Somebody recently used the term "permissionless" to describe the innovation that is possible in the open social network called the #Fediverse. (I forgot who, sadly.)
That term might be borrowed from the crypto crowd, but it appears applicable.
Any thoughts on adopting this term for the Fediverse, too? I'd like to, I think it's apt.
#attention#pollution is when somebody else’s inability to focus or control themselves then interferes with the attention and focus of those around them.
The ability to focus deeply on a single project, idea or task for long periods of time is one of the most important skills for succeeding in the information age,
and it’s an ability that appears to be dwindling among the population.
I would say that our ability to focus and hone our attention on what we need is
♦️a core component of living a happy, healthy life. ♦️
We’ve all had those days or weeks (or months or years) where we’ve felt scatterbrained
—out of control of our own reality,
constantly sucked down rabbit holes of pointless information and drama comprised of endless clicks and notifications.
To be happy and healthy, we need to feel as though we are in control of ourselves
and we are utilizing our abilities and talents effectively.
To do that, we must be in control of our attention.
And I think this is why cell phones piss me off.
To stop every 10 minutes because somebody needs to email their boss or text their boyfriend yanks me out of context.
And worse, it yanks me out against my will.
And with the explosion in smart devices and internet available pretty much everywhere,
attention pollution is infiltrating our daily lives more and more without us realizing it.
It’s why we get annoyed at dinner when someone starts texting in front of us.
It’s why we get pissed off when someone pulls their phone out in a movie theater.
It’s why we become irritated when someone is checking their email instead of watching the ballgame.
Their inability to focus interferes with our (already-fragile) ability to focus.
The 💥same way second-hand smoke harms the lungs of people around the smoker, 💥smartphones harm the attention and focus of people around the smartphone user.
It hijacks our senses.
It forces us to pause our conversations and redouble our thoughts unnecessarily.
It causes us to lose our train of thought and forget that important point we were constructing in our head.
It erodes our ability to connect and simply be present with one another,
destroying intimacy in the process.
I want my city to be more tranquil, with fewer multi-ton machines moving around. I want to hear natural sounds instead of engines, exhaust, or tires on pavement. I want to contribute to the kind of environment I want to live in.
Proposition. If Biden does decide to withdraw, and the party machinery somehow bypasses the Black woman who is already on the ticket, the Democratic Party will disintegrate and never recover.
@JamesGleick The overwhelming likelihood is that Harris would take over, especially if Biden endorsed her or (gasp) resigned the presidency entirely. I'd personally like to see a lively, spirited competition, lots of interesting nominating speeches, lots of balloting. It'd capture the public imagination. As for what happens if Harris loses, we don't know. A lot of it would depend on how she takes a loss.
I've overhauled my community! 🤗 You can now see a roadmap of upcoming game assets, software and more. There's also room to voice your opinion and help create better assets! We're a friendly bunch, and you're invited to join.
Here's one of my assets loaded into different game engines. For each only the camera, and lighting was rotated - all other settings are default. #gamedev
@kenney because I'm sure many will wounded why it creates so different output in each engine... Well the answer is (default) lighting settings are fastly different and have a giant effect on how something looks.
This video e.g. only touches the surface of what different types of lighting options exist on the use case of Godot.