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A hyperstition is a self-fulfilling idea that becomes real through its own existence.[1] The price of Bitcoin,[2] Roko's Basilisk,[3] accelerationism,[4] and the QAnon conspiracy theory[5] have all been described as hyperstitions. Self-fulfilling prophecies are a kind of hyperstition where predictions are made about the future that become true by being known.[6] The concept was coined by Nick Land in 1995 as a portmanteau of hyper- and superstition,[7] during his time at the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU) developing the philosophy of accelerationism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperstition

MKUltra[a] was an illegal human experimentation program designed and undertaken by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to develop procedures and identify drugs that could be used in altering human behavior.[1] The term MKUltra is a CIA cryptonym: "MK" is an arbitrary prefix standing for the Office of Technical Service and "Ultra" is an arbitrary word out of a dictionary used to name this project. The program has been widely condemned as a violation of individual rights and an example of the CIA's abuse of power, with critics highlighting its disregard for consent and its corrosive impact on democratic principles.[2] Project MKUltra began in 1953 and was halted in 1973. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra (more)

Ian Bicking: THE vs. Emacs. About two years ago I gave THE (The Humane Editor) a try. Since Raskin is back in the news and presumably going to continue work on THE, I thought I'd repost my thoughts (originally left in the forum -- they didn't have a mailing list back then). I actually want to write more about THE and some of the ideas, but I'll start here. Mostly I was just comparing it to Emacs (my primary editor) (more)

Cameron Kaiser: Jef Raskin's cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer. It's sometimes forgotten that Raskin was the originator of the Macintosh project in 1979 (more)

Jef Raskin computer (2019-07-27) Meet The Canon Cat, The Forgotten 1987 Alternate-reality Mac

Meet the Canon Cat, the forgotten 1987 alternate-reality Mac. The Mac will always be identified with the year 1984. But 40 years ago, the Macintosh project started as an under-the-radar effort within Apple by Jef Raskin (more)

A startup that coordinates f2f meetings of various emergent groups. Gets revenue from the group-creators and the venues, who pay to be considered (but the members select a venue for each meeting by online voting). http://www.meetup.com/ (more)

A P2P Overview of Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age. In Four Futures, Peter Frase poses, as a thought experiment, an “anti-Star Trek”: a world that shares the same technologies as Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s post-scarcity communist society, but in which those technologies of abundance are enclosed with “intellectual property” barriers so that capitalists can continue to live off the rents of artificial scarcity. (more)

I've read multiple pieces from people recommending Claude Code for non-coding tasks. And it smells like Claude Skills could also add value. But I'm confused as to (more)

Book by Michael Schrage ASIN:B008HRM9X4. This brief book explains how a simple question—who do you want your customers to become?—transforms strategic, marketing, and innovation insights. This question—what I’ll call “The Ask”—successfully provokes managers and entrepreneurs into reimagining, redefining, and redesigning their customers’ future. (more)

Kathy Sierra on motivating your customers (Motivation). What do we want our users to do? And no, we don't get to say, "know more." That's not an action (Actionable, Real World). "Like us more" is not an action. Even my favorite, "KickAss" is not an action. How many people take a course in Design Patterns and then go right back to work and write the same clunky code, reinventing the flat tire? How many customers interact with a WebApp and then... just leave? How many people say they care deeply about a cause, but do nothing beyond bumper-sticker activism? How many people listen to a lecture on the dangers of smoking, but keep smoking? There is nearly always an action (or set of actions) you're hoping users will take, and most of you already know what that is. But we also know that this sometimes involves a change in behavior, something that's extremely hard to do. (more)

Introducing Agent Skills (Claude Skills): Claude can now use Skills to improve how it performs specific tasks. Skills are folders that include instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude can load when needed. Claude will only access a skill when it's relevant to the task at hand. When used, skills make Claude better at specialized tasks like working with Excel or following your organization's brand guidelines. https://claude.com/blog/skills (more)

Understanding the Most Effective Breathwork Techniques with Dr. Andrew Huberman. Even though cyclic sighing proved to be the most effective breathwork (breathing) technique, all three breathing exercises (others were box breathing and Cyclic hyperventilation) were more effective at improving mood and reducing respiratory rates than mindful meditation. This is thought to be caused by the enhanced sense of control over one’s breath that’s involved with breathwork. (more)

The Vagus Nerve’s Mysterious Role in Mental Health Untangled. Wellness influencers claim we can ice, tone or zap the vagus nerve to fix almost anything—long COVID, headaches, poor memory, extra pounds, the blues. Much of that hype is unfounded. Still, some research on the vagus nerve is intriguing enough—and promising enough—to draw serious scientific attention. (more)

Lenny Rachitsky: Everyone should be using Claude Code more. Ever since my chat with Dan Shipper, I couldn’t stop thinking about his hot take that Claude Code was the most underrated AI tool for non-technical people. A few weeks ago, I finally started playing around with it, and holy sht, we’ve all been sleeping on Claude Code. The key is to forget that it’s called Claude Code and instead think of it as Claude Local or Claude Agent.* (more)

Geoffrey Litt: Code like a surgeon. A lot of people say AI will make us all “managers” or “editors”…but I think this is a dangerously incomplete view! Personally, I’m trying to code like a surgeon. (more)

Teresa Torres: Stop Repeating Yourself: Give Claude Code a Memory. (more)

Mark D. Weiser (July 23, 1952 – April 27, 1999) was a computer scientist and chief technology officer (CTO) at Xerox PARC.[1] Weiser is widely considered to be the father of ubiquitous computing (UbiComp), a term he coined in 1988.[1] Within Silicon Valley, Weiser was broadly viewed as a visionary and computer pioneer, and his ideas have influenced many of the world's leading computer scientists.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Weiser (more)

want to build Random antilibrary/ToRead-Paragraph app (more)