Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again
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It's also fair for folks to not want google to take their data for *any* products, and it's still fair to be at the very least suspicious about *what* products google is using data for.
There's also no need for the categories to have been part of whatever "smart features" are
There's also no need for the categories to have been part of whatever "smart features" are
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It's also fair for folks to not want google to take their data for *any* products, and it's still fair to be at the very least suspicious about *what* products google is using data for.
There's also no need for the categories to have been part of whatever "smart features" are
There's also no need for the categories to have been part of whatever "smart features" are
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Soooo...Many of us weren't basing our jump to turn things off of any social media posts, but rather what google was telling us. That they were integrating Gemini more into "workspaces", and that smart feature data was going to be used for products.
If the two things aren't connected, fair. But...
If the two things aren't connected, fair. But...
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Soooo...Many of us weren't basing our jump to turn things off of any social media posts, but rather what google was telling us. That they were integrating Gemini more into "workspaces", and that smart feature data was going to be used for products.
If the two things aren't connected, fair. But...
If the two things aren't connected, fair. But...
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Here's how to turn off "smart features" in Gmail. As of this week, it is on by default and explicitly allows Google to use your emails to feed its AI. bsky.app/profile/them...
you do have to do it in a couple of places but this tutorial makes it easy to go uncheck the boxes that otherwise lets Google's AI read all your shit. or move everything over to protonmail but moving everything over is a giant thing I know.
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Here's how to turn off "smart features" in Gmail. As of this week, it is on by default and explicitly allows Google to use your emails to feed its AI. bsky.app/profile/them...
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Spent some time doing this yesterday. If you don't want your emails used to teach Google's AI, I suggest turning off "smart features" and then trying this.
Okay, so you're in your gmail, and you have a bazillion emails in your main inbox due to turning off smart features. What's the easiest way to go through them? Well you could go page by page.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
For my laptop, while I do have a good amount of free space to partition/separate to try out Linux, I should also make sure I don't have unnecessary files and games taking up space.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spent some time doing this yesterday. If you don't want your emails used to teach Google's AI, I suggest turning off "smart features" and then trying this.
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If you're mad about the boring Game Awards nominees, consider: You could be buying and playing many of the games on this list right now
It's time!!! Independent Games Festival judging is wrapping up and thus comes my list of IGF Games I Want To Talk About for the year!
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
IGF Games I Want To Talk About 2026 – AURAMBLES
auratriolo.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If you're mad about the boring Game Awards nominees, consider: You could be buying and playing many of the games on this list right now
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Really excellent tips in this thread, I've been auto filtering my emails like this well before Google insisted on doing it for us poorly
Okay, so you're in your gmail, and you have a bazillion emails in your main inbox due to turning off smart features. What's the easiest way to go through them? Well you could go page by page.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
Or...If you know specific companies send a lot of emails, there's a quick trick.
For my laptop, while I do have a good amount of free space to partition/separate to try out Linux, I should also make sure I don't have unnecessary files and games taking up space.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
And for email. (stares at tab showing the number 58,287) I uh. Don't think I need to import EVERYTHING.
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Really excellent tips in this thread, I've been auto filtering my emails like this well before Google insisted on doing it for us poorly
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this.
also, if you care about disability justice, hope you’re also pro-fat liberation.
do you know how many people have gone to the doctor for troubling symptoms, been automatically dismissed and told to lose weight, and then developed late-stage/severe chronic and acute illnesses?
also, if you care about disability justice, hope you’re also pro-fat liberation.
do you know how many people have gone to the doctor for troubling symptoms, been automatically dismissed and told to lose weight, and then developed late-stage/severe chronic and acute illnesses?
It also fucking sucks that so many people on the Left(s) refuse to understand anti-fatness as a system of oppression, and fat liberation as a legitimate anti-oppression movement.
It sucks, because it's all connected, and if you don't see this part, you don't have a clear understanding of the whole.
