Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
jakeweber.net
Hypothesis 1: The "golden age" hypothesisThe "golden age" hypothesis says there are one or more "golden ages" from the past that were superior at producing innovation compared to today. Perhaps understanding and restoring what worked about those "golden ages" would lead to an explosion in creativity today.
Holden Karnofsky • Where's Today's Beethoven?
During interviews, I try to create a stillness that helps separate signal from noise, elephants from riders. The easiest way to create conditions of stillness is to talk very little. It also helps to have the candidate you’re trying to see clearly ask you questions. Questions have very high signal value compared to most anything else you can get... See more
Graham Duncan Blog • What’s going on here, with this human?
"Because novels come from long-marinated and unregarded anxiety, from silent anxiety…" - Martin Amis
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So what’s the smallest way to have that kind of experience?
Matt Webb • Protocol Fiction, Desire, and Belief
Matt Webb asks in Protocols, Desire, and Belief in the context of creating belief and desire as illustrated by Stripes insanely simple “seven lines of code” to integrate