Don’t believe everything you think

Often I get the question "Has anything like Copiosis been attempted before?" Another: "Is this something you can do on a small scale to test it?" People asking such questions undoubtedly are looking for confirmation Copiosis can work before believing it as a real possibility. Just six months ago, I was answering such questions with a resounding … Continue reading Don’t believe everything you think

Will technology make things worse?

In an impressively long article UK Guardian reporter Evgeny Morozov argues that a new form of technology "algorithmic regulation" would destroy the welfare state and end any possibility of the progressive ideal. Algorithmic regulation, a term being tossed about by luminaries such as "visionary" Tim O'Reilly, means a method of using sets of instructions (algorithms) to run … Continue reading Will technology make things worse?