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we default to rewarding the people who can consistently produced correct models of the world - physicists and mathematicians who are able to explain the laws of the physical world, or artists and entertainers who are able to anticipante our innermost wants and desires.
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people who tell us how to think about a thing
people whose choices (resulting from their thinking) inspire us
I built and sold a business that allowed me to retire at age 44. It was called Data Storage, Inc., information, knowledge, and records management is my jam.
10 Years ago I gave a speech about the half life of knowledge to a bunch of MBA aspirants at a university business school. This is the Twitter synopsis.... See more
Scott Hambrickx.comTechnology changed how we think and what we think about. But also what we remember and for how long. And perhaps, in the future, if we remember…
Amazing things happened when geolocation was democratized. What does the future hold when that happens with intelligence?
Excerpt: “When truly transformative technology becomes accessible, it's hard to imagine how things will change - only that they absolutely will. The release of GPS to consumers was a similar moment - it would have been hard to predict Uber, Doordash and the creation of the gig economy from that final piece being unlocked: accurate location finding and routing anywhere in the world.“
and he was yet again correct just one year later
for an idea to shape society it must be communicated. There are many technical challenges to communicating ideas, and one of the more important ones is applying a gears-level understanding of how people evaluate ideas.
Samo Burja • Intellectual Legitimacy | Samo Burja
do not assume that your suffering is a proof of your authenticity. do not fall in love with it. renunciation of pleasure can easily turn into pleasure of renunciation itself.
Learning from catastrophe
technologyreview.comCraft and coordination
Excerpt:
Take the average modern jetliner, with its 7 million components and 170 miles’ worth of wiring—an immensely complex system in and of itself. There were over 25,000 jetliners in regular service in 2014, according to Downer. Together, they averaged 100,000 flights every single day. Now consider that in 2017, no passenger-carrying commercial jetliner was involved in a fatal accident. Zero. That year, passenger totals reached 4 billion on close to 37 million flights. Yes, it was a record-setting year for the airline industry, safety-wise, but flying remains an almost unfathomably safe and reliable mode of transportation.
Footage from our ongoing flight testing in Marina, California. Our latest flight controls software release is demonstrating excellent performance across all phases of flight. https://t.co/AQnh4IY2T4
Joby Aviationx.comAmir Ahmadi Arian Goes in Search of Iran's Most Famous Translator
yalereview.org
Craft and Cognitive Revolutions
Incredible read about taking ownership of the works he was translating, and making them accessible to the readers who couldn't stop coming back for more
A master storyteller