adam w.k. @sabbatical@qoto.org

@pie yeah i feel that disconnection big time. hard to even know where or how to look people up anymore, much less how to best send them a note!

keeping cozy while working in the reclined position via keyboard/trackpad electric warming bag and furry pal on my chest

i'm not mr. AI doomer, and i don't actually dislike a lot of the generative features being added, but can we make it less AI! AI! AI! in-your-face all the time?

examples:
- sleep cycle has been analyzing my sleep patterns for over a decade. great app. gladly paid for it. but loaded it up yesterday after a long break and now they're calling it AI. subtext: "are we cool now that it's a buzzword?"
- today i opened notion and a big "notion AI" nav item's been added to my sidebar. on top of the many "please use AI" prompts popping up across their UI. big pick-me energy.

many such cases!
i feel like a curmudgeon, but it makes me like your products less.

@alan hah, funny, i kinda have a similar issue with certain sounds really bothering me that arent harsh at all to others around me. could be psychological maybe though — for example if sounds in music are dissonant "in the wrong way" it feels like it physically hurts me (but i love the "right" kind of dissonance.)

@alan @Daojoan yeah i’m fortunate enough i can forget about mine most of the time too. the hearing loss is a little more annoying. hopefully it doesn’t get much worse for a few more years at least

@Daojoan also, turn your headphones down! i escaped mostly unscathed from years of band practices and shows, i think, but then continued on blasting my ears at home and work.

@NanoRaptor whoa. how did you find out after so long? old medical records unearthed or something? thats wild!

@levisan @mike that said, i’m planning on staying away from the highly computerized versions so im prob locked out of the newer gens anyways.

@levisan @mike i’ve been told similar, but was also told the hondas can be nearly as solid. i like the boxier look of the odyssey a little more, was thinking about eventually getting one.

@levisan i’ve got to assume the “no” votes were assuming some risk of lasting damage. or they are already financially well off enough to not worry about money, i suppose.

@levisan then it’s a no brainer. yes. would anyone say no?

@womble @Jackiemauro ah interesting. would that need some mechanism for differentiating from “legit” payments for service? (eg. paying a co to maintain your website or clean your boots, for example)

@Jackiemauro @womble i wonder if you could outlaw private equity without outlawing some basic tenet of how private business works that would make it unenforceable. would genuinely be interested in how this would work from a policy/legal perspective. could make a big difference if it was possible — somebody’s prob thought it through!

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whoa, so this is what twotter felt like
https://qoto.org/@sabbatical/113313265422631701

@levisan so i’m abducted but ultimately after 30 days im released and unharmed?

@ducksauz @mweagle every time i see "owned by ____, a private equity firm" i cringe and start looking for alternatives. latest realization was wp engine (owned by silver lake), which has for years been my go-to recommendation to people hosting wordpress sites.

@levisan "we're not a regular country, we're a *cool* country!"