This “wild and utterly engaging narrative” (Melanie Mitchell) shows why Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and …
People who excel at software design become convinced that they have a unique ability to understand any kind of system at all,from first principles, without prior training, thanks to their superior powers of analysis. Success in the artificially constructed world of software design promotes a dangerous confidence.
The book opens on Earth, eleven thousand years from now. The Anth met their end …
I know it is true, because I was born in San Francisco,the city the future reached back and made, because it was going to be needed.
— Moonbound by Robin Sloan
The book opens on Earth, eleven thousand years from now. The Anth met their end …
Worry is a form of pride.
— Moonbound by Robin Sloan
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …
if: problem + blockchain = problem –blockchain then: blockchain = 0
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …
the Venn diagram overlap of people who can read a software program and a prospectus is more like a sphincter.
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their …
—big companies can often trade lawyers’ fees for fines at favorable exchange rates.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
However you frame yourself as an artist,the frame is too small.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
Anything that allows the audience to access how you see the world is accurate,even if the information is wrong.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
The synergy of a group is as important—if not more important—than the talent of the individuals.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
It requires patience and diligence to get past the story of what you think you’re hearing and get close to understanding what’s actually being said.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
. If you and a collaborator agree on everything, then one of you may be unnecessary.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
Cooperation is not to be mistaken for competition. It is not a power struggle to get your way or to be proven right.Competition serves the ego. Cooperation supports the highest outcome.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
Any framework, method, or label you impose on yourself is just as likely to be a limitation as an opening.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
embrace the prism of self, and keep allowing reality to bend uniquely through us.
"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. …
student, because if you’re no longer a student, you don’t have the right to call yourself a professor.”
