Alejandro Martínez
@imavca.bsky.social
David Foster Wallace on thinking:
“Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.”
“Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.”
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
David Foster Wallace on thinking:
“Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.”
“Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.”
The best are always learning.
Read like crazy.
Think alone.
Keep a journal.
Write stuff down the moment you see it.
Review regularly.
Memorize the big ideas to fluency.
Attack your best ideas.
And never get high on your own supply.
You don't have to be gifted. You do have to be deliberate.
Read like crazy.
Think alone.
Keep a journal.
Write stuff down the moment you see it.
Review regularly.
Memorize the big ideas to fluency.
Attack your best ideas.
And never get high on your own supply.
You don't have to be gifted. You do have to be deliberate.
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The best are always learning.
Read like crazy.
Think alone.
Keep a journal.
Write stuff down the moment you see it.
Review regularly.
Memorize the big ideas to fluency.
Attack your best ideas.
And never get high on your own supply.
You don't have to be gifted. You do have to be deliberate.
Read like crazy.
Think alone.
Keep a journal.
Write stuff down the moment you see it.
Review regularly.
Memorize the big ideas to fluency.
Attack your best ideas.
And never get high on your own supply.
You don't have to be gifted. You do have to be deliberate.
You may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value to you than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself; because only through ordering what you know by comparing every truth with every other truth can you take complete possession of it
August 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
You may accumulate a vast amount of knowledge but it will be of far less value to you than a much smaller amount if you have not thought it over for yourself; because only through ordering what you know by comparing every truth with every other truth can you take complete possession of it
“The replicant is not a person,” Lessig wrote, “it does not deliberate. It does not reflect. It just generates.”
open.substack.com/pub/centerfo...
open.substack.com/pub/centerfo...
August 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“The replicant is not a person,” Lessig wrote, “it does not deliberate. It does not reflect. It just generates.”
open.substack.com/pub/centerfo...
open.substack.com/pub/centerfo...
“15 years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now, the real world is an escape from the internet.” - Noah Smith
August 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
“15 years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now, the real world is an escape from the internet.” - Noah Smith
It doesn’t matter what position you find yourself in right now. What matters is whether you improve your position today. Every ordinary moment is an opportunity to make the future easier or harder.
July 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It doesn’t matter what position you find yourself in right now. What matters is whether you improve your position today. Every ordinary moment is an opportunity to make the future easier or harder.
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It's hilarious that they genuinely don't seem to understand the difference between "the entire body of scientific research into quantum physics" and "what I've kind of passively absorbed through pop culture over the past twenty years"
![Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber who no longer works at the company, appeared on All-In to talk with hosts Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya about the future of technology. When the topic turned to AI, Kalanick discussed how he uses xAI’s Grok, which went haywire last week, praising Adolf Hitler and advocating for a second Holocaust against Jews.
“I’ll go down this thread with [Chat]GPT or Grok and I’ll start to get to the edge of what’s known in quantum physics and then I’m doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it’s vibe physics,” Kalanick explained. “And we’re approaching what’s known. And I’m trying to poke and see if there’s breakthroughs to be had. And I’ve gotten pretty damn close to some interesting breakthroughs just doing that.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qlnirjwff4ibiw3wchmleszo/bafkreiac2szurc5dnw6klquhpjmo7iafg4n6fwmrqyred7jrrph6h6mptq@jpeg)
July 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It's hilarious that they genuinely don't seem to understand the difference between "the entire body of scientific research into quantum physics" and "what I've kind of passively absorbed through pop culture over the past twenty years"
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Jurassic Park is a perfect franchise because the question "why would they keep doing this" is answered by simply asking yourself if you would want to go see a dinosaur. Of course you would want to see a dinosaur.
July 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Jurassic Park is a perfect franchise because the question "why would they keep doing this" is answered by simply asking yourself if you would want to go see a dinosaur. Of course you would want to see a dinosaur.
Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain.
June 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain.
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Deep Blue is 30 years old and was capable of defeating chess grand champions. It could be housed in a single cabinet.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
ChatGPT Lost a Chess Game to an Atari 2600
And on the 'Beginner' difficulty level, too.
www.extremetech.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Deep Blue is 30 years old and was capable of defeating chess grand champions. It could be housed in a single cabinet.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
ChatGPT spans untold data centers devouring massive amounts of electricity and it got its ass whipped by an 8 bit gaming console from the 1970s.
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“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of our language.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
April 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of our language.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations
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Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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February 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Watch how people discuss their problems.
They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.
They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.
February 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Watch how people discuss their problems.
They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.
They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.
It’s ironic how Palantir (mass surveillance) and Anduril (combat drones) borrow names from #LOTR - a saga warning against unchecked power and weaponized technology. The corporate rebranding of Tolkien’s anti-war themes reaches new heights of literary misinterpretation.
February 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s ironic how Palantir (mass surveillance) and Anduril (combat drones) borrow names from #LOTR - a saga warning against unchecked power and weaponized technology. The corporate rebranding of Tolkien’s anti-war themes reaches new heights of literary misinterpretation.
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Hold strong, Canada and Mexico. Let our American people experience what voting for a totally unhinged moron actually means.
January 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hold strong, Canada and Mexico. Let our American people experience what voting for a totally unhinged moron actually means.
The wise of every generation discover the same truths.
January 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The wise of every generation discover the same truths.
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Look, I know I was reading Ancient Greek literature for fun when I was in my early teens and that’s not exactly normal, but I will admit I am still a bit horrified that lots of adult Christopher Nolan fans seem to have never *heard* of Homer or the Odyssey.
December 25, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Look, I know I was reading Ancient Greek literature for fun when I was in my early teens and that’s not exactly normal, but I will admit I am still a bit horrified that lots of adult Christopher Nolan fans seem to have never *heard* of Homer or the Odyssey.
