Chris Harris

@_ChrisHarris
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Thoughts on strategy, design and UX, CEO of Tapjet, App Director of many apps. I ❤️ CSS and the web.
I get the anti Elon sentiment but it really biases decent analysis. This team (not Elon) perhaps should be evaluated on rate of change? If scaling laws apply this comment is going to age pretty quickly. https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/114027933122710689
Regulating AI at this stage is like regulating spreadsheets. AI is not smart or intelligent but some people can make them do clever things. https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/113988107716477784
@stroughtonsmith Just noticed your new profile pic. Haha, it’s brilliant. Ok, I’m moving along now.
If anyone needs a good starting image for their "Die Hard" ornament, I made this for you:
https://mastodon.social/@kottke/113675073044670580
Soon
Quite keen to use it as a monitor for the filming that is becoming a bigger part of the UX work I do.
The sketching is super useful for me, but main reason is as a travel device and second screen for MBP.
Before anyone gets too exited, I use my personal M1 MacBook Pro 16’ for work currently. So when they asked if I wanted a machine…
My new work machine.

Fascinating history of the web and Netscape from Marc Andressen. We avoided and alternate future from Microsoft or Apple where they collected a percentage of every transaction flowing through it. As bad as some things are today, it could have been much worse.

https://a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/marc-andreessen-on-building-netscape-the-birth-of-the-browser-le5m2Lo_

Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser | a16z Podcast

In this special episode, Marc and Ben dive deep into the REAL story behind the creation of Netscape—a web browser co-created by Marc that revolutionized the internet and changed the world. As Ben notes at the top, until today, this story has never been fully told either in its entirety or accurately. The two discuss Marc's early life and how it shaped his journey into technology, the pivotal moments at the University of Illinois that led to the development of Mosaic (a renegade browser that Marc developed as an undergrad), and the fierce competition and legal battles that ensued as Netscape rose to prominence. Ben and Marc also reflect on the lessons learned that still resonate in today's tech landscape (especially with AI).

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