Notices by Justin Pot (jhpot@mastodon.social)

This bot yells at you when you slack off during a work day: https://www.wired.com/story/fomi-ai-will-tell-you-to-stop-slacking-off/

Like, let’s put aside how executive-brained this particular use case is. The crazy thing is how preventable the need is, if the people in your company are good at communicating. We’re spending billions on data centers to avoid reading documents we didn’t need to begin with.

It's staggering to me how many use cases for AI revolve around summarizing overly long work documents and memos, a use case that doesn't need to exist if your company has a culture of concise communication.

@annika wait what

My house is now very loud. https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-play-macos-audio-through-multiple-speakers

Here's how to use automation to make your phone less distracting at home: https://www.wired.com/story/set-your-iphone-to-gray-scale-when-youre-home-shortcuts/

Spam accounts on Mastodon are funny because to blend in all they’d actually need to do is talk about installing Linux and hating tech CEOs but instead they all post inspirational memes.

Shocking news: Microsoft is doing user hostile stuff and branding it as a huge positive for everyone. https://lifehacker.com/tech/word-automatic-cloud-save-setting

@mattl I’d say if you’re happy with what you’re using stick with it.

Safari users: browsing doesn't have to suck anymore. https://lifehacker.com/tech/ublock-origin-now-works-on-safari

A good app for getting around without a car: https://lifehacker.com/tech/best-public-transit-app

has the google docs considered adding more AI buttons to the UI because i’m just not sure whether they offer AI features or not

Found a free online converter tool with no ads: https://lifehacker.com/tech/vert-can-convert-files-in-your-browser-without-uploading

Remember when Instagram was actually good? Pixelfed is that: https://lifehacker.com/tech/pixelfed-the-ad-free-instagram-alternative-now-has-a-smartphone-app

Not every app and site has an RSS feed. This service helps. https://lifehacker.com/tech/find-rss-feeds-for-any-app-website

Meta is actively developing what they claim is world-changing technology and this is their best idea for how to use it: making bot accounts on their own social network in an effort to get you to scroll just a little bit longer. https://justinpot.com/the-future-of-mindless-scrolling/

Please post a bit more positive, beautiful, or inspirational content on this platform

This is worth your time: https://biocubes.net

The funniest thing that will ever happen. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/media/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z04.Wiwi.UMUgUSO1vzUW

Brew day! I’m making a pumpkin ale for an upcoming thanksgiving trip with friends. I’ve done this with the same people since 2018 and look forward to it all year. I always bring a keg of something.