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Is there an alternative at this point? I tried Brave on a recommendation and its got AI integrated from default with opt out required.

Always enjoy getting these simple words in this forum. Truly.

Much love and thanks!

What could it cost, ten dollars?

I gave up on Academia after waffling around for a few weeks (and posts if you see my history). Despite not having my university job anymore, I lead a research project and helped organize a large network of scholars. In these roles, I finally witnessed the hubris and narcissism so many warned me about. It came to a head this week. People not offering meaningful collaboration, had my work stolen and used in a massive survey without credit, hierarchy suppressing knowledge, and exploitation. Two items really stand out as the nail in the coffin:

1. A scholar joining a panel I'm forming had really wonderful contributions to make. Now, they are trying to change its direction and want to present their own work. Caustic. I'm kicking them off. Before I could boot them, they signed me up to be a reviewer in their journal without my permission, and assiged me to review their work. What. The. Fuck. Is. Wrong. With. People. Violates every ethical checklist I can think of. Hard pass.

2. A great chat with a person who met in person with me to tell me why they didn't give me a job. Yes, you read that right. In person feedback. But they explained why the decision was made, redirected me to contacts, and said I was an immensely accomplished person. It was validating and empowering. Best job rejection ever. The possibilities on the outside are there I just didn't see them because I didn't know about them.

This is my "once I get a job" project. I recently finished my own home box and it actually works. My next step was how to turn a Samsung pushing AI all over me into my own phone again. GrapheneOS and an old Pixel looks phenomenonal.

That's why Evernote went the way it did? Oh, that makes me sad. That was an incredible resource in grad school. OCR saved my ass on my PhD exams. Hand written notes, scanned at the library copier, organized and OCR. Immensely useful for a test (take home) that takes three days and covers two years of classes.

I stopped using it about 5 years ago because it just started to feel off. Little things not working or a UI change I didn't like. Plus the pricing was restrictive in a way I couldn't justify it anymore.

Considering reddit is corporate bot slop now, I'm impressed they haven't done a Zuck and shut it down.

It does not matter when the rule of law is not enforced nor supported:

"Those that think law, accountability, transparency, and ethics can save us from this moment. I fear they can not. Thus, to shout, “You can’t do that,” is now moot. They can do that, and they will do that. Many remain unaware that the window for warning has already closed. Our conversation must shift from “You can’t do that,” to “What can we do to stop this?” The answer is not clear. However, an answer, some answer, lies in how we view freedom and how we protect it."

https://lecternmedia.substack.com/p/and-we-thought-nation-states-were

The EU needs to take the gloves off or nothing will stop the madman and his madmen and madwomen. If there's an economic war, fight it. Stand up. You can do it Europe.

Can't wait for it to turn its latest travesty Suicide Goodnight Moon into an ad for rope.