not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted should be.
In the Age of Experience, perhaps it’s time we stop translating and start developing new, more direct ways to meaningfully measure what matters. (NEWSFLASH - that is not coming out of ‘The Valley’ any time soon.)
This short reflection is my way of shining a light on that moment. Because sometimes a single sentence can unlock a whole new way of thinking.
🔗 I wrote a lot more about Jony Ive’s sit down with Patrick Collinson here.
Talking to an old friend tonight. I said something. He replied …
“Sausage speared by the cocktail satellite”
.. which curiously enough made sense in the flow of the conversation .. but I still had to ask. The full quote …
Poolside laughter has a cynical bite
Sausage speared by the cocktail satellite
It comes from the song ‘🔗📼 Lay Your Hands On Me, version of the song that my friend said that was the version I needed to watch.
Just did and too good not to share. So …
Cans on - Volume up - listen in for 8 minutes - and come out shaking.
ð¬ It never gets old and always bares repeating â¦
💬 It never gets old and always bares repeating …
When I was a lad in the UK there was this thing in the news called the ‘Brain Drain’, where people left the UK and went West. Yes America - but also Canada.
Who would have predicted that it would only take half a century and the most stupid president to have ever walked the earth (not just the US) to 🔗 reverse that.
Poaching U.S. talent “needs to become a strategic priority for government.
💬 Paul Nurse
Paul is head of the Francis Crick Institute.
Not to put a damper on things - but the government needs to move fast.
Oh well. We can dream.
🎥 Nonnas, 2025 - ★★★
It’s Vince Vaughan so of course I checked it out. Not his best, formulaic - think I’ve seen the story a few times before - but cute nonetheless.
Nonnas, 2025 - ★★★
It’s Vince Vaughan so of course I checked it out. Not his best, formulaic - think I’ve seen the story a few times before - but cute nonetheless.
**Today’s Moral Dilemma **
If I transcribe an online meeting directly to text - no recording involved - and so certainly not stored … is that ok?
No Title Needed … But This Still Is A Title
Poking Wordland …
Reminder to self.
This is routing to Philpin.com which is currently flagged as an AI experiment. This is not an AI experiment.
ð¬ Nicely said.
💬 Nicely said.
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I presume that The UAE has ‘taken one for the team’ and has become the 51st state and Canada is safe (at least until the clown decides we need a 52nd).
This is the only explanation after learning today that the ‘500Bn Stargate initiative’ that Tяump announced 40 years ago just 4 months ago and was …
focused on spending $500 billion on new facilities in the U.S. to help OpenAI develop advanced AI.
💬 Anissa Gardizy - The InformatIon
Thank you to UAE for helping to Make America Great Again.
Next Stop - Saudi America (sic).
People who treat AI like a teammate, coach it and give it feedback and importantly, get it to ask them questions. The fundamental orientation a lot of people take towards AI is I’m the question asker. AI is the answer giver. But if you think about AI like a teammate, you say, hey, what are ten questions I should ask about this? Or what do you need to know from me in order to get the best response?
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