With so many search engines now providing answers to questions, I’m thinking about how Sublime fits into this scene, and here’s what I came up with:
Not all questions seek answers; some seek journeys.
Typing a question on Sublime and turning on smart search feels like the beginning of a journey, not the end.
I wonder if there’s a counter-positioning o
... See moretalking about A.I. and surrounded by amiable chitchat, I wondered whether, someday soon, conversations with human beings would be deemed lacking if they didn’t exhibit chatbot-like speed and responsiveness. Maybe there are some circles, in tech or elsewhere, where the quality of “the median conversation you can have with a person” is already measur
... See moreRob Horning • Another Four Miles
Algorithms today feel similar — we’re given little ability to choose where we’re going. We’re being fed content, post after post, pushed in directions predetermined by an amorphous representation of your interest. We get the dopamine hits, and we find ourselves entertained but are often left with a tinge of emptiness at the end of a binge. A naggin... See more