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by jfil 9mo ago
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by jfil 9mo ago
Wait, you're saying y'all aren't browsing the web through a small sliver of screen under dozens and dozens of rows of browser tabs?
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by jfil 9mo ago
Keep at it! You'll be astounded at what you can accomplish in a year by making small and steady additions. (From another dad with a day job).
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by jfil 9mo ago
Creative writing: a young influencer creates a religion for the modern age. (Done the first draft) After that, a post with methods for honest/effortful communication in the age of LLMs. My actual opinions, but set in the same fictional
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by jfil 10mo ago
No, Meta doesn't get a pass on this one after "Jedi Blue" and faking video viewing metrics. These guys are criminals. Generally, media buyers/advertisers are clueless when it comes to ad fraud. The big platforms have mad
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Fenian RAM Submarine(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by jfil 10mo ago|0 comments
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by jfil 10mo ago
I'm working on a short story that explores this! Different organizations producing fake videos about a real person/event, to nudge you in their desired direction.
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Panoramas of Star Trek Sets(mijofr.github.io)
179 points by jfil 10mo ago|25 comments
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by jfil 10mo ago
It's a creative outlet where I can try out silly/unusual writing. Its a way to record useful how-tos so that I can refer to the steps in the future & help others. And it lowers the "activation enery" on getting curio
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by jfil 10mo ago
Handyman for the elderly
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by jfil 10mo ago
This reminds me of the single conquistador with a cancer-prone gene, who's responsible for 1 in 300 Brazilians carrying that gene ( https://aacrjournals.org/cebp/article-abstract/doi/10.1158/1... )
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The Making of a Dumpster Fire (2020)(signalvnoise.com)
1 points by jfil 10mo ago|0 comments
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by jfil 10mo ago
I'd be curious to read that whole story of Google putting the conpany out of business. Would you consider writing about it in a post?
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by jfil 10mo ago
> We shouldn't have to choose between principles and food on the table. I am increasingly convinced that these are the only true kind of ethical decision. Painless/straightforward ethical decisions that you make every day - the
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by jfil 11mo ago
I encourage you to get clear on your goals for a project like this. There is a political and social dimension to this work aside from the technical challenge. For example, ordinary people already know whether they're being squeezed or
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by jfil 11mo ago
"Jedi Blue" - the 2 big menaces, working as friends!
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by jfil 11mo ago
Palantir
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by jfil 11mo ago
I'm a marketing technologist, and it was a 3-year search that you can read about: https://jacobfilipp.com/job-search-with-figures/
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by jfil 11mo ago
In terms of a blind date, an escape room is a large time committment with no built in "out" in case a participant is not feeling it. Try to create an environment with escape hatches.
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by jfil 11mo ago
I'm going to second this: if a book doesn't grip you and get you to be curious, then this indicated it is badly written (applies to both fiction and nonfiction). Give yourself permission to skim books or stop reading halfway - lif
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by jfil 1y ago
We desperately need a high-tech solution to disengage from the torrent of AI slop. I have found a form of photosynthesizing plant that grows in the soil of many places where humans live. Apparently, touching this with the palm of your hand
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How I Used Lies About a Cartoon to Prove History Is Meaningless on the Internet (2016)(medium.com)
4 points by jfil 1y ago|3 comments
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by jfil 1y ago
I looked around for you - the best I could find is a listing for the magazines at the British Library at https://www.bl.uk/ . It appears that they have a copy of all the issues and they are available by request for physical
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by jfil 1y ago
Very impressive, especially the interactive chats! I encourage you to make even more projects like this. I think the actual experience would be more kafkaesque - less acqnowledgement that "there is a problem", ineffective for-prof
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by jfil 1y ago
Have you ever battled an 87-year-old wearing mechanized battle armour? They're crazed, hopped on speed, eyes goggling in their sockets A pack of 3 oldies burst through our perimeter one winter night... the screaming woke me up. Outside
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by jfil 1y ago
You are a prime candidate for Structured Procrastination ( https://structuredprocrastination.com/ ) Some of my best work was done while procrastinating on my main hobby project!
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by jfil 1y ago
You will always carve out time for yourself – ego and selfishness are so powerful. That’s why you must force yourself to do something nice with – and for – others. I feel this acutely as someone who has niche interests and the ability to di
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FontOps: Font Development at Scale (2024)(simoncozens.github.io)
3 points by jfil 1y ago|0 comments
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by jfil 1y ago
>>seeing day old job posts on linkedin with 100+ applications already. Don't believe for a second that these figures are real. And I recommend that you apply on the business' own site, never through Linkedin's own proce
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by jfil 1y ago
Most people underappreciate how tough it is to get yourself motivated & creating anything when the structure of a job falls away. Its fine to go take a job, just for the structure/mental stimulation it provides. If you do take a jo

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