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Accelerationist Means for Vitalist Ends

From the New World • 75 implied HN points • 04 Mar 24
🕹 Technology AI Automation Technology Trends
  1. Technology has historically eliminated dangerous jobs and enabled improvements in quality of life, challenging the assumption that automation always eliminates meaningful work.
  2. Conservatives should not let nostalgia cloud their vision of a more prosperous and human future driven by current technological advancements like artificial intelligence.
  3. The last 20 years of automation may be considered a historical anomaly, and current technologies are aimed at reducing mundane tasks rather than eliminating meaningful work.

Hedonic Escalators, Neuro Rights, And More

Learning Machine • 39 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Innovation Ethics Technology Trends Future Technology Tech Events
  1. Seek out hedonic escalators - activities that keep increasing fun instead of adapting to a baseline.
  2. Advocate for neuro rights to protect free will, mental privacy, and personal identity as technology advances.
  3. Use simple filters, like a boring-sounding name, to attract genuinely interested audiences for better engagement.

The Future of P4: One Perspective

Systems Approach • 353 implied HN points • 15 May 23
🕹 Technology Programming Networking Technology Trends Hardware Software
  1. P4 language is more than just Tofino chips, it has many backend targets like SmartNICs and IPUs.
  2. The distinction between 'open' and 'closed' forwarding pipelines is crucial, even fixed pipelines can be flexible.
  3. P4's value lies not just in quantifiable metrics, but also in its ability to abstract packet forwarding pipelines effectively.
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Yr a special snowflake

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 05 May 16
🕹 Technology Social media Online Privacy Internet culture Artificial Intelligence Technology Trends
  1. The best window into American political strife is your Facebook feed, showcasing clashes between different groups and the influence of online mobs.
  2. In the digital age, forgiveness becomes harder with our past actions staying present, raising questions about the 'right to be forgotten.'
  3. Discussion on the evolution and impact of memes, highlighting how they can spread, change, and sometimes even die out.

Just say no

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 05 Oct 15
🕹 Technology Social media eBooks Online Dating Internet culture Technology Trends
  1. Online romance scams often follow a specific five-step pattern, sometimes leading victims to become money launderers.
  2. Despite predictions of their demise, print books remain popular due to their beauty and possibly poor e-reader design.
  3. Online dating may not be as effective as we think. The main difference between dating apps might just be their marketing teams.