by John Macdonald | Feb 21, 2025 | The250
Ghandi’s famous quote goes like this: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Except Ghandi never said that. Or, at least, not quite like that. Here’s what he really said: “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies...
by John Macdonald | Feb 20, 2025 | The250
When I first started working as an intern at GE Astrospace, my entire work experience until that point was in situations where the boss always told me what to do. “Paint that window.””Clean those dishes.””Make that pizza.” And when...
by John Macdonald | Feb 19, 2025 | The250
How will we know? First, we had the Turing Test. Now we have others that test specifically for consciousness and cognition along particular axes — Perturbational Complexity Index (PCI), Unlimited Associative Learning (UAL), AI Consciousness Test (ACT),...
by John Macdonald | Feb 18, 2025 | The250
From the late 90s on, Steve Jobs famously wore the same thing every day — black turtleneck, 501 blue jeans, and New Balance 991 sneakers. One of his reasons (supposedly) was to reduce decision fatigue. Specifically, to not waste any...
by John Macdonald | Feb 17, 2025 | The250
I’ve noticed something about me. Maybe it happens to you also. When I get overwhelmed, buried, and feel like there is just too much to do, I start to try to multitask. And then nothing gets done. “I’ll start on...
