Speaking of networks, here’s a way into network theory – a few videos from Clay Shirky that make a good introduction: Ten Truths About Social… Read More »Scrapbook: Clay Shirky, Niall Ferguson – a spot of network theory
Interface A discipline, culture or scene is a network: a mesh of people, things, ideas and ways of doing things. It might be tightly defined,… Read More »Ways in: ravelling the network
The network effect is powerful, and a source of tremendous value, and we need to understand how it works. Networks depend on standardisation – a… Read More »The trampoline: networks, standards and freedom
One telephone – in the whole world – is useless. Who would you call? The more telephones there are – and especially the more telephones… Read More »Network opportunities
I recommend Tyler Cowen’s recent interview with Katherine Rundell. Here’s a highlight: It would be really important to me [when identifying a writing talent] that… Read More »Katherine Rundell on the aesthetics of language: form and substance
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
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
Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific. Zig Ziglar Returns to specialisation Dangers of specialisation See also: Dr SnipTechnology (22): Francis Bacon on… Read More »The Specialist; or, Dr Snip
The work of nonprofits gets framed in different ways, but fundamentally they all address a lack of something.* This might be a lack of resources… Read More »What does your program (try to) compensate for?
This image we know and love – the classic ukiyo-e woodblock print, as Japanese as Tsunamis and Mount Fuji, one of the launchpads of Japonisme,… Read More »New Wave: the Hybrid Hokusai