• Space and Rich Dudes

    I share a little bit of the bitterness that visiting space has transitioned from being something that countries did, to being a hobby of wealthy…

  • The Economics of Scale (or, the high cost of low prices)

    I often see tweets like this decrying wealth inequality: Remember when Kroger closed stores in Seattle and Long Beach because the cities mandated $4/hour raises…

  • Windows 365

    This announcement is one of those things where I look at it and I’m just like: It’s funny, it used to be that you’d have…

  • Tech Companies and Competition

    (Disclosure: my current employer is a subsidiary of Microsoft. I’m not a journalist or anything, and I don’t think that really influenced my writing, but…

  • This is Not a Filler Post

    I haven’t posted a ton lately. It’s not for a lack of writing! I’ve drafted a lot of things up, but even after rounds of…

  • The Nerve of the Developers of Audacity

    So a few days ago, the new owners of open-source audio editor Audacity pushed out a new privacy policy, and according to this policy, the…

  • Apple and China

    Apple has a China problem. Apple’s dependence on China runs very deep. Not only is China a lynchpin of Apple’s supply chain, but they’re also…

  • WWDC 2021 Keynote – Impressions

    This keynote weighed in at just under an hour and 45 minutes, but by being pre-recorded, it was a tight keynote, jam packed with announcements.…

  • Apple: Working remote, or remotely working?

    I’m glad to see that Apple employees are speaking up and pushing on Apple to embrace a more remote-friendly environment. Apple absolutely has a culture…

  • WWDC 2019

    With WWDC coming up in just a few days, I’ve been reflecting a little on WWDCs of years past. Quite possibly my favorite WWDC ever…