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Way Out There is an account of J. Robert Harris’s extraordinary exploits while backpacking in some of the world’s most tantalizing places―largely alone and unsupported. And after almost fifty years of wilderness travel, “J. R.,” as he’s known, has plenty of tales to tell! His stories are by turns funny, tragic, and uplifting, and are all told in... See more
Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
For the most part, the gangs operate like corporations, with human-resources departments and complex bureaucracies. Prominent groups issue press releases (“We are pleased to announce that we have successfully encrypted Henry Schein’s network and extracted 35 Terabytes of sensitive data”) and have user-friendly homepages on the dark web, where... See more
Amanda Chicago Lewis • Secrets of a ransomware negotiator
Godin: I think most people who are stuck are so because they're attached to the outcome and they're reverse-engineering from the outcome. They're saying, ‘Well, my calling is to make this’. No. Actually, you've just reversed it. What you want is that, and now you've announced that that's your calling, not the other way around. To ship the work is this practice of saying, ‘I don't know yet what change I can make in people. I have some assertions. I have some beliefs, but I don't know yet. And if I hoard it and I don't expose it to other people, I will never know. And so if we're truly here to do generous work, I think a big part of that generous work is sharing it.’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrahbrustein/2020/11/20/seth-godin-on-why-having-a-consistent-practice-is-the-birthplace-of-creativity-not-a-muse/
This is not a story about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl
from The Economist
At the heart of agentic AI lies the concept of imbuing artificial intelligence systems with agency — the ability to act and perceive the world around them, much like human agents. Unlike traditional AI models that operate within predefined parameters and rules, agentic AI systems possess the autonomy to adapt to changing circumstances, respond to stimuli, and make decisions in real time. This fundamental shift from reactive to proactive AI marks a significant leap forward in the field, unlocking a multitude of possibilities across diverse domains
The person who has access to his unconscious processes and mines them without getting mired in them can try new approaches, can begin to see things in new ways, and, perhaps, can achieve mastery of his pursuits.