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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It seems as if Microsoft can’t catch a break any more. On the day that all the Surface reviews come out, Apple hogs the news with the iPad Mini launch. Then again, given that the reviews for the Surface are decidedly mixed, maybe not such a bad thing after all. It doesn’t sound like the Surface will set the world on fire yet and Microsoft badly needs something that will.
Apple on the other hand has launched something that for the first time could turn out to be a hardware misstep (I have written about my issues with Apple software before). The potential misstep here is not the hardware itself but rather the price point. As Engadget’s handy comparison shows, the iPad Mini is considerably more expensive than comparable Android devices.
Now Apple has always commanded a premium but the folks willing to pay a premium in the tablet space would seem to be more likely to buy the iPad 4. Maybe my reaction here is simply a reflection that I am still on an old Kindle 3. Once I replace that with a 7" Kindle Fire or Nexus 7 it might be that I find religion on this form factor (Fred really likes his). Until then (or until Apple announces some amazing sales) I am skeptical on the iPad Mini at that high a price point.
It seems as if Microsoft can’t catch a break any more. On the day that all the Surface reviews come out, Apple hogs the news with the iPad Mini launch. Then again, given that the reviews for the Surface are decidedly mixed, maybe not such a bad thing after all. It doesn’t sound like the Surface will set the world on fire yet and Microsoft badly needs something that will.
Apple on the other hand has launched something that for the first time could turn out to be a hardware misstep (I have written about my issues with Apple software before). The potential misstep here is not the hardware itself but rather the price point. As Engadget’s handy comparison shows, the iPad Mini is considerably more expensive than comparable Android devices.
Now Apple has always commanded a premium but the folks willing to pay a premium in the tablet space would seem to be more likely to buy the iPad 4. Maybe my reaction here is simply a reflection that I am still on an old Kindle 3. Once I replace that with a 7" Kindle Fire or Nexus 7 it might be that I find religion on this form factor (Fred really likes his). Until then (or until Apple announces some amazing sales) I am skeptical on the iPad Mini at that high a price point.
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