I regret to inform you that someone made an actual AI Clippy. The application, which is more art project than useful application, run an actual local large language model right on your computer, allowing you to have the conversations with Clippy you once dreamed about. It’s complete with Windows 98-style graphics for period accuracy. I highly recommend installing it on your friends’ computers while they’re not looking.
Here’s a few other things I wrote this week.
- This Free App Will Stop Your Bluetooth Headphones From Connecting to Your Sleeping Mac Lifehacker This is an example of something I find that solves a very specific problem.
- This Site Brings Me Back to the Glory Days of ‘Local on the 8s’ Weather Channel Forecasts Lifehacker This is an example of something that doesn’t solve a problem but is just fun and as such likely to be shared.
- Why an Apple TV Box Is More Private Than Your Smart TV (but Not Perfect) Lifehacker Fun fact: smart TVs monitor everything you watch do and sell that data.
- Use These Apps to Find the Best Places to Camp, Hike, Swim, and Explore This Summer Lifehacker Using your phone doesn’t mean staying at home.
- Use This Free App to Track Sports Scores in Your Mac’s Menu Bar Lifehacker Go Oilers, I guess? So long as Florida loses.
Stuff you should check out
- The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced Jason Koebler/404 MediaSomeone in the government made something that would make life easier so naturally it was shut down by the current administration. Some good news, though: the code is now available for others to use and possibly make free alternatives to the likes of TurboTax.
- Americans want more US Factory Jobs—as Long as They Don’t Have to Work Them Alicia Adamczyk/Forture. “While 80% of Americans believe the country would be better off with more manufacturing jobs, just 25% believe they would individually be better off working in a factory.”
- Why Do Things Get Worse When They Get Popular? Enrico Tartarotti/YouTube A nuanced look at a thing that always happens.
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