Pixelache
I just finished the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It was originally released back in April, but due to the organic praise from critics and the gaming community alike, the game was sold out for...
Strong Opinions, Strongly Held
The aphorism is "strong opinions, weakly held." Now, I've always been skeptical of what, on its face, is a contradiction. At best, it's useful as rhetorical insurance, allowing its...
In Appreciation of IKEA
We made a trip to the local IKEA this past weekend. The furniture store of college dorm rooms, IKEA was a staple of my 20s as I moved between apartments and condos, and evolved living...
Selective Acquihiring
It was around 5 pm on a lazy weekday afternoon. I still remember peering out into the mostly empty parking lot, the bright Californian sun blunted with tinted glass in my tiny conference room, on...
Review: Careless People
There's a particular subgenre of tech industry book that piques my interest. Chaos Monkeys, Uncanny Valley, Extremely Hardcore—they purport to reveal the dirty underbelly of Silicon Valley, a true on-the-ground retelling of...
Founder Appeasement
So, I'm a tad late to this article about Airbnb and their big launch a few months ago. The gist is that Airbnb, as its core vacation and remote work rental business saturates...