The culture of AI and the end of slavery
As I’ve gotten older I’ve come to recognize my interest in computers comes from a place similar to a person who enjoys model trains or … Read More
Scale is undemocratic and inhuman
As if we needed to see one more way the supposedly democratic world is a little less so, can we wrestle with one semi-obvious truth: … Read More
Feed the People! A book about plots that might have already lost the plot
The Wall Street Journal had a book review this weekend for "Feed the People!" a book that sings the praises of modern industrial food and … Read More
Yes, but what if we did this and it wasn’t crappy?
Multiple times this week I have caught myself thinking, “Yes, we could do that. But if it we did it and didn’t make it crappy?” … Read More
One $400 project can’t fix a culture of malaise
Imagine for a moment you had a painter in your house and he painted the kitchen. When you walk in you said, “Different color” and walked out. What do you expect to happen to your wall now?