"The publishing model is also unique, and uniquely cozy, published in small samizdat-type batches that can escape detection by Sophons. The book is published by Metalabel, Yancey’s new venture, which attempts to bring cozy indie-music-label vibes and anti-memetic defense shields to publishing."
https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2024/04/16/the-dark-forest-anthology-of-the-internet/
"We Be The Humans"
Older Retired White Guy. Buddhist.
"Non nobis solum"
Likes trees better than people. Books better than trees.
"We Be The Humans"
Joined Aug 2018