shakedown.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A community for live music fans with roots in the jam scene. Shakedown Social is run by a team of volunteers (led by @clifff and @sethadam1) and funded by donations.

Administered by:

Server stats:

285
active users

#toolsforthought

0 posts0 participants0 posts today
Boris<p>Many of us have been on this quest for years now. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23toolsforthought" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toolsforthought</a> have to be multi-player to support the networked orgs that exist throughout our family, personal, and professional lives.<br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ad5bwszsc5m5jpj2sfa6uzjk/post/3limsv4fhgc2a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ad5bwszsc5m5jpj2sfa6uzjk/post/3limsv4fhgc2a</a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>I wrote recently about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> for IA (intelligence augmentation) and it looks like Stanford is paying attention. ;-)</p><p>"We encourage the university to view goals in this space in line with the philosophy of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) to make sure that the use of AI is centered on improving the human condition. Thus, we prefer to focus on “augmenting human capabilities” versus “replacing humans.”"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://provost.stanford.edu/2025/01/09/report-of-the-ai-at-stanford-advisory-committee/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">provost.stanford.edu/2025/01/0</span><span class="invisible">9/report-of-the-ai-at-stanford-advisory-committee/</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>I asked STORM for an article on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Augmentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Augmentation</span></a> of Human Intellect and Tools for the Extended Mind.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://storm.genie.stanford.edu/article/augmentation-of-human-intellect-and-tools-for-the-extended-mind.-440941" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storm.genie.stanford.edu/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/augmentation-of-human-intellect-and-tools-for-the-extended-mind.-440941</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>"Inventing on principle" by @bret@dynamic.land.social </p><p>"outlines principles for designing cognitive tools"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/augmentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>augmentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/NGYGl_xxfXA?si=XJYDVvYM8c-WYck1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/NGYGl_xxfXA?si=XJYDVv</span><span class="invisible">YM8c-WYck1</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>Free PDF of my ebook, Mind Amplifier</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/augmentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>augmentation</span></a> </p><p><a href="http://rheingold.com/texts/Mind_Amplifier.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">rheingold.com/texts/Mind_Ampli</span><span class="invisible">fier.pdf</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>I first heard of "the extended mind" via cognitive philosopher Andy Clark. I interviewed him in 2011:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/augmentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>augmentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extended_mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extended_mind</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/jvqMEkNNuR4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/jvqMEkNNuR4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>My ebook, Mind Amplifier</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://stillpointdigital.com/book/mind-amplifier/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stillpointdigital.com/book/min</span><span class="invisible">d-amplifier/</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>2012 interview about my ebook, Mind Amplifier</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/augmentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>augmentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/10/18/mind-amplifier-howard-rheingold-and-the-value-of-convivial-tools/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner</span><span class="invisible">/2012/10/18/mind-amplifier-howard-rheingold-and-the-value-of-convivial-tools/</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>Prompt: With concepts of extended mind, cultural technologies, augmentation of human intellect, work of David Chalmers, Doug Engelbart, Howard Rheingold, Robert K. Logan, Alison Gopnik in mind, describe in detail how large language models can be used as tools for thought. Include examples &amp; skills necessary to learn in order to master this use of large language models.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mind</span></a> </p><p>chatGPT:<a href="https://chatgpt.com/share/6750e18f-542c-8007-aecb-24937286215c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chatgpt.com/share/6750e18f-542</span><span class="invisible">c-8007-aecb-24937286215c</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>NotebookLLM in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> is important for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a><br>and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> and a big step for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a></p><p>Sign up for online seminar:</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqq7daka5vDFAkt9CuOjIiyQtVcxIB88Nc3ldZCs8pljxxlw/viewform" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI</span><span class="invisible">pQLScqq7daka5vDFAkt9CuOjIiyQtVcxIB88Nc3ldZCs8pljxxlw/viewform</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>“We apply theories of human cognitive capabilities and limitations to understand how computers can best provide such cognitive support. The interdisciplinary nature of this work is reflected in the term cognitive engineering.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://cel.cs.brown.edu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cel.cs.brown.edu/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Dave Winer ☕️<p>The first ad we ran ThinkTank outliner in 1983. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toolsforthought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toolsforthought</span></a></p>
Jorge Arango<p>Are you having a go at knowledge management apps like Obsidian, Notion, or Roam? Besides new software, you need new mental models.</p><p>I’ll be live in a little over three hours with a free seminar on how to use hypertext note-taking apps more effectively. Join us!</p><p><a href="https://rosenfeldmedia.com/sessions/exploding-the-notebook-part-2-arango/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rosenfeldmedia.com/sessions/ex</span><span class="invisible">ploding-the-notebook-part-2-arango/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pkm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pkm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/notetaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notetaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toolsforthought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toolsforthought</span></a></p>
Dale<p>My handwriting plugin (Ink) for <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> is in the official community plugin list now!!! 🙂<br><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/toolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toolsForThought</span></a></p>
Jorge Arango<p>Here’s your periodic reminder that my new book, "Duly Noted," is now available. All knowledge workers should read this — that’s you or someone you know! If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do. It’ll help you. </p><p><a href="https://dulynoted.fyi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dulynoted.fyi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notes</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>This was written by an enthusiast. Could dialogic ai media be used for augmenting intellect? How about psychospiritual introspection?</p><p>AI as a Catalyst for Self-Actualization </p><p>"The integration of AI and LLMs into our personal and professional lives is not just about augmenting intelligence or automating tasks...it's about creating a space where technology acts as a catalyst for personal growth and self-discovery."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-digital-self/202402/ai-as-a-catalyst-for-self-actualization" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psychologytoday.com/us/blog/th</span><span class="invisible">e-digital-self/202402/ai-as-a-catalyst-for-self-actualization</span></a></p>
Howard Rheingold<p>How to use Notebooklm, Google’s AI writer’s note taking tool</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWPjBwXy_Io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iWPjBwXy_I</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>
Jorge Arango<p>Andy Matuschak is experimenting with Vision Pro and sharing his notes along the way: <a href="https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Vision%20Pro" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">notes.andymatuschak.org/Vision</span><span class="invisible">%20Pro</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a></p>
Jorge Arango<p>I've heard people say AI will diminish the need for note-taking. In some cases it will. But AI can also help you think more effectively with your notes. Learn more in my new book, "Duly Noted."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExtendedMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtendedMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a></p>
Jorge Arango<p>"Note" is an overloaded word: we use it to describe different things — stickies, shopping lists, mind maps, etc. — that serve different purposes. Knowing why you're taking notes helps you think better.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExtendedMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtendedMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Notetaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Notetaking</span></a></p>