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Beyond the GUI: Why the Era of AI Psychology Has Begun

In the early days of computing, human-machine interaction was defined by absolute physical syntax. To communicate with a machine, we punched holes into rigid paper boards. If you handled Hollerith cards, you knew exactly where the boundaries of the machine lay. You were laying a foundation of absolute logic, working token by token, line by line.

Over the decades, that physical syntax evolved into the Graphical User Interface (GUI). For forty years, humans were trained to view computers as digital filing cabinets. We understood the rules: you fill out a form field, you click a button, and you receive a predictable, deterministic output. The machine was an object—a sterile, passive tool.

Then, the command line of the human mind arrived.

The widespread adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) has shattered the GUI paradigm. By replacing buttons with an empty natural language text box, we didn't just upgrade our software—we fundamentally altered our psy

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Configuring Xubuntu 24.04 for RDP Session and Autologin

This guide will help you configure your Xubuntu 24.04 laptop to wait for an RDP session for a specific number of minutes and then automatically log in to a specific user if no session is established.

Step 1: Install xrdp

If you haven't already installed xrdp, run the following commands:

sudo apt update

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#!/bin/bash

printGray() {
    printf "\e[38;5;8m%s\e[0m" "$*"
    echo ""
}

printRed() {
    printf "\e[38;5;9m%s\e[0m" "$*"
    echo ""

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#!/bin/bash
me=`basename "$0"`
if [ $# -eq 0 ]
  then
    echo "Usage: $me <version number>"
	exit 1
fi
#sudo apt install ccache   # for Debian/Ubuntu, included in most Linux distros
#export CC="ccache gcc"    # add to your .profile
#export CXX="ccache g++"   # add to your .profile

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import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events'
import os from 'os'

/**
 * Function::stringify_error
 * Formats error objects as strings
 * 
 * @param {object} error - Instance of Error
 * @return {string} Error object formated as string
 */

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const Helpers = (function () {

  const DEBUG_CHATTER = 10
  const DEBUG_INFO = 20
  const DEBUG_WARNING = 30
  const DEBUG_ERROR = 40
  const DEBUG_CRITICAL = 50

  if (typeof DEBUG === 'undefined') {

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const NLP = (function () {

  /**
   * Test if a string contains Greek characters.
   *
   * @param {string} text
   *   String to test.
   * @returns {boolean}
   *   True if the string contains Greek characters or fale otherwise.
   * 

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/**
 * URI validation functions
 *
 * const validUrl = new ValidUrl();
 *   
 * if (validUrl.isUri(url)){
 *    console.log('Looks like an URI');
 * } else {
 *    console.log('Not a URI');
 * }

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