Matt Ridley: invention vs innovation
[Public service announcement for email subscribers: sorry for the unfinished post you may have received out of the weekend – I was having issues with… Read More »Matt Ridley: invention vs innovation
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Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
The real ability of the poorest to buy goods and services rose, 1800 to the present, by 3,000 percent. Literally. A factor of thirty. …… Read More »Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
John Riccitiello on technological changes in video games and the power of platforms
A decade or two ago all games were 2D because you couldn’t power a 3D game. You couldn’t do online gaming: you couldn’t connect to… Read More »John Riccitiello on technological changes in video games and the power of platforms
On Jean Valjean’s carriage, technological progress and interchangeable parts
Jean Valjean – in a desperate hurry to save an innocent man from being condemned – has stopped to rest his horse and discovered that… Read More »On Jean Valjean’s carriage, technological progress and interchangeable parts
Podcast recommendation: Starting Greatness, with Mike Maples Jr
With the proviso that I’m not at all convinced by the premise that scaling fast and making billions of dollars are worthy ends in themselves,… Read More »Podcast recommendation: Starting Greatness, with Mike Maples Jr
Tom Peters on the dull old days / life before “disruption”
“It is the conceit of every age to say that we live in confusing times compared to the placid age the prior generation experienced.” Henry… Read More »Tom Peters on the dull old days / life before “disruption”
On new expertise
We live in the age of the perpetual newbie, as rapid change forces us to keep learning, all the time – or to be left… Read More »On new expertise
Resource: Tristan Harris on the attention economy
This is a good interview on the Tim Ferriss show, covering the Attention Economy and extractive economics more generally. Recommend. The fundamental place that went… Read More »Resource: Tristan Harris on the attention economy
Resource: How to delay Googledrive / Backup and Sync on Windows startup
Googledrive/Backup and Sync has been eating a lot of resources on startup and slowing everything down… This fantastic howto from maketecheasier is the quickest crib-sheet… Read More »Resource: How to delay Googledrive / Backup and Sync on Windows startup
Tim Sweeney on open platforms and the metaverse (2017)
I feel especially as we’re building up these platforms towards the metaverse, if these platforms are locked down and controlled by these proprietary companies then… Read More »Tim Sweeney on open platforms and the metaverse (2017)