Nicola
@nicola
Tech, notetaking, PKM, photography, writing. Farm hand. Part time shepherd. Director (not for profit). Freelancer.
Nicola
nicolafisher.com
In a 2017 interview, Ev Williams (the founder of Twitter), said something that has stuck with me since: “the trouble with algorithms, is that it rewards extremes. Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it... See more
sari azout • My Favorite Questions
When the traveler wants a big experience, he goes to a big city to see big things. But when he wants an “ authentic” experience, he must eschew the most well-trodden places, possibly the cities themselves, to find it. He must seek out places that have not yet been touched by “tourism”, he must find the people and places that still have remoteness —... See more
Simon Sarris • Small Spaces
I use AI every day and I’m fascinated by the conversations about it. To me, AI is a great tool but to others it’s a threat to their creativity and authentic voice. How we use AI is a choice - for me, it’s a tool not a replacement. AI helps me do more and achieve my goals.
The people I admire most have a way of escaping the bubble of culture. Sometimes via religion; sometimes via old books; sometimes via time in nature. Without such an escape, propaganda wins. You stop thinking for yourself. Modern delusions grow into an all-consuming mind virus.
David Perellx.com
Many of history's top scientists drew from supernatural sources. Some were deeply spiritual, others claimed divine inspiration, and these stories make me wonder if faith and reason are two sides of the same coin, even though we see them as opposites. https://t.co/CvdLQR4vfz
The tragedy of modern man is that he spends more time optimising what’s on his CV than his eulogy.
George Mackx.com