MargaretC

These books portray the cyber world as a site of many simultaneous battles, in which attackers, whether criminals or states, often have an advantage over the institutions that are their targets. States and legitimate businesses spend enormous amounts to defend themselves but present a large number of “attack surfaces”. Aggressors need to find just... See more

Jason: I mean, you brought up the, the Tesla analogy earlier on and, I mean, while some might be purchasing Teslas because they're good for the planet, it seems like a lot of people just purchase it because it's a really cool car and it performs well. So, so I'm curious, if to the extent that there is a consistent value proposition across, I know... See more

Conn McQuinn

Jul 4

First, if we don't have sufficient in-brain skill and knowledge, we won't know what to ask the AI to do or how to interpret the products it creates. Second, if we turn over our thinking to AI, we are doing ourselves harm. I don't mean that in the metaphorical sense. Our brains are like muscles, and the harder they are used, the... See more

Not giving a fuck if you look cringe is a superpower for the great online game. Like Peter Parker getting bit by a spider, I had my superhero moment with the druggie days. And I’m glad it happened. But you don’t need to go down that path to realize this: internet embarrassment isn’t that bad. Stop living in fear of being called cringe. The fear is... See more

resisting the rule of the algorithm takes energy and creativity and courage, and the risk for our culture is that our technological skill and our cultural exhaustion are working together, defending decadence and closing off escape.

Iwakan is one of my favorite Japanese phrases. It consists of three Chinese characters, 違 ( i , meaning difference, deviation), 和 ( wa , meaning harmony, peace) and 感 ( kan , meaning feeling, sense), that together form a single word that loosely translates as a ‘sense of disharmony’. In daily interactions, I use the term casually when something... See more