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Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it's unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there's no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there's a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours.
-- Noam Chomsky

#Wisdom #Quotes #NoamChomsky #Optimism #TheFuture

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Jesus.

The kids are all right.

I’m a huge Ren fan. This is such a fantastic vibe.

#music #thefuture #vibe

https://youtu.be/oqRaADSdJLE

Nobody can tell us what the future is and what utensils to eat it with.
-- Naum Gabo & Antoine Pevsner

#Wisdom #Quotes #NaumGaboAntoinePevsner #TheFuture

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The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past.
-- Robertson Davies

#Wisdom #Quotes #RobertsonDavies #TheFuture #ThePast

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I used a Stihl electric chainsaw for a few hours yesterday and an hour on a petrol one. I reckon make the battery last 50% longer and 30% lighter and it’s game over for petrol ones. Super exciting, they’re so damn stinky.

I do wish Catl or someone would make a standard 36v battery unit that could be used in many devices - a chainsaw battery for instance would be great on a bike or scooter :)

Just woken up to the fact the UK's copper phone network is being completely decommissioned within 2 years. If you want a home phone after then it will need to be digital and going through your broadband router. UK service providers now seem to routinely charge a premium for a home phone number.

Imagine me trying to explain this to my elderly mother who is very set in her ways.

We are at the "create a secret word or phrase with your family to verify their identity" point of our dystopia.

https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA241203

via https://stefanbohacek.online/@briankrebs@infosec.exchange/113592146696849871

Beware any pundit or dem politician trying to cast blame to either the establishment, progressives of moderates. No1 hands here are clean. Anyone doing such is doing so in bad faith. All factions of the dem party played a role in this. And all factions need to reconstitute in face of it. #uspol #democracy #Election2024 #thefuture

People always say: "In the future, when your grandkids ask you 'what did YOU do to slow down climate change?' what are you going to tell them?"

I'm going to tell them: "Simple! I didn't have kids! The environment was so polluted, the cost of living so expensive as incomes stagnated, your grandpa and I decided to just give up on the idea altogether."

And then they'll ask: "Well if you didn't have kids, how did WE come into being?"

And I'll smile at them and say: "There's an app for that."

#climatechange
#technology
#thefuture
#ai
#apple

Enshittification is inescapable. I had to order some pricey water filters from GE for my new-ish refrigerator. Wondering where they were, I looked online with my order number and zip, learning then that the zip code didn't match. I’d paid with a credit card that needs the exact address to enable payment, so it was correct when the order was made, but somehow “became enshittified" after I authorized payment. I’m now on interminable hold for the parts department so I don’t need to PAY ANOTHER $178.00 FOR THIS STUPID FUCK UP!!!!!!

I hope your day and money isn’t being wasted by enshittification. The future is so FUCKING stupid. #enshittification #AI #shitshow #TheFuture

I just watched Death Race 2050. Is that the future with or without UBI?
#RogerCorman #UBI #PeterThiel #TheFuture

"How to be politically engaged, but not go insane"

What are your tips for staying sane while still working to make a difference in the world?
I compiled a list of tips, books, and resources - https://brownfoxff.substack.com/p/how-to-be-politically-engaged-but

I would like to especially thank @Teri_Kanefield for her excellent series of essays on "The misinformation-outrage cycle".
She very eloquently explains many of the problems with modern politics and media.

https://terikanefield.com/can-democracy-work-in-america-part-1-there-are-no-yankees-here/

Perhaps we can all work to make it better if we unplug more, avoid knee-jerk reactions, and build positive things in our communities.
I also think one of the keys is proportional representation in our voting systems, and removing "first past the post" style government.
I wish everyone success with both.

Wouldn't it be cool if I could switch git branches on a project and not have to close-and-reopen it in #Xcode because it'd actually notice I did that and *wouldn't* lose all the source packages I'd checked out? Boy that sure would be something.

Update #051:
Bread Box II

Sadly electric vehicle types are few. Here's one I'm liking, as far as design concepts go:

#blog #design #electric #theFuture

https://lukedorny.com/updates/bread-box-ii

Forget flying cars, let's build elevated bike paths!

We will probably end up in a world with a population of only a few hundred million people living in unthinkable luxury, surrounded by legions of #AIs and #robots to do all the labor required to sustain that lifestyle. #TheFuture

Only problem is, where did the other 8 billion people go?

CHANGE MY MIND.