Technology
Because of internet distribution
core technologies become free / commodities and because of internet distribution and de facto market standardization at many layers Steve Sinofski on why DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable
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Artificial intelligence
The Mother of Invention and all
It might have just turned out that the relative GPU processing poverty of DeepSeek was the critical ingredient to make them more creative and clever, necessity being the mother of invention and all. Jeffrey Emanuel, in the long and very thoughtful Short Case for Nvidia Stock
Media
The View from Nowhere
No matter how far it pulls back the camera is still occupying a position. We can’t actually take the “view from nowhere,” but this doesn’t mean that objectivity is a lie or an illusion. Jay Rosen in his Questions and Answers, on objective v/s good journalism
Music
Steamrolling real music cultures
When [Spotify] removed real classical, jazz, and ambient artists from popular playlists and replaced them with low-budget stock muzak, it was steamrolling real music cultures, actual traditions within which artists were trying to make a living. From the Harper’s report Ghosts in the Machine, on how Spotify fills popular
Psychology
Critical ignoring
critical ignoring—choosing what to ignore and where to invest one’s limited attentional capacities Critical Ignoring as a Core Competence for Digital Citizens, published in Sage Journals, via Jason Kottke. The authors describe three types of cognitive strategies for critical ignoring, which should be taught in school: 1. Self-nudging,
Social Media
Xitter (noun)
An abbreviation of the phrase: "X, formerly known as Twitter". The "X" is pronounced like "sh" as is done for Chinese words. Elon Musk's Xitter, as defined quite well on The Urban Dictionary
Cloud computing
Ghost on GAE
Setting up Ghost CMS on Google App Engine, easier done than said
Blogging
Is this thing still on?
Is blogging still a thing? Is anybody listening? Can you hear me? Hello?
Psychology
It is difficult to get a man to understand
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. Upton Sinclair, born 1878, American novelist and social reformer.
Apple
Apple always seems to be “behind” in innovative technology
Apple always seems to be “behind” in innovative technology when in fact it is already applying it in purpose-driven ways that are less about tech demos and more about customer delight. Matthew Panzarino reviewing iPhone 7
Where they think the puck is going
Google is extremely well-placed for where they think the puck is going. Marco Arment, comparing Apple to the competition on matters of AI & Big Data
I don’t think they are evil
I don’t think they are evil. I think they, like other tech companies, are just idealistic in a way that works best for them. Musician Zoë Keating about Google, asking What should I do about Youtube?