🎓 Dr. Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@social.cleverlibre.org

@beanface42

For starters, an opinion piece is not science. Second, any claim that we cant do multitasking would have to find the best multitasking performers out of a large group then compare the performance over long periods when not multitasking. Something I havent really seen any studies do, so there is no science that shows **everyone** cant multitask.

What general studies I have seen shown, at least among intelligent groups (like doctors) that moderate levels of multitasking produces the greatest output. That is, focusing on just one thing, or focusing on too many is detrimental, that the ideal overall performance is achieved by some moderate middle ground when it comes to multitasking. For example shown in this study:

https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/msom.2013.0464

It is also shown that multi-tasking is a learned skill (so only certain people in a population can do it) and that the skill is closely related to the activity of ones prefrontal cortex:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627309004589

@unimagine

@fluff

Its not just that. Multitasking, if you learn to do it right, greatly improves your output, and its kinda obvious why. Any one task is going to have micro-blockers. For example if your programming then you have periods where you wait for it to compile or a big download, in a lecture there may be periods of the talk that you already understand, etc.

So by shifting your focus during the micro-blockers to secondary tasks you dont waste idle time focusing on just one thing just for the sake of it. Moreover, and this is the important part, your subconscious is busy thinking about and working on everything at once. So when you shift back to a task you will almost always find you have a greater understanding than where you left off and the all of a sudden you can see connections and answers you were struggling with before.

@unimagine

@jasper

I think depends a lot on the company. As I mentioned I was at one company in particular where my habbit of typing on my laptop was common during meetings and people commented it was unacceptable (which I thought was quite idiotic). But that is the only time I had that reaction and it was a mega-corp.

Every other company I had been at, many of which were startups, no one ever commented at it. This may be simply because I was at the top of the food chain, so as the "boss" people felt i proved my abilities enough (or were just unwilling to confront me)... I still usually had someone above me, mind you, who could have said something.

So yea in my expiernce whether it is "acceptable" or not seems to depend simply on how stiff of a rod the management has up their ass combined with how highly ranked your position is that might suggest you can self-govern.

@magus @unimagine

@bespectacled239
To me the issue isnt about what either side speculates. Communism has been tried countless times and each time everyone starves to death and demands an end to it.

We can argue what principles sound good all day but in the end i think the examples stand as their own proof

I can never tell if my antenna has an issue, or if ban conditions just kick out on me. All day FT8 was ringing off the hook. Then around 11pm all the weak signals die on me and I only get the strong ones. It is late enough in the night i would expect propagation might end (way past gray line propagation). The other give away is that I noticed around the same time I somehow detuned. Even though my antennas natural SWR was only 3 I suspect something shifted to make it detune.

Anyway tomorrow I think ill have to analyze the antenna proper and see how it looks. I may need a new antenna if this keeps up.

@danjones000

Dont project on me your insecurities about being unable to multitask effectively.

@magus

@danjones000

No quote the opposite, I have trained myself to focus on multiple things without needing to take away from each other.

@magus @unimagine

@bespectacled239 The big difference here is between what socialism intends to do and what it actually accomplishes. What you described I'd say, while incomplete, is fairly accurate for what communists claim their goals and outlook to be.

On the other hand this meme isnt about what communists/socialists intend, but rather what they get when they try to apply their principles, which doesnt resemble much what they intend.

@realcaseyrollins works fine from a data perspective. I use their API... but im not sure about using them to actively navigate

@stux

Active by default would be find by me.. ideally customize the default but otherwise just make it active by default for sure.

@Gargron

@lupyuen I didnt even know freelancers could be embedded! Where do they sell those chips? :)

@stux

Frankly I'd find it more useful if the reverse were true. The offending server **always** gets the report and you can decide if your local server does or not too. Afterall its up to the remote server to moderate the user first and the local server mods only need to step in if it isnt handled.

Would also help if the user could optionally decide if they want their handle forwarded or not so the remote moderator can follow up, something that is sometimes tricky for me to do in some cases if not impossible.

@Gargron

@realcaseyrollins Because then things wont be free anymore!

@xxshtxx

This is true. I really dont care what they do with their phones, but chances are they are morons if they are politicians. So I dont expect much from them either way.

@magus @unimagine

@xxshtxx

Generally true, but its really stupid when people react that way. I had one company once where people said that a few times. It was so dumb because 50% of the time I was looking up stuff relevant to the talk just so I could follow along. It really is stupid and counter productive when people start equating multitasking with rudenness or paying less attention, neither of which is true.

@magus @unimagine

@magus

AS a scholar and scientist where learning is a part of every day life I think im just fine thanks. Literally when i do less multitasking my work gets WORSE. I know how my brain works and have more than enough of a track record to show I know whats best for my own retention.

But hey, keep telling everyone their brains operate the same and force them all to learn and listen in exactly the same ways, im sure that will be WAYYYY better, lol

@unimagine

@magus

I will take my proven track record over some generic chinese symbol any day. I've had my multitasking abilities challenge before with this sort of archaic thinking (and an attempt to control others to a sense of confirmity)... every single time when someone goes "ok what did I just say then?" I recite it back perfectly.

Yea sorry not going to assume everyone is the same and has the same ability and then judge people by those standards... thats just silly

@unimagine

@magus

Many people can not pay attention to many things at onc. I have no doubt **some** people you see on their phone wont recall what you are saying. Others on the other hand have better mental faculties and can do one thing on their phone while completely paying attention to everything you say.

I find it absolutely infuriating and silly when someone assumes **everyone** is incapable of effectively multitasking without reduced attention. I have absolutely no problem doing multiple things at once with no impact on my retention, why should I be penalizaed for someone elses poor mental skills.

These people may be distracted, they may not. I personally dont know anything about their mental abilities. Assuming we hired smart people (a big if I know) for our politicians then they should be more than capable to review their phone and follow along at the same time.

Also not ewe have no clue what they are doing on their phone, they may very well be looking up information relative to the conversation (like the definition of a word or pulling up a world map).

@unimagine