December 2015
"The bounty [of technology] should be distributed fairly, and not hogged by the fortunate." from http://bit.ly/1IwR3SQ
@kittenhotep Santa
4th thing: "intimidating" women aren't intimidated by other "intimidating" women. http://tcat.tc/1l1ckPC
A "rant" on Singularity University - a sexist silicon valley boys club selling to the highest bidder http://bit.ly/1HyTiKu
UK 2025 collaborative economy http://bit.ly/1HyDTK8
AirBnB's payment platform enables the sharing economy w/ payments, currency exchange & tax mgmt. Excerpt of my talk http://bit.ly/1HBMBas
Absolutely gorgeous piece on driving fasssst! by @AlexRoy144 --> The Rules of Professional Speeding http://bit.ly/1O1jiuT cc @k0re
RT @carbontaxcenter: President Obama joins experts & world leaders calling for carbon pricing at #COP21 talks: http://buff.ly/1lsZb1A http…
Any leaderboard suffers from the Success to the Successful systems archetype. Be aware, lists are merely lists.
RT @MaxVenator: The fear of death follows from a fear of life, A man who lives fully, is prepared to die at any time. ~ M. Twain https:/…
I started using @buffer last week & I'm keeping a new user diary. Kinda like a self-inflicted usability study.
OH: as a rule breaker, I know not everyone follows rules.
@buffer well I included it in my job application to you. ;-)
@buffer Thanks! I'm really impressed w your corporate self awareness! The product is fun too!
Interesting comparison of futurist related ideologies, but missing a lot of the meat of the industry - http://bit.ly/1LISL3x ht @dsearls
Provocative read --> "Poverty doesn’t make people better or harder working. It ruins people. It’s a cancer." http://bit.ly/1Nm9I9y
Robin Hood philanthropy transitioning money from uber-rich/successful to the poor doesn't change the system. We need new business models.
New business models that share profits/value with those that co-created its value.
It's not that I am against capitalism. I want people to take a bigger systems view, with a longer timeframe - like 1000 years timeframe.
A timeframe that includes the beginning ... and the end of the human race.
We should do this of all people. Money does not make one untouchable, or less part of the human race. https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/671855873174536192
I'm kicking off an experimental e-zine next month. Sign up to be the first to get it. http://bit.ly/1NmNvrP
15 minutes into transcendence, the pos movie. What was Hollywood thinking? Oh, they probably weren't. Wrong emotional paradigm.
@sabik agreed. No one person will have the solution. Better if we can co-create it as basic needs are covered.
@sabik hard to imagine the impact of basic income. There will be benefits and new challenges.
RT @berkun: The Ten Myths of Innovation: the best summary of the bestselling book https://shar.es/1czsGq #ideas #innovation #startup #crea…
@sabik that's a subtle point! An unintended consequence. What new human drama/game will we create?
Underground lair with walls of glass = hi-teche for sure.
RT @zephoria: You can't celebrate meanness as entertainment (reality TV) & politics (Trump) then be shocked when kids are mean to each othe…
@tokyotunes the story/script/dialog is so so bad. Should have optioned neuromancer. GITS so much better.
@tokyotunes you have some good film recos?
Banking disruption: Removing the friction, an interview with @brettking on O'Reilly Radar http://oreil.ly/21vld4K
Great idea. Time will show how effective --> Sweden's Minister of the Future Makes Politicians Think Long-Term http://bit.ly/1Iu3fUq
There is often more to the story --> The CEO Paying Everyone $70,000 Salaries Has Something to Hide http://bloom.bg/1OxNZMK ht @kittenhotep
I didn't just see your Morgan on a flatbed in Joshua Tree @AlexRoy144 did I?
@AlexRoy144 close. Go southeast till you hit the autobahn. Vroom vroom!
IEEE Provides the Keys to a Smarter Home - IEEE - The Institute http://bit.ly/1TkR55X
Wirelessly spoof credit cards. Ingenious! https://twitter.com/samykamkar/status/669250421974679552
This is the beginning of the end of responsible private gun ownership in the U.S.
I'm really torn. I believe in responsible gun ownership. But too many irresponsible people have made this impossible.
The needs of the community, of the society, outweigh the needs of the individual.
@jedgar that is an unintended consequence of irresponsible people.
China’s Renminbi Is Approved by I.M.F. as a Main World Currency http://nyti.ms/1Iw6smo
Ahead of its time --> "For 15 years in advance, we condition children to hate the future enemy." https://youtu.be/D5iLsE1uV7M?t=3m49s
The dystopian isn't some time in the future. It's here. Now. We're living the dystopian present. And we can change that.
@nelz9999 that would help. that would help a lot. btw - hi!
Fascinating read about lying and community building --> A community may benefit from white lies http://bit.ly/1RpS6v9
YES--> If you haven't played Monument Valley, it's a must! The brains behind this is mind baffling. ty @busynessgirl
imageWhat would @brettking do if he was in charge of innovation at a bank? Find out in this interview. http://oreil.ly/1N3MSjw
Not everyone has a collaborative attitude --> America's biggest banks are 'vulnerable' and we’re going after them http://read.bi/1HHmuyU
I <3 managing $$. I just wish I had more opportunity to make = amounts. --> Women Bear the Burden for Managing Money http://bit.ly/1HHmBum
Speaking SoCal style --> I Made A Linguistics Professor Listen To A Blink-182 Song And Analyze The Accent http://bit.ly/1lA3EiW
@profkeithdevlin so true! The freedom to be curious in a truly curious world.
No pics of the Mojave sunset tonight, but ohmahgawd, these skies. There is nothing like them in all the world. I <3 you Mojave desert.
