Mario Forero

Creator and Animator interested in the confluence audio-video and technology as a way of wonder and entertainment for humans beings.

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[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@jun_song RealVNC is pretty good. Rustdesk if you wanna selfhost.

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

This teacher-turned-cognitive scientist shared a disturbing reality that left the room stunned.

“Our kids are LESS cognitively capable than we were at their age.”

Every previous generation outperformed its parents since we began recording in the late 1800s.

So, what happened?

Screens.

Dr. Jared Horvath explained:

“Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to underperform us on basically every cognitive measure we have, from basic attention to memory, to literacy, to numeracy, to executive functioning, to EVEN GENERAL IQ, even though they go to more school than we did.”

“So why? … The answer appears to be the tools we are using within schools to drive that learning (screens).”

“If you look at the data, once countries adopt digital technology widely in schools, performance goes down significantly, to the point where kids who use computers about five hours per day in school for learning purposes will score over two-thirds of a standard deviation LESS than kids who rarely or never touch tech at school. And that’s across 80 countries.”

But screens aren’t just decimating learning and making new generations less intelligent than the ones before them.

They’re doing something far worse. And when you take a closer look, it isn’t pretty. 🧵

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@Mrcryptoxwhale @NoLimitGains @grok done

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@calcsam BOOK please

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@Rainmaker1973 Satisfaction

[Alex Vacca @itsalexvacca]

BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying.

Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt.

Here's what 4 months of data revealed:

(hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@NVIDIAGeForce Lovely #GeForceSummer ☀️

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@PGC1a_RB what's this interesting app?

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@yetipictures What needs to be done?

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@TaherZariwala JSON

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@homestars A little confused with your website changes. I don't think you did a good job ( everything seems cleaner but it is way harder to get to what I need ). And for the record I don't necessarily want you in the middle of my communication with potential contractors.

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.

I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@MatthewBerman @lmstudio @ollama @GroqInc @jandotai

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@PKurzin Locally, yes!
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[Rusty ⚡️: Solar Powered ☀️ @ze_rusty]

Kids’ eyes absorb 60% more blue light than adults’. Think about this before handing over that brand new iPad!

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@BioavailableNd https://t.co/p7K95Y5zoW

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@Helios_Movement supps

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@icreatelife @NathanBoey

[Mario Forero @_Martoons]

@SamWelkerTV When I've replace drives and sync it, it has taken long hours, leave it on 'till tomorrow