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Technology: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Technology, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

Pace Layers diagram by Stewart Brand explained: fashion, commerce, infrastructure, governance,culture, nature. Fast layers innovate, slow layers stabilise.Pace Layers: Six layers of robust and adaptable civilisationsWhat is the meaning of cognitive offloading? Shown by delegating our critical thinking to tools like calculators or AI chatbotsCognitive Offloading: Delegating Our ThinkingTwo people enjoying a dialogue, one falling asleep to a monologue, and one being distracted from their book by a halfalogueHalfalogueWhat is a time Hierarchy example explained: a lush, verdant, coniferous alpine forest is depicted as a means of explaining the range of layers within any durable system that develop at different speeds. From the individual needles on the trees that develop over a year, to the surrounding biome, 10,000 years in the making. Time hierarchyContinuous partial attention illustration: A family spill the dinner and miss what's said while a baby paints the floor and another child has to go to yoga for some focus to remain in the presentContinuous partial attentionThe continental axis hypothesis: from Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel, illustrating how the llama didn't manage to travel North-SouthThe continental axis hypothesisWhat is Metcalfe's Law diagram the value of a network and its usersMetcalfe’s LawThe Gartner Hype Cycle illustration: a line graph shows the typical curvy evolution of expectations from new technologies over time. The Gartner Hype cycleWhat is a technology S Curve with an example explained in a sketchThe S-curvePace Layers drawing showing the layers of Nature, Culture, Governance, Infrastructure, Commerce and Fashion/Art changing at different speedsPace layers original sketchPerson typing their password and reliving a fond memory at the same timeChoose passwords that make you happyMoore’s LawUnderstanding the ChasmThings get more complex before they get simple in a chart of complexity over time — observation from Edward De BonoThings get more complex before they get simpleUnderstanding exposure in photographyPutting it all together: ExposureUnderstanding ISOUnderstanding shutter speedUnderstanding apertureThere are 2.2 trillion combinations of an 8 character passwordThere are 2.2 trillion combinations of an 8 character passwordThe long nose of innovation explained showing the long period of refinement and augmentation before a wow moment of technology. The long nose of innovation theory is from Bill BuxtonThe Long Nose of InnovationOn microwaves

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