Monthly Archives: February 2023

What’s a Furby Worth Now (was: Inflation for Democrats and Republicans and other Dummies)

The basic principles of economics are not complex,  but human intuition is not effective understanding very large, slowly changing systems. I tried to simplify the concept of purchasing power, or inflation, 10 years ago, here (EggVille). Judging by the dangerous … Continue reading

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ChatGPT, What do These Stories Have in Common?

Story #1 A very long time ago, I worked at Motorola. And I was incredibly proud to work there, and met many brilliant people. And some, less so. At the time, the working assumption in the business world was that … Continue reading

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ChatGPT Gets Clicks (take 2)

One of the lies that BigTech tells you when they get caught injecting blatant bias, (Google search results, Facebook feeds, etc.) is that the decision was made by an AI, and that AIs are not sentient, do not have emotions … Continue reading

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