Joshua MontgomeryNo, a social safety net is not a moral hazard.Politicians of a certain stripe have a long standing argument for underfunding safety net programs like food stamps and unemployment…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Joshua MontgomeryI’m Terrified.The Federal Financial Response to Coronavirus is Woefully Inadequate.Apr 15, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Joshua MontgomeryCOVID Recovery in Hawaii — Now Is The Time for Land ReformHawaii’s recovery is an opportunity to make long overdue changes.Mar 30, 2020Mar 30, 2020
Joshua MontgomerySilicon Valley Isn’t Reckless, The Rest of The Country is OvercautiousNow that Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes has been indicted, commentators around the country are calling out Silicon Valley for its…Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
Joshua MontgomerySoftware Version Numbers ExplainedAs we finalize the plans for our 18.02b release later this month I thought it would be a good time to share about our software numbering…Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018
Joshua MontgomeryWhy AI isn’t Something to Fear; Emotions are the True CulpritHave you seen the billionaire drama yet? You know, the tweets where Elon Musk noted that he spoke with Mark Zuckerberg about artificial…Feb 13, 2018Feb 13, 2018
Joshua MontgomeryinHackerNoon.comA Recognized Open AlternativeDavid Beisel over at NextView Ventures created a diagram showing all of the companies that make up the voice computing market. I don’t know…Jan 12, 2017Jan 12, 2017
Joshua MontgomeryWhy Mycroft is ImportantIn November Albert Wenger at Union Square Ventures wrote a short piece titled “Voice Interfaces: Open Alternative is an Opportunity” In it…Jan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2017
Joshua MontgomeryNo, Robots aren’t going to make the world better….at least not under our current tax system.In a recent post Ruchir Sharma makes a case for robots as the solution to demographic problems in Japan, China and elsewhere. His thinking…Dec 4, 2016Dec 4, 2016