I went to a private hacker con recently. Good people, top notch talks. Good times. But a fellow attendee pointed something out to me and now I can't unsee it.
There were some themes:
- genuine excitement about AI
- out of work or unhappily employed
- no concerns about climate change, civil unrest, economic hard[er] times, etc.
People seem to unconsciously think things will keep going on like they have been, forever.
It was surprising. Especially from people whose job it is to foresee problems
In the 1660s, this French philosopher came up with an invention that solved the problem of urban transport forever.
It had nothing to do with Robo-taxis, flying cars, or Tesla Tunnels.
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@BeAware Doesn't even have to be a paywall for me these days; merely the act of asking me for my e-mail address means I do not want to give you my e-mail address, no matter how easy it would be to block your future e-mails forever.
It is not worth my time.
Those 4 seconds.
In the 1660s, this French philosopher came up with an invention that solved the problem of urban transport forever.
It had nothing to do with Robo-taxis, flying cars, or Tesla Tunnels.
🧵
If VanMoof’s servers go offline, it’ll be impossible to retrieve this key and you’ll lose access to your bike forever.
It’s really awesome to see Cowboy step in so quickly and help keep these bikes on the road!
They've stressed it's a beta, but it worked great on my Moof.
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