@hbou @profkeithdevlin @busynessgirl ah, cool! Of course it had inspiration from somewhere!
Looking for a unique Holiday getaway? Come to Dome Sweet Dome! Enjoy gorgeous sunsets & milky way nights. http://bit.ly/1IHA94a
Happiness is another 5 star AirBnB review. Love sharing my amazing dome home with.... maybe you? https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/937948
RT @yaoeo: In designing radical alternatives to money, we are inadvertently replicating the same values we are trying to reject @Rachelodwy…
RT @yaoeo: Idea that technology alone can provide a solution to the crisis of today's monetary system needs to be questioned. @Rachelodwyer…
oohhhh, lovely fantastic tweets. hope you keep up tweeting @yaoeo . #blockchain #dao
@Tweetermeyer @AlexRoy144 can't get deeper than a mind-meld at 95mpr. At one w road, music, sky, horsepower, hand on stickshift
@bud_caddell @cvharquail @buffer what are the consequences from your perspective?
@Tweetermeyer @AlexRoy144 absolutely!
@cvharquail @bud_caddell @buffer ah, basically other companies not having the EQ & consciousness to handle it?
@cvharquail @bud_caddell @buffer a focus on the destination ignoring the journey there? (wanting to make sure I understand your point)
@cvharquail @bud_caddell that would be the win-win. I was really impressed w/ @buffer 's obvious EQ & corporate self-consciousness
Major problem. Major opportunity. --> PayPal, Square and big banking's war on the sex industry http://engt.co/1RoGBEe
Agree 100%. https://twitter.com/cvharquail/status/672831540418748416
Agreed! She's been missed from Twitter for too long! https://twitter.com/Suitpossum/status/672747007073734656
Security vs. Business Flexibility tradeoffs - Schneier on Security http://bit.ly/1QgnZFF
The language in which we speak, is a language in which we create our view of the world. https://twitter.com/CyWhisp/status/672868270983245824
Move Over, Millennials, Here Comes Generation Z http://nyti.ms/1MKu33z
I'm reading that medium piece on privacy & all I can think is, thank fucking god I love being alone in the desert.
I have already forsaken the tribe to pave my own path in the wilderness.
@fatemehx2 idk, but it's this one, been going around: https://medium.com/the-ferenstein-wire/the-birth-and-death-of-privacy-3-000-years-of-history-in-50-images-614c26059e#.cd2xojlwp
@fatemehx2 also, come visit the mojave! You can hear the silence!
Attention @missrogue (you two know each other right?) https://twitter.com/fatemehx2/status/672820396618465280
The other thing I don't understand is why people want to live forever, or at least a long time. I'll be ready when my death comes.
It could come tomorrow, tonight, next week, or in many years. The end date changes nothing.
Flashback Friday. I've been using GTD for almost a decade. Here's my first howto video on it circa 2007 http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2007/08/creating-a-gtd-.html
@ken_homer :)
All the really cool stuff at the Hotel Fig sale is gone! There are still tons of mini-fridges, bed frames, dressers, tables, etc.
But all that unique moroccan stuff - sold! (I did make out with a few things that will go in dome sweet dome.)
@prestonjbyrne wow, that is really bad. Sounds like they need to visit Joshua Tree.
RT @dearsarah: Finland plans to give every citizen a basic income of 800 euros a month (but will get rid of all other benefits..) https://t…
I <3 /. comments. Basically: You shouldn't need a street address for KYC. Fair point. http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=8434933&cid=51059749
Unintended consequences --> Florida Woman’s Car Turned Her in for a Hit-and-Run http://slate.me/1NypPkh
RT @Basehunters: Epic tree #lightning shot by Basehunters' own Chasing Life Photography by Scott Peake.#ItsAmazingOutThere https://t.co/klL…
More unintended consequences --> Driverless cars could spell the end for domestic flights http://bit.ly/1HO1vum
Been saying this since 2011 - Love and war, Startups & Banks http://econ.st/1lFzquO
@the_real_Twan indeed we do!
Checked out the Alfa Romeo 4c spider. Huge car, so luxe, and this is the track model? Where is the stick shift?
RT @dgwbirch: Why Banks Are Abandoning Traditional Cross-Border Payments in One Chart | Ripple http://buff.ly/1OMXqGu https://t.co/NMf72Pb…
Loved this song. Keep on walking the wild side, Holly. https://twitter.com/Ruth666/status/673916387136397312
Impressed --> Canada shocks COP21 with big new climate commitment http://bit.ly/1HQInMs
Great tweets @sfslim 's feed right now about the importance & distinctions of emotional work. Pls do a blog post/interview.
Human emotions are the most basic human interaction - HCI completely misses this importance long-term. https://twitter.com/sfslim/status/673955710724497408
And it's invisible for those unskilled in seeing it, thusly discredited a lot. https://twitter.com/sfslim/status/673955995320619008
Many times, those that create/require the most emotional labor, are not aware of their actions. https://twitter.com/sfslim/status/673957166731026432
Emotion can be understood in a logical way, but it is a different system/way of communicating. https://twitter.com/ninavizz/status/673962192467693568
Which requires a level of self-consciousness & tolerance.... that comes with age & experience & even then rare. https://twitter.com/sfslim/status/673962853183848448
@sfslim but, it can be learned! that's the good thing.
@miniver @ninavizz there can be overlap in those areas. Testing requires understanding of human motivations.
