First people using computers were operators
Then, users
Then, ad targets
Then, data sources
a hot-take about hot-takes 🤷
daniel.industries/2025/03/01/the-utility-is-a-bug-not-a-feature/
futurism.com/microsoft-ceo-hesitation-ai-expensive-data-centers
"...at some point, the supply and demand have to map....You can go off the rails completely when you are hyping yourself with the supply-side, versus really understanding how to translate that into real value to customers"
Business 101 from a tech CEO, who knew
I lived and worked in Bethlehem PA for a summer in the mid-90s. It's one of my favorite US cities. I lived and worked on the south side, where the steel works are. The roads go straight up the mountain from there, lined with row homes, at the time home to a large Puerto Rican population, whose children attended the neighborhood center where I worked. At the top of the mountain is Lehigh U. I raced at the velodrome in Trexlertown every week.
The future of the internet is likely smaller communities
theverge.com/press-room/617654/internet-community-future-research
