Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #94
Tony's Pick
Here's a fun development in the world of AI: Nightshade invisibly modifies images in ways that "poisons" image generation models if used for training.
Kyle's Pick
I stumbled on Ali Abdaal's Feel Good Productivity on a random blog a few weeks ago. I wasn't expecting much, but I was looking for inspiration and picked it up. It was surprisingly great!
It's less of a productivity guide and more of a toolkit for maintaining mental health while getting things done. The main structure of the book — energize (figure out what gives you energy), unblock (figure out what's getting in your way), and sustain (zoom out periodically to reset) — resonated with me and helped me understand that I was in a bit of a reset period.
There weren't many ideas in here I hadn't encountered before, but he did a good job of curating and packaging them.
