Annoyance is the price we pay for community.
Kristin Bell in this excerpted short from a chat with Builders Movement:
Our mission is to overcome “us vs. them” thinking and solve problems together. We equip people to uncover hidden common ground and build on it - with lasting solutions that reflect the will of the people.
During his time on the Supreme Court, Breyer said that there was an unwritten rule that was critical to helping justices make progress while deliberating difficult and complex matters of law.
“Nobody speaks twice until everybody has spoken once,” Breyer said. “It’s a very good rule for any small group. You have to listen to what other people are saying and see if you can work with that.”
That rule, he said, helped the justices to stay civil even in the face of sometimes fierce differences of opinion. Breyer, for example, remained good friends with fellow justice Antonin Scalia, even though the two had fundamentally different approaches to the law, he said.
-from an interview with retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer last year at Brown
Examining that puzzle reveals that the real subject of debate isn’t AI but anthropology. Every technological system presupposes some notion of what human beings are. If we are merely biological machines—producers, consumers or data points—then superior computational systems threaten to eclipse humanity. But if we possess an intrinsic dignity that transcends utility, efficiency and economic value, if we are distinct from machines, then technology can remain servant rather than master.
From Robert Sirico’s commentary in the WSJ on Pope Leo IV’s first encyclical letter “Magnifica Humanitas”
Eric Church’s UNC Commencement Address — Masterfully done with life lessons for both new graduates and students of life.
Tune and re-tune the six strings of your life:
All writing is re-writing.
I heard this quoted a couple months back, and it keeps bubbling back up in my memory – Provides some solace as I find my first draft of anything so lacking. :)
Steps for getting summary from YouTube video meeting
Also quick alternative comparison from vendor.
Awkward technology moment: It’s getting more frustrating to use my iPad relative to my Microsoft Surface for general tasks and I’m contemplating letting the iPad fade away.
Speaking as someone who’s used the iPad since its release and upgraded numerous times over the years (and enthusiastically so), feels odd to be finding it more and more unhelpful.
Still can’t be beat for touch interface, creativity, and media consumption – But a lot of everyday tasks don’t seem to go smoothly. :/
Okay, geeking out here a little on political governance –
And Sarah Isgur (among other stellar things, editor of SCOTUSblog) skillfully untangles, in a fresh and witty way, the loosely 100-year distending of our U.S. political system in about 10 minutes of conversation.
Have a listen as she speaks to the trio of The Fifth Column podcast (YouTube channel) which “The Algorithm” served up recently:
Be content that you are not yet a saint, even though you realize that the only thing worth living for is sanctity. Then you will be satisfied to let God lead you to sanctity by paths that you cannot understand.
-Thomas Merton in New Seeds of Contemplation (chapter 8)
Definitely intrigued by this new entrant to the RSS Reader app world – Current.
One of the core tenets of their philosophy:
“You step in whenever you like, read what catches your eye, and step out when you’re done.”
One-time purchase price of $9.99 across all Apple platforms – May have to check it out.
