Archive - Philip’s Newsletter

Hierarchy in Virtual Worlds

Living things use emergent hierarchies to express complex structures

Jul 1 •

Philip Rosedale

June 2025

Ultraviolet Catastrophe

AI is about to make the public internet useless

Jun 25 •

Philip Rosedale

February 2025

Tech can build trust and enable stronger local communities

Feb 25 •

Philip Rosedale

November 2024

On the Election

Challenging times lie ahead, due to increasing inequality

Nov 6, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

July 2024

Facial Expressions and Body Language

Neal Stephenson predicted the problem with VR, way back in "Snow Crash"

Jul 16, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

June 2024

Avoiding Homogenization with AI

Large models remember popular things much better

Jun 13, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

May 2024

Adventures of the Linden Dollar

Learning from Second Life's digital currency

May 29, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

April 2024

A decentralized version could give drivers 50% more income

Apr 18, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

The Price of Distrust

If we cannot agree with each other, we turn to gold

Apr 17, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

Consciousness as a Hall of Mirrors

I predict myself, therefore I am?

Apr 2, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

March 2024

A Different Approach to VR

Detecting intention rather than actual motion

Mar 5, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

February 2024

First thoughts, Apple Vision Pro

Amazing UX and visual quality but weight & comfort still a blocker

Feb 2, 2024 •

Philip Rosedale

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