i once thought twitter was the closest form of global consciousness.
now it seems the corporate ai models have become that. they have far more access to public and private thoughts and questions.
"The open source spirit: To let a billion lemons go unsqueezed. To capture vanishingly less than you create. To marvel at a vast commons of software, offered with no strings attached, to any who might wish to build." world.hey.com/dhh/capture-le…
Basic fundamentals of building products/biz somehow went out of fashion these past few years (in favor of multi billion capex “moats”) but we are reverting to the mean: the app layer is the most important area that has the most advantages.
PSA It’s a new era of ergonomics.
The primary audience of your thing (product, service, library, …) is now an LLM, not a human.
LLMs don’t like to navigate, they like to scrape.
LLMs don’t like to see, they like to read.
LLMs don’t like to click, they like to curl.
Etc etc.
Born on this day in 1927 — Reid Miles, the visionary graphic designer behind many of Blue Note Records’ most iconic album covers.
From 1955 to 1967, his bold typography, striking photography, and minimalist layouts helped define the visual identity of modern jazz. His work