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Welcome to AI in the office
A match made in heaven p.s. Bullshit Jobs is a thing (Wikipedia): According to David Graeber, an American anthropologist, in his book ‘Bullshit Jobs: A Theory’, a bullshit job is “a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence even though, as part… Continue reading
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Soundly rounding up this last weeks AI buzz
https://www.wired.com/story/large-language-models-critique/ Continue reading
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Eye in the Sky
One of the best uses of 360 AR video I’ve ever seen. Truly interesting. Continue reading
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Science upside for Starship
This blog is a direct follow up of Starship Is Still Not Understood, and is part of the series on popular misconceptions in space journalism. I think… Science upside for Starship Continue reading
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Clues to Political anger in the shape of our Cities
It does ring true… It was by looking at the working class that I was able to draw the geographic contours of peripheral France. The problem with urbanists is that they often begin with geography to get to people. I did exactly the opposite. And when you do that you come to realize that the… Continue reading
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Well it was nice while it lasted
Source: Uber’s Path of Destruction – American Affairs Journal An examination of Uber’s economics suggests that it has no hope of ever earning sustainable urban car service profits in competitive markets. Its costs are simply much higher than the market is willing to pay, as its nine years of massive losses indicate. Uber not only… Continue reading
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