Steve Jobs said that software should be a bicycle for the mind.

2025-12-22 · Bits and Bobs 12/22/25

Steve Jobs said that software should be a bicycle for the mind.
- The Resonant Computing manifesto shows how far from that we've gotten.
- Instead, we've accidentally built a self-driving bus with locked doors.
- LLMs create the possibility for an electric bicycle for the mind.

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