Jul 28, 2022The Perfect Battle Royale GameAs anyone who knows me can attest, I’m an inveterate gamer. I’ve played on virtually every console from Atari onwards (including the Virtual Boy, oof), plus PC games galore. And while historically platformers, single-player FPS, and open world action/stealth RPGs have been my favorite genres, in the last ~5 years…Videogames20 min readVideogames20 min read
Jun 1, 2018Gmail Meter vs. EmailAnalytics: Which Is Better?Email productivity is quickly becoming one of the most important factors for a company’s success. You may not think much of email, since it’s become such a natural and constant part of our work environments, but the reality is, workers are sending and receiving hundreds of emails per day; if…Email Marketing13 min readEmail Marketing13 min read
Jan 4, 2018Everything You Need to Know to Win at Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on XBoxDespite being a lifelong gamer (starting with Atari, SEGA and NES in the 80s and everything else since), games aren’t something I tend to write about. That said, I’ve become a wee bit obsessed with PUBG since it came out for XBox…OK, that might be an understatement. I’ve played 500+…Gaming22 min readGaming22 min read
Oct 17, 2017Why Things Are the Way They AreAlbert Einstein is famous for many reasons, and left behind many memorable quotes about all manner of intelligent subjects. That said, my favorite quote of his, by far, is this. “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe.” Not a day…Politics9 min readPolitics9 min read
Mar 23, 2017How to be Happy in 15 Clear StepsAccording to psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, happiness comes down to roughly 50% genetics, 40% choices, and 10% circumstances. If this is correct, that means you only really control 40–50% of the factors influencing your happiness…at best. But the bit you control can be hugely impactful, and to some degree you may…Happiness9 min readHappiness9 min read
Feb 18, 2017Millions of Jobs Are Going Away, But Universal Basic Income Isn’t the AnswerThe idea behind universal basic income (UBI), in which one’s government would provide every citizen in a country with a set amount of cash each month, is thought by some to be a potential panacea to our global inequality and under/unemployment woes. But to many others the idea is ludicrous…Basic Income8 min readBasic Income8 min read
Mar 4, 2016This One Psychological Principle is at the Heart of All Global ConflictExtremist beliefs, terrorism, racism, bigotry. If you watch the news, it seems like we’re seeing a resurgence of some of the worst characteristics of humanity on a global scale. Why can’t we all just get along? Cognitive dissonance, that’s why. Cognitive dissonance (<- read this link, it’s by the creator…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
May 19, 2014The Future as I See Ithttps://www.flickr.com/photos/aloha75/ Before we get going, just a quick note: This post is not ordered in any particular way. As I thought of technology or an innovation that I felt would be relevant, I wrote it down. Free writing at its best ☺ Enjoy! — Since I was riding in a…10 min read10 min read
