“Long before the term became popular, Chili’s sizzling fajitas went viral. Cooks called it the “fajita effect”: When the first order of the night came into the kitchen, the cooks fired up several skillets and started prepping ingredients for the bunch of orders that always came soon after. The boom moment of the first sizzle of the night always kicked off a multisensory chain reaction that made the whole dining room want the dish... While other restaurants tried to make fajitas that tasted better or looked fancier than the competition’s, Chili’s kept the recipe simple and relied primarily on the sizzle to not only turn heads but also trigger a barrage of senses: you hear them, then you notice the smoke and smell the aroma. You experience it. The right sound at the right time has the power to tell a rich story.” The Fajita effect.
People: Consciouness and quantum processes? The Image of the Future, Polak [PDF]. And the Polak game. Older tape designs. 53% of US republicans believe humans were created by god. Recruiters prefer AI headshots to actual pics.
Business: Wind power in the UK. Remote echochardiograms. In-car advertising. Chaos monkeys.
Tech: Modular shoes. Four Thieves Vinegar Collective pirates and DIY medecine. CN using starlink to track stealth planes. Internet "LOVE” noise.
AI: Macroeconomics impacts. Tasks vs jobs. An AI infra fund. 150+ bills in the US about AI. Workforce prep. Deep (fake) doubts era. AI and built environment CO2. EU/UK/US sign (legally binding) global treaty.
Sam Altman’s new essay on AGI/ASI.Random: Damasio’s exchanges as a podcast from 2021.
