Dec 22, 2021Member-onlyReact Native Lesson after 2 YearsMy team has now being developing with React Native for 2 years, including launching Vibemap on the Android and iOS app stores this Summer. We are still constantly improving and…React1 min readReact1 min read
Sep 6, 2021Project Hail Mary, Novel ReviewA chemistry epic. That’s how I’d summarize the latest novel by Andy Weir. Project Hail Mary is an imaginative space odyssey and last-ditch quest to to stop a fast-approaching climate catastrophe from killing humanity. While this may feel too dark, given the very real climate crisis of global warming our society is currently…Science Fiction3 min readScience Fiction3 min read
Published in Vibemap·Jun 10, 2021Vibemap is Live on the App Store & Google PlayFind your Vibe. — Vibemap is a new city discovery app that connects you to meaningful places, events and experiences that match your vibe. App Store | Google Play I’m grateful and proud to share that after an unexpected journey during a global pandemic with an amazing team and group of beta users, business…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published in Vibemap·Oct 5, 2020Make a Plan to Vote with our Ballot Drop-off GuidesFilled in the bubbles? Double-checked your ballot? Signed your envelope? Now take your ballot to a secure drop box near you, support a local business, and explore some local vibes while your at it. Check out the Vibemap guides to dropping off your ballot in Oakland, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.Voting5 min readVoting5 min read
Published in Vibemap·Sep 13, 2020Member-onlyGood or bad times, this remains“How are you?” — is how we once greeted each other. Now we ask, “How you holding up?” Some things change. Remember 2019? Health experts were telling us that being social would strengthen our general well-being. …Cities2 min readCities2 min read
Sep 8, 2019Member-onlyNaomi Alderman on the Importance of Seeing New Things in Everyday LifeOne of my favorite movies is Groundhog Day — so much, in fact, that I hosted a Groundhog-Day-themed party early this year. This week, I was happy to listen a new episode of The On Being Project, one of my favorite podcast, episode This Movie Change Me. This Movie Changed Me on Apple Podcasts Movies create space to explore some of life's biggest questions. This Movie Changed Me features conversations about…podcasts.apple.comGroundhog Day2 min readGroundhog Day2 min read
Sep 11, 2018Visualizing Better Transportation: Data & ToolsThe following is a collection of transportation-related data and tools for the San Francisco Bay Area and other cities in North America. These tools were originally collected and discussed at a 2018 Transit Week Event at ARUP in San Francisco. How might we use data to create seamless travel experiences…Open Data7 min readOpen Data7 min read
May 20, 2018Finding My Place on the BusAt the end of last year, I walked on the platform of Muni Diaries Live in San Francisco. …San Francisco11 min readSan Francisco11 min read
Mar 2, 2017If Life is a Simulation, Let’s Make the Best of ItAn optimist’s view of living in a computer and embracing alternate reality. — Hollywood makes illusions of other worlds and times It even brings people back from the dead, as Viola Davis said in her moving Oscar speech Sunday night. A couple hours later, the stage of that same show was chaos and it seemed that the Academy produced a space-time rift to…Artificial Intelligence8 min readArtificial Intelligence8 min read
Jan 22, 2017Affirmations in a Time of UncertaintyWhether you are worried about the state of liberal democracy or the earth’s fragile climate, you may find yourself having frequent moments of fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD). I’d become self-aware of my own anxiety earlier this year — and that was just before the U.S. election! In 2016, I…Peace4 min readPeace4 min read
