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Acamon

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  • what do you think about the humanoid robots going mainstream in 2026

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  • While I believe that we'll see autonomous humanoid robots eventually, we're pretty far away from any practical version of that. What were much more likely to see in the next few years is fauxautomation, the 'mechanical turk' con, where the reality is the robot is controlled by a human.

    And not only is a bullshity part of hype, it's also pretty worrying. Not just as a privacy and safety nightmare (do I really want a 'ai' robot servant who's really being controlled by some dude in a data centre in India?), but because I can see a future where people are fine with that. Just like we've outsourced shitty and exploitative factories overseas, while still enjoying the cheap production costs, I can see lots of assholes being fine with having a robot servant, even if it's being controlled by some exploited kid in a robo sweatshop. It's just outsourced slavery.

  • Whats your hot take on something that doesnt matter at all?

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  • Obviously, you do you. From Google image search it seems like the world is fairly evenly split between up and down, and although I think handle up is more sane, and a little bit safer, there's no right answer. But I grab knives off my rack in a single motion, ready to chop.

    Most people's hands can easily rotate thumb up or thumb down, so I don't see how the direction of the handle makes much difference. If you're used to one, it would definitely feel clunky to swap, I know I'd find grabbing a downward facing handle a bit akward.

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    Tax strike?

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  • I guess the issue with those types of actions is that it leads to consequences that the people currently in power would be happy with. If people can just stop paying taxes on mass when they don't like the government it pretty much gives permission for it as a political protest from now on.

    I'm not saying that it is definitely a bad idea to give the public a veto on any government policy they don't like, but it certainly promotes small government. Part of the point of government spending is spending money on things that some people don't want, whether that's 'obamacare' or the Pentagon. A government that was worried about avoiding any sizable tax strike would never be able to spend money on anyrhing but the most basic and widely accepted expenses. Even "law and order" which is often one of the few roles libertarians support spending on isn't widely accepted anymore with 'defund the police'.

    Secondly, although part of a strike or protest is about causing disruption as a stick to put pressure on agreeing to demands, part of it is also on performing "costly displays". Posting memes may raise awareness for an issue, but its unlikely to sway people to your side as literally setting yourself on fire. One is easy, one is horrific, and when someone does something 'costly' it let's people see how much this matters to them. And asking me to not pay my taxes isn't a big ask, it benefits me (in the short term at least), while with a labour strike you are usually sacrificing pay to make a point, which shows how important it is to you.

  • Enough dopamine thank you

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  • All the time. But I don't see it as a bad thing. I love rewatching shows, and I can really enjoy a show, then years later rewatch it and realise I have a whole season and a half of new episodes!

  • Whats your hot take on something that doesnt matter at all?

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  • What sort of psycho puts them blades up? That's crazy.

  • what is the equivalent of somatic exercises for the mind?

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  • I'm not sure if they're what you're looking for, but their are various little mental exercises you can do depending on what your trying to achieve.

    Relaxing visualisations - if I'm trying to sleep and I'm too worked up about something to relax, I close my eyes and visualise a peaceful scene, e.g. being on a warm tropical beach, the heat of the sun lulling me to sleep, the gentle lapping of the ocean... It doesn't always put me immediately to sleep, but it helps get my brain out of the problem-solving stress mode.

    Sensory engagement - if I'm feeling anxious and getting stuck in a panicky loop, I try to engage my senses. Notice four things around you that you can see, three you can hear, two that you can smell, and a texture you can touch (a stone wall, your jacket's fabric). This works well because when I'm stressed my brain doesn't want to be told to "calm down", it's trying to warn me of danger. So instead of forcing some relaxation, I engage my senses, checking my surroundings, and generally there is no danger, just the hubub of normal life. This reminds my lizard brain that although being worried about missing a deadline is stressful, I'm not in immediate physical danger and should calm tf down.

    Sense of perspective - when we are in an emergency our sense of time shrinks so we only focus on the immediate problem. As we relax, we become better able to consider the larger future. This is great in a crisis, but also leads to dumb overreactions. So, if something goes wrong, and in the grand scheme of things it's actually not a big deal, but to me right now it feels like the worst, I use this technique. I visualise my surroundings and then begin zooming out, viewing my self from above, seing the room and then the building, the pulling out like a map tool, seeing the area, the country, the globe. I sometimes continue, visualising the solar system and the milky way. After that, it feels a lot easier to shrug and accept that whatever embaressment or frustration felt like it was going to ruin my day is, in fact, just not that important.

