I just learned that friend of the Variable, Lucas, developer extraordinaire, developed the Monologue app for iOS, taking the initial concept and prototype that was vibe-coded based on the Mac app and turning it into an absolutely killer iPhone app. Still not a huge fan of the extremely AI bullish Every, but knowing that a developer like Lucas, who puts time, care, and attention into everything he does, is working on it now means this app should progress and only improve for the better. Iâve now switched to it from SuperWhisper for all my transcription needs.
Kevin Kortum
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đ± The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling
appsThe fact that the Commission said TikTok should change the basic design of its service is âground-breaking for the business model fueled by surveillance and advertising," said Katarzyna Szymielewicz, president of the Panoptykon Foundation, a Polish civil society group.
Honestly, I really love this idea. Itâs so easy to just fall into doom scrolling and go down a never-ending rabbit hole. So forcing some kind of decision-making to continue is a good idea, given some of the addiction weâve seen arise from these types of apps.
Iâve also been thinking defaulting to an algorithmic timeline should be nixed. If a user wants to make that decision and switch over, let âem. But even on Instagram, where you have the following feed, you have to switch to it every single timeâthat should be the default. Then you can switch to a discover feed or the algorithm or whatever if you so choose.
Or maybe Iâm just a weak human being with no self-control. But both could be true.
đ€ OpenAI amending deal with Pentagon, CEO Altman says
aiSurprisingly absolutely no one with half a brain, OpenAI actually couldnât fulfill the same deal as Anthropic while holding to the same high standards and principles.
And itâs all of these shortsighted nincompoops that are going to absolutely destroy the economyâand not just the stock market, but the everyday lives of normal folksâalong with the idiotic policies, actions, and war (crimes) of the current administration.
Iâm rambling and getting a bit off topic now, but we are at the point (and, to be clear, have been for sometime) in a post-capitalistic society where outputs donât actually matter. Instead what businesses make is irrelevant as all they care about are numbers on a spreadsheet to appease Wall Street. The best ideas or products donât prevail, just those who have inherited or âcreatedâ wealth, sitting on billions of dollars with companies that make billions in profit, but somehow canât afford to pay full-time employees enough to keep them off of welfare.
Itâs almost funny when the right wing made up this fake idea of a âwelfare queenâ who just wanted to sit at home and collect a check, when, in reality, they created a system where those same people have to work two jobs to surviveâworking harder than any CEO pencil pusherâwhile still sitting below the poverty line because of the actual welfare class that was created due out of Regan and trickle down economics.
đ» Bears Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman retiring at age 27
sportsShit.
I mean good for himâhopefully thereâs no medical thing pushing him to thisâbut go enjoy your money while youâre young and have a restful life with your family. That should be the goal for most folks anyway, but boy is this going to be a huge hit to the Bears for next seasonâŠ
đ Dwyane Wade: These are the three best leaders I played with in the NBA
basketballI just love that even D-Wade doesnât have LeBron as one of the best leaders he played withâcause he wasnât. LeBron as a leader is so overrated. Itâs why he needed Wade and Bosh and Irving and Love.
đż David Ellison Claims Paramount-Warner Bros. Will Produce 30 Theatrical Releases a Year â Is That Even Possible?
moviesThis is complete bullshit. Itâs always been about consolidation so they can charge more and produce less. Maybe they pump out thirty the first year, but it will trickle down until itâs no different than today.
