Note-Taking apps (Evernote, Onenote, etc.) feel very stagnant since 10y+. For me, this entire category is missing the challenges & opportunities in a big way. I don't need a glorified piece of linear paper, i need a tool to deal with thought vectors in concept space, at scale.
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Bicycles in Berlin are a good example of failed technology infrastructure planing. The gov is massively pushing bike sharing & access. Yet, they did not invest in Bike Lanes & other city planing measures such as Car reduction (DE car lobby too strong). The result? Dangerous Chaos.
When designing new technologies, it's tempting to analyse them in isolation - a grave mistake. All tech lives in a complex web of other tech, people, animals, infrastructure, history etc. All tech has positive effects (augmentation) and negative effects (amputation). -
Wonder why there are so many "conspiracy theories" & "fake news" online? Beyond loony-people empowered by networks, It is very useful for people/orgs in power, hence tolerated & encouraged. The best way to keep a "secret" is to put it in the open and surround it with noise. Denial of service attack (DDOS) on the human intellect as a Service.
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"Programming The Internet" - Lecture by Graham Spencer:
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"Orangutan Tries To Fight Bulldozer Destroying Habitat":
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What many don't seem to get about "Augmented Reality" (AR), is that the glasses are really just a detail. The name of the game will be Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) - with and without consent.
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This algorithm decodes rat squeaks and could revolutionize animal research. #FFHCI
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Interview with Tom Dinwoodie (legendary solar entrepreneur, founder Powerlight, CTO SunPower) on climate change and the ongoing revolution in energy markets:
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"Scientists think they've identified a previously unknown form of neural communication that self-propagates across brain tissue, and can leap wirelessly from neurons in one section of brain tissue to another – even if they've been surgically severed": https://www.sciencealert.com/neuroscientists-say-they-ve-found-an-entirely-new-form-of-neural-communication #NeuroScience
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Yamada Mumon Roshi : In zazen, I become nothing and everything become nothing
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Great 20min video of "Eight Pieces of Silk Brocade", a ancient Chinese QiGong exercise. Practiced daily, it can improve health & focus. #Mindful
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"Audio AI: isolating vocals from stereo music using Convolutional Neural Networks":
https://towardsdatascience.com/audio-ai-isolating-vocals-from-stereo-music-using-convolutional-neural-networks-210532383785 #ML #Generative #Music -
Subhash Kak on: AI & Consciousness: #ML
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"Fish are able to recognize themselves in the mirror":
https://nypost.com/2019/02/08/fish-are-able-to-recognize-themselves-in-the-mirror/
"If a fish can pass the mark test, what are the implications for consciousness and self-awareness testing in animals?" https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000021 #FFHCI #Biology -
A great analogy for the contemporary A.I Hype?
The late Shigeo Fukuda's sculptures portray deception & optical illusions: created entirely from forks, knives, and spoons, they cast detailed shadows like this motorcycle: http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2015/08/03/illusionistic-shadow-art-by-shigeo-fukuda/
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In 2019, one would think "human centered" or "customer first" processes are standard (listen to customer needs > co-design solution > tech). Yet even at "world leading" orgs, i find this is just lip service (Reality: Engineer builds "cool" tech > PR pushes to customer"). Painful.
Rapid public release cycles afforded by big $ is certainly 1 philosophy of doing "customer centred" design. Arguably, the Chinese are masters (spam market with 50+ variants, see what sticks). Like a ML/finance optimisation problem, but not per-se "design".
If the main metrics "design" is "optimising" for are what is (easily) measurable (market fit/profits) - within an progressively automated environment - we likely end up in a techno-totalitarian system that is the opposite of "human centered" - or design. -
WANT: A contemporary theory & praxis of technology design which is grounded in the philosophy of Taoism and Yin Yang. The need and opportunity for this are obvious. The current standard theories (of tech design) dysfunctional & unbalanced.
