Ben HalpernReflectionsWhen you stare into the mirror, you are always looking at your past self (speed of light and all). That is the same self that made all…Aug 11, 2016Aug 11, 2016
Ben HalpernRandom startup idea: Insurance policy for hiring expensive technical expertsAn “insurance” program that provides super high quality experts in highly technical areas like advanced security, scaling services…Mar 2, 2016Mar 2, 2016
Ben HalpernI made NASA’s beautiful “Visions of the Future” art collection available on graphic shirts.Yesterday I came across the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Visions of the Future collection. They are brilliant and cheeky pieces of…Feb 17, 2016Feb 17, 2016
Ben HalpernDon’t make smart fridgesI’m all for the internet of Things, but Samsung’s new ultra software-enabled refrigerator is a monstrosity. Every one of its intelligent…Jan 7, 2016Jan 7, 2016
Ben HalpernJank Awareness, Detection and ExpulsionOnly you can prevent browser lagDec 13, 2015Dec 13, 2015
Ben HalpernIf you think technologies like Instant Replay are changing sports, wait ‘til Machine Learning…There has been a lot of discussion in the Major League Baseball playoffs about the place of Instant Replay in the game of baseball. It has…Oct 26, 2015Oct 26, 2015
Ben HalperninThe Practical DeveloperMy 17 Favorite Programming PodcastsI love programming podcasts. They are one of the best mediums for learning about what you don’t know you don’t know. They are a great…Oct 20, 20152Oct 20, 20152
Ben HalpernGithub Pages will silently not update if you have not verified your email.Just posting this out there in case some lonely soul someday Google’s “Github Pages not updating after commit” or something along those…May 22, 2015May 22, 2015