@miniver @ninavizz when I did HCI I included lots of emotional elements, but maybe I was an anomaly
@ninavizz @miniver well I'm not traditional at anything. ;-)
@_arvind @miniver @ninavizz I didn't learn what I do from books, but from self-conscious reflection and doing.
@_arvind @miniver @ninavizz luckily we live in a world that is increasing the value of emotions and EQ, so much easier to include.
Today was ridiculously busy & not over yet. So glad my internet went out in the middle of it. /snark
It's the one time of year I conspire with clowns.
Hey @auradeluxe & @mpesce thought of you two at the Fig Hotel in LA, when I bought some stuff from their fire sale! Siggraph 1997 forever!
@SuB8u @pmarca way less than 20 years. in 20 years we'll have a new technology paradigm disrupting what is disrupting today. #perspective
My mantra: Mutual non-hierarchal cooperation.
Are any futurists doing scenarios for trump futures? Just curious.
Just realized I was on the cover of the LA Times a year ago this week. What a time that was. http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2005/12/to_la_times_rea.html #ogblogger #godeffect
Most of the time, my dreams _do_ come true. I just forget it because I'm onto the next one & my dreams are lots bigger now.
Big dreams take longer - need more resources, more determination. But I've probably got at least half a lifetime left.
@_arvind @miniver @ninavizz I'm out of the pure HCI world now, so I can't answer that. I do keep these things in mind as I do my research.
Typo: Just realized I was on the cover of the LA Times a DECADE ago this week. Fun times! http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2005/12/to_la_times_rea.html … #ogblogger #godeffect
@ninavizz @_arvind @miniver you have to also remember HCI was very small 12-15 years ago. It was not as well known as now.
@ninavizz @_arvind @miniver those were the days when software engineers designed the UI, & no, these guys were not also designers.
Long time since I did an 18 hour day. It was kinda fun. I do love being a work-a-holic.
Every day in LA has a Vanilla Sky http://bit.ly/1SL2rjN (the post that made me famous, the first time) #ogblogger #unapologeticangelino
@miniver trivia: I worked with @emalone who started that blog back in the day. Fun times & revolutionary at the time.
Agreed. I go to the mojave. I watch the sun move across the mountains of rock like it has for ever. Geological time. https://twitter.com/berkun/status/674283641271226368
@shamir_k I've gone the other way. Locked down my FB, reduced friends & brought my convo back to twitter.
@shamir_k the platforms hold different aspects of my identity, partly based on their politics, design & corporate values.
@shamir_k my friends/community/contacts on FB are not the same circle that is interested in my professional work. So I removed it.
@shamir_k I actually like the interactions on Twitter better. I also like the chaos factor, and the syntax (follower vs friend)
@shamir_k I allowed professional to creep into my fb, & almost immediately regretted it, but didn't know what to do. 1/...
@shamir_k I *am* friends with my professional network and I do think friendly of them.
@shamir_k It comes down to FB's incorrect assumption about Identity. & a resistance to building a platform/tools w/ that paradigm in mind.
@berkun it puts things in a different perspective. :)
I'm into water, especially the effervescent kind. <3 Manitou --> Drink to your health at springs of Manitou Springs http://bit.ly/1NEbC5q
This is my kind of unicorn! Thanks Eva! https://twitter.com/evacide/status/674305291014434816
Normally I give a donation to @Wikipedia but I'm skipping it this year bc it's based on news sources, not free & independent knowledge.
If you only include/source what the (hype obsessed) media reports, you give a biased view of the world @wikipedia. It's not independent.
@kittenhotep I hear you have some googly eyes....
Powerful letter asking for us to remember our children. --> Scott Weiland's Family: 'Don't Glorify This Tragedy' http://rol.st/1ICQZGD
@dgwbirch oh darn, London.
RT @asking4afiend: What do we want!? Time machines!? When do we want them!? It makes no difference whatsoever!
Maybe. I've team raced in LeMons (& won twice) --> Safe, Fast, Cheap: When It Comes To Racing, Can We Only Have Two? http://bit.ly/1NgqgfD
This story is about identity. MT: Bitcoin's Creator Satoshi Is Probably This Unknown Australian http://bit.ly/1NheQbr
Our implementation of identity needs to evolve.
Trying to decide between a red union suit or cute flouncy dress w/ white cape for a certain event on saturday. Neither has pockets. :(
“We are a product of the things we create. They change us.”-Craig Wright --> reminds me of a talk I gave --> We, create I(dentity).
@MarkVee10 fair point.
RT @incognitosum: Four provocations for examining human and nonhuman relationships, impact & responsibility #bighistory #anthropocene https…
Prince doing Radiohead = Creepy good https://youtu.be/NFXZNt4oLkE (link direct to the YT)
All the smooth jazz sax solo you need for the holidaze: https://youtu.be/Kas6akz1jWU #careless
@asking4afiend Ukulele version: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/p/pink_guy/fuck_the_police_ver2_ukulele_crd.htm?ab_var=sms3&utm_expid=18438345-272.NFfAt3sXQgODS75gvCGh-Q.1
Japan, 1983: https://youtu.be/0x9npV3IO8Q
@VisaEuropeNews @FintechBot @Londonwelsh66 wasn't that the title of an op-ed I wrote last year?
Recharged my They Live charge. Someone please mash it up with Videodrome. 80s paranoia new media FTW.
If we only had blockchain for mail/blog posts to verify these emails/blog posts about bitcoin's founder!
