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[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Great list of Urbit app ideas!

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Some things smartphones have replaced:

cameras
maps
GPS devices
calculators
alarm clocks
TV’s
radios
camcorders
pay phones
yellow pages
answering machines
newspapers
calendars
VCR’s
flashlights
watches
timers
compasses
mail
cookbooks
car keys
cash
airline tickets
photo albums
magazines
money
voice recorders
scanners
walkie talkie
TV remotes
translators
playing cards
diaries
travel guidebooks
offices
foreign phrasebooks
portable speakers
takeout orders by phone
CDs
DVDs
encyclopedias
photocopiers
compact mirrors
bank branches
checks
rulers
address books
parking meters
rolodexes
dictionaries

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

@DemoChenDev @urbit @NEARProtocol Not all compute should be on chain

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Very high alpha for those of use who code in markdown. #excel #tables

[Urbit Foundation @urbitfoundation]

Official release party for Markdown on Urbit with @wispem_wantex.

Join us tomorrow, Nov 8, at 11am PT / 2pm ET in the Hacker House.

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Urbit Oxford is psyched for this grant to come about.

[Urbit Foundation @urbitfoundation]

Port was a beloved application for launching and managing Urbit ships from a simple and beautiful UI. However, it's currently no longer maintained.

We'll pay you 4 stars to take ownership of it and get it working. Apply below if you're interested.

https://t.co/xt8uQ2JUFM

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Still looks better than Oxford’s student self service

[Bic @chocolateycrepe]

NYC's public college system paid Oracle ~$600M to build our course management portal. It's built on top of Oracle's PeopleSoft suite, which they refused to customize without an extra $400M (to hit $1B).

New Yorkers got the image below and pay $5M+ / year for *hosting*.

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Great interview! And agreed on the community aspect.

[Stewart Alsop - Host of Crazy Wisdom Radio Show @StewartalsopIII]

What I love about Urbit is that whoever I talk to from that community I always find a brilliant person who I also generally vibe with from a values perspective.

Today I interviewed @littel_wolfur about many things, but most importantly:

Urbit, spaced repetition, long-term thinking, craftsmanship, AI limitations, shrubbery, software development, transhumanism, memorization, dependency issues, optimization, community building, decentralization, software simplicity, rewriting code, user empowerment, digital autonomy

00:22 Understanding Spaced Repetition

01:39 Personal Journey with Spaced Repetition

04:02 Challenges in Spaced Repetition Software

06:45 Building a Flashcard App on Urbit

09:03 Exploring Shrubbery and Namespace in Urbit

13:26 The State of Urbit and Its Future

17:20 Reflections on Technology and Society

28:15 Community Dynamics and Internet Engagement

28:37 Balancing Internet Time with Family Life

29:37 Ease of Use and New Blood in Urbit

31:15 Building a Moat Around Your Community

32:17 Twitter, Free Speech, and AI Implications

41:02 Challenges and Potential of AI in Software Development

50:11 Transhumanism and the Role of AI

54:48 Craftsmanship in Software Development

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Huge TLON functionality coming soon. We’re excited!

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Urbit

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Hastuc is single handedly 100x-ing urbit mkt cap

[~poldec-tonteg @poldectonteg]

Shrubbery is Urbit as it should be. It's Urbit how many of us thought Urbit worked when we got here, we were just 5 years too early.

But it's almost finished and time is coming for aggressive expansion.

Blockchains are a joke. My namespace will EAT your namespace.

[Josh Lehman @jlehman_]

@RuneKek You can use @urbit to self-host your own DeFi frontends on your own today.

Right now there's Uniswap as a proof of concept. Soon there will be many more. Try it out here: https://t.co/nrSMIRs83U

Want to try this with your frontend? DMs are open.

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Urbit

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Urbit Oxford has been reading the scholarship

[~urbLon-don @urbLon]

good to touch base with the finest group of p2p network enjoyers in the world

2 observations:

- @poldectonteg namedoxxed??
- @tiller_tolbus is one of the clearest thinkers in the space

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Great space going on here. https://t.co/Tr0e4e9IVk

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

We agree here in Oxford. However, Shrek > shrek 2. #urbit #ares

[~𝔐𝔦𝔩𝔰𝔢𝔱 @0xsyru]

280 character tweet limit
44 min Vinyl LP max length
10 min Youtube video max length

Limitations foster excellence

Make 10 min 720p videos possible on Urbit and it will conquer the world

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

We are excited! Lots to be said on the efficacy of the anonymous message board

[Assembly Capital @AssemblyCap]

Anon, we made an Urbit app for you

Introducing %lemur, an anonymous message board

Install from ~nodmyn-dosrux

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Thank you Julia! We here at UrbOx find that results and skills are more important than cover letters. In fact, some of the best hooners alive are famous for being unable to read or write, and push commits through willed telekinesis to their #urbit. Fascinating.

