Society & Culture
This week Dave (https://twitter.com/davidegts) and Gunnar (http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about) talk about mind-controlled computing, computer-controlled minds, and AI-controlled doppelgangers Texas Deep Freeze (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-deep-freeze-caused-texas-to-lose-power/) Apocalypse Watch Ministry for the Future (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_for_the_Future) by Kim Stanley Robinson Bitwarden Is Now the Best Free Alternative to LastPass (https://lifehacker.com/bitwarden-is-now-the-best-free-alternative-to-lastpass-1846289833) Dave’s to-do list to review the state of to-do lists: ✅ Remember the Milk (https://www.rememberthemilk.com/) ~~Google Tasks (https://support.google.com/tasks/answer/7675772?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en)~~ ❓Todoist (https://todoist.com/) todoist-shortcuts (https://github.com/mgsloan/todoist-shortcuts) is a browser extension or greasemonkey script which adds a bunch of keyboard shortcuts to Todoist Human or GPT-2? (https://doesnotexist.codes/) Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You? (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/21/science/artificial-intelligence-fake-people-faces.html) Bonus link: Deepfake Tom Cruise (https://twitter.com/mckaywrigley/status/1364972080513515520) Protect your identity with generative media (https://generated.photos/anonymizer) NextMind’s Dev Kit for mind-controlled computing offers a rare ‘wow’ factor in tech (https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/21/nextminds-dev-kit-for-mind-controlled-computing-offers-a-rare-wow-factor-in-tech/) Researchers Control Monkeys' Decisions With Bursts of Ultrasonic Waves (https://gizmodo.com/researchers-control-monkeys-decisions-with-bursts-of-ul-1843563970) Utilizing an EEG to Track When Your Attention Drifts (https://www.hackster.io/news/utilizing-an-eeg-to-track-when-your-attention-drifts-98ea2f0bd8ed) Vaccination vs. Immunization vs. Inoculation: What's the Difference? (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/641671/vaccination-vs-immunization-vs-inoculation-whats-difference) Cutting Room Floor * There are Sinks Designed Just for Vomiting Into (https://www.core77.com/posts/105439/There-are-Sinks-Designed-Just-for-Vomiting-Into) * Wearing Mask On Bottom of Chin Illusion (Multiple Skin Tones & Features) (https://maskalike.com/collections/novelty-masks/products/mask-on-bottom-of-chin-illusion) * Pink Trombone (https://dood.al/pinktrombone/) * Wild-Wacky-Cool: Vintage Snapshots of Men’s Hair Through the Ages (https://flashbak.com/wild-wacky-cool-vintage-snapshots-of-mens-hair-through-the-ages-438227/) We Give Thanks * The D&G Show Slack Clubhouse for the discussion topics!