This time about privacy! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WKDkf5bvG3DqRSFvQtKo9?si=rDKMPvEEQqiIkLsxKB-r2A
Month: February 2021
Limiting factors (Mental Models XI)
One interesting way of approaching a problem is to identify the limiting factors - what is that sets the ultimate limits for progress on a particular issue? In many cases it will be time - there are some things we could do in theory, but where the time needed exceeds the calculated time available to… Continue reading Limiting factors (Mental Models XI)
År 2021 bloggar jag på engelska
Här på Unpredictable Patterns.
The re-emergence of wargaming
Wargames have a cold war-feel to them, and are sometimes associated with cynical and military men turning the tragedy of war into a calculation. So it seems confusing that the practice of wargaming should have regained some of its popularity no, long after the cold war disappeared - but a few recent articles suggest that… Continue reading The re-emergence of wargaming
The reception of Plato in China
Enjoyed this episode of Mindscape on my lunch walk today. Strongly recommended. One of the items they discuss is how Plato is received in China and how the Chinese scholars have read Plato's Republic. There is an interesting bit about how the Noble Lie in Plato should be understood - since it seems deeply self-defeating… Continue reading The reception of Plato in China
In praise of phonecalls
The video-conference meeting is a hoax. We are sitting in front of screens watching other people and talking to them, but the reality is that a screen presence is nowhere near a real presence, and all of the attention that is drawn into trying to make sense of the other person on the screen, often… Continue reading In praise of phonecalls
Opening up subscriptions for newsletter for a bit
Edit 21.2: Thank you for the kind interest. I have no shifted over to by invitation only again, as not to have the community grow to larger or too fast. I really want feedback and ideas and not just maximize the number of readers. I have been running a newsletter in parallel to this blog… Continue reading Opening up subscriptions for newsletter for a bit
Episode 6 of Regulate Tech on Splinternets up!
Can be found here. All comments welcome! https://open.spotify.com/episode/25FRfxIrdLuqK2WopSp2vV?si=bQgvGKQFTkGX0frg__XYnA
In defense of technology lawyers or the mystery of leaving notes
Noam Bardin just wrote an interesting note on leaving Google. As the founder of Waze Bardin is without a doubt a brilliant entrepreneur and a great thinker. He is also by many metrics a long-time googler, with 7 years under his belt. His leaving note, however, does leave me feeling exasperated. Bardin details the story… Continue reading In defense of technology lawyers or the mystery of leaving notes
Re-imagining magic
I am reading Chris Gosdens remarkable The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft from the Ice Age to the Present (2020) and already in the beginning there is an amazing remark that I think is worth thinking about. Gosden retells the story of the Azande, as studied by Evans-Pritchard, and how they viewed magic.… Continue reading Re-imagining magic