Steven Forth
@stevenforth.bsky.social
Resident of Vancouver, writer, translator, explorer and connector of ideas.
My day job ... shaping how we think about innovation, value and pricing.
From my Substack
Will User Based or Credit Based Pricing Prevail in the AI Era?
My prediction is that “Credit based pricing will absorb user based pricing.”
open.substack.com/pub/pricingi...
#pricing #SaaS #AI #innovation
From my Substack
Will User Based or Credit Based Pricing Prevail in the AI Era?
My prediction is that “Credit based pricing will absorb user based pricing.”
open.substack.com/pub/pricingi...
#pricing #SaaS #AI #innovation
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
My day job ... shaping how we think about innovation, value and pricing.
From my Substack
Will User Based or Credit Based Pricing Prevail in the AI Era?
My prediction is that “Credit based pricing will absorb user based pricing.”
open.substack.com/pub/pricingi...
#pricing #SaaS #AI #innovation
From my Substack
Will User Based or Credit Based Pricing Prevail in the AI Era?
My prediction is that “Credit based pricing will absorb user based pricing.”
open.substack.com/pub/pricingi...
#pricing #SaaS #AI #innovation
Any attempt by a foreign power to take over Greenland without the full agreement of its people should trigger article 5 of NATO.
#Greenland
#Greenland
January 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Any attempt by a foreign power to take over Greenland without the full agreement of its people should trigger article 5 of NATO.
#Greenland
#Greenland
There is something that delights in Peter Pitseolak's work.
www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/art...
#Canada #art #Inuit
www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/art...
#Canada #art #Inuit
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
There is something that delights in Peter Pitseolak's work.
www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/art...
#Canada #art #Inuit
www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/art...
#Canada #art #Inuit
Reposted by Steven Forth
Design books
The Responsible Object: A History of Design Ideology for the Future edited by Marjanne Van Helvert.
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #objects
The Responsible Object: A History of Design Ideology for the Future edited by Marjanne Van Helvert.
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #objects
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Design books
The Responsible Object: A History of Design Ideology for the Future edited by Marjanne Van Helvert.
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #objects
The Responsible Object: A History of Design Ideology for the Future edited by Marjanne Van Helvert.
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #objects
1st lines
Anyone who is all right would not be coming in covered with fog.
It is a pattern when it is moving. When it is moving collisions of things that happen produce a wavering but recognizable image that merges into the ground ...
From Empathy by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1989
#1stlines #poetry
Anyone who is all right would not be coming in covered with fog.
It is a pattern when it is moving. When it is moving collisions of things that happen produce a wavering but recognizable image that merges into the ground ...
From Empathy by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1989
#1stlines #poetry
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
2 books, a thread through my reading, connecting books, ideas, emotions and actions.
These are both published by Paul Rossiter's Isobar Press in Tokyo.
isobarpress.com
#Booksky #2books #poetry #Japan #haiku #translation #Saito
These are both published by Paul Rossiter's Isobar Press in Tokyo.
isobarpress.com
#Booksky #2books #poetry #Japan #haiku #translation #Saito
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
2 books, a thread through my reading, connecting books, ideas, emotions and actions.
These are both published by Paul Rossiter's Isobar Press in Tokyo.
isobarpress.com
#Booksky #2books #poetry #Japan #haiku #translation #Saito
These are both published by Paul Rossiter's Isobar Press in Tokyo.
isobarpress.com
#Booksky #2books #poetry #Japan #haiku #translation #Saito
It is said that US President Donald Trump does not read much, but it seems that he has not only read but studied George Orwell's 1984 and is moving to make it a reality. Oceania (dominated by the US), Eurasia (dominated by Russia) and Eastasia (dominated by China).
#Trump #US #Venezuela #Orwell
#Trump #US #Venezuela #Orwell
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It is said that US President Donald Trump does not read much, but it seems that he has not only read but studied George Orwell's 1984 and is moving to make it a reality. Oceania (dominated by the US), Eurasia (dominated by Russia) and Eastasia (dominated by China).
#Trump #US #Venezuela #Orwell
#Trump #US #Venezuela #Orwell
Early the first Sunday in January I somehow find myself listening to 浅川マキ Asakawa Maki. An iconic figre for me from my years in Japan.
youtu.be/tBrLyGpIqFM?...
#Music #Japan #Blues
youtu.be/tBrLyGpIqFM?...
#Music #Japan #Blues
Yo Ga Aketara
YouTube video by Maki Asakawa - Topic
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Early the first Sunday in January I somehow find myself listening to 浅川マキ Asakawa Maki. An iconic figre for me from my years in Japan.
youtu.be/tBrLyGpIqFM?...
#Music #Japan #Blues
youtu.be/tBrLyGpIqFM?...
#Music #Japan #Blues
Reposted by Steven Forth
Design books
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #urbandesign
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #urbandesign
January 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Design books
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #urbandesign
The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #urbandesign
1st lines
A critic objects to their "misterian" qualities
I look it up and don't find it, which must relate
to the mystères in religions. Stepping
across stones in the river which cover
my sound, I startle a big bird who must ...
From The Heat Bird by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1983
#1stlines #poetry
A critic objects to their "misterian" qualities
I look it up and don't find it, which must relate
to the mystères in religions. Stepping
across stones in the river which cover
my sound, I startle a big bird who must ...
