Meetings as metric
Holding a meeting – getting people in the same place at the same time with a shared agenda – is the very simplest thing a… Read More »Meetings as metric
Stuart Patience
Writing and Reading as Technology (13): Erik Engheim on Gutenberg vs earlier Asian printing technologies
Hat tip: HNWith apologies to subscribers who received post 14 of this series out of order due to my enthusiasm for the subject matter… …… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (13): Erik Engheim on Gutenberg vs earlier Asian printing technologies
Writing and Reading as Technology (14): Magical Paper Sizes; or, The Golden Non-Ratio
We often have convenience now because someone did the maths before. Ben Sparks With apologies to subscribers who received this out of order due to… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (14): Magical Paper Sizes; or, The Golden Non-Ratio
Joseph Schumpeter on qualitative gains from capitalist growth
Here’s Joseph Schumpeter laying out some key features of the importance of (capitalist?) economic growth in 1942. [This Lant Pritchett on broad based economic growth… Read More »Joseph Schumpeter on qualitative gains from capitalist growth
Why isn’t the mule regarded as a species?
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A… Read More »Why isn’t the mule regarded as a species?
“Do the things we plan actually happen?”
This simple question gives a reasonable at-a-glance assessment of your team’s effectiveness. It diagnoses: If anyone is making clear plans at all; If you have… Read More »“Do the things we plan actually happen?”
dr.ai.verless crocod.ai.l // Hype- Text Transfer Protocol
Stable Diffusion is a text-to-image model that will empower billions of people to create stunning art within seconds. It is a breakthrough in speed and… Read More »dr.ai.verless crocod.ai.l // Hype- Text Transfer Protocol
Big Thief: Change; or, Ships of Theseus
OK? Changelike the wind Like the waterlike skin Changelike the sky Like the leaveslike a butterfly Would you live forever, never dieWhile everything around passes?Would… Read More »Big Thief: Change; or, Ships of Theseus
Design Matters (15): Bucket Bath Edition (Kiramas 0318 vs Trixy GN311)
The bottom of the barrel Like millions of other people, my shower consists of a large bucket of cold water and a plastic scoop or… Read More »Design Matters (15): Bucket Bath Edition (Kiramas 0318 vs Trixy GN311)
David Bayles and Ted Orland on art, saints, superheroes and (closing) the skill – taste gap
Art is made by ordinary people Creatures having only virtues can hardly be imagined making art. It’s difficult to picture the Virgin Mary painting landscapes.… Read More »David Bayles and Ted Orland on art, saints, superheroes and (closing) the skill – taste gap