I watched that video multiple times and can't get bored of the first 5 minutes. The filming, editing, and riding are incredible.

A skateboarding video featuring Andy Anderson doing freestyle skateboarding in Paris. This is a love letter to both Paris and skateboarding. Such a refreshing film by Brett Novak.

I spend too much of my waking hours questioning the impact of AI on the software industry. Currently, I’m playing with the thought experiment that, just like coffee, software is a commodity. What I find interesting in that framing is that, unlike coffee, the software price equilibrium was defined by a scarcity in production capabilities. The main driver of this production scarcity was the high capital requirements needed to produce and maintain software.

100% AI generated (yes, both music and video) music video by Sheldrick.

From @davidsheldrick instagram post:

Estate of the Nation visualises 90s & 00s British chav & street culture reclaiming the corridors of power. Shifting the dynamic to a new kind of sovereignty where the high street rules the House.

From a technical standpoint, this is an exercise in total AI approach, every element is AI-generated. The music & lyrics are made in Suno, the vocal stem is then stripped to use as a modality to drive the lip-sync and facial performance.

Crab mentality describes the behavior where members of a group will sabotage or pull down anyone who achieves success or tries to improve their situation.

The term comes from how crabs in a bucket will pull down any crab trying to escape, ensuring they all remain trapped together.