From The Heat Bird by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1983
#1stlines #poetry
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Part of my reading for 2026 is Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. I happen to have most of her books, though there are a few I need to pick up.
This interview gives some good insights into her writing.
yalereview.org/article/-mei...
#poetry #YaleReview
This interview gives some good insights into her writing.
yalereview.org/article/-mei...
#poetry #YaleReview
Lacey Jones: "Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge"
An interview with the poet and author of A Treatise on Stars
yalereview.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Part of my reading for 2026 is Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. I happen to have most of her books, though there are a few I need to pick up.
This interview gives some good insights into her writing.
yalereview.org/article/-mei...
#poetry #YaleReview
This interview gives some good insights into her writing.
yalereview.org/article/-mei...
#poetry #YaleReview
Reposted by Steven Forth
Design books
The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution by Benjamin Schneider
www.ubcpress.ca/the-unfinish...
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #cityplanning
The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution by Benjamin Schneider
www.ubcpress.ca/the-unfinish...
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #cityplanning
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Design books
The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution by Benjamin Schneider
www.ubcpress.ca/the-unfinish...
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #cityplanning
The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution by Benjamin Schneider
www.ubcpress.ca/the-unfinish...
#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #urbanism #cityplanning
1st lines
The only quiet place was in the well where they
kept the melons. There she could hear most distinctly
people's cries in China. Even at twilight up there
you might see a white dog out of the corner of your eye
...
From The Heat Bird by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1983
#1stlines #poetry
The only quiet place was in the well where they
kept the melons. There she could hear most distinctly
people's cries in China. Even at twilight up there
you might see a white dog out of the corner of your eye
...
From The Heat Bird by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1983
#1stlines #poetry
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Reposted by Steven Forth
Another good argument for transit over personal vehicles I just read in @jeffspeck.bsky.social ‘s Walkable City - when money is spent on cars and gas, nearly 85% leaves the local economy, usually going to foreign oil and car production.
Build bigger and better transit to improve local life for all
Build bigger and better transit to improve local life for all
January 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Another good argument for transit over personal vehicles I just read in @jeffspeck.bsky.social ‘s Walkable City - when money is spent on cars and gas, nearly 85% leaves the local economy, usually going to foreign oil and car production.
Build bigger and better transit to improve local life for all
Build bigger and better transit to improve local life for all
The Normalization of Deviance in AI
A cautionary message, worth pondering.
embracethered.com/blog/posts/2...
#AI #risks
A cautionary message, worth pondering.
embracethered.com/blog/posts/2...
#AI #risks
The Normalization of Deviance in AI · Embrace The Red
The gradual and systemic over-reliance on LLM outputs, especially with agentic systems, leads to a normalization of deviance.
embracethered.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The Normalization of Deviance in AI
A cautionary message, worth pondering.
embracethered.com/blog/posts/2...
#AI #risks
A cautionary message, worth pondering.
embracethered.com/blog/posts/2...
#AI #risks
Sunrise Market Is a Rare Gem. And a Dying Breed by Steve Burgess via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
#Canada #BC #Vancouver #Chinatown #affordability
#Canada #BC #Vancouver #Chinatown #affordability
Sunrise Market Is a Rare Gem. And a Dying Breed | The Tyee
Steve Burgess takes readers inside a beloved Downtown Eastside grocery store. Last in a series.
thetyee.ca
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Sunrise Market Is a Rare Gem. And a Dying Breed by Steve Burgess via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...
#Canada #BC #Vancouver #Chinatown #affordability
#Canada #BC #Vancouver #Chinatown #affordability
A very useful summary of LLM world in 2025.
From Simon Wilson.
Many of these 2025 developments will shape what we are able to do this year.
simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/...
#AI #LLMs #innovation #change
From Simon Wilson.
Many of these 2025 developments will shape what we are able to do this year.
simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/...
#AI #LLMs #innovation #change
2025: The year in LLMs
This is the third in my annual series reviewing everything that happened in the LLM space over the past 12 months. For previous years see Stuff we figured out about …
simonwillison.net
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
A very useful summary of LLM world in 2025.
From Simon Wilson.
Many of these 2025 developments will shape what we are able to do this year.
simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/...
#AI #LLMs #innovation #change
From Simon Wilson.
Many of these 2025 developments will shape what we are able to do this year.
simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/31/...
#AI #LLMs #innovation #change
Another book on my reading list for this year ...
The Science of Can and Can't by Chiara Marletto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sej8...
#physics #counterfactuals #possibility
The Science of Can and Can't by Chiara Marletto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sej8...
#physics #counterfactuals #possibility
Chiara Marletto | The Science of Can and Can't
YouTube video by Oxford Karl Popper Society
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Another book on my reading list for this year ...
The Science of Can and Can't by Chiara Marletto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sej8...
#physics #counterfactuals #possibility
The Science of Can and Can't by Chiara Marletto
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sej8...
#physics #counterfactuals #possibility
1st lines
Sterile allies to sterile. I had plopped there
in the middle of the pueblo, like an imploded star
and men came over and kissed me, because they're hospitable
Sometimes a little extra heat will do it, or
...
From The Heat Bird by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1983
#1stlines #poetry
Sterile allies to sterile. I had plopped there
in the middle of the pueblo, like an imploded star
and men came over and kissed me, because they're hospitable
Sometimes a little extra heat will do it, or
...
From The Heat Bird by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge 1983
#1stlines #poetry
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
