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Philosophy Mondays: Human-AI Collaboration
Today's Philosophy Monday is an important interlude. I want to reveal that I have not been writing the posts in this series entirely by myself. Instead I have been working with Claude, not just for the graphic illustrations, but also for the text. My method has been to write a rough draft and then ask Claude for improvement suggestions. I will expand this collaboration to other intelligences going forward, including open source models such as Llama and DeepSeek. I will also explore other moda...
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Web3/Crypto: Why Bother?
One thing that keeps surprising me is how quite a few people see absolutely nothing redeeming in web3 (née crypto). Maybe this is their genuine belief. Maybe it is a reaction to the extreme boosterism of some proponents who present web3 as bringing about a libertarian nirvana. From early on I have tried to provide a more rounded perspective, pointing to both the good and the bad that can come from it as in my talks at the Blockstack Summits. Today, however, I want to attempt to provide a coge...
Philosophy Mondays: Human-AI Collaboration
Today's Philosophy Monday is an important interlude. I want to reveal that I have not been writing the posts in this series entirely by myself. Instead I have been working with Claude, not just for the graphic illustrations, but also for the text. My method has been to write a rough draft and then ask Claude for improvement suggestions. I will expand this collaboration to other intelligences going forward, including open source models such as Llama and DeepSeek. I will also explore other moda...
Intent-based Collaboration Environments
AI Native IDEs for Code, Engineering, Science
Web3/Crypto: Why Bother?
One thing that keeps surprising me is how quite a few people see absolutely nothing redeeming in web3 (née crypto). Maybe this is their genuine belief. Maybe it is a reaction to the extreme boosterism of some proponents who present web3 as bringing about a libertarian nirvana. From early on I have tried to provide a more rounded perspective, pointing to both the good and the bad that can come from it as in my talks at the Blockstack Summits. Today, however, I want to attempt to provide a coge...
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Share Dialog
I don’t know yet what to make of Smartwatches. I have friends with a Pebble and when I ask them none of them give me a fully enthusiastic endorsement. That could just be the Pebble and the next set including the Galaxy Gear, the Qualcomm Toq and the Apple Watch (if such a thing exists) may change that, but I am somewhat skeptical here.
It is not that I cannot imagine some potential usefulness. There are many situations where it would be easier to glance at a watch than to look at your phone (eg in a meeting or in a car). The challenge for me right now is that I have not worn a watch at all in many years and have really enjoyed not having anything around my wrists (hence also no Nike Fuel or Jawbone Up).
So the question for me is will it deliver enough value so that I am going to want to wear it all day every day. I do wear watches occasionally. For instance when racing a sailboat (sadly not at all this season) at the start it is essential to be able to see the time remaining. Or in skiing it is nice to be able to check time without having to pull out one’s phone.
Would love to hear from all my really early adopter readers whether they are planning to buy one of these (or maybe already have a Pebble). If so what do you most expect to get out of wearing one?
I don’t know yet what to make of Smartwatches. I have friends with a Pebble and when I ask them none of them give me a fully enthusiastic endorsement. That could just be the Pebble and the next set including the Galaxy Gear, the Qualcomm Toq and the Apple Watch (if such a thing exists) may change that, but I am somewhat skeptical here.
It is not that I cannot imagine some potential usefulness. There are many situations where it would be easier to glance at a watch than to look at your phone (eg in a meeting or in a car). The challenge for me right now is that I have not worn a watch at all in many years and have really enjoyed not having anything around my wrists (hence also no Nike Fuel or Jawbone Up).
So the question for me is will it deliver enough value so that I am going to want to wear it all day every day. I do wear watches occasionally. For instance when racing a sailboat (sadly not at all this season) at the start it is essential to be able to see the time remaining. Or in skiing it is nice to be able to check time without having to pull out one’s phone.
Would love to hear from all my really early adopter readers whether they are planning to buy one of these (or maybe already have a Pebble). If so what do you most expect to get out of wearing one?
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