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Yup. This supposed exchange with his neighbor making the coins is pretty amusing. Explanations the note on the website about the neighbor not having given them back yet. https://x.…

I actually didn't think that at all, maybe because the opening text was so straight forward, earnest, and pragmatic?

Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler presents a new model for creative collaboration called the Artist Corporation — a legal structure designed to help artists and creators coll…

The quirky sensibility coming through in the copy might appeal to the demographic interested in maintaining personal digital gardens rather than a slick SaaS product. It does too m…

I agree. This is a helpful take. The book Prediction Machines [1] is a longer version, and longer view explanation, of what Ben Evan's shares in the post you link to. [1] https://w…

The mismatch between AI’s actual utility and its hype reminded me of Prediction Machines[1], which frames technological change as progressing from point solutions → platform soluti…

Me, too! What I love most about this fair pricing is it makes it was more appealing to encourage my friends to give it a try. Thank you, Kagi!

Comparing Kagi to Google on an individual search basis may not be the best way to assess the service. There are a number of features that make it preferable to Google and DuckDuckG…

I'll have to look closer for the Kier message.... Definitely got a driveby from Milchick at around 75%

I've done video calls from the roof of Stavros Foundation Library, but that's weather dependent. Actually, now that I think of it, I've also done at least one video call from the h…

A new library branch, the first new one in the Brooklyn system in over 30 years, opened on the ground floor of my building. It's been the biggest quality of life boost I ever remem…

Not mentioned yet, Ethan Mollick's One Useful Thing: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/ It helped me get up to speed with gen AI as a graduate school professor and now his posts are t…

Sometimes, sure this is the case. I know a few big time artists who have dedicated teams that are always behind the scenes. But plenty of times it's not, as Simon himself pointed o…

I have studied funeral design. One of the most inspiring funeral directors I interviewed ( https://www.zenithvirago.com/ ) had a particular specialty for suicides. She was keen on …

thanks for this link. found the Plex lifetime pass discount that I might not have noticed otherwise.

this is so amusing. I also love the 3D interface. Been seeing more of those for these quirky one-off uses. The midi switch is a nice touch.

So it was most helpful as a conduit for your doctor to get more granular info about your health issue? That's great to hear. I wonder about things that don't rise to that level, li…

This question made me laugh from painful recognition... can't wait to hear what others have to offer. I've mainly taken a mindset of extreme uninvestment, not that I'm not working …

Are you content with Apple or Google integrations, or are there other options you prefer? How about info from blood tests and other sources? And how do you synthesize and review th…

Podcast episode (26 minutes) where Evgeny Morozov examines the work of Warren Brody (a psychoanalyst) and Avery Johnson, who developed an alternative vision of human-computer inter…