Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
zettel.org
The thing that worries me, in addition to all the other things that worry me, is that Sam Altman has to pay back a lot of people a lot of money. And that always leads to organizations becoming evil, the way Google did. Watching Google become evil, shutting down companies like mine, doing things that they couldn't possibly be proud of, that's sad.
... See moreMills Baker, Seth Godin, Robin Sloan, Jasmine Sun, David Perell, Joan Westenberg, Venkatesh Rao, Anu... • Whoa: Conversations on AI & Creativity
Art will in fact thrive upon the mess that AI wreaks upon the masses. Action to reaction to commodification of said reaction. Toss in some enshittification and babe, there's really nothing better you could do for Art.
Alex Dobrenko` • Will AI Replace the Artist?
But there are already signs that AI can help. Research has successfully demonstrated that it is possible to correctly determine the most promising directions in science by analyzing past papers with AI, ideally combining human filtering with the AI software. And other work has found that AI shows considerable promise autonomously conducting
... See moreEthan Mollick • Co-Intelligence: Living and Working With AI
What’s actually important to me is that you really understand that this is a real possibility, for you, in your life. If you practice with honest diligence, with tenderness and patience and determination, one day you will understand that you were completely wrong about everything. And you will be so, so happy about that.
Sasha Chapin • Last Year My Mind Exploded and Now I'm in Spiritual Puberty Again
Over a century before Jungians pointed out the danger of ignoring and avoiding your creative potential, Danish philosopher and the godfather of Existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard said that the deepest form of despair is “to choose to be another than oneself.”
And what is any form of self-expression and creation other than choosing to be yourself?
... See moreRecovering Overthinker • You Should Be Terrified of Not Expressing Yourself
This broke open a financing model that changes everything: Pay-As-You-Go .
Chapter 3: Turning Products Into Services: The PAYG Breakthrough
This is the unlock. This is the thing that makes everything else possible.
Here’s the model:
A company (Sun King, SunCulture) installs a solar system in your home
You pay ~$100 down
Then $40-65/month over 24-30
Skander Garroum • Why Solarpunk Is Already Happening in Africa
Don’t assumeFind out the thinking or constraints behind choices.“To assume makes an ass out of you and me.”
Adam Connor • Discussing Design
He is a proponent of magnesium supplementation. Our ability to buffer magnesium with healthy kidneys is very high. He takes 600 to 800 mg per day, alternating between mag sulfate and mag oxide. He also takes calcium carbonate 2 times per week. Two of his favored brands are Jarrow Formulas and NOW Foods.