• I’m so sick of hearing about microservices.

    As I walked out out of the conference hall after DHH’s RailsConf keynote this morning, I felt this vibe that people are regarding him as…

  • My favorite things: Plantronics BackBeat FIT

    There are a ton of Bluetooth headphone options out there, but for some reason none of them work that well for me. Most are earbud-style and…

  • My favorite things: Sugru

      I’ve recently introduced myself to Sugru (pronounced “sue grew”) and I’m really finding myself enamored with it.   Unlike the other products I post…

  • Thoughts and Speculation about the 12″ MacBook Air

    The leaked specs and artist’s rendering of Apple’s alleged 12″ MacBook Air are a radical move for Apple laptops, particularly in that they are getting…

  • The fucking news

    I finally finished the last episodes of The Newsroom recently, and it got me thinking and worrying about the future of journalism. I know a lot of…

  • The “I’m guilty of this too” trope

    You’ve all gotten that email or spoken message from a boss, preaching to the team about how everyone needs to break some bad habit. And…

  • When things go wrong in Apple-land

    In a previous post i discussed a way Apple could tweak its development process to make its software products more reliable. But even if Apple…

  • On The Bravery Of Trans People

    Recently I’ve been thinking  a lot about Leelah Alcorn’s death. But this post isn’t really about Leelah. It’s more about the people who slog through…

  • Reclaiming “It Just Works”

    Everyone agrees that Apple’s software quality has taken a dive in the last couple of years. Interestingly, I hear a lot of fingers being pointed…

  • Using Data To Reduce Inequality

    The racism we deal with today in America has evolved to be a lot more elusive than it was during the Civil Rights Movement. You…