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Jun
24

micro-06-24-2025

Listening to the latest episode of Dithering makes me wonder if tech companies paying employees for the value they provide
Jan
24

Decision Fatigue

I think about web decision fatigue, endless online reading, technical rabbit holes, and the difficulty of shutting my curiosity off.
2 min read
Apr
23

Keys to Success by John Gruber

I share John Gruber's joking keys to success: fussy coffee, clicky keyboards, SodaStream, and no Apple device required.
Apr
15

Sunday Reading - April 15th, 2012

I collect Sunday reading links on Instagram, Facebook loneliness, tech news, Tyler Cowen, fashion, gender, and wider culture.
1 min read
Mar
11

An Invitation to the Future

I connect the new iPad, social apps, SXSW, and a redesign of Four Sides while thinking about blurry visions of the future.
2 min read
Oct
07

Pausing to Read - Site Design

I think about Instapaper, clean site design, and how removing distractions can make online reading feel slower and more humane.
2 min read
Oct
02

The Social Network Review

I review The Social Network through Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Aaron Sorkin, and the tension between myth, invention, and accuracy.
3 min read
Aug
30

Jeff Jarvis, Google Me, and the Future of the Internet

I speculate about Google Me, decentralized networks, private publics, and how Google might reshape identity and sharing online.
4 min read
Mar
24
Living in the Immersion Age Now

Living in the Immersion Age Now

I expand the Immersion Age idea through tribes, participation, online information flow, and the way connection changes daily life.
5 min read
Mar
22

Immersive Age versus Information Age

I argue for the Immersive Age, where constant information, media, and global connection reshape attention, ambition, and confusion.
4 min read
Jun
30

Kodak DX6490, How I love thee...

I write about falling in love with my Kodak DX6490, photography, zoom experiments, and the pleasure of seeing the world through a camera.
1 min read
Jun
05

A Friend MIA

I describe losing my laptop charger for a few days and realizing how closely my routines, music, writing, and attention had fused with technology.
4 min read
Jun
03

Obsession

I think through obsession, necessity, cellphones, email, and how modern technology can start to feel less like a tool than a dependency.
4 min read
May
21

Changesurfer.com

I reflect on Changesurfer, transhumanism, FM-2030, and ideas about technology, relationships, and possible futures for humanity.
4 min read
Feb
20

Thought for the Day: Technology

I question whether new media formats and consumer technology are solving real needs or simply feeding the demand for constant upgrades.
3 min read

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