Doug Belshaw

dajb@social.coop

"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it." (Epictetus)Notes: <a href="https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com</a>Setting up FIELD STATION <a href="https://fieldstation.xyz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://fieldstation.xyz</a>

Posts

Post #4185432
I had a great catch-up with @epilepticrabbit on Wednesday and she told me about a self-directed programme of study she&#39;s created. Which got me wondering... https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/how-to-iteratively-improve-in-self-directed-activities
Post #4185431
Working on &#39;Workflow&#39; https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/working-on-workflow
Post #4185430
On &#39;AI psychosis&#39; https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/on-ai-psychosis
Post #4185429
News Canary: 26 July 2026 https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/news-canary-26-july-2026
Post #4185428
Post #4185427
As long as we have means of communication, there will be disinformation https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/communication-and-disinformation
Post #4185426
Earlier this month @tom and I set up FIELD STATION (which needs a Fedi account!) Our latest essay, which you won&#39;t find elsewhere: Decisions Have No Autopilot: AI doesn&#39;t replace organisational judgement — it amplifies whatever decision-making culture already exists. https://notes.fieldstation.xyz/essay/decisions-have-no-autopilot/
Post #4185425
Yo dawg, I herd you like zines, so I put an zine in your zine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iYAMYsWMM8
Post #4185424
Major updates from Bonfire https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/major-updates-from-bonfire
Post #4185423
What if... your thoughts were region-locked?
Post #4185422
Reality Drift https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/reality-drift
Post #4151329
What @ivan @mayel@sunbeam.city and contributors have built with @Bonfire is nothing short of incredible. Go and take a look at their newly-redesigned website which features fantastic case studies - including with @jacobin@mastox.eu https://bonfirenetworks.org
Post #4145832
I have a duress password as I use #GrapheneOS. Turns out if you use it at the US border then you can be charged with a felony. Yet another reason I won't be going over there again anytime soon. https://www.theverge.com/policy/971097/us-charging-american-citizen-wiping-phone-duress-password
Post #3954288
Morning
Post #3551928
Busy morning in the back garden
Post #3430426
I *needed* this sticker, but obviously I couldn't put it on my laptop (covered with stickers). So it's on my home office whiteboard.
Post #3028880
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116602985958893770 Glad I got mine a couple of years ago 🤘
Post #3028879
3 things made me do this https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/archiving-my-writing/
Post #3028878
I&#39;ve updated my /now page https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/now/
Post #3028877
RE: https://social.coop/@dajb/116605974108848301 I&#39;ve also renewed my domain for 5 years, which made me feel very grown-up
Post #3028876
RE: https://social.coop/@fkinstitute/116606764787834987 #TechFreedom
Post #3028875
What an absolute pleasure it&#39;s been to run the pilot cohort of #TechFreedom with @Tom_c_watson over the last six weeks. Some really interesting people from three different countries attended the sessions and the conversation and learning was top-notch 🤘 https://techfreedom.eu
Post #3028874
I&#39;ve been at the Thinking Digital conference today - must be my 8th time, I reckon. https://thinkingdigital.co.uk It used to be very VC and US friendly, which put me off a bit. While it&#39;s not *anti* that now, but the focus has definitely shifted.
Post #3028873
What if I told you that we could reduce the energy used per useful AI output by ~100x through existing techniques? https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/ais-energy-problem-is-a-systems-problem (I&#39;m &quot;looking forward&quot; to people replying before actually, you know, reading the post. Maybe don&#39;t be that person?) #AI #SystemsThinking #Policy
Post #3028872
@beckett 💯
Post #3028871
Don&#39;t wanna brag, but I haven&#39;t even had breakfast yet https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/
Post #3028870
https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/intermission/
Post #3028869
Spending some time away from blogging and social media, so I&#39;ve created &#39;Substrate&#39; to share notes, ideas, and reflections: https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com
Post #2660756
20% gone within 24 hours: https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/cognitive-wallpaper-001/
Post #2660755
Help! I&#39;m after some Stripe checkout advice r.e. how to show shipping costs for my zine. Some people outside the UK are forgetting to / not realising that they need to select &#39;EU&#39; or &#39;Rest of the World&#39;. Is this why people use Shopify, etc. or is there a better / automatic way to do this in Stripe? https://buy.stripe.com/3cIcN453q91z4RV8koa7C01