mwidell

the most prominent long-term technocratic/meritocratic cases (especially Singapore) rank among the least corrupt countries

So apparently Siri AI is not coming to my part of the world anytime soon because of EU law. With that, I see no reason at all to upgrade from my Ultra 1, as not much else has improved in any meaningful way in 3 years. Don't get me wrong, I love my Ultra 1. But I had hoped for more innovation in three generations of it.

Fun project. But if you just want the end result, you can buy one of these thermopaper toy cameras on Amazon for like $20.

You can buy phenol-free thermopaper if you are concerned

I mean natural variation as in genes. Trauma often triggers mental health problems, but there usually needs to be genetic susceptibility as a foundation for it to happen.

Could it be that everything we call mental illness is just natural variation of people's psyche, at the ends of the bell curve?

Many of the mental illnesses are of course bad, but in an evolutionary perspective it makes sense that we have these variations in a population, to optimise adaptation.

A dumbphone does not have imessage, dictation, voice memos, timer, and other small things that makes life more convenient. That's why I prefer apple watch.

I also recommend getting an Apple Watch with cellular – that way you can still be reached for emergencies, while not having access to any social media or other distractions. Since I got an apple watch I find myself leaving the phone at home more often.