  • On behalf of all goths, you're welcome

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  • I think that's what makes me so mad about the Christmas-shit-in-October. January is bleak. Christmas celebrations originally started on Christmas Day and lasted until near the end of January, which makes a lot of sense. December should be the quiet interim between autumnal harvest festivals and light-in-the-dark feasting.

    And that's not even as bad as madness that is making January into the no booze, new diet nonsense. Originally that kinda thing was in early spring with Lent, which at least is a point in the year that you can start feeling hopeful again. January should be for warm fires, big meals and socialising, not feel bad that you've not been to the gym as much as you planned.

  • What's your favorite case of a game making fun of you?

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  • I enjoyed Wolfenstein 3D's quitting messages, "Chickening out already?" or "Press N for more carnage. Press Y to be a weenie." and the like.

  • Long live FAANG

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  • Would love to see this made and gone viral

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    I'm thanos and you all are the avengers

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  • Good advice. Done.

  • Connections #871 2025-10-29

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  • Yeah, thought that was weak.

    I checked the dictionary and both are acceptable apparently, but I've definitely heard the 'sack' pronunciation more than they 'say'.

  • Terrifying

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  • Sometimes, a hard stare is the only appropriate response

  • How do you name your devices and entities?

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  • Yeah, I was confused about some lamp always being on when I woke up, and realised I'd replaced it's smart socket with one that had previously been used for a coffee machine. Deleting and repairing sounds like wisdom.

  • With comparison comes misery. Do you agree?

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  • Depends what you're comparing to. One of the ways I deal with stuff I'm finding unpleasant is to compare the experience to a worse situation. My work can be stressful, but at least I don't work 9to5, 48 weeks a year like so many people do. I'm renovating a house and it's exhausting and such a long commitment, but at least I'm in good health. Many of my friends have health problems that would make heavy labour and climbing on roofs impossible, so when I'm tired and achy at the end of a day I try and see it as a sign of my good health and strength.

    Obviously, if I compared myself to a younger and fitter person, whose knees wouldn't hurt and didn't need to wear wrist braces, that could make me feel bad or envious and that would be dumb. Only make comparisons that highlight how lucky you are to be you.

  • Posers

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  • Read the manga anyway, Gas Turbines are lit

  • How do y'all feel joy without alcohol or weed?

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  • Doing 'nothing much' while stoned can be good fun, but is miserable sober. Youre probably not going to feel happy without alcohol / thc if you're just remove them and don't change your lifestyle. Think about activities that weed doesn't go that well with and try and get into those. That's why 'sober' people are often the folks going for early morning runs or playing in sports clubs, or their taking on lots of projects and creating /renovating / etc. What interests you is personal, but reading, gardening, outdoor walks, climbing, community activitivism, learning a language, etc are all good choice.

  • What will the next age of innovative art culture create?

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  • Was hearing something from an English literature professor recently. He was arguing that we were on track to have a new cultural renaissance, because historically cultural transformations have come when the 'guardians of culture' (the tastesetters, the academy, etc) spend all their time in ever increasing arcane and self-referential debates. Then groups from outside of the cultural institutional power start doing something very new and vibrant and it ends up transforming cultural expression.

    I guess the downside is that even 'soon' in this context could be 50 years, and it's quite likely you won't recognise or like what the new art when it emerges. Renaissance art is beautiful, but at the time it was seen as base and anti-intellectual, taking the abstract symbolism of medieval art and replacing it with "this statue of a guy looks reeeealllly like a irl guy doesn't it!" Uhh, well done Michaelangelo, I can see a naked guy whenever I go to the baths, what does your 'art' say about his place is the cosmic order, his eternal destiny and the state of his soul?

  • Whats the worst game mechanic?

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  • Ahh. Thanks, I hate it. Sounds horrendous and exactly like EA .

  • Whats the worst game mechanic?

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  • Very much not a sports guy. What's the ultimate team? And what's the problem with it?