A new villager arrives! Spotted on an evening walk the other day. Quote of the Day “I think there are two realities. Yes, AI is far better than a lot of people realize. And yes, it is still pretty bad at a lot of stuff that a lot of people care about (and it may stay that way). Anyone making bets about the future on either side should bear that in mind.” Will Douglas Heaven, writing in MIT Tech Review Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Felicity Lott RIP Mozart | *Ach, ich fühl’s | Die Zauberflöte | Felicity Lott Link Wonderful soprano, now gone, alas. Long Read of the Day Muskism as Fordism When Elon Musk first started making cars I remember thinking that he was the spiritual heir of Henry Ford. Why? Because Musk invented not just a new kind of vehicle, but also a new way of making cars. Henry Ford did the same, with the Model T and the production line. The comparison was, in a way, just the cheap throwaway line of a newspaper columnist. But what’s fascinating about this…
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