Perspective pic.twitter.com/W5CJzlwoKv— samim (@samim) September 3, 2019 (via…
Perspective pic.twitter.com/W5CJzlwoKv
— samim (@samim) September 3, 2019
Posts tagged samim
Question: Is the most effective thing that can happen to decelerate climate change and species extinction, a very severe and…
Question: Is the most effective thing that can happen to decelerate climate change and species extinction, a very severe and prolonged global economic crisis? If we take that to be true, current leaders globally are doing an excellent job crashing the system quickly. #degrowth
— samim (@samim) August 9, 2019
Imagine those 80+ Biodiversity observation platforms were all open source and used a common protocol for (data) exchange… cc…
Imagine those 80+ Biodiversity observation platforms were all open source and used a common protocol for (data) exchange… cc @carrieseltzer https://t.co/q8sPFwSgb5
— samim (@samim) August 8, 2019
For all it’s flaws, religion has many interesting aspects: It provides an inclusive, communal framework for decision-making…
For all it’s flaws, religion has many interesting aspects: It provides an inclusive, communal framework for decision-making under great uncertainty: Faith, Rituals, Virtues & Values.
— samim (@samim) April 11, 2019
The contemporary idea that all uncertainty will disappear with better tech is simply foolish.
The art of perception is a wonderful practice. Cultivating patience, kindness, compassion, moderation, humility, simplicity and…
The art of perception is a wonderful practice. Cultivating patience, kindness, compassion, moderation, humility, simplicity and love not only fundamentally changes our perception of reality - but changes reality itself.
— samim (@samim) March 24, 2019
Broke: ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ Woke: ‘Move Slow and Heal Things’ Bespoke: ‘Don’t Move and do nothing’— samim (@samim)…
Broke: ‘Move Fast and Break Things’
— samim (@samim) February 7, 2019
Woke: 'Move Slow and Heal Things’
Bespoke: 'Don’t Move and do nothing’
In the “Machine Learning for Art” scene there is “before GAN” and “after GAN” (2015 > now). The vast variety of methods & ideas…
In the “Machine Learning for Art” scene there is “before GAN” and “after GAN” (2015 > now). The vast variety of methods & ideas of the early period, got homogenized into a endless stream of GANerated pixels, that tether on nihilism and yet are sold as magic. Artificial Progress?
— samim (@samim) February 10, 2019
For professional reasons, got a new phone & been testing the Google Assistant. Out-of-the-box, if you say “good morning” it will…
For professional reasons, got a new phone & been testing the Google Assistant. Out-of-the-box, if you say “good morning” it will start to read Reuters & CNN news. This is the exact opposite of what I perceive as a “good morning”. Overall, it feels designed for a alien race.
— samim (@samim) February 4, 2019
“In conclusion, there is no conclusion. Things will go on as they always have, getting weirder all the time.” ― Robert Anton…
“In conclusion, there is no conclusion. Things will go on as they always have, getting weirder all the time.” ― Robert Anton Wilson
— samim (@samim) January 23, 2019
Interesting hints towards a praxis of “Life Centered Design” - expressed by Martina Huynh. pic.twitter.com/A6n9nOiDOI— samim…
Interesting hints towards a praxis of “Life Centered Design” - expressed by Martina Huynh. pic.twitter.com/A6n9nOiDOI
— samim (@samim) December 20, 2018
pic.twitter.com/4Afkg1JadN— samim (@samim) December 1, 2018 (via http://twitter.com/samim/status/1068992538411974659)
— samim (@samim) December 1, 2018
“Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster” - Wirth’s law— samim (@samim) November 2, 2018 (via…
“Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster” - Wirth’s law
— samim (@samim) November 2, 2018
Takeaway: "Outside of cryptocurrencies, POW (proof of work) is already obsolete. Of the more than 160 companies developing…
Takeaway: “Outside of cryptocurrencies, POW (proof of work) is already obsolete. Of the more than 160 companies developing energy blockchain applications, not one is building with Bitcoin. And those using Ethereum are poised to switch to a more efficient network” https://t.co/6X7vFReHwQ
— samim (@samim) July 20, 2018
The biggest organism in the world is a mycelium that spreads across 3.8 km (2,384 acres) in Oregon’s Blue Mountains. It’s called…
The biggest organism in the world is a mycelium that spreads across 3.8 km (2,384 acres) in Oregon’s Blue Mountains. It’s called Armillaria Mellea, or the honey fungus, and is thought to be over 2,000 years old: https://t.co/LwlApRCmQu https://t.co/G7RdD0XocC pic.twitter.com/txee3vl3bK
— samim (@samim) July 7, 2018
There is a big cultural opening for a new kind of political party: - Life Centric (the politics of gaia) - Transnational…
There is a big cultural opening for a new kind of political party:
— samim (@samim) June 20, 2018
- Life Centric (the politics of gaia)
- Transnational (tactics of religion)
- Open (opensource, wiki’s etc)
- Agile (lean startup etc)
- Resilient (tactics of info-sec)
- Informal (leaderless & ad-hoc)
- …?
Musical Novelty Search
Making music with computer tools is delightful. Musical ideas can be explored quickly and composing songs is easy. Yet for many, these tools are overwhelming: An ocean of settings can be tweaked and it is often unclear, which changes lead to a great song. This experiment investigates how to use evolutionary algorithm and novelty search to help musicians find musical inspiration in Ableton Live.
via https://medium.com/@samim/musical-novelty-search–2177c2a249cc