Version 2 of the Google Maps API was deprecated back in 2010 – over 8 years ago! And yet for all that time, my creaking old website, stickymap.com remained functional. I built Stickymap as an undergrad and during my first couple years out of school. In fact, I developed it further in 2008 during a multi-week … Continue reading Fixed Stickymap Today
Announcing the Local Maximum Website – localmaxradio.com
I’m excited to announce today a brand new website for the Local Maximum podcast: localmaxradio.com After producing 34 shows with a new one coming out every week, I realized that the library of content could be a wonderful resource. Each interview I give, each article I read, and each concept I discuss has been an … Continue reading Announcing the Local Maximum Website – localmaxradio.com
Episode 33 – Ads, Bias, Censorship, Democracy
The Social Media giants can’t handle the fact that they can’t control the system they’ve created. Another “smart” podcaster backs us up on the futility of fixing internet moderation through Machine Learning alone. Also – how are our elections affected by new communications technology? It’s possible that our current situation has been repeated many times … Continue reading Episode 33 – Ads, Bias, Censorship, Democracy
Episode 32 – Woohoo no work!
Aaron interviews me about what I plan to work on while I take 6 weeks off from Foursquare. We’ll talk about the future of this podcast, several prototype ideas that I want to build, and my reading list. Can I get all this done? Probably not ALL of it – but I hope a good … Continue reading Episode 32 – Woohoo no work!
Episode 31 – The Problem of Causality with @ShirinMojarad
We do things every in the hope that it will cause something good to happen as a result. And we’re also bombarded with information trying to convince us on what to buy, who to vote for, and how to live. But most of the time, it’s very difficult to tell whether A causes B, or … Continue reading Episode 31 – The Problem of Causality with @ShirinMojarad
Ep. 30 – Entropy is a Decision Tree: Game of Thrones Predictions
Some data scientists are attempting to use data and machine learning to predict the outcome of the next season of game of thrones. In this solo show I discuss the merits of this approach, give an overview of decision trees, adversarial problems, and the role of information theory. Articles Predicting Death in Game of Thrones on … Continue reading Ep. 30 – Entropy is a Decision Tree: Game of Thrones Predictions
Episode 29 – Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Decentralization with @clydevanel of the New York State Assembly
Assembly Member Clyde Vanel and I talk about new technology that affect the State of New York and the world! We Cover – The rise of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies – The possibility of blockchain technology being used to maintain state government records like birth, death, and voting registration. – Automation and Jobs – Entrepreneurship; … Continue reading Episode 29 – Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Decentralization with @clydevanel of the New York State Assembly
Episode 28 – Alex Jones, Jack Dorsey, and the Censorious Social Media Reporters
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey is being pressured by a bunch of social media reporters from CNN to silence voices like Alex Jones; and all of the big socials are caving in fast. It’s time to unmask the seemingly reasonable justifications for these bans for what they are – censorship. I add to the voices calling for … Continue reading Episode 28 – Alex Jones, Jack Dorsey, and the Censorious Social Media Reporters
Episode 27 – Big Algorithm, Fat Tails, and Converging Priors
Today we dive into the current Bayesian flame wars on Twitter. Do Bayesian priors converge? As Nassim Taleb points out, not necessarily until a fat tail or power law distribution. We’ll talk about what that means, and the wonders worked by Bayes rule even under some seemingly preposterous priors. News Stories Military looking for algorithms that … Continue reading Episode 27 – Big Algorithm, Fat Tails, and Converging Priors
Episode 26 – @chrismessina on Conversational Commerce, Relationship Design, and the Future of Brands
Chris Messina and I go over a recent article of his on the evolution of conversational commerce and bots, and how to steer the industry towards better products. Relationship Design, Augmented Reality, and Natural Language. Chris Messina is one of the like highest level thinkers in terms of product design for our technological world. No … Continue reading Episode 26 – @chrismessina on Conversational Commerce, Relationship Design, and the Future of Brands