Cory Doctrow – The Lies of AI
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While Matt was right about the current AI stock crash, there are also many epic lies being told about AI. From Cruise using 1.5 highly trained technicians per “autonomous” vehicle, to Musk trotting out a robot…or actually a guy in a robot suit, lots of what Big Tech is pushing is all hype and little
Birchtree with a balanced view of AI stock tanking
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Like Matt says, yesterday I got a bit of a smile on my face as I dreamed of the AI hype machine dying so quickly after it started as I watched stocks tumble. No I didn’t read the articles that were linked to, I just looked at “stock goes down” and thought “AI = failing”.
Vision Pro Weight
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Prompted by John at Daring Fireball saying that the Apple Vision Pro was heavy I wondered exactly how heavy my bike helmet was. My helmet is about 280g while the Vision Pro is between 600-650g. So it’s about 3x heavier than my bike helmet and the weight is entirely loaded on the front of your
My Favourite 6 Books from 2023
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While 2023 wasn’t my biggest reading year, I still managed to read 39 books. Today I’ll share 6 of my favourite books that were finished in 2023. My Favourite Non-Fiction Books of 2023 A City On Mars We’ve all heard billionaire futurist dreams of a city on Mars in their lifetime, but how realistic is
The Last One – PKM Weekly Jan 28 2024 – Issue 106
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I’ve produced 106 issues of PKM weekly over the course of 2 years and it’s time for this newsletter to come to an end. As I said to members yesterday, I’ve been hitting a schedule and not producing the writing I think is of greatest value. To produce the writing I think is of greatest
Apple as a Petulant Child
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9to5 Mac reports that while Apple will be opening up iOS to alternate appstores and default browsers, the iPad is not going to get these features. See there is evidently some nuance in the ruling saying that iOS is a gatekeeper but that’s not what the iPad runs, it runs iPadOS. This feels exactly like
Content Plans for 2024
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I’ve produced two almost weekly newsletters for a few years now, and while I think there is something to be said for hitting a schedule, schedules can also mean you churn out a bunch of low-quality shit that no one wants to read. At this point, I feel like I’ve done more of the later,
No Member or PKM Posts
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My kids are figure skating all weekend and my wife is coaching. I finally have a chance to sit down at 9 pm after starting at 5 am. Family comes first. Have a great weekend.
2 Days Back Working on an iPad
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Lee Peterson is moving to an iPad as his primary work machine. This is the same way I feel about the iPad. If I want to sit down and plan my to do list I can do it with Things 3 and the Apple Pencil, if I want to type things up (list this post)
Brent Simmons – Corporations Are Not To Be Loved
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In response to Apple’s policies on external purchase for AppStore apps Brent has this to say. But I need to remember, now and again, that Apple is a corporation, and corporations aren’t people, and they can’t love you back. You wouldn’t love GE or Exxon or Comcast — and you shouldn’t love Apple. It’s not an
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