The author reflects on the nature of status and power, particularly in relation to careers and the role of colleges. They observe that many individuals remain in high-status careers that do not bring them joy or societal value due...
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Histomap Reborn updates John Sparks’ original Histomap, offering an interactive visualization of historical power dynamics and events, challenging perceptions of time and history.
The blog post introduces Slowpost, a minimalistic social app that allows users to send a personal newsletter once a year, replacing traditional social media interactions. The author reflects on the drawbacks of existing social med...
The author shares their experience of living without a smartphone, primarily using an Apple Watch instead. They discuss the benefits of being more present with family, reading more, and reducing impulse purchases. The post highlig...
The author shares their experiences using OpenAI's new Codex coding agent, highlighting the importance of using it well and providing tips for doing so. They emphasize the need for sanity checks, clean code, and documentation, and...
The text describes the process of building a remote-controlled robot using a 3D printer and a Raspberry Pi. It explains the components used, the design process, and the programming involved. The author highlights the benefits of t...
The text is a collection of mini-posts about the upcoming US election. It discusses the anger in past US elections, the purpose of political institutions, the impact of women entering the workforce, and the definition of democracy...
The author discusses the significance of the Beatitudes in the Bible, emphasizing their moral principles and their relevance in modern society. He highlights the importance of resisting the 'default ideology' and embracing liberal...
0Virtue is a Vector
2024-09-10 • technology social sciences ethics virtue ethics
The text discusses the concept of virtue as a vector, where good and bad are not binary but exist on a spectrum. It explores the idea that everything good is also bad, and almost everything bad is also good, leading to tricky trad...
The post discusses the potential of cryptocurrency, the impact of AI on human skills, the flow of power in organizations, the tension between the Center and the Border in society, and the flaws of moral frameworks.
The text discusses the use of GPT and similar LLMs to compute metrics for companies and societies. It explores the potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI to generate metrics, and the implications of this for society. The aut...
0Work with Me at New Public
2024-04-01 • job opportunities public space
The text is a job advert for a software engineer to work on the Public Spaces Incubator at New Public, a collaboration with public service media orgs to create a publicly-owned, public-interest online platform. The job requires ex...
The text discusses the impact of AI on education, highlighting the potential for personalized learning, the role of AI in teaching, and the future of education. It also explores the impact of education on the workforce, the role o...
0Highlights from my Quora Writing
2024-01-17 • writing reading recommendations parenting politics neural networks startup ecosystem investing strategies and insights academic consciousness wedding hacking prayer support autonomous vehicles liberalism tolerance peace multiculturalism creationism careers quora
The text is a collection of the author's Quora answers on various topics, including consciousness, deep neural networks, prayer, peace, original ideas, sports programs, self-driving cars, parenting, and more.
0Artificial General Horsiness
2023-11-11 • technology market power social crisis
The text discusses the potential of AI to replace human labor, comparing it to the replacement of horses by cars. The author argues that AI will transform many jobs, making it less necessary for people to spend years obtaining spe...
0Mini Posts Collection 2 - Nov 2023
2023-11-05 • social media music technology health
The post is a collection of mini-posts discussing various topics such as the complexity of the world, the evolution of Facebook, the number of employees in tech companies, the role of music, and the author's experience with losing...
The text discusses the meaning of decolonization and how it has been misused to justify violence against civilians. It highlights the importance of sacred principles that prevent violence and the need to maintain their meanings. T...
The post is a collection of short posts, discussing various topics such as the longevity of things, the value of ads, the neutrality of Facebook, motivated reasoning, and the concept of science. The author also talks about the con...
The US government is considering antitrust action against big companies like Google, Meta, and Amazon due to corporate consolidation. The author argues that antitrust is creepy and that progressive taxation could be a better way t...
0Simulate the CEO
2023-05-02 • management gpt models ceo managers
The text discusses the role of middle managers in large organizations, arguing that they simulate the CEO and are crucial for the organization's functioning. It also explores the concept of an 'Extended CEO' and the importance of ...
The author announces joining a non-profit organization called New Public, which focuses on building better digital public spaces. They are starting a new engineering competency to build better public spaces and have several new pr...
0The Power of High Speed Stupidity
2023-03-17 •
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The author discusses the potential of GPT in ranking social media feeds, highlighting how easy it is to use GPT for content-based feed ranking. The author compares the traditional process of content-based ranking with the ease of ...
The text discusses the impact of chatbots on Google's search engine and the potential disruption to Google's business model. It explains how Google makes money and the importance of user interaction data. The author predicts that ...