_Tomas

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by _Tomas 7mo ago
Nokia banana phone (8110) running Gerda Linux. https://archive.luxferre.top/gerdaos
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by _Tomas 7mo ago
I've been using Jolla/Sailfish since the first launch, totally love it. Apropos of the fact that nobody ever shows the actual OS, I did do a video showing the actual OS, if anyone wants to see it being used. https://www
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by _Tomas 2y ago
I dunno, Coast Guard?
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by _Tomas 3y ago
Missed me again boys! cracks knuckles/fires up edex-ui/runs top
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by _Tomas 3y ago
>n particular, VR is definitely not as immersive as actual reality, so anything that could be done in VR to convince someone of non-fantastical things can also be done (at a higher expense, for sure) with actors and props. So, your claim
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by _Tomas 3y ago
yes basically, in fact when we talk to people about this, around 50% of people have had some experience of this in their life (with me it was Kiwi fruit after a long car ride, I associated them with the nausea and couldn't eat kiwis fo
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by _Tomas 3y ago
>I argue the only valid statistic is x% remain non-smokers at y years, something comparable to other methods. Absolutely agree, but our problem is time, we did our first patient around 8 months ago, so we're just limited by that tim
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by _Tomas 3y ago
Absolutely! What a movie. Also makes me think of 'The testament of Dr. Mabuse', totally incredible film.
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by _Tomas 3y ago
>Will it also cause aversion to headsets and to VR? :) Unlikely, the Garcia effect is tightly coupled to taste/smell. Could inadvertently give a lifetime aversion to any food/drink though, especially if it's a new taste.
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by _Tomas 3y ago
>While I'm not sure that >> we [will] all have headsets in a decade I'll take that bet. I'm a kind of tech-cynic, have a Nokia 8110, ten year old thinkpad and listen to minidiscs. But in January I'll fly to the
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by _Tomas 3y ago
I think I'm being pretty mild on the effects :) But maybe that's the enthusiasm of working in the field. And yes, it's creepy for sure. There is a theory that every generation witnesses a key technological development and is
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by _Tomas 3y ago
'only 33%' is not so bad, that's basically a market-leading rate. 10 weeks of CBT is the established benchmark for 'proven' tobacco cessation, and has a 2 year 33% success rate (IIRC). Most of the tobacco cessation
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by _Tomas 3y ago
>This is all true but it can be a little bit of survivor ship bias at play. Look at all the technology conferences over the last 40 years and for the most part you will see a grave yard of tens of thousand of ideas that looks promising b