Josh Webb

The deal is done. But the campaign has just begun. This is the true election. The establishment will throw everything it has at @elonmusk to preserve their power. To win, he needs a way to align all Twitter users behind him. He needs the Elondrop. balajis.com/elondrop/

@jmspool I remember trying this out in the late 90s using VRML when people were trying to make virtual shopping precincts back then (and I had the same question then). At least the environment loads a bit quicker now.

Question #1: What problem are we solving? Question #2: Who’s problem is it?

I forced a bot to watch over 1,000 hours of startup pitch meetings and then asked it to re-create a startup pitch meeting of its own. Here is the first page.

Great catch up with @@paulspain on #NZ Tech Podcast this week. Tune in for a delightfully #nerdy analysis of new folding #devices, #gaming, #CPU brands, #business, Flick, and more. lnkd.in/eR-eiRj

@djrobwarner Serious solution: Mandatory labeling for sugar-rich products, like tobacco, but featuring overweight people with bad teeth, diabetes, etc.

Re sugar tax lobbying by heath wonks. "While... Kiwis had ditched the soft drinks, our love affair with energy & sports drinks saw us consume more than the US and UK." Isn't this evidence that NZers do more sport than US/UK, and are probably healthier? 🤔stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

We need to be optimising our products for better targets to survive as a society (PS. We are already beholden to a powerful "AI" in capitalism) kortina.nyc/essays/market-… via @kortina

@Rohollah2018 What would you like to know?

GIGO goes exponential with ML hbr.org/2018/04/if-you…

"...machine learning experts wanted to spend their time building models, not processing massive datasets or translating business problems into prediction problems." hbr.org/2016/12/why-yo…

"We don't have one product but over 100 Millions products with one for each of our members." The personalization algorithm deciding what cover artwork you see on Netflix medium.com/netflix-techbl…

Fascinated by tools that help make important arguments more structured - the likely future of public debate, polls and decision making (probably in conjunction with blockchains for auditing authenticity of participants) - kialo.com

Sell a new way of thinking hbr.org/2014/07/dont-s…

Good to see Lego heading in this direction cnet.com/news/lego-powe…

Perspective gapminder.org/dollar-street/…

Seek to find purpose

Food innovation at its finest. Introducing the "stoneless avocado" - the skin is edible, too. ow.ly/20VF30h4W8I