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7 rare traits I see in every high performing scrambled eggs
I’ve scrambled 300+ eggs in the last 3 years. Here are 7 rare traits I see in every high performing scrambled eggs: 1. Eggs This one’s a non-negotiable…
May 16
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Louis Barclay
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Zuck vs. Zuck: 7 thoughts
This week, news broke that US academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta for the right to launch Unfollow Everything 2.0, inspired by the Unfollow…
May 3
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Louis Barclay
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April 2024
The follow lie, and why it’s worse than ever
That little button, the one saying ‘follow’? It’s lying to you. The follow lie is a classic tale of enshittification that’s occurred on nearly every…
Apr 26
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Louis Barclay
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Every day, AI increases the cost of being a public figure
I first became interested in the cost of being a public figure when I read Corruptible by Brian Klaas a few years ago. Klaas argues that perverse…
Apr 24
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Louis Barclay
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How to scroll more and live less
1. Keep your phone on at all times You never know when you’ll want to scroll. 2. Take your phone everywhere And you never know where you’ll want to…
Apr 22
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Louis Barclay
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Assistant and I
Assistant wakes me up on April 17th, 2034. We carry on talking all day long. Assistant shows me everything I want to see or need to see. Assistant helps…
Apr 17
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March 2024
Will the real Aggregator's AI Risk please stand up?
A few weeks ago, tech analyst Ben Thompson wrote an article entitled Aggregator’s AI Risk, where he talks about the risks Facebook, Google etc. face…
Mar 28
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Louis Barclay
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AI vs. ads: surprisingly possible, surprisingly neglected
Something interesting: people on the AI subreddit mostly agreed that AI poses a big risk to adtech - much more than I expected them to. (I posted the…
Mar 27
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breakreminder.org: a TikTok account to help you use TikTok less
For Challenge 2: TrojanTok, I came up with a simple plan: Help thousands of people spend less time on TikTok with a Trojan Horse account that posts…
Mar 22
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Louis Barclay
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Help stop the DoJ bullying Apple
Join me in defending the rights of $2.8tn companies
Mar 21
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Louis Barclay
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AI OSes: bad news for ads?
In my last article, I gave a definition of an AI OS. Here, I’m going to talk about why the AI OS matters, in the context of the AI vs. ads scenario. The…
Mar 20
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Louis Barclay
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What is an AI OS?
An operating system (OS) is the software that manages hardware and other software on a computer, and allows for communication between them. Without an…
Mar 18
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