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Automatically tagging politician when they use their phone on the livestreams

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Re: Automatically tagging politician when they use their phone on the livestreams

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Post by sergers »

nkmnz wrote: post #69
sergers wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea kind of odd when the last post by which the submission about is from 2022 when it appears to be last active. If there was some update, revelation, or even just being active. I am seeing this person being referred as an "artist". Thinking its a ploy for sales... they arent really selling anything i would consider valuable or sellable (eye of the beholder?).

"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

True...

Re: Automatically tagging politician when they use their phone on the livestreams

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Post by nitwit005 »

smallpipe wrote: post #11
zlagen wrote: post #9

this kind of surveillance is childish and a bit creepy too

These people are elected and paid more than enough to pay attention. If they can’t be bothered doing their job, we’ll elect someone else who can.

There is not a soul on this planet that attends meetings or talks regularly, and pays constant attention.

Re: Automatically tagging politician when they use their phone on the livestreams

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Post by progmetaldev »

rhyperior wrote: post #142
skeeter2020 wrote: post #122

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> If I have to listen to someone with zero of what people would call "external distractions" I'm barely going to remember any of it. But if I can poke on my phone while I'm listening, maybe look up some information relevant to the topic, then I'm much more engaged and retain far more of what's being said. This really makes no sense to me. It's well known that human cannot multitask beyond system 1 / system 2 in paral…

No, it’s the equivalent of doodling while having a meeting. It engages a different part of the brain.

I do this, and it definitely helps me with recall, much to the detriment of upper management that think I'm just not paying attention and wasting time.

Re: Automatically tagging politician when they use their phone on the livestreams

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Post by progmetaldev »

pests wrote: post #144
nico wrote: post #127

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> If I'm in a meeting giving a presentation, and I notice people glued to their phones during it, I'm not going to call them out on the spot, but I'll probably do something afterwards A tip from the book The Charisma Myth: when you notice someone on their phone, just pause what you were saying, the sudden silence usually brings people back. If you also look at them when pausing, it will be very clear what’s going on…

I have a friend who this does not work on. In his worse moments he will continue on his phone like nothing happened and not even bring it back up later / forget that we were even talking about something if I were to bring it up later. Super annoying.

I'm not sure if it's this way in your friend's case, but some people will do this on purpose. Usually it is remembered by people that do this intentionally, but sometimes you're just listening and don't want to become part of the conversation. Being put on the spot for people like that is often very negative, and is more likely to get them to forget what was going on, and instead concentrate on how uncomfortable they were made to feel.

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Post by dailydetour123 »

This has prompted some interesting points around the value of using a mobile in a chamber which I've enjoyed reading. However, I wonder if the tool could be re-purposed to catch drivers using mobile phones whilst driving? I imagine there are privacy concerns here, but it might be interesting to explore it.

Re: Automatically tagging politician when they use their phone on the livestreams

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Post by theultdev »

grayhatter wrote: post #101
theultdev wrote: post #83

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Well they can do that with paper. They should have the details of the law printed out in front of them. Scrolling through on a phone seems very limited. They can write down notes and they can reply to constituents after they vote.

Yeah! We used to write code on paper too! Software engnieers should only use paper too! All computer programs should also be printed and reviewed using punch cards! A literal computer with arguably more features than a modern desktop is too limited! This is a totally sane take! I know I like writing things twice, or using a format without any ability to search through it.

They are not programming. It's a bill that can be printed off and already is. Just make copies.

They are not editing it, they are reviewing it and making notes.

Laptop use is...fine, but I don't believe for a second they are reviewing the entire bill on their phone.

You don't take tests on your phone, nor should you legislate on your phone.

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