overview for NegentropicBoy

First Human to Receive Neuralink Implant Says It Lets Him Play Civilization VI in c/technology

[–] NegentropicBoy 47 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The implant works by reading the brain signals from the user and translating them into Bluetooth-based remote commands

“From there, it just became intuitive for me to start imagining the cursor moving. Basically, it was like using the Force on a cursor and I could get it to move wherever I wanted,”

Awesome.

Scientists Experiment with Thickening Arctic Sea Ice to Mitigate Warming in c/science

[–] NegentropicBoy 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Worth a try, and we will at least gain some knowledge.

I feel we are going to need every little bit of help in the coming years.

I hear phrases like "half-past", "quarter til", and "quarter after" way less often since digital clocks have became more commonplace. in c/showerthoughts

[–] NegentropicBoy 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Dave Allen on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVPUIRGthI

What post did you make that got you like this? in c/asklemmy

[–] NegentropicBoy 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

That's awesome.

Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too in c/technology

[–] NegentropicBoy 5 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I moved to Fedora (KDE Plasma) about a year ago. I had researched alternatives for all I needed.

I installed it on a new machine and kept an old windows machine running.

It took a month or so to get things how I liked.

I miss some things in Windows but found some real time saving features in linux, on the whole I am better off.

And I feel a whole lot safer.

Have you ever seen coal burn? If yes, why? in c/asklemmy

[–] NegentropicBoy 1 points 1 year ago

Worked at a coal mine. The dust can be very flammable.

She doesn't exactly love baths in c/dogs

[–] NegentropicBoy 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I brush mine almost daily, do not need to wash. Using soap or shampoo removes the natural oils which then makes things worse. Just brush.

Are Donald Trumps speeches nothing but largiloquent dithyrambs? in c/asklemmy

[–] NegentropicBoy 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

indubitably largiloquent

[OC] Another bird in c/pics

[–] NegentropicBoy 2 points 1 year ago

Love it, and it's a series!

I can imagine you waiting ... 3 birds ... 2 birds ... 0 birds ...

You have a magic pill, which de-ages you by 20 years. You can take it once in your life only, so long as you are at least 20. What age — past, current or future — do you reckon is best to take it? in c/asklemmy

[–] NegentropicBoy 6 points 1 year ago

As late as possible.

On the other hand, right now.

"Flower" rhymes with "glower," and "flower" rhymes with "glower." in c/showerthoughts

[–] NegentropicBoy 5 points 1 year ago

Tower as well.

How far is reverse aging tech? in c/askscience

[–] NegentropicBoy 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sinclair and Dr Stanfield ( https://www.youtube.com/@DrBradStanfield ) don't always agree on things.