Smartphones: A bicycle for the mind or fast food?fortune.com6 points·by vernal·3 years ago·3 comments
vernal·3 years ago·discussCurious whether folks here think there is a real problem with current device use?Or if the issue is but a rehashing of age-old debates about personal preferences/taste (De gustibus non disputandum est)
vernal·3 years ago·discusspeople who like this kind of think might also like Clearspace [1] -- they've got some great tools to fight the attention-hijackers[1] https://www.getclearspace.com
vernal·3 years ago·discussCurious for HN's thoughts on this.Jordan has been working in AI/ML for a while, and is well-known in the field [1].He summarizes his perspective in the first 5ish minutes. I wonder what you all make of it.[1] https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yxUduqMAAAAJ&hl=en...
vernal·3 years ago·discussthis is hilarious! the phone check is a gimmick...they have a chrome extension and app [1]saw them on product hunt a few weeks back [2][1] https://www.getclearspace.com [2] https://www.producthunt.com/products/clearspace
vernal·3 years ago·discussI've also seen people put disposable cameras at every table, or have a few polaroids circulating
Or if the issue is but a rehashing of age-old debates about personal preferences/taste (De gustibus non disputandum est)