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How to Record a Table Tennis Workout Using the Apple Watch
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I Can’t Do iPhone Cases
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My Quick Thoughts on the iPhone X
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An Idea on How to Build a Conscious Machine
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Personal Sensors Are the Next Breakthrough in Consumer Electronics
I’ve thought for a while now that the next big leap in consumer electronics…
With Facebook and Google You Are Literally The Product
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My Thoughts on the iPhone X Announcement
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Facial Gestures and Eye Tracking as Computer Inputs
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How I Just Saved $5,500 on my EC2 Bill in 5 Minutes by Switching to a Reserved Instance
I just lowered my Amazon EC2 bill, over 3 years, from $6,120 to $583. Or, put…
Good App Features Become OS Features
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Ruby is Gentoo, Python is Ubuntu
I used to be a Gentoo guy. For like 7 years I ran it and it was my world. It was…
An Ubuntu update Command
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The Best WordPress Plugin for Related Posts
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Robert Graham is Wrong About John Oliver Being Wrong About Net Neutrality
For example, he says that without Net Neutrality, Comcast can prefer original…
My Current Predictions for Thinking Machines
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I called “Getting Better at Getting…
Why You Should Be Using More Emoji
If you’re over 30 you’re probably a bit averse to using emoji to communicate.…
How to Connect to a Local Port on a Remote SSH Server
If you ever have a web server (or other type of server) running on a remote Linux…
AR Glasses + Language Translation / Subtitles
There are credible rumors that Apple is working on AR glasses. Of course that’s…
Moving to a Sponsorship Model
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Some Thoughts on Dataism
The final chapters of Homo Deus talks about the concept of Dataism. A cursory…
AI and Synthetic Mind Creation
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Game Design is About to Become a Critical Career
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A Response to Benedict Evans on the Limitations of Voice Interfaces
Benedict Evans wrote a great piece about voice interfaces where he argues his…