Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev.

Published an article on Hybrismart about what a world where AI is integrated into everyone’s life might look like. The article is in English.

Imagine a world where an AI system not only listens but observes, constantly collecting data unless explicitly told not to. This “exoskeleton for the brain” is not just a tool but a transformative extension of human capability, enhancing efficiency and decision-making in everyday tasks. For some, this raises alarms about privacy and the potential for misuse in a society already wary of data overreach. Yet, the real question lingers: how will such capabilities shape the way we live, work, and interact not just with technology but with each other?

As we stand on the brink of making these integrations a reality, it’s important to consider not only the current implications but also the generational shift that might come with it. The youth of today, growing up with AI as a norm rather than an addition, might view this integration as indispensable—melding their cognitive functions with artificial intelligence to an extent previously unimagined. This narrative isn’t just about the technology we create but also about the human experiences and societal structures that will evolve with it. Dive into the full discussion to explore the profound shifts looming on the horizon.

Fusion of Realities: The Future of Human-AI Collaboration

https://hybrismart.com/2024/04/13/fusion-of-realities/

Went to a Zemfira concert in New York!

Anyone else planning to see Zemfira in NY tomorrow?

Today I became curious about why Y is called “Y”. It’s “i grec”, “i” the Greek. In Greek, this letter is upsilon “υ”. For example, in German, Danish, and Brazilian Portuguese, Y is called ipsilon. Now why “и”. Because in Latin there was no [uː] sound (as in uber), the Romans called the borrowed letter “Greek I” or “I-grek” (meaning “Y”), thus indicating the origin of the letter and sound. In Greek, there is currently no such sound, there y is pronounced as i. But there used to be.

It’s funny that Y can act as both a vowel and a consonant in English. At the beginning of words as a consonant (yes, yellow). At the end of words as a vowel.

Interestingly, there is a place in France named Y. Search using “Y, France”.

People over 35 might be very surprised, but in April, TheBat mail client released version 11.1

Came and hugged sleeping Yuka, whispered in his ear that there’s fish (salmon) waiting in his bowl, and he woke up and went to the kitchen.

How Yuka sees it: the owner came, muttering something, his breath smells strongly of fish, I’d better go find that fish

So I started delving into commercetools, and instead of jotting down notes and thinking about what could be easily done with it, I began to write down what is difficult to do with it.

And published it as an article.

https://hybrismart.com/2024/04/09/navigating-the-gaps-a-deep-dive-into-commercetools-limitations/

Welcome

Interestingly, it turns out that July and August each have 31 days for a reason. Because of them, February ends up being the exception, and it’s not just because July and August are the only months named after Roman emperors (Julius Caesar and Augustus), and politically, it would have been quite incorrect to make one of them 30 days long, leaving the other with 31 days.

Another interesting fact is that in Rome there was a tradition to give personal names to only the first four sons, while subsequent ones could be named with ordinal numerals: Quintus — “fifth,” Sextus — “sixth,” Septimus — “seventh,” Octavus — “eighth,” Nonus — “ninth,” and Decimus — “tenth.”

Naming conventions there were quite complicated all in all. Google “Roman names” on Wikipedia.

Today I listened to an interesting story about laying the transatlantic telegraph cable and decided to check if telegrams still exist.

They indeed do, and in the USA, they are outrageously expensive. $23 plus $0.75 per word, plus an additional $20 for sending to a private address. It brings to mind “Izzy’s all.”

For $15 plus $5 for every 35 words, they send an email. There are services for sending and receiving telexs ($13 + $0.89 per word). There’s a separate “Political message” rate at $26 + $0.60 per word.

There’s an option to send telegrams through the mail, Postalgram, but you pay not to the post office, but to American Telegram. $30 + $10 for a batch of 30 words.