Decentralizing gig economies
Today I read a really interesting article about creating the Decentralized Web. The people pursuing the idea are seeking to extricate themselves from the hyper-aggregation of data and digital power in the hands of companies like Google and FaceBook. But this got me thinking about an idea I’ve been rolling around for a while. I’ve been…
Read ItA Thought Leadership Community Pilot
Creating a Structure to Nurture and Share Our Work
Where the moon has come out
We have walked away from the dinner table where they were all talking about all the terrible things you had to do just to survive. In the back yard, we have started a small bonfire, and begun to sing songs around it, as the crickets chirp, and the moon comes out.
Read ItA Nearly Coherent System is Completely Non-Functional
A discussion of partial systems, versus whole systems, that applies to just about anything. Has important implications for how we design things.
Read ItSummary of The Week — August 11
A somewhat long exploration of what I read and listened to this week, and how it all connects.
Read ItThoughts on Expert Systems
Thoughts on the advantages of expert systems. Optimal wetware/software interfaces, but with learning curves. Problems with learning (you become estranged from the hardness for naive users, but at the same time, you become very fast).
Read ItFelt Upper And Lower Bounds As A Way Of Setting Sliding Scale
Thoughts in a felt way to set a sliding scale, based on feel. Finding a middle ground between a pure capitalist “we each try to just get the most we possibly can” mindset, and some sort of limiting poverty viewpoint that constrains our freedom and movement.
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