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

EXPLAINED: How to write a standout Cover Letter ✉️

A cover letter is crucial when applying for a job. It can be the deciding factor between getting an interview or being rejected.

@OxfordCareers' Julia Hilton shares some tips for writing a great cover letter ⬇️

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

😀

[~urbLon-don @urbLon]

[Meet-Up Alert]

As per tradition, the Milady Rave will be preceded by a hang out amongst Urbiters.

Join us on October 11th at Mercato Metropolitano at 9:30 PM.

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

These are the groups we look out for at UrbOx.

[~poldec-tonteg @poldectonteg]

It's come to my attention that at least 15 people on the internet like jazz, so I will now post jazz to listen to for this week. I've avoided very well known stuff and vocal jazz. Not because it's not worthwhile, but because it's probably redundant to suggest ie Ella Fitzgerald's rendition of Loch Lomond or "Kind of Blue."

I'm cross-posting this to an Urbit group. DM me if you want an invite.

**Satellite by John Coltrane**

https://t.co/SozGPAkmes

This is my favorite track off of Coltrane's Sound, probably my favorite Coltrane LP. The track is a sweet spot in that it's got plenty of conventionally melodic meat, but strays into some of the techniques that would define the later Coltrane (like the pedal tone bass and "sheets of sound"). Keep an ear out for the unique compositional technique of repurposing existing chord changes to a standard (in this case "How High the Moon") and putting a new melody on top. This one has has the added interest of Coltrane's signature substitution, which you can google if you're interested.

**Holy Lands by Makaya McCraven ft Brandee Younger**

https://t.co/pA5lX0jxYj

Makaya is one of the younger generation of drummers who grew up influenced by electronic music techniques and this is a really good showcase of his approach. For this album, he recorded several performances worth of material (mostly free improvised I believe) and then looped and re-edited the result into new compositions. This particular track has Brandee Younger playing harp, jazz harp being a particular favorite of mine. Also see the few recordings of Rebekah Raff if you like this.

Anything on International Anthem is worth checking out.

**Country by Keith Jarrett**

https://t.co/b7LrRGOtss

Jazz haters have plenty to hate in Keith Jarrett. Several of his albums are 2 hour long free improvised solo jazz performances. And with no words! Can you imagine anything more abominable to the internet-addicted wordcel?

I of course love all of the Sun Bear concerts (above mentioned weird piano pieces), but I include this to show that Jarrett is completely capable of making music that could easily be confused for the credit music to an 80's romcom. But better.

**Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock**

https://t.co/TmN8m7Cc29

One of the many pleasures of being "into" jazz is that you can go down endless lines of affinity when looking for new music. You listen to an album, you like it, you look at the drummer, you find other albums with the same drummer, you buy them, you like the bassist, repeat.

Simply following the personnel on this album (Hancock, Carter, Williams, Hubbard, Coleman) will lead you to some of the best jazz you've ever heard. And since this album is kind of perched between "eras" of jazz, you're sure to find something you like by going backward and forward through all of these guys' careers.

**Senor Mouse by Gary Burton**

https://t.co/VXuMEWOhik

I love vibraphone. Vibraphone is a great example of a kitschy, basically novelty instrument that has been elevated by jazz musicians (the hammond the electric guitar are other good example) almost since it's inception. The Corea's propulsive "rolling" piano and Burton's super-tight arpeggios gives the whole thing a nice light rhythm even without drums or bass. This should convince anyone who thinks that jazz is mostly about wind instrument otherwise.

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Stay tuned for the announcement of our first meetup in Michaelmas!

[Urbit Oxford @OxfordUrbit]

Simple yet human oriented sandstone squares have built a university with nearly 1000 years behind it. At Urbit Oxford, we believe we can do the same with a human oriented computer. #urbit

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

Oxford basking in this week's heatwave ☀️

#HeatwaveUK