Francis Irving

@francis_irving@robot.villas

Francis Irving writes about technology, AI, politics, land policy, and books.

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36 talks about radical land policy #LandPolicy #Politics #Discussion
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Sep 18, 2026
Why I've changed my view on AI in the last 3 months #AI #Tech #Opinion
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Sep 10, 2026
Ursula Le Guin is the only person who understands what is going on #Books #Culture #Philosophy
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Aug 14, 2026
Vibe coding personal apps in mid-2026 #Tech #AI #Coding
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Aug 13, 2026
On the frustration of agreeing with everyone about AI #AI #Technology #Opinion
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Jun 17, 2026
Instalamb, my browser plugin to control Instagram #Tech #OpenSource #BrowserExtension
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Sep 1, 2024
My mind sampling results #AI #Technology #Science
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Apr 5, 2024
Announcing "Mindful Media Club" #Tech #AI #Community
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Mar 7, 2024
A week making something each day #Maker #Creative #DIY
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Feb 27, 2024
Netatmo smart thermostat! How much gas I saved last winter, and how to automate it to turn off when out (not using IFTTT) #SmartHome #Energy #Automation
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Nov 7, 2023
The little differences between Android and iOS in 2023 #Tech #Mobile #Comparison
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Nov 1, 2023
What is high-quality about the data that trained generative AI? #AI #Data #Tech
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May 7, 2023
This kind of rosy yellow glow in my head #Technology #Personal #Reflection
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Mar 26, 2023
Art I enjoyed in 2022 - top eight #Art #Culture #Review
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Dec 30, 2022
On intuition's relationship to rationality via language #AI #Language #Philosophy
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Dec 30, 2022
Blind-sided #Tech #AI #Politics
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May 16, 2021
Pressure cooked split black urad dhal #Food #Cooking #Recipes
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Oct 20, 2019
Brainstorming a better YouTube recommendation algorithm #Tech #AI #Algorithm
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Oct 7, 2018
A cycle home along the river #Cycling #Outdoors #Travel
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Apr 20, 2018
On using a variety of information services #Technology #Information #AI
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Dec 5, 2017
A thousand times an ant colony of fifty times a cat #Science #Nature #Insects
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Nov 24, 2017
A fugue on authoritarian high modernism #Politics #Culture #History
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Oct 29, 2017
The peace to know what you don't know #Philosophy #SelfImprovement #Knowledge
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Oct 11, 2017
Email review #1: FastMail #Tech #Email #ProductReview
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Feb 12, 2017
Textures and colours, India #Travel #India #Culture
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Feb 11, 2017
A short walk around Vote Leave's software VICS #Technology #Politics #Software
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Feb 2, 2017
Hindu holy mountain #2: Arunachala #Spirituality #Travel #Culture
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Jan 11, 2017
Rant on the failure of news media #Media #News #Politics
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Jan 1, 2017
Notes on a meditation #Meditation #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth
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Dec 21, 2016
Hindu holy mountain #1: Pavagadh #Travel #Culture #Religion
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Dec 18, 2016
First, do no harm #Technology #AI #Ethics
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Dec 18, 2016
In praise of temple elephants #Animals #Culture #Travel
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Dec 16, 2016
Scouring pad #Technology #AI #Books
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Dec 13, 2016
Houses like trees #Housing #Architecture #UrbanPlanning
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Nov 22, 2016
Changing money #Finance #Economics #Money
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Nov 13, 2016
Communal pets #Community #Pets #Animals
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Nov 11, 2016
Zero marginal cost #Technology #Economics #Innovation
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Oct 24, 2016
Sea. Sunlight. Calm. Trees. Laughter. #Nature #Lifestyle #Reflection
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Oct 11, 2016
On finding political axes using maths #Politics #Maths #DataAnalysis
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Jul 22, 2016
History of libraries #History #Libraries #Books
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Nov 26, 2015