O'Reilly

APRIL 23, 2024

In the early idealistic days of internet expansion, the leading companies earned outsized profits by solving the attention allocation problem. As the internet grew, the amount of information available to consumers became so vast that it outran traditional human means of curation and selection. What Is Economic Rent?

Social Media 108

Social Media Google Internet Internet 108

O'Reilly

JANUARY 16, 2024

For years I had an aspirational goal of unifying all of my backups into one central directory tree, akin to the concept of a monorepo in software development. Alternatively, cars are now starting to directly embed AI into entertainment systems (e.g., So I figured that ChatGPT could help me brainstorm during one of my long drives.

Entertainment 73

Entertainment Internet Internet Design 73

O'Reilly

JUNE 15, 2021

The series is a call to action for everyone developing communal devices–whether you are creating business cases, designing experiences, or building technology–to take a step back and consider what is really needed. Would you want your bank account balances announced during a dinner party? Communal Computing Comes Home.

IoT 90

IoT Transportation Entertainment Infrastructure 90