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More than 20 years ago, two philosophers, Andy Clark and David Chalmers, wrote a journal article that opened with a question: “Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?” Now, that question would seem to have an obvious answer, right? The mind stops at the head. It’s contained within the skull. But Clark and Chalmers maintained that

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There already exists a programming philosophy with ideas on how to tame entropy and ensure that computers  actually  control complexity, instead of increase it. Those ideas are summarized in the Unix philosophy, which I’ve added below for convenience:

1. Write programs that do one thing and do it well.


2. Write programs to work together

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Everyone is enamored with ISA’s. I would say we have more experience with them at Lambda than anyone else. I’m not convinced that they are the final solution. They are unregulated, which allows local regulators to impose their own rules on you. There are also not a lot of buyers for unregulated securities. I would suggest that companies think about... See more

Cashdrop has soared in popularity because it allowed businesses to sell items via completely contactless payment. Consumers simply click on a link, order, and settle up via Apple Pay. The major difference — and reason why so many restaurants love Cashdrop — is that it doesn’t charge businesses a commission or fee. Instead, it shifts the burden and ... See more

Communities thrive because of their contributors. But, people only contribute to communities if they trust that their time and energy are going to be put to good use.

One example is how Amazon.com provides free gift wrapping in order to help track which books are purchased as gifts. At one point Amazon was not tracking the number of items sold as gifts; the company added the gift-wrapping feature to be able to track it. Another example is how consumers are given coupons so retailers can see, among other things,

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