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Google doesn’t make it easy to ditch Gemini in Googel Docs, but you can do it. I outlined how for WIRED:
How to Disable the AI Features in Gmail and Google Docs
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails,…
wired.com
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Connectivity by Justin Pot
Technology is a tool but it doesn't act like one. Gadgets and apps are demanding your attention, constantly, instead of shutting up and doing…
buttondown.com
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Why I left Mastodon
It’s technically not click bait (but it’s kind of clickbait).
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How to turn YouTube into a tool (instead of a giant time sink)
Don’t passively consume—take control over what you see.
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It turns out sirens have a pretty interesting history, as I wrote for PopSci:
Police sirens started with a 19th century French scientist
The type of siren you hear depends on where you live.
popsci.com
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How to get the old Google back
You don’t have to put up with this.
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LinkedIn adding a “This seems like AI slop” button is so funny. If anything LinkedIn needs a “huh this seems to be written by a human” button.
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Tech is better when it kinda sucks
On the joy of tinkering and figuring things out.
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Humans are very bad at knowing what they want. A dive into the science of happiness, for PopSci:
3 ways to feel happier, according to science
Try talking to a stranger.
popsci.com
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Finally, a meditation app that doesn’t bombard you with pop-ups and upsells:
Finally, a meditation app that doesn’t suck | The Intelligence
This free, zero-upsell science-backed stress solver is a refreshing change from the usual meditation app mess.
theintelligence.com
