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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When I first met Susan in a cafe in Paris 20 years ago, one of the very first things I told her was that I had a list of all the things I was going to see in Paris during my vacation there. According to Susan, my super geeky line in asking her to join me on some sightseeing went as follows: “I am going to do all the things on this list, so happy to start wherever you want." A lot of things have changed in the two decades since but my love for lists continues: I still keep many different lists, such as companies to look at, to-dos for portfolio companies, blog post ideas, possible vacation spots and so on.
Given my love for lists, I was thrilled to see foursquare roll out lists. This feature made the otherwise awesome announcement by the White House about joining foursquare seem unimportant by comparison. Here are some great examples of the variety of lists that one can find:
Top 10 Best New Restaurants in US (done by Bon Appetit magazine)
Notting Hill Favorites (neighborhood by a local)
Banksy Does San Francisco (art!)
As I was thinking about what lists to put together, I first considered restaurants with a view. Turns out Tristan has already created that and I now follow it. So my first list are must-see awe-inspiring places in the American West.
I will be sharing more lists in the future. In the meantime, if someone has already put together a great list for Edinburgh and/or Scotland, please point me to it. Susan and I and the kids will be there starting late next week.
When I first met Susan in a cafe in Paris 20 years ago, one of the very first things I told her was that I had a list of all the things I was going to see in Paris during my vacation there. According to Susan, my super geeky line in asking her to join me on some sightseeing went as follows: “I am going to do all the things on this list, so happy to start wherever you want." A lot of things have changed in the two decades since but my love for lists continues: I still keep many different lists, such as companies to look at, to-dos for portfolio companies, blog post ideas, possible vacation spots and so on.
Given my love for lists, I was thrilled to see foursquare roll out lists. This feature made the otherwise awesome announcement by the White House about joining foursquare seem unimportant by comparison. Here are some great examples of the variety of lists that one can find:
Top 10 Best New Restaurants in US (done by Bon Appetit magazine)
Notting Hill Favorites (neighborhood by a local)
Banksy Does San Francisco (art!)
As I was thinking about what lists to put together, I first considered restaurants with a view. Turns out Tristan has already created that and I now follow it. So my first list are must-see awe-inspiring places in the American West.
I will be sharing more lists in the future. In the meantime, if someone has already put together a great list for Edinburgh and/or Scotland, please point me to it. Susan and I and the kids will be there starting late next week.
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