Review: Minesweeper
Before the advent of smartphones, or widespread internet connectivity, the primary role of a PC was for personal and professional productivity. In the Windows 3.1/95 era, my memories of the main "apps&...
Through the Looking Glass
Augmented Reality (AR) is one of these technologies we keep returning to. The sheer science-fiction ness of wearing a computer on our faces, augmenting what we see around us with information gleaned from a combination...
Founder Mode Rationalization
It's been some months since Paul Graham published his essay on "Founder Mode": the idea that there are times when founders should exercise their authority to orient a company's...
Prosumers Skew Expectations
Well, it keeps on happening. The Browser Company, the entity behind the innovative browser Arc, announced that they are "slowing down" the development of their flagship browser, and redirecting their team towards something...
Machine Learning the Ropes of Intuition
We tend to romanticize the manual past in our inexorable march of technological progress and automation. Artisanal craft over factory assembly lines. Personalized service over generic interactions. Professional piano tuner over…whatever apps would help...
What is a Photo, Anyway?
The Sony Alpha A7C II isn't a large camera—the "C" in the name stands for "compact"—and it's often paired with thin, inconspicuous lenses to maintain...