markjgsmith

Your Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Is a Big Lie - People aren’t always very honest with trade-offs. I’ve pointed that out recently about bitcoiners and self-custody, it appears some aspects of ecologically minded lifestyles could do with being re-considered too. wired.co.uk #

The Guardian view on the AI conundrum: what it means to be human is elusive - Ultimately its not the technology that is dangerous, it's the people directing the technology. Short and somewhat mediocre article about that. theguardian.com #

Why 2024 will be the year of ‘curated chaos’ - I don't want to take all the credit for this trend, but I think it's fair to say I have been doing currated chaos for #147 issues now. I don't look into the fashion world all that often, but I found this an interesting read. There's something about how the fashion looks at the world that reminds me of how crypto views the world. theguardian.com #

The Internet Is About to Get Weird Again - I had just emerged from a pretty serious crypto black pill session when I got down to reading this. Very refreshing. The year 2000 and the years that followed were indeed a lot of fun. Let's do that again. rollingstone.com #

How AI-created fakes are taking business from online influencers - The big worry currently is AIs that pretend to be real humans. I wonder if we will look back and realise how quaint this worry was. Perhaps the real threat will be when people actively find AIs cooler than boring humans. ft.com #

Happy new year! New Zealand welcomes in 2024 - Wow fireworks! Colors! Not long now, 2024 on the way :) bbc.com #