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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I am back from a 2 week break from pretty much all things Internet. With relatively few exceptions I stayed away from email, checking in, blogging, tweeting, reading Techmeme and all the other things I usually do during the course of a day. So what did I do instead and what did I learn from it?
Read several non-fiction books including Dan Ariely’s excellent “The Honest Truth about Dishonesty.” Take away: There are some low hanging fruit in making people behave more honestly (with interesting implications for behavior online). Read this book!
Read several fiction books including the first half or so of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Take away: The popularity of this book seems to be more about the power and fantasy of money than sex.
Spent time in Tuscany and Rome. Take aways: It’s been another hot and dry summer there and the wine growers all believe in climate change. A lot of modern art really has no clothes when you are awed by the works of Bernini, Caravaggio, and Michelangelo.
Went on an overnight sailboat race. Take aways: Sailing is a great model for teamwork. I am not all that seaworthy. And: experience matters a lot. Expect a future blog post about this.
The real lesson learned though is that taking time off from the minute-by-minute onslaught of information is a great way to regain perspective on the big picture and on family and friends. Sadly, the big picture is fairly depressing at the moment with the Internet offering the only silver lining against dark clouds of political corruption, economic bumbling and environmental damage. Happily, there is family and friends to provide support.
PS If I owe you an email response and you haven’t heard back from me by the end of this week please ping me.
I am back from a 2 week break from pretty much all things Internet. With relatively few exceptions I stayed away from email, checking in, blogging, tweeting, reading Techmeme and all the other things I usually do during the course of a day. So what did I do instead and what did I learn from it?
Read several non-fiction books including Dan Ariely’s excellent “The Honest Truth about Dishonesty.” Take away: There are some low hanging fruit in making people behave more honestly (with interesting implications for behavior online). Read this book!
Read several fiction books including the first half or so of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Take away: The popularity of this book seems to be more about the power and fantasy of money than sex.
Spent time in Tuscany and Rome. Take aways: It’s been another hot and dry summer there and the wine growers all believe in climate change. A lot of modern art really has no clothes when you are awed by the works of Bernini, Caravaggio, and Michelangelo.
Went on an overnight sailboat race. Take aways: Sailing is a great model for teamwork. I am not all that seaworthy. And: experience matters a lot. Expect a future blog post about this.
The real lesson learned though is that taking time off from the minute-by-minute onslaught of information is a great way to regain perspective on the big picture and on family and friends. Sadly, the big picture is fairly depressing at the moment with the Internet offering the only silver lining against dark clouds of political corruption, economic bumbling and environmental damage. Happily, there is family and friends to provide support.
PS If I owe you an email response and you haven’t heard back from me by the end of this week please ping me.
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