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Coach Pāṇini ®<p>“Interacting with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> trains us to expect pre-formed answers from the void rather than endure the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/productive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>productive</span></a> effort of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a> – literally, turning back and forth with another person in pursuit of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a>.”</p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>“For many <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> companies and AI True Believers, always-on recording of every <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a> is a means to rapidly obtain massive quantities of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> data to train future models - a logical next step now that they've used ul all public <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>.”<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mortenrandhendriksen_ai-voice-recorders-are-omni-surveillance-activity-7369380632189153288-hoCR?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_ios&amp;rcm=ACoAAACmWtEBurVmJxUdnv5QtGB6hgFTyYJNROs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/posts/mortenrandh</span><span class="invisible">endriksen_ai-voice-recorders-are-omni-surveillance-activity-7369380632189153288-hoCR?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_ios&amp;rcm=ACoAAACmWtEBurVmJxUdnv5QtGB6hgFTyYJNROs</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>“Socializing is a learned skill, but the last time we learned it we were probably little kids. So be kind to yourself, because you might be out of practice.” </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/third-places-meet-new-people-pandemic/629468/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/family/archive</span><span class="invisible">/2022/04/third-places-meet-new-people-pandemic/629468/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ThirdPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThirdPlace</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/socializing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socializing</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/places" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>places</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/spaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaces</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/hangout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hangout</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/wellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wellness</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CommunityEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityEngagement</span></a></p>
Script Kiddie<p><strong>For what do you want to save it?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-1268-b461-1d75-e93536470845" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-1</span><span class="invisible">268-b461-1d75-e93536470845</span></a></p>
Tuckers Nuts Resist! 🇺🇦 <p>Most of my in-person conversations nowadays are with my little rescue dog, Archie.<br>He doesn't say much, but he doesn't need to to be a very good listener.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conversation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dog</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Archie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TuckersBalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TuckersBalls</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>Prince was right.</p><p>Humans didn’t create <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> to complicate our lives—we built it to amplify our potential. </p><p>Yet somewhere along the way, many of us flipped the script. </p><p>Instead of wielding technology as the powerful ally it was designed to be, we’ve let it drive the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a>.</p><p>The difference between leaders and followers?</p><p>Followers ask: “What does this want me to do?”</p><p>Leaders ask: “How can this serve my goals?”</p><p> (1/4)</p>
jan Langhammer<p>/// Serendipity-Spezial featuring „Serendipity – Vom Finden und Suchen“ // Artist Talk im „Blech“ – Raum für Kunst Halle e.V. /// ist nun online und freut sich auf Hörer:innen:</p><p>&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="https://radiyan.uber.space/serendipity-vom-finden-und-suchen/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">radiyan.uber.space/serendipity</span><span class="invisible">-vom-finden-und-suchen/</span></a></p><p>Auf diesen Moment habe ich seit Jahren gewartet: eine Veranstaltung heißt so wie meine Radiosendung. Und deswegen gab es auch kein Vertun und die Vernissage, mit dem einführenden Artist Talk / dem Künstler:innen-Gespräch der Ausstellung „Serendipity – Vom Finden und Suchen“, wurde live übertragen und freut sich nun auf Hörer:innen mit besonderem Interesse am „aktiven Glück“.</p><p>KURATION: Leona Blum und Susanne Langbehn</p><p>AUSSTELLENDE:</p><p>Anna Bergold, Leona Blum, Thomas Kober, Susanne Langbehn, Jana Isabella Luck, Lukas Niedermeier, Ines Schäfer</p><p>GRAFIK: Thomas Kober</p><p>&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="https://radiyan.uber.space" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">radiyan.uber.space</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="https://raumfuerkunsthalle.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">raumfuerkunsthalle.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://radionxt.uber.space/@radionxt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>radionxt</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/kunst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kunst</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/live" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>live</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/vernissage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vernissage</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/gespr%C3%A4ch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gespräch</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/serendipity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>serendipity</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exhibition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exhibition</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ausstellung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausstellung</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/finden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finden</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/suchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suchen</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Gl%C3%BCck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glück</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/blech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blech</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/hallesaale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hallesaale</span></a></p>
Estelle Platini<p>“A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do.”<br>― Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, 1984</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/persuasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>persuasion</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/validation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>validation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/campaigning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>campaigning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/narratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>narratives</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/storyTelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storyTelling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/socialPsych" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialPsych</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/socialPsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialPsychology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/facilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facilitation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Cialdini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cialdini</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a></p>