It sucks, because it's all connected, and if you don't see this part, you don't have a clear understanding of the whole.
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
this.
also, if you care about disability justice, hope you’re also pro-fat liberation.
do you know how many people have gone to the doctor for troubling symptoms, been automatically dismissed and told to lose weight, and then developed late-stage/severe chronic and acute illnesses?
also, if you care about disability justice, hope you’re also pro-fat liberation.
do you know how many people have gone to the doctor for troubling symptoms, been automatically dismissed and told to lose weight, and then developed late-stage/severe chronic and acute illnesses?
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Mpls
Mpls
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Boosting these know your rights resources in Minnesota tonight —you can reach out to have them ordered for free
Mpls
Mpls
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everyone's talking about how bright and charming zohran must be, which is true, but then you remember the spider-brained cryptkeepers trump's surrounded himself with since '15 and realize a single smile from mamdani must have hit like barbecue spare ribs down the gullet of a 12th century peasant.
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
everyone's talking about how bright and charming zohran must be, which is true, but then you remember the spider-brained cryptkeepers trump's surrounded himself with since '15 and realize a single smile from mamdani must have hit like barbecue spare ribs down the gullet of a 12th century peasant.
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man this is so for real, you just merely walk around by the white house these days and you can feel the misery vibes emanating from everyone
man, this is such a good point -- Mamdani might be the first happy, well-adjusted person Trump has seen in weeks
everyone's talking about how bright and charming zohran must be, which is true, but then you remember the spider-brained cryptkeepers trump's surrounded himself with since '15 and realize a single smile from mamdani must have hit like barbecue spare ribs down the gullet of a 12th century peasant.
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
man this is so for real, you just merely walk around by the white house these days and you can feel the misery vibes emanating from everyone
I guuuuuueess I should go and prepare for an event I'll be at tomorrow and Sunday with @lokiofcontrol.bsky.social . Don't want to be setting up tables while half asleep lol.
But if you're in the twin city area, come check out the holiday market at the Schmidt Artist Lofts!
But if you're in the twin city area, come check out the holiday market at the Schmidt Artist Lofts!
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I guuuuuueess I should go and prepare for an event I'll be at tomorrow and Sunday with @lokiofcontrol.bsky.social . Don't want to be setting up tables while half asleep lol.
But if you're in the twin city area, come check out the holiday market at the Schmidt Artist Lofts!
But if you're in the twin city area, come check out the holiday market at the Schmidt Artist Lofts!
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I've told this story before, but I'm going to tell it again, because I think it's important with all the copaganda floating around On Here.
Last year I was representing a marginalized client charged with a crime in a rural client who had been denied the public defender.
Last year I was representing a marginalized client charged with a crime in a rural client who had been denied the public defender.
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I've told this story before, but I'm going to tell it again, because I think it's important with all the copaganda floating around On Here.
Last year I was representing a marginalized client charged with a crime in a rural client who had been denied the public defender.
Last year I was representing a marginalized client charged with a crime in a rural client who had been denied the public defender.
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It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
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People with #MECFS, and many with #LongCOVID experience post-exertional malaise: a flare of symptoms after activity. The response is disproportionate to the activity and can lead to permanent drops in functional capacity.
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
Diagnosis and Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic neurologic
disease often preceded by infection. There has been increased interest in ME/CFS recently
because of its significant...
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
People with #MECFS, and many with #LongCOVID experience post-exertional malaise: a flare of symptoms after activity. The response is disproportionate to the activity and can lead to permanent drops in functional capacity.
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/s0025-6196(23)00402-0/fulltext
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This is not specific PT/OT, it's telling the person to walk more steps tomorrow than today, as if it's something that would not have occurred to the patient without help.
It's astonishing hubris.
And it is harmful, especially when it comes with the adjuration to ignore resultant symptoms.
It's astonishing hubris.
