Dystopian futures
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Social media justice
The other day, I was watching The Orville on Hulu – great show. You could describe [...]
Is that outside or on TV?
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Real sound
I’m an audiophile and I tend to spend more money than most people on audio equipment. Although, there are plenty people out there who spent more in the pursuit to...
Not all laptop users are created equal
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Ipad Pro ad & mom
Apple is running ads for the iPad Pro called “5 reasons iPad Pro can be your next computer”. I wish that was true. I wrote about it before, but what...
A potential future for retailing
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Showrooms vs retail
Yesterday, we were driving past a big Toys’R’Us sign. My partner remarked it’s interesting that these signs are still up and she was wondering what is going to happen to...
Personal pet peeve
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Ghosting is rude
When did it become ok to just drop out of a (email|text) conversation and stop participating? Even mid-conversation? It’s one of those things which really bother me. I get, you...
The internet is not nearly done
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Let’s do everything else
This morning, I watched a presentation by A16Z’s top analyst Benedict Evans titled “The end of the beginning”. I always enjoy his analysis and this one is no exception. Using...
Less choice is often better
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FOBO & Amazon
Every now and then, I’m searching for something on Amazon and end up not buying. The problem is that I get overwhelmed with choices and end up with option paralysis....
Nothing to do with nostalgia
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Why we love vinyl
One of the fascinating effects of today’s technology world, is the way we mix sound. Most people are not aware of this, but music today sounds widely different than it...
Like your home, it’s better not shared
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Own your blog
Yesterday, I was reading a post on Medium that Medium is not a great place to blog. And kind of like Blogger, Medium is a terrible thing for publishing. If...
Not all products are treated equal
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Feature vs mission
A couple of days ago, I wrote about Evernote. Once, Steve Jobs called Dropbox a “feature”. He was right in his own context. But I do belief mission trumps features....