Daniel Santos
@danielsantos
Brazilian lifelong learner. Curiosity waves surfer. I will probably die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.
Daniel Santos
danielsantos.org
Krishnamurti, ever the visionary, laid out a series of bold predictions — almost prophetic warnings — about a future where humans might drift into obsolescence. With his characteristic intensity, he sketched a vivid scene of a not-so-distant world — “in about ten, fifteen years” — where AI would eclipse human intelligence entirely, reducing us to a
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Jiddu Krishnamurti foi um filósofo indiano, pensador não convencional, que no começo da década de 1980 foi um dos primeiros a fazer previsões e projeções a respeito da inteligência artificial.
People will pay for the convenience of not poring through internet sludge all day and having someone clarify what they need to know.”
Kyle Chayka • 🟧 Aggregation theory
Writing is technology and pens are gadgets.
Elizabeth Lopatto • I have some notes on Sam Altman’s note-taking advice
the strange evolution of airlines into quasi-banks reflects how badly deregulation has gone. Regulation carefully set the terms under which airlines could do business. It was designed to ensure that they remained a stable business and a reliable mode of transportation. Deregulation, in turn, allowed the airlines to pursue profits in whatever way
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One way to view liberty, as George Orwell reminded us, is the right “to do what you like in your spare time.” You should be able to choose your amusements, he wrote, “not have them chosen for you from above.” Letting someone else’s ideas about performance stop you from trying something means relinquishing your freedom.
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
.citações .conceitos
George Orwell definiu a liberdade como "o direito de fazer aquilo que gostamos em nosso tempo livre". Devemos então ser capazes de escolher nossas diversões — e não deixar que alguém as escolha por nós. Neste sentido, deixar que o que pensam outras pessoas sobre desempenho nos impedir de tentar, de experimentar algo novo significa renunciar à nossa liberdade.
In searching mode, readers tend to be less critical. If a source came recommended, they tend to keep reading along even if they aren’t quite sure what the point is. Since authors tend to be more prestigious than readers, readers tend to feel reluctant to question or judge what they’ve read.
Robin Hanson • Chase Your Reading
Reportagem da jornalista Amanda Rossi, para o UOL, falando sobre o uso de dados de CPF, pela Raia Drogasil, para montar históricos de consumo dos clientes e revender tais informações. Também sobre o fato do desconto com CPF ser falso.
Many of the best TED speakers don’t use slides at all, and many talks don’t require them. If you have photographs or illustrations that make the topic come alive, then yes, show them. If not, consider doing without, at least for some parts of the presentation.