Posted on February 24, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
Topics in Order of Appearance (More or Less) Wired Magazine Sees Russians In Its Cornflakes My 2014 or so experience at a Navy Recruiting Office Garbage Language at Trendy Pseudowork Companies I Love This Molly Broad The Eloi are soCal and spreading The…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Automation, Bernie Sanders, Economics, Eloi, Garbage Language, Military, Navy, New York Magazine, Russia, Vulture
Posted on December 11, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
Automation is a hot topic these days. There are lots of ramifications. Whether they be economic, social, or psychological the domain in which they lie is well suited to philosophical exploration. In this super breif video I go over some recent developments that depending…
Category: Alex Weir, Philosophy, Sketch of Sam Monroe, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Automation, China, Current Events, Economics, GROUND, Japan, Markets, News, Robotics, Trends
Posted on December 9, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
In the future…. 1) Number crunching and decision making will be done via algorithm. Algorithms don’t require bonuses. CEO’s will become Baristas. 2) The most hipstery Baristas will use the power of snark to become managers and tell the CEO to get the…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Amazon, Automation, Baristas, Corporations, Economics, Economy, Future, Goofs, Hipsters, Humor, Jeff Bezos, Mexicans, Rednecks, Robotics, UPS, Workforce
Posted on April 13, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
The closing paragraphs of ‘The New Yorker article, ‘Machine Hands’ (John Seabrook), contain this little nugget: “It’s also possible that this second wave of A.I.-based mechanization will automate the farmer’s job long before it removes the need for…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: AI, Automation, Business, Class, Craftsmanship, Economics, Glenn Gould, Industry, Jobs, John Seabrook, Learn to Code, Machin Hands, Tech, The Future, The New Yorker
Tag: Automation
TFS 18 – Bernie is Russian Scum, Rise of the Eloi, and the Future of Work
Posted on February 24, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
Topics in Order of Appearance (More or Less) Wired Magazine Sees Russians In Its Cornflakes My 2014 or so experience at a Navy Recruiting Office Garbage Language at Trendy Pseudowork Companies I Love This Molly Broad The Eloi are soCal and spreading The…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Automation, Bernie Sanders, Economics, Eloi, Garbage Language, Military, Navy, New York Magazine, Russia, Vulture
The Robots Are Here (Vlog)
Posted on December 11, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
Automation is a hot topic these days. There are lots of ramifications. Whether they be economic, social, or psychological the domain in which they lie is well suited to philosophical exploration. In this super breif video I go over some recent developments that depending…
Category: Alex Weir, Philosophy, Sketch of Sam Monroe, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Automation, China, Current Events, Economics, GROUND, Japan, Markets, News, Robotics, Trends
The Future – The Seven Pillars of Dawn
Posted on December 9, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
In the future…. 1) Number crunching and decision making will be done via algorithm. Algorithms don’t require bonuses. CEO’s will become Baristas. 2) The most hipstery Baristas will use the power of snark to become managers and tell the CEO to get the…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Amazon, Automation, Baristas, Corporations, Economics, Economy, Future, Goofs, Hipsters, Humor, Jeff Bezos, Mexicans, Rednecks, Robotics, UPS, Workforce
Look Out Boss! It’s the Bots!
Posted on April 13, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
Leave a Comment
The closing paragraphs of ‘The New Yorker article, ‘Machine Hands’ (John Seabrook), contain this little nugget: “It’s also possible that this second wave of A.I.-based mechanization will automate the farmer’s job long before it removes the need for…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: AI, Automation, Business, Class, Craftsmanship, Economics, Glenn Gould, Industry, Jobs, John Seabrook, Learn to Code, Machin Hands, Tech, The Future, The New Yorker
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Explore by Date
The Fractal Journal
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
Categories
Meta