Nine rules for Evaluating New Tech Purchases

The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces. It should use less energy than the one it replaces. If possible, it should use some form of solar energy, such as that of the body. It should be repairable by a person of ordinary intelligence, provided that he or she has the necessary tools. It should be purchasable and repairable as near to home as possible. It should come from a small, privately owned shop or store that will take it back for maintenance and repair. It should not replace or disrupt anything good that already exists, and this includes family and community relationships.

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The pac man rule for conferences - to foster better group dynamics

The Pac-Man Rule The rule is: When standing as a group of people, always leave room for 1 person to join your group. More memorably, stand like Pac-Man! The new person, who has been given permission to join your group, will gather up the courage, and join you! Another important point, the group should now readjust to leave another space for a new person. Leaving room for new people when standing in a group is a physical way to show an inclusive and welcoming environment. It reduces the feeling of there being cliques, and allows people to integrate themselves into the community.

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Gemini Diffusion

The key feature then is speed. I made it through the waitlist and tried it out just now and wow, they are not kidding about it being fast. In this video I prompt it with “Build a simulated chat app” and it responds at 857 tokens/second, resulting in an interactive HTML+JavaScript page (embedded in the chat tool, Claude Artifacts style) within single digit seconds.

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Docomo emoji no mo

This week, it was announced that Docomo’s emoji designs will no longer appear on any of the Japanese mobile network’s devices. This marks the end of an emoji era that first began in 1999, even though the set hasn’t been updated since 2013.

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