Compared and Contrasted — Deep vs. shallow consumption? This article compares and contrasts the mental effort, knowledge, creativity, memory, and more involved in consuming large, complex information versus smaller, simpler information. Which do you prefer? There are many ways to “classify” how we consume information. I’d like the duality of “deep” and “shallow” consumption. …

7 Predictions — A few years ago, we were told that software was eating the world. Now, we are told that Generative AI is eating software; and hence, the world. What will this world look like? How will Generative AI, for example, affect Education? Education in the Age of Generative AI — YouTube Prediction 1: All exams will be subjective …

And bringing them back to life — On committing murder, conquering death, and performing miracles… Recently, an acquaintance described people of a certain ethnicity (let’s call them Dalpharians), as ugly, stupid, and dishonest. …

Summary of a Special Report by The Economist — The 2023 May 20 edition of The Economist has a very interesting Special Report on Digital Payments, including discussions on India’s #UPI, #CBDCs, #Crypto, and alternatives to the #USD. This article is a TL;DR generated by ChatGPT. Digital Payment System As payments systems go digital, they are changing global finance (economist.com) 💡 Payment…

A Short Analysis of Literary Devices — A few weeks ago, I listened to a podcast about Virginia Woolf and her writing. Inspired by what I heard, a few days ago, I finished reading her novel Mrs. Dalloway. I liked its style and particularly its various literary devices. I thought of writing about the latter. About the book Mrs. Dalloway…

0th World Problems — For too many people in Sri Lanka, politeness seems to be a function of power. That is, to those who have more power than yourself, you must fawn, flatter, crawl, and kowtow. To those who have less power than you, you must be crude, contemptuous, inappropriate, and insulting. There are…

A Literature Survey — My notes from reading Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (utm.edu). The hard problem of consciousness is figuring out why our thoughts and experiences feel like something to us. Even though science can explain how the brain works, it’s still a mystery why it gives rise to…

A thought experiment — What if tech companies were driven by markets, not human managers? In this article, we explore a hypothetical system that connects engineers with problems, assigning tasks based on supply and demand… The Traditional Tech Company Software Engineers (like me) design and build software systems. We also test these systems and maintain them. …

The 3 Qualities of leadership — Fatuous epithets like “Born Leader”, “Proven Leader”, and “Natural Leader” are galore on LinkedIn. But what exactly is a leader? Our world is full of competent managers and skilled professionals. But none of these imply that these people are actually leaders. That’s because leadership is extremely difficult. …