More generally, if I see someone coding productively using an approach that's different to the status quo, I don't close the file. I learn everything I can about why they did that, since it's likely it's very intentional and might be a source of insights.
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Twitter Ouroboros: Self-Referential Feedback Loop Dynamics
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I am being sucked in by the rapidly forming Twitter ouroboros (or perhaps Twitter singularity)
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) 5 novembre 2022
People on Twitter keep assuming that every one of my tweets is commentary on what is happening on Twitter, thus applying the findings to Twitter, ensuring it is commentary on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/rux4AFKwb1I am being sucked in by the rapidly forming Twitter ouroboros (or perhaps Twitter singularity) People on Twitter keep assuming that every one of my tweets is commentary on what is happening on Twitter, thus applying the findings to Twitter, ensuring it is commentary on Twitter.
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Understanding Complexity Science for AI Systems
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And to understand the science of complexity, this site is a great place to start. https://t.co/bv4wUcf51C
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) 5 novembre 2022And to understand the science of complexity, this site is a great place to start.
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Critical Systems Safety: AI in Hospitals and Nuclear Plants
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It is exactly the type of complex system they describe. Hospitals. Nuclear plants. All places where accidents are rare, but catastrophic
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Social Networks Reduce Ethnic Tensions Through Cross-Group Connections
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There are glimpses of a world where social networks are a force for good, the way they lowered ethnic tensions in Bosnia. People randomly chosen to deactivate Facebook had more dislike of other ethnic groups after, since it was the only place they met people from those groups!
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Northbeam Releases Updated Sales Table with 95% Adoption
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We released an updated sales table on Northbeam this week and had a 95% adoption rate switching over. It was a labor of love to build it as the initial idea was started in Jan of this year!
— David Herrmann (@herrmanndigital) 5 novembre 2022
So much more to come with more creative importing, better graphs, and metrics. https://t.co/0sTKSFhKRgWe released an updated sales table on Northbeam this week and had a 95% adoption rate switching over. It was a labor of love to build it as the initial idea was started in Jan of this year! So much more to come with more creative importing, better graphs, and metrics.
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Mastodon APIs: First Technical Discovery and Learning
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The Mastodon APIs are pretty fun, here's my first TIL
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Boycotts and Buycotts: Limited Long-Term Impact on Companies
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Boycotts & buycotts (where supporters buy the product to reward the company) against companies for the social positions they take are generally short-lived & have relatively little impact. A thread of recent research https://
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Entrepreneurial Decision Making Under Uncertainty
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I think about #10 & #11 a lot. They apply to entrepreneurs & also basically any expert who has ever had to make a decision under uncertainty.