The Hero’s Journey (Wherever I May Roam)
Rover, Wanderer …And the road becomes my brideI have stripped of all but prideSo in her I do confideAnd she keeps me satisfiedGives me all… Read More »The Hero’s Journey (Wherever I May Roam)
Highlight Reel: Elon Musk on Opensourcing Tesla’s Patents
Amazing alternate way to think about patents! @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/srwmi1QQpt — Manish Maheshwari (@manishm) November 20, 2021 See Also: Building blocks and open source organisationsHybrids (4):… Read More »Highlight Reel: Elon Musk on Opensourcing Tesla’s Patents
Technology (17): Speeding up the S-Curve – Azeem Azhar and Hau Thai-Tang on the accelerating electrification of automobiles
The Exponential View is usually worth a listen, and this was a really good interview. Here’s a highlight: AZEEM AZHAR: … let’s look at the… Read More »Technology (17): Speeding up the S-Curve – Azeem Azhar and Hau Thai-Tang on the accelerating electrification of automobiles
On Fish and Ponds
Q: Would you rather be a big fish in a small pond, or a small fish in a big pond? A: As with most questions… Read More »On Fish and Ponds
Writing and Reading as Technology (7): History’s First Mass Literacy Campaign?
I haven’t been able to find a literacy campaign earlier than King Sejong the Great of Korea‘s 1443-1444 Hunminjeongeum (“The Correct/Proper Sounds for the Instruction… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (7): History’s First Mass Literacy Campaign?
In which we meet an AI
In case you missed it, OpenAI’s GPT3 is now open to the public. In the interests of learning by diving in I’ve signed up and… Read More »In which we meet an AI
Edsyclopedia.org, Reading Fluency and Working Memory
Edsyclopedia.org, is a new wiki focused on improving educational systems from the RISE program. TL;DR: Skip to the bottom and watch the 49 second video.… Read More »Edsyclopedia.org, Reading Fluency and Working Memory
Qin Hui on the Illusion of Capitalism, and Socialist Market Economies
I came across this translation of Dilemmas via Marginal Revolution. I enjoyed the insights, pithy irony and slightly mysterious turns of phrase.* Here’s translator David… Read More »Qin Hui on the Illusion of Capitalism, and Socialist Market Economies
Bongkar Pasang
Bongkar pasang: Indonesian. To dismantle and reassemble (e.g. an engine) It’s like taking apart a bike… One of my side projects is rebuilding an old… Read More »Bongkar Pasang
On Getting-Rid-of-Capital-ism
The use of the word Capitalism to describe what goes on in free market economies – usually in opposition to Socialism or Communism – has… Read More »On Getting-Rid-of-Capital-ism