It's not too late to develop a wordpress plug in for blockchain blog date stamping. #snark #kindaserious
Interesting, but why? (yeah, I know "tax purposes") https://twitter.com/petervan/status/674622342593699841
Interesting point, if Bitcoin's creator is known, will that bring hierarchy to a decentralized model? Man & myth !1. http://bit.ly/1OQSjH8
$7 for a "Happy Santa toilet set" !!! --> http://amzn.to/1SMxvQ0
Love this story by @danger_ranger --> Rider on a Black Horse http://bit.ly/1PWULgy
Dream Job --> National Park Photographer, GS-1060-11/12 (1564575) http://1.usa.gov/1IT6jtk
RT @manwhohasitall: CHRISTMAS TIP: Buying for another busy dad? Think pampering & relaxing! Skincare, candles, bath bubbles and diffusers. …
I get way more done, when I have way more to do. This week has been crazy awesome busy.
Great piece shining light on the gender bias in our minds --> It’s Not Foot in Mouth Disease — Medium http://bit.ly/1NHxHju
RT @pjux: An editor I respected said this two months into my coolest journalism gig: "Don't read news. News is flawed. Read books instead."
I guess everyone is busy getting their pre-Holiday todos done, because I am busier now than all year.
Rainy Los Angeles night, Future Sounds of London. I'm in atmospheric bliss.
RT @yaoeo: #BlockchainSYD @VitalikButerin: Blockchains have no killer app, rather their benefits will be distributed over thousands of use …
Sometimes I have to think about things for a long time. And then I can sit down to write the whole thing in an hour.
This thing I do once a year is really coming together. Over the 6 years I've consciously grown the org team so no one would get burned out.
I've given (let them have) people responsibilities & trusted the can do it. I'm here as a safety net & to give encouragement.
I learned, as a leader, you have to stop leading all the time to let others on your team step up.
Stepping back from leading, lets others take responsibility, learn and do great stuff! And you still influence/lead.
When you step back as a leader & stay involved, your role changes. You grow. And you watch & support the leadership growth of your team.
It's kind of scary sometimes, because you are not in charge of it all, all the time. But it is also a relief.
You know everything will get done and no one will be burned out. Everyone can have fun.
That's the thing I love the most about "being in charge." It's having to relinquish control & trust that your team will get it done.
When I've done that, we've done amazing things together. And besides, there's really nothing to be afraid of. Everyone is worthy.
I really hate web design for tablets. So much fucking space between everything. Can not wait for this design fad to go away.
I knew someone who was working on Walmart's version of snapfish/flickr back in the day. Hmm, you never heard of it?
@IdentityWoman @Weld_io oh man, I do miss geocities! And the blink tag.
That last tweet was a comment on payments btw. #nonsequitur
@johnchavens @ramonapringle ooohhhhhh. And what about the John Deere situation? Are we still ourselves if we don't 100% own the tech?
@johnchavens @ramonapringle (great question/provocation btw)
@johnchavens @ramonapringle and that extends to our data. Is our data ourselves, or whomever collected it?
@johnchavens @ramonapringle Identity is both. ;-)
SF is typical green meme in spiral dynamics --> Death of San Francisco/Re-Birth of Money — Medium http://bit.ly/1lU7GCZ
Tomorrow is that time of year. Ho ho ho Santa https://www.facebook.com/events/1122242884454360/ Follow along at @lasanta & see you in the red tide
Twas the night before Santacon and all those pesky last minute details were getting done.
You know who. #santaconla #lasantacon #lasanta https://www.instagram.com/p/_M2Ci3pvQD/
Hungry hungry santas. #lasantacon #lasanta https://www.instagram.com/p/_N-HUppvXY/
Heya @Airbnb how do I report a user who is harassing me through the reservation system? Your help center & contact us is worthless.
@AirbnbHelp done.
The more I use @airbnb, the more I want to rate people based on my interactions BEFORE the reservations.
@dgwbirch Absolutely. I know my offering & I can tell which potential guests are going to have a good time/like the experience of it.
@dgwbirch I'm not running a hotel. It's a unique property.
@dgwbirch I "discriminate" against jerks, ppl trying to manipulate/take advantage of me/my place, & otherwise not truly represent themself
@dgwbirch my home is much more intimate than my car. I have a lot more to lose if I let the wrong one in.
@dgwbirch :) and I'm sharing my perspective. As just this morning, I had to report a user for a harassing reservation.
@dgwbirch Try out being an AirBnB host. :)
Today was the second instance I wanted to negatively rate an @Airbnb user based on their inquiry interactions.
@dgwbirch let me see how it turns out. Regardless, my thoughts on reputation, identity and these platforms is evolving with my use of them.
@dgwbirch to your cab rank point, I think it's both. More data & more nuanced reputation. All good data, but owner/host makes final call.
@dgwbirch also there are other things to consider as a woman if I share my space.
@dgwbirch I was overwhelmed w/ middle eastern men for 30+ day stays when I first listed my guest room. That creeped me out a LOT!
@dgwbirch hmmmmm......
@dgwbirch I'll take a screenshot of the decline options with my next reservation. There are pretty clear selections, and these have evolved.
@dgwbirch :)
@mayazi @dgwbirch @jonmatonis interesting, like the riskier the guest, the higher the price?
@dgwbirch these are fantastic thought experiments.
@dgwbirch I honestly hate the whole haggling on the price thing. Would I know I was given a different price?
@dgwbirch Would I get "discounts" based on my safety record? (E.g. insurance premium discounts)
@dgwbirch Would it be transparent pricing & discounts or hidden? Who sets the pricing & discounts? & is that open?
@dgwbirch will AirBnb hosts become their own actuary?
