Powerpoint Presentations for Kids
When we all went into lockdown back in March, many parents with school-age children were thinking, "This is just a few weeks of sheltering in place, at worst we've lost the rest...
Technology
Review: Wise Guy
Wise Guy is a memoir, of sorts, from Guy Kawasaki. To be honest, I didn't know who he actually is and what he has accomplished; it had felt like he was famous for...
Review: Always Day One
Did you know that there's an internal tools team within Apple that's staffed by contractors looking primarily to stay employed? Can you find a way to tie that to Amazon'...
The Geography of EV Charging Stations
We've had our Tesla Model 3 for well over a year now, but never managed to take it on a road trip outside the Bay Area until this past holiday period, in part...
Peak Smartphone
A couple years back, in the midst of the revival of PC hardware—new construction materials, screens, touch interfaces, etc.—, there were a handful of bearish takes which noted that the industry was on its...
Review: Fifty Inventions that Shaped the Modern Economy
Inventions form many of the foundations of modern society. Many are easily recognizable from children's textbooks: the lightbulb, railroads, the printing press, the internet. Fifty Inventions that Shaped the Modern Economy explores a...