I’m leaving WhatsApp. It’s an integral part of the Meta / Facebook empire, which is currently being sued by 29 states for the harm that it causes to children. While WhatsApp claims end-to-end encryption, they retain your metadata, which forms part of your social graph which they then use as part of their marketing efforts….
Continue reading →I’m facilitating two unconferences in the next six weeks, one for the Global Entrepreneurship Network NZ, and the other for Re:Shape. They’re going to be epic events. But what is an unconference? An unconference is a dynamic, participant-driven gathering where the traditional event hierarchy is flipped. There are no pre-planned agendas, rigid keynotes, or passive…
Continue reading →I’ve launched a new website, vodcast, and podcast to help founders raise angel investment. nzangels.com will lead you through the process, focusing on how to achieve a successful raise. I cover everything from how to conceive of your company through to how to prepare for future investment rounds once your deal is closed. There will…
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS I recently upgraded my laptop to the most recent version of the most popular Linux operating system, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. It’s free software, costing $0. With Ubuntu’s free Expanded Security Maintenance, it will be supported until April 2034, at which point it can be easily upgraded at no cost. It offers the…
Continue reading →Most of us acknowledge that catastrophic global warming is one of the most significant existential issues ever to face our species. But we tend to talk about it in the abstract, basing our information on international research, which seems distant from our home in New Zealand. The good old Kiwi “she’ll be right” can kick…
Continue reading →I gave a talk at the Holocaust Centre NZ last month on Yiddish poetry from the holocaust, as translated by my mother, Dr Sarah Traister Moskovitz (z”l). The presentation discusses the history of the Poetry in Hell and The Song Remains collections, and readings of several of the poems in English and Yiddish. You can…
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I took one of the most interesting photos I’ve ever taken a couple of days ago, at Field Hut in the Tararua range. Check out an inset of the steam wisps: They’re spooky, and very Maurice Sendak.
Continue reading →I called out Claude the AI on its hallucination, and asked it how humans should deal with hallucinating AI’s. Claude’s ultimate advice was: stop using me.
Continue reading →My mother, Dr Sarah Traister Moskovitz, died on 1 September 2024 through Medical Aid in Dying (MAID). It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever witnessed. She was 97. This is the story of how she came to end her own life.
Continue reading →Are you looking for the latest developments in Education Techology – EdTech? In 2021, I started an EdTech news clipping page using Pinboard.in. I’ve changed my bookmarking technology to Raindrop.io, and am now also publishing these on Mastodon. Here’s how to find them: Raindrop.io direct: https://raindrop.io/davemosk/ed-tech-49190038/ Raindrop.io RSS feed: https://raindrop.io/collection/49190038/feed Mastodon: @[email protected] Bluesky: @edtech.mastodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy If…
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