Damon Thomas<p>Next time someone asks how you are doing? Nice 'N Spicy! <a href="https://c.im/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a></p>
CryptGoat<p><a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> arbitrarily messing around and removing well known <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> apps from <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/PlayStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlayStore</span></a> seems to be peaking right now: First <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/Conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conversation</span></a> had a fresh build being denied, now <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/%C3%96ffi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Öffi</span></a> has been entirely removed (not for the time) with no reason being disclosed.</p><p>That is why we desperately need usable and free <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppStore</span></a> alternatives such as <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a>, where we find most of our <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> apps. Yes, I know it has security problems by design. But right now the alternatives fail when it comes to more important aspects:</p><p><a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/Obtainium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obtainium</span></a> is a good alternative for technophiles, who exactly know what they are looking for. Too complicated if you are used to a central source. <a href="https://fedifreu.de/tags/Accrescent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accrescent</span></a> might have good security standards regarding its architecture but the lack of app information, weird app listings (some including loads of trackers) and lack of basic usability features makes it very hard to recommend for the common user. And telling people to directly download of APKs is like randomly downloading EXEs on Windows. What could possibly go wrong? 🤷</p>
Lydia Schoch<p>Things That Are Celebrated on July 3: <a href="https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/thursday-thoughts-july-3-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">longandshortreviews.com/miscel</span><span class="invisible">laneous-musings/thursday-thoughts-july-3-2025/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThursdayThoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThursdayThoughts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conversation</span></a></p>
Søren Sandager Sørensen<p>Conversation has structure and languages reflect these structures. <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> acknowledges the importance of spoken language, but the many attempts at fulfilling the implications of thait are with mixed succes. <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/Conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Conversation</span></a> Analysis offers many detailed analyses of specific conversational practices and their structures as related to interaction. In this book, we collect a number of such descriptions while working towards an account of the <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>grammar</span></a> as a whole <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/EMCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EMCA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://benjamins.com/catalog/slsi.37.01ste" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">benjamins.com/catalog/slsi.37.</span><span class="invisible">01ste</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>A nice visual exploration of 1,656 conversations: 7+ million words, 850 hours.</p><p>"By the end of these conversations, several participants seemed to realize that they may never see their conversation partner again, and had to say their bittersweet goodbyes."</p><p><a href="https://pudding.cool/2025/06/hello-stranger/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pudding.cool/2025/06/hello-str</span><span class="invisible">anger/</span></a></p><p>Data: <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adf3197" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv</span><span class="invisible">.adf3197</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataviz</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/DataVisualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataVisualization</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/strangers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strangers</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a></p>
Podcast Advisor<p>🎧 The LRB Podcast: <a href="https://pod.link/510327102" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pod.link/510327102</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>— The London Review of Books<br>brings you weekly thoughtful, engaging conversations with writers, critics, and editors about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>. It’s like eavesdropping on the smartest people in the room — with wit, depth, and a touch of British charm.<br>This <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> is for you if you enjoy big ideas explored through sharp <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a>.</p><p>💡</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/talkShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>talkShow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Estelle Platini<p>"Subjective validation, sometimes called personal validation effect, is a cognitive bias by which people will consider a statement or another piece of information to be correct if it has any personal meaning or significance to them. People whose opinion is affected by subjective validation will perceive two unrelated events (i.e., a coincidence) to be related because their personal beliefs demand that they be related."</p><p>CC-BY-SA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjective_validation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjecti</span><span class="invisible">ve_validation</span></a> 🧶</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/persuasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>persuasion</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/validation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>validation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conversation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/campaigning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>campaigning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/narratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>narratives</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/storyTelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storyTelling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/socialPsych" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialPsych</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/socialPsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialPsychology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/facilitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facilitation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Cialdini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cialdini</span></a></p>
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“There is a natural human tendency to dislike a person who brings us unpleasant information, even when that person did not cause the bad news. The simple association with it is enough to stimulate our dislike.”
― Robert B. Cialdini, in his book "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion", 1984