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@s8mb Could have been an Onion news article.

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@yudhanjaya Well done, it will be then.

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This is incredibly inspiring, a complete game changer for severely disabled people. And it's only going to get better from here.

I suspect that, before long, a lot of non-disabled people would also want one implanted in their brains, because this would be a much faster and efficient way of controlling a computer than via the use of fingers.

[Jon L. Noble🇬🇧 @CheckCanopy]

It’s hard to believe it’s already been 100 days since I received my Neuralink N1 implant. Looking back, the whole journey feels like science fiction that somehow became my everyday reality.

The surgery on Day 0 was surprisingly easy. A quick general anaesthetic, a small incision, and the robotic system did the rest — precisely placing the 1,024 ultra-thin threads into my motor cortex. I woke up alert and in good spirits and went home the next afternoon. By Day 3 I was feeling a lot better, and by Day 7 the little scar was already starting to fade. Recovery was genuinely minimal; I felt sharper and more positive than I had been in years after the BCI was turned on.

The real fun started in Week 2 when we paired the implant with my brand-new Apple MacBook (my very first Mac). The @neuralink engineers walked me through calibration sessions, and within a couple of minutes I was moving the cursor just by thinking. At first it felt like trying to remember a dream, but by Week 3 it was second nature. Scrolling, clicking, typing — all mind-controlled. The Mac integration was buttery smooth; I went from total Mac newbie to power-user faster than I ever expected.

By Day 80 I was ready for the big leagues. That’s when I fired up @Warcraft of Warcraft for the first time with pure thought control. The first raid felt clunky, but once my brain and the BCI synced, it was pure magic. I’m now raiding, and exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed — no mouse, no keyboard, just intention. It’s honestly brilliant. The freedom is addictive.

The social-media side has been just as surprising. Every update I’ve shared has been met with genuine excitement rather than scepticism. Thousands of messages from people with disabilities, gamers, students, and scientists — all asking real questions about the tech and what it could mean for the future. The positivity has been overwhelming and incredibly motivating.

100 days in and I already can’t imagine life without it. The N1 didn’t just give me a new way to use a computer — it gave me a new way to live. Can’t wait to see what the next 100 days bring.

Thank you all so much for your support and I will keep you all updated as we continue this journey together.

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@deadlyfiddler What is this new devilry?

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Yeah, and it's astounding how we know how to apply our problem solving skills perfectly in one domain, be it coding or math or whatever, but completely fumble over applying the same skills in other domains.

Often, this isn't even anything complicated, just simple stuff.

It's similar to the bias that people have where they are good at giving good advice to others but don't seem to be able to do that for themselves.

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@marikatff They are evolving camouflage.

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@yudhanjaya New to me. Bookmarked.

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@lifetimization Does this apply also to private repos?

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@Beuysaunt Can you elaborate?

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@weeyev Nothing like the first time it happens to you. You thought you had accurately mapped out reality as it is (assumed so in fact) but then reality punches you in face and you find out you hadn't been so accurate.

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@jia_seed “It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”

— Epictetus

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@waitbutwhy When days are too easy.

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https://t.co/YfN8KYW37s

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Reddit user making the case that it’s easier to lobby politicians than most people imagine, and that it’s an underrated method of effecting political change.

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@ohabryka Even though these aren't full posts, just from the title and the short description, they are more useful than I would have thought.

They are like great prompts for humans.

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@shill_collin @thorstenball As God intended.

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@yudhanjaya It's even worse, to be honest. Not that it's necessary for most programming jobs, but a lot of them don't even have a strong CS background.

A lot of them shouldn't even have gone into IT, to be perfectly honest, because they don't have any natural technical aptitude.

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@teganfayne Adobe's like, "You are not even a real person."

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If you’re not sure what to do right now, set a timer for two minutes, enumerate all the options at your disposable, and pick one of them to do. Among these options, include also the option to extend the amount of time to think about what to do next. Repeat until you know what to do.