Habits of intelligent people

Habits of Intelligent People

15 Habits Of Truly Intelligent People: pic.twitter.com/OwhlB7877m — Seek Wiser (@SeekWiser_) May 25, 2023 Related Reading Powerful Visuals About Psychology & Life Phrases to Teach Your Kids Rebuilding Your Life With Small Systems 3 Things Daily Reflection Practice

May 25, 2023 · 1 min · James M
Neuralink brain-computer interface

Neuralink receives FDA approval to launch first-in-human clinical study

We are excited to share that we have received the FDA’s approval to launch our first-in-human clinical study! This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team in close collaboration with the FDA and represents an important first step that will one day allow our… — Neuralink (@neuralink) May 25, 2023 Related Reading OpenAI has released GPT-4 Auto-GPT is now able to write it’s own code Hitting Claude Code Limits? Here’s the Setup I’m Moving Toward Cline + Kanban: Autonomous Development Meets Project Management

May 25, 2023 · 1 min · James M
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News: Ableton Push 3

About Ableton have just announced they have a new version of their Push controller Ableton Push 3 Standalone There are 2 configurations Push 3 Standalone Push 3 £1,669 £879 Use Push as a standalone instrument Connect Push to your computer 64 expressive pads 64 expressive pads Built-in audio interface Built-in audio interface Intel 11th Gen Core™ i3-1115G4 processor with 8GB of RAM Add a processor, battery and hard drive later using the Upgrade Kit - £879 (available late 2023) Built-in lithium battery with up to 2.5 hours play time Built-in 256GB SSD hard drive Replace processor, battery and hard drive as technology improves Full Comparison https://www.ableton.com/en/push/tech-specs/#compare-configurations-for-push YouTube Videos Introducing Push 3: An expressive standalone instrument 5 Cool Features of ABLETON PUSH 3 Related Reading Music Production YouTube Channels Connecting Claude to Ableton: Why the New Knowledge Connector Matters Music Production Websites Music Production: Ableton Live 12

May 23, 2023 · 1 min · James M
Speechify text-to-speech app

Speechify - Best Text to Speech App

TL;DR Speechify converts written content - PDFs, Word docs, web articles, and even physical text via camera - into natural-sounding audio using AI voices It supports multiple languages, adjustable playback speed, and OCR for scanned or image-based text The premium Speechify Studio tier adds AI voice cloning, professional audiobook creation, and batch processing for large documents Key use cases include accessibility for people with dyslexia or ADHD, productivity during commutes, and professional audiobook publishing Pricing starts free for basic use, with premium plans at $12-20 per month for unlimited access and higher-quality voices Speechify is a leading text-to-speech platform that converts written content into natural-sounding audio, available across web, mobile, and browser extensions. ...

May 20, 2023 · 2 min · James M
ChatGPT iPhone app launch

Why the ChatGPT iPhone App Mattered

TL;DR The ChatGPT iPhone app mattered not as a feature release but as the moment AI shifted from a desktop destination to an everyday mobile utility Key additions - native interface, synced history, and voice input - were modest, but they fundamentally changed when and how people reached for AI Mobile AI is intimate in a way desktop AI is not, fitting into gaps throughout the day rather than dedicated work sessions The launch signalled that ChatGPT was becoming a platform and a habit, not just a viral website or a one-off experiment It pointed toward the future that followed: voice as a primary interface, cross-device continuity, and conversational AI as persistent infrastructure When OpenAI launched the ChatGPT app for iPhone, it was easy to see it as a simple mobile companion to a popular web product. ...

May 18, 2023 · 4 min · James M
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AWS Summit London (2023) - Agenda Announcement

The AWS Summit London agenda for 2023 went live in mid-May, and the schedule shape will be familiar to anyone who has attended a Summit before - a morning keynote followed by parallel technical tracks, hands-on workshops, and partner sessions spread across the afternoon. What to expect AWS Summits are the free regional cousins of re:Invent. You lose the service-launch spectacle but gain something useful: the content is pitched at the realities of running AWS in your region, often with local customer case studies that simply would not make the Vegas keynote stage. ...

May 18, 2023 · 2 min · James M

Worst User Interfaces

Sunday read. This is hilarious. Engineers are competing who creates the worst UI on Reddit. I think the winners are: 1/ Enter your phone number pic.twitter.com/944duji1Im — Aleksandr Volodarsky (@volodarik) May 14, 2023 Related Reading My AI-Augmented Design Workflow: A 10-Minute Loop From Discussion to Documented Decision Mac Applications & Utilities Powerful Visuals About Psychology & Life

May 15, 2023 · 1 min · James M
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Favourite Physicists

Max Tegmark Cosmologist and physicist known for his work on the mathematical universe hypothesis and multiverse theory. His research bridges the gap between quantum mechanics and cosmology, exploring the deepest questions about the nature of reality. The Case for Halting AI Development Max Tegmark joins Lex Fridman to discuss the urgent need to pause advanced AI development, exploring the existential risks of artificial intelligence and what safeguards humanity needs as we approach transformative technologies. ...

May 11, 2023 · 2 min · James M
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Favourite TV & Movies

Television Documentaries Planet Earth The Crown Cosmos Comedy Blackadder Fawlty Towers Monty Python Only Fools & Horses The Office The Young Ones Comedians Adrian Edmondson Ben Elton Chris Rock Dudley Moore Eddie Murphy Eric Morecambe Gene Wilder George Carl Jim Carrey John Cleese Mike Myers Norman Wisdom Peter Cook Peter Sellers Richard Pryor Rik Mayall Sacha Baron Cohen Steve Martin Stuart Lee Tommy Cooper Magic Paul Daniels Magic Show (1979 - 1994) Movies Aliens Avatar Avatar: The Way of Water Blazing Saddles Dumb & Dumber Gladiator GoodFellas Interstellar Planes, Trains & Automobiles Stir Crazy The Hateful Eight The Shining The Woman in Red Whiplash Directors Coen Brothers Quentin Tarantino Actors Al Pacino J.K. Simmons Joe Pesci Ray Liotta Robert De Niro Related Reading Classic TV Shows The Hindley Street Country Club General Links Inside Anthropic: What The Bloomberg Documentary Reveals

May 11, 2023 · 1 min · James M
Notion AI workspace

Notion

TL;DR Notion is a flexible workspace for notes, documents, databases, and task management - extended with Notion AI as a paid add-on AI features cover document Q&A, content generation, summarisation, and a writing assistant for grammar and tone Strongest as a single home for personal knowledge, team wikis, and lightweight project management - one workspace instead of three tools The AI layer is good for in-context drafting and lookup; less suited to heavy reasoning where a dedicated LLM tool does better Pricing is per-seat for Notion plus an AI add-on; check the current tiers before committing for a team Most productivity tools force a choice: notes here, tasks there, docs somewhere else. Notion bets that a single flexible workspace - one that handles all of these - is more valuable than three best-of-breed tools that don’t talk to each other. The bet mostly holds, and the addition of Notion AI has made the knowledge layer genuinely more useful. ...

May 11, 2023 · 2 min · James M