Cam Jones
@lackey
Cam Jones
But that was small potatoes. What Google – and the rest of the tech sector – needed was a massive growth story, a story about how their companies, worth trillions of dollars , could double or triple in size in the coming years. There's a kind of reflexive anti-capitalist critique that locates the drive to tell growth stories in ideology: "endless... See more
Pluralistic: How much (little) are the AI companies making? (30 Jun 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Sometimes, gave the same task to multiple models, comparing and merging their outputs to maximize quality. It's like double bookkeeping: when you know something is prone to errors (or, in Al's case, hallucinations), it's best to give the same task to two or three different models. This significantly reduces the error rate.
The approach mirrors
... See moreAfter all, music has existed for tens of thousands of years. Across countless cultures and generations, it’s been at the root of some of the deepest, most profound connections that humans can experience. Recorded music has existed for less than 200 years. And because recorded music is also beautiful, fascinating, and, in our culture, ubiquitous, I... See more
What Is Music? (Pt. 1)
Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of the Ogilvy advertising agency, famously told a story about an office building where people complained that an elevator took too long to arrive. Instead of spending $1 million to make the elevators 5 percent faster, they solved the problem by spending around $100 to add mirrors so people could look at themselves... See more
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
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Weekly Thing 329 / Another Thing
How to work with Blogs, RSS and Feeds
Most 'source of truth' problems in product development aren't really about the source of truth at all. They assume that everyone wants the truth, that they can agree on what truth they're seeking, and that they're willing to put in the work to forge coherence when there are different versions of the truth.
Some questions to ponder:
- What reality is
TBM 369: Sources Of Truth
I've been traveling for 30+ years. I've had all the troubles one can possibly imagine. By now, I know exactly what I want and I could go on for another few pages. Honestly, my travel preferences have evolved into a body of knowledge that could rival an EU Commission Directive. And I haven't even discussed my demands for trains (few transfers... See more
Jurgen Appelo • Everything Looks Great When You Don't Know What You Want
You don’t need a roadmap, you need caffeine and unreasonable optimism
Sindre Sorhus (@sindresorhus@mastodon.social)
Principles of Calm TechnologyTM
I. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention
II. Technology should inform and create calm
III. Technology should make use of the periphery
IV. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity
V. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak
VI. Technology should... See more
I. Technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention
II. Technology should inform and create calm
III. Technology should make use of the periphery
IV. Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity
V. Technology can communicate, but doesn’t need to speak
VI. Technology should... See more