Robin Sloan
Person on 4 sites
Novelist (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Sourdough, Moonbound) and co-founder of the olive oil company Fat Gold; writes a long-running email newsletter.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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7 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. (opens korrents.com)
“The internet absolutely didn't have to be this way - it could easily have been a giant AOL, a mas­sive Minitel.”
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The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s. (opens korrents.com)
“Also: the suc­cess of open source, which larded that open web with huge piles of code to study. Again, this wasn't destiny, and as recently as the 1990s would have seemed improbable.”
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The AI industry's near-term trajectory is driven more by finance and politics than by the underlying technology. (opens korrents.com)
“The AI industry's imme­diate future has more to do with exotic finance and gnarly pol­i­tics than the under­lying technology.”
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The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. (opens korrents.com)
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12 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Thermapen One (opens rcmnd.app)
“Thermoworks Thermapen One I cook a lot of meat, and I am devoted to the meat thermometer; cooking without one feels like flying blind.”
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Hearts of Space (opens rcmnd.app)
“I’ve written before about the impact this show had on my youth; what’s amazing is that Hearts of Space isn’t just a memory!”
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Silo (opens rcmnd.app)
“Silo has the aura of a future classic.”
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Thermapen One (opens rcmnd.app)