EV Overcapacity
We're well into the bust stretch of the EV boom-bust cycle. The boom portion started just as we eased out of the COVID lockdowns. Tesla had nurtured—almost single-handedly—the market demand for...
The Same Game, Prettier
A tried-and-true way to make more money from the same movie is to re-release it in a new format, for the diehard fans who want to own every single version of a piece of cinema....
Main Character Syndrome
Put yourself in their shoes. It's an idiom taught at a young age[1]; I think I introduced this to my children sometime around kindergarten. Of course, kids have to be reminded—consistently—...
Feedback Void
There is a certain allure to someone who marches to the beat of their own drum. Framed negatively, it's stubbornness or a refusal to heed the warning of others; positively, it's...
Review: Extremely Hardcore
Twitter—as a company, as a business, as a social network—has always taken on outsized importance relative to its stature. Perhaps it's because it's the social network of journalists, but...
Productive Computing
I've been using the Vision Pro now for almost 3 months. It's a neat machine, crammed with technology and party tricks pulled from the future. Yet, after the initial hype, its...