@dgwbirch but trust is not the black and white thing a lot of people think it is. (You & I know that)
@dgwbirch & trust changes on context. Like have 5 cocktails & maybe you shift your trust baseline
@dgwbirch @jonmatonis another point, motivation for hosting is not 100% financially driven, unlike corporate shareholder profits.
@dgwbirch @mayazi is that discrimination or is that knowing your target market? the line is blurred
@dgwbirch fair point. That's thinking logically w/ brain. There's an emotional aspect to reputation as well. Not quantifiable.
@dgwbirch counter point: sex work. Should sex workers accept all customers? & not "discriminate."
@mayazi @MarcHochstein @dgwbirch there are reasons why you decline a reservation. They include guest & host reasons.
@dgwbirch doing my job being provocative. :) this is a fun conversation!
A rainy LA night calls for sun dried tomato and goat cheese risotto.
@novysan oh crap. I am all out of avocado! But avocado on rice?! Idk. Unless you're talking sushi rice w/ sesame, albacore and avocado!
RT @rowhoop: Happy 469th birthday, Tycho Brahe! This is the supernova he observed in 1572 http://ow.ly/VRnmd
imageThis is a complex issue. -->Discrimination by Airbnb Hosts Is Widespread, Report Says http://nyti.ms/1ReGw71
Maybe the default for identity should be pseudonyms tied to one's reputation, rather than default legal ID.
Maybe Facebook's real names policy perpetuates unconscious racist design.
Reading the Harvard research paper - it does not consider the host user experience nor use accounts w/ reputation. http://www.benedelman.org/publications/airbnb-guest-discrimination-2015-12-09.pdf
@Cruftbox absolutely, you can have a pseudonym with reputation attached to it. I don't mean throwaway anonymous.
Reading that airbnb paper, the experiment is flawed. From what I can tell, all accounts did not have reputation associated with them.
Send an AirBnB request w/ no picture, no verifications, no recommendations/reputation = not sharing economy.
You can't judge a sharing economy platform by the metrics of the old paradigm. Reputation is critical for sharing economy.
That Harvard paper does not use accounts with reputation in their research. (They couldn't b/c you can't fake reputation.)
The premise of the experiment Harvard paper on "Discrimination" in the sharing economy lacks basic understanding of the sharing economy.
@Cruftbox I don't understand what you mean... do you mean, people realizing reputation goes up and down? That it changes?
This is not to say, discrimination is not a problem. I'm a women in fintech & have worked with "racist" europeans. It is.
But that paper is a red herring. It does not address the issue with the complexity of the situation.
ICYM: My article on reputation systems, the sharing economy & the future, CNN, 2014 http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/23/opinion/in-trust-reputation-currency
@Cruftbox sorry, I still don't understand. voting sounds like popularity, not reputation. What am I missing about the connection?
@Cruftbox or if you want to skype/chat cause maybe the 140char limit is getting in the way?
Unfortunately I don't see this changing anytime soon. --> What's Missing in Fintech? Oh Yeah, Women http://bit.ly/1P2Wpfb
TRUTH ->"The disconnect between internet fame and financial security is hard to comprehend." http://fus.in/1RkPRKv
image@tokyotunes I didn't see that in the paper, & I have queried the authors.
@tokyotunes I respectfully disagree. Hosting is not the same as running a business or selling something on ebay. It's more intimate.
@tokyotunes well, I'd like to think I'm not racist. But you never know your biases. I decide who to host based on my conversation w. them.
@tokyotunes they also said they didn't count people who asked for more information - meaning, started a conversation.
@tokyotunes you start w/out reviews. You can verify information & have friends write recommendations for you.
@tokyotunes again, I respectfully disagree. You can verify information & have others vouch for you.
@tokyotunes I think I am far from ignoring it. I'm studying the paper. It doesn't match with my experience. It's not apple to apples.
@tokyotunes and I'm collecting my thoughts to write a clear reply why I disagree with their methodology.
@tokyotunes indeed Airbnb hosts may be racist, I'm not arguing that. But I do argue the way ppl compare it to other modes of "business"
@tokyotunes it's a new paradigm. one that mashes two forms and creates a bunch of new situations.
@tokyotunes my point is their experiment is flawed.
@tokyotunes should sex workers not have the ability to decide who's dick they suck?
@fatemehx2 ????
Doing the AirBnB version of chopping wood and carrying water tonight.
@fatemehx2 ah. and here I am wearing my winter coat in the desert. my nose cold from the night walk. wish you were here!
Did twitter switch notifications & movements placement? Can I just make moments go away please.
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Technology can't cure discrimination. Discrimination is a very human, emotional experience. Technology doesn't play well w/ emotions.
I used to believe technology was the deus ex machina. The solution for all our problems. Then I saw through my biases.
Predictions are dangerous things. I recommend avoiding them at all costs. https://twitter.com/sknthla/status/676461744349253633
@tokyotunes IMHO they misunderstand the underlying beast they are researching, by calling & comparing it to something it is not.
@tokyotunes that question is written to applaud one answer and demonize another. The situation is more complex than a black/white question.
The "solution" to more women in tech/fintech? Men, step back. /ducking
Early on, when I organized tech events in LA, I realized, if I wanted to encourage other to lead, I had to step out of the leadership role.
I had to encourage people interested in leading to step into that vacancy.
And I had to check myself as a leader to not step back into the vacancy. (It was hard at times.)
I realized, if you as a leader don't do that, those that want to lead will leave and lead their own thing.
I guess that's why I do so much on my own. I have had very few opportunities to lead inside organizations. Few made room for me.
But I learned from that experience. I make room for others to develop their leadership. Everyone has that potential, with the opportunity.
@tokyotunes am I required by law to let anyone into my house?
