Jonathan Quaade
@jonathanquaade
Jonathan Quaade
The opposite of memory isn’t forgetting, it’s never having paid attention at all.
AI’s great gift might be to show us that we are actually pretty low-quality machines, so that we can return to being human.
Most of these near clones have and will fail. The reason that matching the basic proof of work hurdle of an Status as a Service incumbent fails is that it generally duplicates the status game that already exists. By definition, if the proof of work is the same, you're not really creating a new status ladder game, and so there isn't a real
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Stop doing things you hate doing - by Seth Werkheiser
Seth Werkheisersocialmediaescapeclub.substack.comMetalabel
you can’t control how you’re seen, so stop trying
There are also people who are para-academic researchers. While there’s a lot of great computer science and human-computer interaction research happening in academia, I’ve often been disappointed by some of the actual interfaces being produced by the ivory tower. Some of the most interesting work seems to be happening outside academia.
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
Obsess over perfection.
If you are designing something that a customer is going to use or that will represent us in public, it’s not good enough unless it’s flawless and extraordinary.
Especially in software, many situations have winner-take-all dynamics due to network effects and switching costs. Being the winner means being in the
... See moreJoe Lonsdale • Lessons from Peter Thiel
nothing worth having in life comes easily or quickly and
Peter Thiel
having the idea is all the proof you need that you are ready to make it.