Ken WinterUntil reading @Auntiegrav's comment, I hadn't realized that a carbon tax is a kind of sales tax.And while we're at it, it seems that a carbon dividend, which hands carbon tax revenues equally back to everybody, is a flavor of UBI. A…Sep 21Sep 21
Ken WinterLet me suggest that the relationship between a prompter and an AI is just the latest example of a…The challenge of all user/builder relationships is: How can the users communicate their needs to the builder so that what the builders…Aug 31Aug 31
Ken WinterThe "intentionally grabby title" of the article I've long had an intention to write is You are…An incredibly hokey formula; maybe that's why I never published it. But "you" ARE killing N people. We don't know what N really is, but it…Aug 141Aug 141
Ken WinterGood idea.I find some encouragement in the fact that a lot of people are drafting pass-the-torch-with-dignity speeches for Joe, and they're all quite…Jul 4Jul 4
Ken WinterIt's odd that you call these principles "liberal" – these are exactly the principles that…Jun 191Jun 191
Ken WinterYep, it's already a term: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_shame.And yes, flight-shaming has already been tagged as something you're not supposed to do, e.g. by techno-optimist Hannah Ritchie in her book…May 161May 161
Ken WinterIt's not only the fossil fuel industry and its political enablers who need to change.May 10May 10