@tokyotunes I obvs see this differently from a others. My intention is not to discriminate or facilitate the increase of discrimination.
@tokyotunes do I have to be friends with anyone that wants to be friends with me?
@tokyotunes do I have to reply to everyone who engages with me? Do I owe them a reply?
@tokyotunes what is the priority of my obligation?
@tokyotunes I absolutely disagree that hosting on airbnb equates to running a business. It is not an apple, nor an orange, but a tangelo.
@tokyotunes there are aspects of both, but it is absolutely a different thing & can not be compared to either equally.
@tokyotunes but I am not running a bnb. And I have no desire to do so. I airbnb host when I have emotional capacity to do so.
@tokyotunes Uber has a lot of problems IMHO, and racism and drivers is the least of them. Uber is a capitalist machine.
@tokyotunes Uber is the opposite of my airbnb host experiences. It's premise is based on a capitalist marketplace.
@tokyotunes Uber extracts profits through efficiency, collecting it in the platform for the benefit of a few in the hierarchy.
@tokyotunes Lyft is a better comparison. It has an emotional aspect to its product offering, although competition w Uber has tainted it.
@tokyotunes I guess that's true. But this isn't my business. It's how I survive. And also tied to my research.
@tokyotunes well, I can't speak to that.
@tokyotunes check out my podcast with Ruth: https://soundcloud.com/futurevescent/ruth-grayson
@tokyotunes idk about their real name. but I do want to see a photo & their reputation. I get a variety of detailed data after I confirm.
@tokyotunes You can tell a lot about someone from the photo they use. It's not ab racism, it's ab the kind of person they are.
@tokyotunes and FYI, I have hosted all kinds of ppl, I barely "see" race anymore.
@tokyotunes not totally. visual information is a of a different thing. If there was a way to get this another, light touch way....
@tokyotunes I tend to be an outlier in about everything I do. Unfortunately.
@tokyotunes and do LMK what you think. This has been a fun/provocative discussion. It's not black/white & solutions are not b/w either.
@tokyotunes the true solution is self-awareness, consciousness, empathy & understanding. But we are only humans, not gods.
@tokyotunes yes and no free will is a lie. there is true freedom, unfortunately many think they have it when they are just as enslaved.
@tokyotunes indeed, a conversation for another day.
Yeah, maybe innovation won't come from inside banking, but they won't necessarily listen to outsiders either.
A pleasure conversing with you. https://twitter.com/tokyotunes/status/676877366782750722
@tokyotunes if I was a white guy = good. Anything else = bad.
Is there a countdown. So sad. :( https://twitter.com/chrismessina/status/676888475455479808
Highlights include Evil by EWF & Random Access Memories --> I listened to 839 hours of music on @Rdio http://www.rdio.com/farewell/ #RdioFarewell
Thank you @Rdio for so many hours of good music. I will miss you. <3
A Chemosensory System --> What if the 5 senses are really just 1? - Futurity http://bit.ly/1QKB3n1
imageBingo! https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/677014790787723265
@eris_ltd @prestonjbyrne @Azure I was just writing about this!
You know how I talk about how hot the mojave is, temps in the 100s. Not tonight. Desert dweller freezing in my winter boots.
I'm on the Heidegger team. https://twitter.com/janmpdx/status/676999147329843200
@dgwbirch are you trying to tempt me? Because I come from the land of plen-ty. ;-)
Am I the only one who attempts to read all these fintech reports? Authors, why you make then 78-100 pages! Write succinctly!
@dearsarah actually I think this research is irrelevant & out of touch w/ sharing economy paradigm. I'm writing up my thoughts.
Oh humans, they are optional in the new world order. /snark https://twitter.com/AnthroPunk/status/677004711921340416
RT @tek_fin: Series B crunch for fintech startups in 2016? https://twitter.com/Inc/status/677117123869716480
Love this talk by Lawrence Lessig on Blockchain --> Deja vú: Thinking through law & code http://bit.ly/1Nw2BrP
imageSurprised to learn real Christmas trees are good for environment & economy-It's no eco crime to buy a Christmas tree http://bit.ly/227YBr9
@kchrist @kellysims that's an interesting viewpoint. I guess I can see their point.
I took shop class. I was one of four girls in it. I loved building things. https://twitter.com/Eagles409/status/677154378617368576
@kellysims @kchrist yes, fur is not acceptable today. But there's no reason to demonize Christmas Trees!
Super impressed by Killer Mike's interview of Bernie Sanders. Really intelligent conversation. (I don't normally pay attention to politics)
First Hotel Fig and now Casbah Cafe! Where can I get my old school moroccan fix anymore?
We should be concerned by corporate biases--> Industry money is backing more clinical trials http://bit.ly/1NxCtwE
imageRT @t3dy: Happy Birthday PKD! (reposting for those who weren't awake at absurd hours)
image image image imageMore partners added to Microsoft's Azure Blockchain as a Service now w/ Ripple, Eris, Factom, ConsenSys, CoinPrism http://bit.ly/1m83qzM
Happening now. https://twitter.com/FutureBoy/status/677525536797679616
RT @herdingbats: Disrupt Christmas https://twitter.com/LOLGOP/status/677484825192882176
All of the World's Money and Markets in One Visualization http://bit.ly/1IdYB2n
@BradenMack I totally forgot about that one. You're right.
