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The Dulling Effect of Excessive Machine use
Humans are gregarious animals. They need interaction with other people. More and more people are isolating themselves and spending excessive time with machines: scrolling on their phones, watching TV shows, relying on artificial intelligence for trivial tasks, and so on. This behavior has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are also far more children…
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Overconsumption of lithium
Lithium mining pollutes: it produces a huge amount of waste that kills all forms of life in soils and rivers if not reprocessed. Lithium mining is costly for the planet. To use lithium in lithium batteries, cobalt and other earths are also needed, which are only found in a few countries where they are easy…
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Le phare des idées de la Révolution, le triomphe des techniques et des sciences
The beacon of revolutionary ideas, the triumph of technology and science El faro de las ideas de la Revolución, el triunfo de la técnica y la ciencia Das Leuchtfeuer der Ideen der Revolution, der Triumph von Technik und Wissenschaft Eiffel, la guerre des tours – Arte: https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/108936-000-A/eiffel-la-guerre-des-tours/
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My electronic device is slowing down and my power consumption is increasing
No, your devices (phone, tablet, computer) are not less efficient. They just have more work to do and as a result are slower and consume more power. They don’t provide you with any more services. Twenty years ago, you could already watch videos, make calls, look at classified ads and consult the press online. There’s…
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Weird, yet worth another look and feel
“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.” ― Søren Kierkegaard “La forme la plus courante de désespoir est de ne pas être soi-même.” ― Søren Kierkegaard “Tous les hommes pensent que le bonheur se trouve au sommet de la montagne, alors qu’il réside dans la façon de la gravir. – Confucius “All…
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NASA
nasa: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/170152214274/6-ways-you-are-safer-thanks-to-nasa-technology By now everyone knows that we are to thank for the memory foam in your mattress and the camera in your cell phone. (Right? Right.) But our technology is often also involved behind the scenes—in ways that make the products we use daily safer and stronger, and in some cases, that can even save lives. Here are some…
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AI: Artificial Intelligence
What a surprise to find a comic strip on Artificial Intelligence written by somebody called Montaigne! Marion Montaigne présente l’Intelligence artificielle – David Vandermeulen: https://youtu.be/DtdoNksCtmE Indeed, Montaigne discusses in the Essays whether the savages found mainly in Brazil are human beings or not and whether they should be considered humans, the way the barbarians in…
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Healthy Screens
Configure your computer to use Domain Name Servers that filter inappropriate websites: https://support.opendns.com/hc/en-us/articles/228007127-FamilyShield-Computer-Configuration-Instructions Enable Youtube restricted mode and Google safe search: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/174084?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=enhttps://support.google.com/websearch/answer/510?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en Use an ad and tracking blocker: https://adblockplus.org/ Remove Youtube comments, suggestions and other annoyance: https://youtube.adblockplus.me But may be, adults need protection too… http://uk.businessinsider.com/facebook-raises-duplicate-fake-account-estimates-q3-earnings-2017-11?r=US&IR=T http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/23/facebook-tell-users-much-russian-fake-news-have-exposed http://www.wired.co.uk/article/brexit-russia-influence-twitter-bots-internet-research-agency How is this possible?: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/beware-of-the-bots-how-theyre-created-and-why-they-matter How to use Apple’s new Screen Time and…