#damus is frying my phone lately, so hot it is hard to hold. Is there anything I can do about this? #asknostr
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Claude Desktop dark patterns from the author below:
1. Forced bundling across trust boundaries.
2. Invisible default, no opt-in.
3. More difficult to remove than install.
4. Pre-authorisation of software the user has not installed.
5. Scope inflation through generic naming.
6. Registration into software the user has not installed.
7. Registration into browsers Anthropic publicly says it does not support.
8. Fixed target list with no user visibility.
9. Automatic re-install on every run.
10. Retroactive survival of user consent.
11. Code signed, notarised, and shipped.
That Privacy Guy!
Anthropic secretly installs spyware when you install Claude Desktop — That Privacy Guy!
Anthropic
Back in my school days I worked on a vertical farm design. Noting here for later:
“Whether there will be any current survivors, or the industry will be built on the boneyard of the pioneers, there is value there,” Mr. Zelkind said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/business/vertical-farms-tried-to-compete-with-open-field-farming-it-isnt-going-well.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VVA.nnKS._zG9DNblYVXy&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Haha I love it. Never forget yer chatbot's real name is Crusty from Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief.
Crusty says, "All my customers are Never six feet exactly. So inconsiderate. And then they complain about the fitting."
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"I can see where I could get a phone call and the AI voice is exactly that of a friend, family member, or personal lawyer; and on top of that, it has all this information on me that makes me think it is someone I know and trust."
~oldschooldude
But it's what we're doing now, so maybe we gotta be the bison and walk into the storm to get to the other side sooner, I guess. At least people are seeing it for what it is.
National Review
You Can’t Escape the AI Grid | National Review
Citizens looking for security and privacy are about to get neither.