Saturday 23rd September, 2023 - Beware Of Circularity (Issue #133)
Everyone has been going on about circles and circular economies recently. I’m not so convinced. Circles can be vicious, mindblowing is the new super easy peasy. Lots of great podcasts this week.
Hello and welcome to my newsletter!
Another season 2 instalment…
The wheels are flying off the axels this week. I’m putting this minimal copy edition together now while I can. It’s just the podcasts, no commentary, just haven’t had time, and being blocked in too many dimensions! Feels like I’m stuck in multiple competing circular economies of doom. I’ve said it before and I’ll likely say it again, this whole pursuit of circularity is misguided in most cases, occasionally dangerous, and most definitely can be weaponised. Remember to evaluate everything knowing that we will have super intelligent AIs. Mindblowing is the new super easy peasy.
Don’t be fooled though, that doesn’t mean we necessarily will have everything solved. The base issues might remain resulting in even more thrashing. And you’ll need to get through that too now.
Just my two sense.
Hope you are all doing well :)
Podcasts
Apple mysteries and Google trials (Vergecast Podcast) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdmVyZ2VjYXN0/episode/Nzc0NTE0YjYtMzUwZS0xMWVkLWFjNmUtMDc2ZDZlMjEyY2Y5?sa=X&ved=0CAYQuIEEahcKEwiQrPqIrL-BAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ
WBD Live in Sydney with Checkmate, Daniel Roberts and Rusty Russell (What Bitcoin Did Podcast) https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/wbd-live-in-sydney-pt-1
Plausible Sentence Generators (Cory Doctorow Podcast) https://craphound.com/news/2023/09/17/plausible-sentence-generators
How to confront the ‘AI dilema’ (Politico Tech Podcast) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS95MnJxWWJwNA/episode/MGU4YWE5ODAtZGU4NS00ZDFmLTljZGItOTM4MjhiZGVlZGQ4?sa=X&ved=0CAYQkfYCahcKEwiQrPqIrL-BAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQIA
After 10 years covering startups former Techcrunch EIC Matthew Panazarino tells his story (Decoder Podcast) https://www.theverge.com/23880330/matthew-panzarino-techcrunch-eic-digital-media-ai-google-disrupt-decoder
The EU’s tech rules are here, but how strict will enforcers be? (Politico Tech Podcast) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS95MnJxWWJwNA/episode/ODM2YjE5MGUtMzdkOS00NjdkLTg3NTQtMjJmMjY2YWY4NWM3?sa=X&ved=0CAgQuIEEahcKEwiQrPqIrL-BAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQFg
Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum for the Future (Bankless Podcast) http://podcast.banklesshq.com/vitalik-buterin-ethereum-for-the-future
Liability, Speech & Marketplaces (Techdirt Podcast) https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/19/techdirt-podcast-episode-366-liability-speech-marketplaces
Inside UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Silicon Valley sized ambitions (Politico Tech Podcast) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS95MnJxWWJwNA/episode/YzcwZGJlYWMtMTU2Yi00NTY1LWI3M2ItYTNlZjJjNTBlNzEw?sa=X&ved=0CAgQuIEEahcKEwiQrPqIrL-BAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQFg
The Do Very Little Portfolio (Dominic Frisby Podcast) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZmx5aW5nZnJpc2J5LmNvbS9mZWVk/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZmx5aW5nZnJpc2J5LmNvbS9wL3RoZS1kby12ZXJ5LWxpdHRsZS1wb3J0Zm9saW8?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiw7v7err-BAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg
Will Bitcoin Replace the Dollar? (Eurodollar University Podcast) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL21ha2luZy1zZW5zZQ/episode/N2Y2NTFhYjUtNzgzYy00MDdiLTkwMWYtMmMyNzQ4MWM4NWQ2?sa=X&ved=0CAYQkfYCahcKEwiw7v7err-BAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQWQ
Noam Chomsky on AI, Neural Networks, and the Future of Linguistics (Into the Impossible Podcast) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vaW50b3RoZWltcG9zc2libGU/episode/NDcwZWYwOGUtNTIxMS0xMWVlLTk4M2MtMjM2OTg0ODI1YmFj?sa=X&ved=0CAYQkfYCahgKEwiw7v7err-BAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ2gM
All Roads Lead to Bitcoin with Checkmate (What Bitcoin Did Podcast) https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/all-roads-lead-to-bitcoin
Links
I haven’t been able to publish any links this week, been blocked by running out of build minutes again, but please checkout the linkblog there are many links in the archives:
https://markjgsmith.com/links
Notes
Orange Pilling https://markjgsmith.com/notes/2023/09/19/062400-markjgsmith.com
In bitcoin circles they speak of "orange pilling" people. It's suppsedly a reference to the red pill / blue pill scene from the matrix. The idea being that you need to convince regular non bitcoiners to try bitcoin. The problem is that the expression comes with a lot of baguage. Matt Odell cover this in some detail on the latest Ep#111 of Citadel Dispatch, it's a very interesting conversation. No one in bitcoin has ever questioned that expression before. I always felt it was a little odd. They absolutely get to the heart of the issue.
Interestingly in the early days of RSS we all had orange xml buttons that link to our feeds. I've always wondered if there was a connection. The sort of irony in all this is that, whatever you think about the bitcoin orange pilling, that is in effect orange pilling people into podcasting.
It’s been so hectic I haven’t been able to publish many notes, but please check them out:
https://markjgsmith.com/notes
That’s all from me…
Best reguards,
Mark
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