Impressions from today's walk
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"Truth is the offspring of silence and unbroken meditation." - Isaac Newton
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As Generative AI is making content creation at scale accessible to all, traditional moderation & censorship strategies stand to be overwhelmed. The tidal wave of generated content will make it very challenging for any authority to observe, orient, decide & act in effective ways.
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"Simple things should be simple. Complex things should be possible." - Alan Kay
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Smashing Mountains and Striking Oxen
Confucius Assesses the Learning of His Disciples
'Cultivated 'Presence' is the Essence of Mastery
He who controls his hand, controls his foot, controls his speech, and has complete control of himself; who finds delight in Insight Development Practice and is calm; who stays alone and is contented; — him they call a bhikkhu. - Dhammapada: Buddha - Chapter 25 - Verse 362
(Hatthasamyato padasamyato
vacasamyato samyatuttamo
ajjhattarato samahito
eko santusito tamahu bhikkhum.)
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Solar energy new builds in 2023 is about 392 gigawatts globally. That's the equivalent in generation terms of about 1 nuclear reactor every 10 days. And the solar boom is still accelerating & tech getting better.