Please do! https://twitter.com/BradenMack/status/677973944125792256
Smart Contracts: The Next Big Blockchain Application http://bit.ly/1NtZuTg
RT @monsoon0: I can’t stop looking at this @QuantaMagazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/20151214-graph-isomorphism-algorithm/
imageRT @fatemehx2: Oh FFS. I think the Black Mirrors writer should get royalties when this gets made. Because let's face it: it will. https://t…
That's wonderful. https://twitter.com/fatemehx2/status/677960527901908992
It's totally silly, but I'm really into this Joshuwookie Tree. Mojave <3 #29stumps https://www.facebook.com/Chamber29Palms/photos/a.674306625936466.1073741827.674293909271071/1087980311235760/?type=3&theater
Overspecialize and you breed in weakness. #qotd #guesswhosaidit
DING DING DING! https://twitter.com/RobotOverlordz/status/678282488729444352
Likely getting my beloved saab a new clutch for christmas. It's a worthy present for the shifting she does.
@mikko certainly you know that saying about power. And money is a form of power. He's expressing something many (w $$) secretly think.
Doing my 2015 end of year goals/accomplishments recap. Not too bad, through it was a very dark year for me.
Putting together my 2016 goals/focuses, one of which is playing my flute in a concert/on stage/in public.
Welcome to the collateral damage of calling yourself a futurist @brettking. Trained futurists know better than to predict. No offense meant.
@brettking I personally think anyone calling themself a futurist should get professional training. There is a lot to learn & distinguish.
@brettking the media calls many people futurists who have no business or training to be called one.
@brettking I think you are actually pretty good at it, but you do view things from a fairly techno-focused perspective.
@brettking Again, I mean no offense, so please don't take as such. I have an M.S. in Foresight so I know the difference.
@brettking You could only learn a lot & expand your possible futures by studying the many methods of foresight.
@brettking for example @Scobleizer, who has no business calling himself a futurist. It dilutes the work real, trained futurists do.
@brettking We are no longer in the 60's. The age of "great man" futurists is limiting. Don't get me started on history of foresight.
@brettking Use Casual Layer Analysis & Spiral Dynamics for your next possible futures and I'll eat my words.
@brettking A best selling book is not the marker of a good futurist. It is a marker of the mainstream's appetite.
@brettking Not necessarily. I assume you've read @nntaleb and are familiar with Black Swans, Wild cards & outliers. My specialty.
@brettking There was no track record for mobile phone minutes used as a currency.
@brettking The "problem" with many futurists, is they rely on trend extrapolation, which is just half the story of the future.
@brettking say what you will. wildcards & black swans are the defining factors of life, but I don't expect many to see this perspective.
@brettking No disagreement. But to believe it is all the story is bias. There is a psychological need for certainty that trends provide.
@brettking global phone adoption trend extrapolation did not "predict" mpesa. Similarly things will emerge in robotics & renewables.
@brettking they are often called, unintended consequences. And arise because of incomplete thinking about the future.
@brettking you have nothing to lose to consider my perspective as a professionally trained futurist - and everything to gain.
@brettking OK. Show me the examples of these wild cards based on trend extrapolation.
@brettking didn't you just make my point?
This is sooooo loltastic https://youtu.be/MJEAGd1bQuc
@brettking I don't see how NFC or Apple Pay are outliers. I thought you were giving examples of outliers on more complete thinking...
@brettking I need more details on the situation to call that.
@brettking AI-ification is probably a tipping point of a long time trend. Counter-trend: increased human hiring for customer service.
@brettking we've gone down a rabbit hole (which I am happy to keep exploring) but my meta point is to expand one's toolset w. CLA & other
@brettking methodologies that give a more complete view of complex future possibilities.
@brettking it is akin to taking the red pill. A more expansive, complex view. This is important for people who call themselves futurists.
@brettking must see broadly to know where to specifically focus.
@brettking I respectfully disagree. You have to do both. Both views have bias. Having both views reduces biases = better futures.
Today is the first time I'm seeing a star wars film in a theatre this millenium!
That was a thoroughly enjoyable film!
Random is not as random as you think. Two versions of Personal Jesus in a shuffle row.
Found in the glovebox: Free babysitting in my home #cacophonysociety https://www.instagram.com/p/_kuTPRJva3/
@Radiskulls it was
A big deal --> Zimbabwe to make Chinese yuan legal currency after Beijing cancels debts http://bit.ly/1OJfs9T
@taoideas China's first domino in Africa. There will be more.
RT @diskgrinder: Did you get my letters out of order? I sent you an anagram.
@taoideas my brief google search shows lots of people have written about this.
Disagree, much better blasting from a convertible driving down Hollywood Blvd. in front of the Chinese Theatre. https://twitter.com/KyloR3n/status/679256799518814208
This came up in my recent interview w/ @asanwal --> When a Unicorn Start-Up Stumbles, Its Employees Get Hurt http://nyti.ms/1OLdTrZ
Fascinating read --> Hierarchy is Detrimental for Human Cooperation http://bit.ly/1Oq9z7x
RT @officialDannyT: Who did this? 😂🎅🏽🕊 Merry #ChristmasEve
imageFantastic read --> “ Women need to be in charge. At least half the time.” http://bit.ly/1ONx0Sl
Lost ldb last night in the bedroom with grace jones. Eff you @peeweeherman.
@ninavizz @brainpicker @iftf @USCTO you want what I haven't written yet. :-)
Merry Brussels Sproutness!
image image image@Khanoisseur a pole that spins requires not much skill.
@ninavizz s'ok. I got your strange loop right here.
It's the time of year when amateurs make predictions.
@petervan @singularityhub I find it harder and harder to watch dystopian views.
