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Speaking of Spare Time
Bennett: The Human Machine (1913) Invention is not usually their principal business. They must invent in their spare time. They must invent before breakfast, invent in the Strand between Lyons’s and the office, invent after dinner, invent on Sundays. See … Continue reading
Intelligence that isn’t
SAM, The Senster and the Bandit: Early Cybernetic Sculptures by Edward Ihnatowicz Observing the Senster, and knowing just how simple the controlling program was, he “felt like a fraud and resolved that any future monster of mine would be more … Continue reading
Randomness and variation in skill acquisition
Richard J. Robertson in The Early Days of Perceptual Control Theory: (Vol 4 #1 of Closed Loop) During the tournaments, a number of us noted a curious change that would quite regularly occur in the play of a contestant when … Continue reading
two podcasts with merlin mann
a lot of Mann this week This is a great speech Merlin Mann held at MaxFunCon. He discusses creativity, the importance of learning how to start, being okay with sucking and tolerating ambiguity. from The Sound of Young America Also, … Continue reading