If our economy is based on people buying goods and services, people having money…
Prediction: Apple Will Announce a Mobile Payment System
There is significant hype around Apple’s upcoming September 9th product…
A Visualization of Apple’s Simplicity Differentiation
It’s easy to talk about how Apple focuses on simplicity, but showing it…
The Coming Future of Unemployable Humans
I’ve written a lot about how automation (robots, computers, software) is…
Humans Leave Earth as Computers
I think humans will leave earth as computers. What does that mean? People have…
Solar Covered Roads
From Techcrunch: Here’s an idea crazy enough that it just might work: Pave the…
Technical Extremes
From Variety: Music sales continued their free-fall during the first six months…
Predicting the Future Using Twitter
From pbs.org: After EMBERS ingests the raw data, it gleans a variety of metadata,…
A World Without Middlemen
I’m fascinated by a trend that’s been accelerating over the last several…
Apple is Truly Innovating with iOS8 Messages
If you build products for a living, there’s a lot to learn from iOS 8’s…
Using Vim to Blog with WordPress
A number of static blogging solutions have emerged over the last few years, and…
Latency Matters
I recently tried to move my Linode to Fremont, CA from Atlanta (where it is now).…
My Thoughts on Net Neutrality
The confusion with Net Neutrality comes from seeing it differently than healthcare…
Measuring the Quality of a Culture
May 10, 2014 I think a lot about the various influences that interact to create…
Android Still Doesn’t Get It
I was at Best Buy recently, and wanted to check out the latest Galaxy S5 from…
Security and the Internet of Things
If you’re interested in The Internet of Things at all, you should check…
Personal Daemons and Customization
I’ve been thinking and writing for years now about what I call Personal…
Is Government or Industry Responsible for the Cable ISP Situation?
Here in the United States we have a problem with our Internet speeds. I’m…
Thoughts About ‘Her’
I just finished watching Her, the movie with Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Scarlett…
A Drone-based Delivery System
I read an article recently talking about consumer drones. It was a good piece,…
Personal Drone Attacks
I’m surprised we haven’t heard more about small, prosumer drones being…
Hostname Naming Conventions
The idea is to come up with some kind of category, so that people have something…
Skills of the Future
I enjoy thinking about what the future will require from humans in terms of skills.…
Changing Your Server Headers Using Varnish
Changing one’s server headers is both practical and fun. It’s a good…
TouchID is a Breakthrough, Even Though It’s Breakable
What I, and many of my colleagues are waiting for (with baited breath), is TouchID…