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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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...
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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There was quite an uproar over Apple’s opt-out push of Safari via its updater to Windows users. A lot of the rethoric was over the top, including comparisons to spyware. A few folks, such as Bijan, disagreed and argued that it’s not a big deal. I feel the same way, but what a missed opportunity! It would have been so easy to do the right thing. Have Safari show up below a big line and heading of NEW SOFTWARE and make it opt-in. Yes, there would have been a lot fewer installs but those would have all been people who really wanted Safari and might actually wind up using it. Apple could repeat that with every update and gradually build a base. By tweaking the message a bit each time, they could have even learned what gets people to download and install a new browser.
There was quite an uproar over Apple’s opt-out push of Safari via its updater to Windows users. A lot of the rethoric was over the top, including comparisons to spyware. A few folks, such as Bijan, disagreed and argued that it’s not a big deal. I feel the same way, but what a missed opportunity! It would have been so easy to do the right thing. Have Safari show up below a big line and heading of NEW SOFTWARE and make it opt-in. Yes, there would have been a lot fewer installs but those would have all been people who really wanted Safari and might actually wind up using it. Apple could repeat that with every update and gradually build a base. By tweaking the message a bit each time, they could have even learned what gets people to download and install a new browser.
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