Nathan Black

@sockcymbal

Co-Founder/CTO of . Musician, electrical engineer, tennis player, ponderer. -

San Francisco, CA
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Joined January 2010
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  1. Retweeted
    May 18

    "Crypto tokens have been have been described as the native business model of open source software."

    4 replies 137 retweets 285 likes
  2. Jun 5

    The evolution of productivity- Past: humans aim, humans execute Present: humans aim, algorithms execute Future: AI aims, algorithms execute

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    Jun 1

    The history of how Silicon Valley became a $2.8 trillion neighborhood

    History of Silicon Valley in one animated timeline
    Silicon Valley is a name that is synonymous with the technology industry, but when and how did this small area of California become the center of the tech world? Here's how.
    1 reply 196 retweets 231 likes
  4. May 22

    Quick way to discover a passion: when you're up late at night, what sorts of things do you find yourself frequently thinking about?

    1 reply
  5. Retweeted
    8 Jul 2016

    1/ The logic of violence determines the structure of society. ("The Sovereign Individual" thesis)

    27 replies 270 retweets 651 likes
  6. May 16

    Is there a known bias for being against correcting your own biases? Or would that be a mix of status quo bias and regret avoidance?

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    Apr 30

    Always coming back to this quote: “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou

    1 reply 164 retweets 405 likes
  8. May 2

    Happiness, contentness, and peace seem like vague/elusive concepts. Habitually practice meditation enough and they become simple and obvious

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    3 Mar 2016

    The four epochs of technology: 1. Humans 2. Humans helped by machines 3. Machines helped by humans 4. Machines We are at 2.5 right now.

    5 replies 14 retweets 57 likes
  10. Apr 17

    People are controlled (programmed) by incentives, like computers. People/bots who best implement psychological reward dynamics control more.

  11. Apr 10

    Every time we interact with a product, we’re a note being played in the song the company is performing live through the medium of humans.

  12. Retweeted
    Mar 28

    Attn: ATL, the blue dots are neighbors who within seconds will know when a crime is happening. Do yourself a favor and get

    1 retweet 4 likes
  13. Retweeted
    Mar 23

    Did you know there are 27 car break-ins in Atlanta every day? If it happens to you, get alerted in real-time:

    1 retweet
  14. Retweeted
    Mar 20

    "The biggest communication problem is we don't listen to understand. We listen to reply."

    6 replies 281 retweets 317 likes
  15. Retweeted
    Mar 9

    Avoid things made with contempt for the audience. Examples: cigarettes, casinos, fake news.

    20 replies 168 retweets 533 likes
  16. Mar 11

    Endangered species conservation efforts are our pitiful attempt at apologizing to them.

  17. Mar 11

    2/ But would it know the right metrics to track and optimize for? Humans struggle majorly with this.

  18. Mar 11

    1/ If an AI robot had a Google Analytics equivalent in it's brain, think of how well it could optimize and upgrade itself.

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  19. Mar 2

    You think as deeply as you question.

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