Jim Willis

Category: Notes

  • Jimmy Bruno has the best musical instruction channel on YouTube in case you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk2x_VVq-Do #jazzguitar #guitar Also on:

  • Generative AI tools further the importance of quality over quantity in employee evaluation. Another key future skill: managers who can spot true excellence amid AI-enhanced mediocrity. #FutureOfWork #AI Also on:

  • Of all the new features on ios 18, the one that no one has talked about and that has made the most impact on my day-to-day life is that Siri now AutoCorrects wanna to “want to.” Also on:

  • I’m not sure if it’s just me or if it’s a universal experience for musicians but: periods of progress and improvement when practicing my instrument usually translate—at least temporarily—to lousy public performance. Also on:

  • Newly released king sunny ade album seems to be a transfer of a vinyl recording, clicks, pops and all: Also on:

  • Received my copy of Cal Newport’s Slow Productivity in the mail this weekend, at the same time I’m listening to Jenny Odell’s “Saving Time.” The books feel very complimentary and I’m glad for serendipity of reading them simultaneously. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/office-space/its-time-to-embrace-slow-productivity Also on:

  • Read: Vision Con

    Unable, then, to see the world because I have forgotten the way of being in the world that enables vision in the deepest sense, I can then be convinced of the superiority of virtual worlds.³ Increasingly captivated by virtual worlds, I am less likely to demand anything more or better. The tools that diminish my…

  • Read: I Made This

    Suppose Bob writes an email to Sue, who has no existing business relationship with Bob, asking her to draw a picture of a polar bear wearing a cowboy hat while riding a bicycle. If Sue draws this picture, we all agree that Sue is the creator, and that some arrangement is required to transfer ownership…

  • Only half-jokingly wondering if Amazon’s AI’s emergent capabilities are due to being trained on audio from all of those Alexa devices out there? 🤔 #AI #Alexa Also on:

  • Not going to lie, I’ve been ignoring all the hype around Drafts and sticking with emacs to my detriment. I dismissed Drafts as a rabbit hole for Zettelkasten-types where you spend more time tweaking the system than using the system, but Drafts is really close to what I imagine emacs would be if it were…