Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
jakeweber.net
“I Don’t Think Character Exists Anymore”: A Conversation with Rachel Cusk
newyorker.com
AGI is here (and I feel fine)
robinsloan.com
What’s one word on your mind right now?
What’s an idea that jumped out at you from what you just heard?
What did this remind you of?
Share one way you might make this better.
On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident/excited/clear are you on what you just heard?
Raise your hand if you felt ____ about this. Raise your hand if you felt _____ about this. (Bonus
Sam Liebeskind • Better Questions than “Any Questions?”
"If by any chance you are wondering how to make yourself smarter, learn how to appreciate almost everybody, and keep on cultivating that skill."
— Tyler Cowen
Manifesto: Rules for standards-makers
scripting.com
"Life asks for rewards back because it has favored us with animation." - Ray Bradbury
Zen in the Art of Writing
Jim Simons: "I’m not an extremely fast thinker myself; I just work hard."
That was all I needed to do—work hard, not fast. A paper I published in '68 took me five years. But it has had 1,850 citations. For a math paper, that’s an awful lot.
There’s too much emphasis on a person’s being able to answer questions quickly."