“A man never steps into the same river twice, for he’s not the same man, and it’s not the same river.” — Heraclitus I have a recurring conversation, often in the context of restaurants, in which people say that their old favorites aren’t as good as they used to be. …

Prompted by this post on Artifact. I’ve been thinking about this since I heard the news and more so since you posted this. Identifying the challenges was the easy part, the opportunities…not so much. CHALLENGES Adult content: It appears that a significant portion of MAU at tumblr’s peak were related to…

Prompted by the upcoming release of Aggro Dr1ft, I thought it would be fun to make a list of films which are heavily connected to or inspired by video game aesthetics. By aesthetics I mean both how the movies look and how they work, i.e. …

My reply to Om’s Malik’s post. I (mostly) agree with Om’s headline, but not with the assertions nor the conclusion; in no small part because the various platforms differ and there’s one big segment of Social which his post doesn’t touch on at all: Messaging. Twitter: I was on very…

[Repost from Fall 2022] With the fall Apple (iPhone) event almost upon us, time to speculate if there’ll be a “One more thing…” moment. Apple does things their own way and speculation around a pair of Apple AR/VR glasses has been rampant, but it’s remained unclear if, when, how and…

My preferred order for reading books is audio > ebook > paperback > hardback. (Except for art and photography books, in which the order is hardback > ebook > paperback.) Reading an audiobook of course means listening to it and debates abound whether we retain information better or worse if…

Odd working hours, social distancing and long walks mean plenty of time for reading. Here are the books I’ve read so far this year.

Today is an exciting day. Think back to the past 15 years and the things that we take for granted now that didn’t exist then. The ability to have a video call almost anyone, anywhere for free. The most comprehensive encyclopedia in history in your pocket, updated in realtime by…

With the release of the new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro, Apple once again positions the iPad Pro as a viable primary computer and alternative to a laptop or desktop. The Magic Keyboard includes a built-in trackpad to take advantage of full trackpad support that iPadOS 13.3 now offers. …