And it is harmful, especially when it comes with the adjuration to ignore resultant symptoms.
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is not specific PT/OT, it's telling the person to walk more steps tomorrow than today, as if it's something that would not have occurred to the patient without help.
It's astonishing hubris.
And it is harmful, especially when it comes with the adjuration to ignore resultant symptoms.
It's astonishing hubris.
And it is harmful, especially when it comes with the adjuration to ignore resultant symptoms.
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...of the presumption that gradually increasing exercise is a rehabilitative for people with infection-associated chronic conditions like #MECFS and #LongCOVID.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
...of the presumption that gradually increasing exercise is a rehabilitative for people with infection-associated chronic conditions like #MECFS and #LongCOVID.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
The idea of graded exercise as a special therapy your doctor has to help you carry out is absurd.
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The rationale behind these studies, Seltzer contests, is [that] “it presumes that the patient had never heard of exercise until a doctor told them [it] exists.”
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
“People who are performing these studies are extraordinarily ignorant, and their ignorance is dangerous,” said @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social. She and other experts agree these trials are a waste of $$ and will not advance our biological understanding of Long COVID. thesicktimes.org/2025/11/21/l...
Less than 20% of Long COVID trials involving exercise even mention post-exertional malaise - The Sick Times
An analysis by The Sick Times find that less than 15% of Long COVID clinical trials testing the benefits of exercise or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation measured post-exertional malaise, according to th...
thesicktimes.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The rationale behind these studies, Seltzer contests, is [that] “it presumes that the patient had never heard of exercise until a doctor told them [it] exists.”
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
Thanks to Simon Spichak for putting this idea into print. I've said multiple times in interviews that it's the strangest part... 🧵
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Look, full offense, but claiming that you can't find a disabled adult character sexually attractive *solely* because you view them as a child, that is ableism.
You can be attracted or unattracted to whoever you want, but viewing disabled adults as children when we're not? Is ableist.
You can be attracted or unattracted to whoever you want, but viewing disabled adults as children when we're not? Is ableist.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Look, full offense, but claiming that you can't find a disabled adult character sexually attractive *solely* because you view them as a child, that is ableism.
You can be attracted or unattracted to whoever you want, but viewing disabled adults as children when we're not? Is ableist.
You can be attracted or unattracted to whoever you want, but viewing disabled adults as children when we're not? Is ableist.
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This link only gives instructions for desktop. For mobile: to turn this off on mobile go to settings —> data privacy —> smart features
And also data privacy —> google workspace smart features
And also data privacy —> google workspace smart features
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This link only gives instructions for desktop. For mobile: to turn this off on mobile go to settings —> data privacy —> smart features
And also data privacy —> google workspace smart features
And also data privacy —> google workspace smart features
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Idc about any high minded analysis, the Mamdani thing is funny
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Idc about any high minded analysis, the Mamdani thing is funny
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so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
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moments of positive morale and communal enjoyment are worth it for their own sake
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
moments of positive morale and communal enjoyment are worth it for their own sake
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I don't think you need to think there will be long term shifts in Trump's policies or behavior (there won't be) to enjoy what just happened, sometimes it's good to enjoy things that are funny in the moment
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't think you need to think there will be long term shifts in Trump's policies or behavior (there won't be) to enjoy what just happened, sometimes it's good to enjoy things that are funny in the moment
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November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Okay, I may or may not have a whole semi off topic ramble about some of the skills Mamdani is likely using, but overall?
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.
Trump has said a number of times that you'd be surprised how much he and Mamdani agree on. (Talks again about building housing, lowering rents.)
Trump: "I expect to be helping him, not hurting him."
Trump: "I expect to be helping him, not hurting him."
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Okay, I may or may not have a whole semi off topic ramble about some of the skills Mamdani is likely using, but overall?
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.
I'm not surprised, and daaaamn Mamdani. Give me pointers on how to improve these sorts of charismatic skills.