I'm just waiting for the inevitable slew of horrible #fintech #bitcoin #blockchain predictions. https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis/status/681181107845464064
The Western world (& media writers) really does not get Asian culture --> China has gamified obedience to the State http://ind.pn/1MC3Vrb
@nntaleb maybe because the corn is for feed, HFCS & ethanol. To change: build markets for foods that feed vs are raw materials.
You can't predict the future. On probability, possibility, plausibility & prediction: http://bit.ly/1QUyTCR
imageLOL Albert Camus & the Absurd Hero http://bit.ly/1R2Jmun
More on basic income. The answer: Maybe. --> If you were handed $1,100 a month, would you amount to anything? http://lat.ms/22tW0bf
Some interesting & also disgusting insights (not a fan of "the game") --> Reflecting on 10 Years by @howardlindzon. http://lindzon.me/1YKF0ss
@tokyotunes some people would take the money and loaf. FWIK most would not.
Your new password must contain a haiku.
RT @FrankCatalano: End-of-year review? Recap my take on #edtech fads, trends or WTFs. Plus extra-credit myths! http://bit.ly/1NaTXiL http…
Is this an upgrade from my catalyst mode? https://twitter.com/sblackmoore/status/681494269589372928
North or south route? https://twitter.com/sblackmoore/status/681494038026010625
RT @AlexRoy144: OPEC's World Oil Outlook is a very entertaining document. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12065274/OPEC-faces-a-mortal-threat-from-electric-cars.html
OOOHHHHHH, a lovely new Journal of Future Studies focused on sci-fi! Yum.
I almost know better than to schedule meetings this week. Even if you are working, it's better for it to be unstructured.
Interesting, haven't had Blue Mountain for 2 decades. My gotos are Peet's Major Dick & Arabian Moka Java. https://twitter.com/MirceaMihaescu/status/681510446621417474
. @bookofthefuture @RobotOverlordz what's criteria for joining? do you vet 4 experience? r u a member of other futurist orgs? why/why not?
Ding ding ding. You win! https://twitter.com/eris_ltd/status/681331552865923072
@tokyotunes my point is certainty is not at either extreme, which is the unspoken assumption of the article title.
. @tokyotunes You are syntactically correct, but the single certainty encoded in the word prediction is misleading about the subject.
The World Oil Outlook is some light reading (~350 pages) pdf --> http://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/publications/WOO%202015.pdf #unintendedconsequences
I wonder how economic shifts w/ oil demand (less $$$) will impact Arab cultures. Unintended consequences of electric car trend. #wildcard
One of my favorite events ever. Great, provocative, serious, fun conversations. Go! https://twitter.com/idworkshop/status/679003525083369472
Looking at these oil trend charts reminds me of a lot of technology trend charts. Same myopia. And illustrates the caution w/ trends as god.
Fascinating & there will be unintended consequences --> Coming up next in personalized medicine: 3D printed drugs http://bit.ly/1OuVDcp
"I don't want a fucking ongoing relationship" <3 this /. comment on Sweden's cashless proposal http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=8537067&cid=51191395
@tokyotunes there are possibilities until one acts. Most give/use predictions as THE future. Not A (possible) future.
Here, I use Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to explain the transition of the future subjunctive to present http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2012/01/reflections-on-preferred-futures-possibilities-impossibilities.html
@tokyotunes certainty about the future, yes. And yet, we strive for it. Promises are an interesting aspect of future certainty.
@tokyotunes of course you can prove something within a specified context. proving is based on action in the present.
@tokyotunes but is it absolutely true all the time? maybe, maybe not.
@tokyotunes most people who read/write predictions don't consider other predictions that may or not compliment their predictions.
Myself as a budding futurist. My first set of gut based forecasts, cira 2009 http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2009/05/forecasts-for-the-future.html
So who will create the money? --> Switzerland to vote on banning banks from creating money - Telegraph http://bit.ly/1OS1UJi
@mjarkiver1 I blew my own mind 20 years ago when I realized Iowa was just as exotic as the Serengeti. It is.
@StephanErnharth in the past gold=money, but today so much more things= money (e.g. reputation, corporate currencies, your network, items).
I noticed this countertrend a few years ago --> In the age of Amazon, used bookstores are making a comeback http://wapo.st/1YN6ZaY
Super impressed (counter trend & weak link) --> Pacifist Survival playthrough of Fallout 4 • /r/Fallout http://bit.ly/1IA3AdU
Par for the hype soaked course --> Start-Up With Bitcoin in Its DNA Stumbles on Fund-Raising Trail http://nyti.ms/1mNPJXA
My last 2015 goal: inbox zero.
The benefit is in getting the players to play together --> Apple Pay’s Harvest: Too Many Rivals, Too Little Adoption http://bit.ly/1YN7fqJ
ICYM --> “ Women need to be in charge. At least half the time” & have same leeway with failure http://bit.ly/1QUv4xx
Preping the dome for my final guests of 2015. I would envy them, but I've had an amazing NYE here. ;-) They will <3 it.
RT @TheEconomist: We can design situations that help us better understand possible futures by visiting them http://econ.st/1RG3xju https:/…
ICYM. A fascinating read --> Hierarchy is Detrimental for Human Cooperation http://bit.ly/22tJeta
Provocative read --> "Poverty doesn’t make people better or harder working. It ruins people. It’s a cancer." http://bit.ly/1R2z6SW
Temps in the Mojave are colder than the North Pole. Brrrr
Tonight I magically transform a crummy bottle of wine into sublime lamb stew.
Impressive --> Meet "Sledgehammer Shannon," the lawyer who is Uber’s worst nightmare http://bit.ly/1MHVtH7
Fun! https://twitter.com/Superflux/status/682605952449773569
