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> 150 years of time controlling your action

   15 years of social distracting your timed   action
    1 years of agents driving     your untimed action


That, until the short moment where we all completely lose agency like in Pluribus


> all

All minus 13, https://www.fanbolt.com/161001/pluribus-explained-how-the-hi...

  the hive mind’s biggest weakness might just be the concept of “or” in a world that only understands “and.”


HP offered FreeDOS as an OS option.


> US. has held off adding.. memory chipmaker CXMT

Since CXMT was _not_ blacklisted, this is good for global RAM supply.


Not thus far, but I doubt one ever gets off this kind of chopping block once on it, so it seems to be merely a matter of time. It’ll probably take a year or two for CXMT to start producing consumer DDR5 in higher densities, if they even plan to bother, so I wouldn’t bet against a motivated lobbyist getting the axe to swing in the interim.


Thanks for the pointer.



Lower ambient light, including dark mode, leads to pupil dilation, which is a loss of about 0.5 diopters.

Higher ambient light with low-blue content (from lights and screens), where the room and screen are matched has several benefits.

Natural light is always best and only light mode screens can match natural light.


Progressives maximize legal compliance for automobile driving, with bonus impact on optical industry profits.

Multiple lenses for different focal lengths are now affordable and practical and offer higher optical quality and more comfort.


The human brain mostly adapts. Big Optical makes $$$$ billions. A small percentage of human brains have persistent dizziness and depth perception errors, which can lead to physical injury and reduced quality of life. We don't have yet have a test funded by disablity insurance, which can determine which brains might fail to adapt.

The good news is that multiple glasses have never been cheaper or more accessible, so progressives are entirely a choice.


>The human brain mostly adapts. A small percentage of human brains have persistent dizziness and depth perception errors, which can lead to physical injury and reduced quality of life

That's a fine argument, which I accept. Not the same as "practically useless", which was the original argument.


Search for "Chemistrie" magnetic lens attachment in +0.5 increments. They can even stack for different focal lengths, e.g. reading vs computer screen at 36". Magnets embed in primary glasses. Expensive via local opticians, they will retrofit via mail order and buychemistrie dot com.


Search HN for "ABBE". The very cheapest material has the highest optical quality. Thinner ones are for weight, which matters if you have strong prescriptions. Weight can also be countered with a smaller frame height/width, which might require a vintage or designer frame, but that's a one time cost that can used with cheaper and higher optical quality lens replacements.


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