Midas and the alchemist; or, Monetize This
The alchemist is hungry for money, desperate to turn something into gold. He’ll try anything, working through the night to find the trick for getting… Read More »Midas and the alchemist; or, Monetize This
December 2022
A crisis of purpose?
What’s the point? Too what extent are we decadent? How many of society’s problems stem from a widespread crisis of purpose? Bon Jovi said “You… Read More »A crisis of purpose?
Niall Ferguson on reading, remembering and shared culture
Two kinds of reading Niall Ferguson: I think there are two kinds of reading. When one’s reading for work, when one has to grapple with… Read More »Niall Ferguson on reading, remembering and shared culture
Birth of a Revolution
Rock and Roll revolution (noun), late 14c., revolucioun, originally of celestial bodies, “one (apparent) rotation about the earth,” also the time required for this, also… Read More »Birth of a Revolution
The Good Old Days: Medieval London Murder Map (2019)
Sometimes progress takes the form of not getting killed with a poleaxe. Via HN. The population of London in the 14th century likely ranged between… Read More »The Good Old Days: Medieval London Murder Map (2019)
Nostalgia Revisited
Nostalgia: a kind of homesickness for the past. Another way of putting it: the longing you will have in future for the places and people… Read More »Nostalgia Revisited
Eye on AI: ChatGPT and Me
You too can experiment with ChatGPT at https://chat.openai.com This is post is pretty long, so I’m putting the “See Also” links here: DriverlessCroc AI fun:The… Read More »Eye on AI: ChatGPT and Me
What does it cost? What is it worth? (2)
The less-obvious side of supply and demand in a nutshell: People pay different prices for (the same) pizza because for all sorts of reasons they… Read More »What does it cost? What is it worth? (2)
What does it cost? What is it worth?
Cost and Worth are the two essential components – value judgements – of every single transaction. This is the law of supply and demand: for… Read More »What does it cost? What is it worth?
Design Matters (16): Singapore MRT maps
These three maps in slightly different positions in Singapore’s Orchard MRT station are all orientated correctly according to the point of view of the user.… Read More »Design Matters (16): Singapore MRT maps