AKHIL 🪡 on Twitter:
> my heretic belief is that it is possible to break out. everything you need is already out there
> who ever manages to pull it off will end up redefining computing and build a multi hundred billion dollar business along the way
> Quote RT of @johnnulls:
> > there does seem to be a problem with constructing a new world for personal/collaborative computing within the old one. “apps” sit at the end of a long chain of constraining factors, and reworking these seems to require effort at an industrial scale
> > the os and web environments are really not that amenable to radical designs, especially not when attempted by a small team
> > in many ways, you have to learn to love big brother (microsoft, apple, google) and conform to the laws within their jurisdictions
> > or, you have to attempt revolution from within their gates—without any real prospect for support or success
> > you have to embrace your role as a second-class citizen, or overthrow their rule and build your own kingdom (an endeavor that would require being an industry player)
AKHIL 🪡 on X: "my heretic belief is that it is possible to break out everything you need is already out there who ever manages to pull it off will end up redefining computing and build a multi hundred billion dollar business along the way" / X
Neal Khosla on Twitter
LLMs are highly non-deterministic, which presents a huge design challenge: we've never built non-deterministic software, it's always been based off of branching logic and restricted options (hence: the GUI)— Neal Khosla (@nealkhosla) February 25, 2023
Eli Parra on Twitter
In 🎞🎥movies, which unfold chiefly in time, you think in "edits"/"cuts"/"shots".In 🖱🖥UIs, which unfold chiefly in space, you think in "containers": content-filled boxes to rearrange.Thanks to tech & cultural advance, our units & their composition are getting way richer. pic.twitter.com/I7IbHWalgX— Eli Parra (@elzr) September 29, 2022
In movies, which unfold chiefly in time, you think in "edits"/"cuts"/"shots".
In UIs, which unfold chiefly in space, you think in "containers": content-filled boxes to rearrange.
Thanks to tech & cultural advance, our units & their composition are getting way richer.
Matthew Siu on Twitter
imagine if you could take the raw material of websites and shape it into new forms pic.twitter.com/bHTawf9YPZ— Matthew Siu (@MatthewWSiu) September 21, 2022
Ana on Twitter
Something tells me that it being promoted into a way of assessing “profile quality” by recruiters who have no design knowledge or time to talk to candidates has certainly not helped.— Ana (@dingbats__) September 18, 2022