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  • The first thing I did in Linux was to change my wallpaper/ UI and Icon themes.

    Maybe these would be really easy first challenges that a child would look into anyways, to make the system feel like theirs. I remember constantly changing wallpapers when I was a kid. I wonder what I’d had done with the options Linux offered.

    Further down the line I’d explain sudo apt update/ upgrade (or equivalent) to them, so they can do some basic maintenance.



  • I am not sure these will become mainstream soon. I think they will be too expensive and too much of a toy in the beginning. When it comes to daily tasks other robots are better equipped to do these tasks, since they have a higher level of specialization.

    For example roombas. While I can see a humanoid robot vacuuming, a roomba is better equipped for the job, I assume uses less power than a humanoid and vacuum cleaner running at the same time.

    When talking about humanoid robots as social contacts, I’m sure there will be wealthy and lonely people buying them for that purpose.

    Then there’s replacing workers in dangerous jobs like construction, metal production etc. I think it is more sensible to develop and use specialized robots in these fields.









  • Yes. But being kind and understanding towards yourself is a skill you might have to practice, if you were treated badly. And sometimes that is really hard to do by ourselves, and it’s okay to get help.

    I think the difference between pity and understanding is - well understanding. E.G. I know I made a bad decision, but I was scared/tired etc. It was a bad move and I can try to do better in the future. It’s okay, we all make mistakes. That is how we learn.

    While pity looks like: OMG why did I do this? Why did this happen to me? It’s so unfair. I was so tired/scared. How could someone put me in that position?!


    • I am watchin Youtube daily
    • And yes, I care about Clickbait because it helps me determine which videos not to watch, due to their clickbaity title/thumbnail
    • I don’t think so. At least noone comes to mind
    • No. Still using it daily, although not through the official page.
    • No. Ads and enshittification are much more important issues to me. But then the creators I watch usually don’t appear clickbaity to me
    • It helps me determine which videos are a waste of time
    • I sympathize with creators using click bait as a tool to drive engagement. And usually I don’t mind since I (anecdotaly) find that really clickbaity titles are an indicator for bad videos. BUT scientific videos using clickbait is a real headache, since it can warp the viewer’s perception of the topic, especially if they don’t watch the video.





  • Generally I like to ask a lot of questions in order to fully understand concepts. Additionaly maths are unintuitive to me. So, for me class moved to fast, I didn’t dare to ask questions, because my classmates would assume you were dumb if you did, and my parent insulting me for my lack of understanding built resentment and the believe that maths simply aren’t for me.

    I read an article recently that explains that this believe further perpetuates the lack of understanding and that it’s basically a downwards spiral. And it made sense to me. Not just in respect to maths, but school overall. I always assumed I was an idiot because my grades, my classmates, teachers, friends and parents suggested or deepened that believe. Now I am studying a field I am interested in and thrive, to the point that one teacher actually complimented my intelligence. and then everyone got up and applauded

    So yeah, I agree. Given a relaxed environment to learn maths, I can absolutely see myself enjoying it. Even if it’s just the teachers fascination rubbing off on me.