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Simple writing also lasts better. People reading your stuff in the future will be in much the same position as people from other countries reading it today. The culture and the language will have changed. It's not vain to care about that, any more than it's vain for a woodworker to build a chair to last.
Paul Graham • Write Simply
The Red Wings Striker combat robot dog, developed by China, represents a breakthrough in unmanned warfare. Equipped with micro rockets https://t.co/WHfYHtDmY4
x.comI’d be surprised if, in a decade, “designer” and “engineer” roles are as common as they are today
With widespread AI use, it’s more likely the relevant specializations would re-organize around business concerns (like sales/marketing vs R&D vs operations), rather than around tooling differences (like Figma vs IDE vs... See more
Andricx.comHoward Aiken—the inventor of the earliest general purpose computer—was never worried about people stealing his ideas. “If your ideas are any good” he’s quoted as saying, “you'll have to ram them down people's throats.” And yet, we think that the moment that we hit the dance floor, all eyes will be on us. The moment we hit publish, the world will... See more
Zac Solomon • Freedom in Obscurity
Much of our seeming intelligence actually comes not from raw brainpower or a plethora of instincts, but rather from the accumulated repertoire of mental tools (e.g., integers), skills (differentiating right from left), concepts (fly wheels), and categories (basic color terms) that we inherit culturally from earlier generations.
Joseph Henrich • The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
God, grant me the clarity to recognize when I need Advice,
The humility to seek Information when I lack understanding,
The courage to ask others to help me Do what I cannot alone,
The frankness to connect in hard times and good,
And the confidence to invite advocates to speak on my behalf.
May each request for aid be an offering of trust,
And each
... See moreYes. A few miscellaneous thoughts.
(1) First, the new bottleneck on AI is prompting and verifying. Since AI does tasks middle-to-middle, not end-to-end. So business spend migrates towards the edges of prompting and verifying, even as AI speeds up the middle.
(2) Second, AI really means... See more
Balajix.com"I could have done it, but I didn't try."
Of all the stories people tell themselves, this is the most harmful.
The truth is: If you didn't do it, and you haven't done it, then you can't do it (yet).
Until you face this harsh reality, you won't make the necessary... See more
Channing Allentwitter.com