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How social media affects our focus and how to fix it

In 2023, my focus on productivity was very poor. I would work on something for just 5-10 minutes and then get distracted by social media. At best, I think I was productive for only 2-4 hours a day. Constantly switching tabs in the browser and using social media was like a drug I knew was bad for me, but I couldn't stop. However, in the last 6-12 months, my productivity has probably been one of the highest in my life. I unlocked productivity levels that surprised even me. In this video, I want to share a few things that I hope will help you too, and also tell you about the things I'm still struggling with.

The most important thing I did was delete all social media apps from my phone. Now, apart from notifications from my family, nothing distracts me. Just think about it: the hardest-working and smartest people in the world—if I want to make good reels, I can’t do it unless I consume reels to understand trends. To be a good creator, you also need to build an audience. But consuming shor

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From Beijing to Hangzhou, the sight of robotic dogs in a park is becoming more and more common.

Climbing stairs? No problem. And what about hills? They can do that too.

Josh Yuan showed us his robo-dog in one of Beijing's fanciest shopping districts, guiding it through a crowd of curious onlookers with a handheld remote-controlled device.

He paid £1,300 for his new companion a few months ago.

"I think at the moment it's for people like me, or tech geeks and programmers," Mr Yuan said.

"But I think in the future, it will be quite common and humanoid robots will definitely enter people's homes when they are more affordable."

There are dozens of robot companies in China. A few of them, like the Hangzhou company Unitree, are focused on robotic dogs.

The Unitree team showed off their two latest models. One is a small dog, that can be used as a companion or dressed up in a dragon or panda costume for fun.

They also have a larger model, strong enough to lift me on its back.

It's desi

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A Chinese company creates hyper-realistic humanoids that mimic emotions for healthcare and education, raising questions about ethics and job displacement.

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Did Adobe Just %#@$ Up?

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Thanks to the following commenters below for additional recommendations that I added to this post!

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Free Open Source Alternatives

[Visual/Graphical]

For all visual/graphical artists I would personally recommend switching from Photoshop over to


[Audio]

For audio migration I'd recommend switching from Soundbooth to

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Can ChatGPT help me with a programming problem with Python and GTK?

tl;dr: No

Even simple problems are too complicated for it.

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Breaking "DRM" in Polish trains [video] – 37c3 presentation

They had a talk space yesterday night at Chaos Communication Congress. These three guys are modern heroes.


cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/544012

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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PeerTube Admin 28: PeerTube Version 6 - New Features

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HyperTech News Report #0003 - Expanding Horizons

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/6399678

🤖 Happy FOSAI Friday! 🚀

Friday, October 6, 2023

HyperTech News Report #0003

Hello Everyone!

This week highlights a wave of new papers and frameworks that expand upon LLM functionalities. With a tsunami of applications on the horizon I foresee a bedrock of tools to preceed. I'm not sure what kits and processes will end up part of this bedrock, but I hope some of these methods end up interesting or helpful to your workflow!

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No Thanks—Why I'm Avoiding Instagram Threads.

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Introduction to Fediverse Reddit alternatives: Lemmy, /kbin

cross-posted from: https://jemmy.jeena.net/post/3996

I'm showing you around how it looks on my instance and how to find communities, etc.