The Employees You Want

Max Read has a secondary potential motivation (other than sucking up to an incoming Presidential administration) for Mark Zuckerberg suddenly reinventing himself as the least intimidating, least plausible right-wing tough-guy reactionary ever conceived: “News on Friday that Meta is ending its D.E.I. program should be seen in this context–as not just another way to cozy […]

Year in Review (sort of)

This isn’t quite an end-of-year post, but technically, we are approaching the end of the year, so why not. At present, there are some things I’m high on (ideas, not substances), and some things I’m a lot lower on. In an attempt to stay positive, I’m going to counter each of my lows with a […]

Visionaries

I was ranting to my wife the other night about how frustrating it is that so much energy is going into absurd nerd fantasy when there’s just SO MUCH to improve about the actual technology real people use every day. At some point, I blurted out something about how maybe getting two completely insane platforms […]

Someone Else Further Down the Stack

I mentioned this when I first saw it, but I just cannot get over this ridiculous interview with the CEO of Zoom. Somehow, it manages to simultaneously highlight pretty much all of the major things that are bothering me as I careen into my grumpiest, middle-ag-iest years. It features an incredibly successful (and presumably rich) […]

Zoom Delusion

I don’t know a polite way to say it, but the CEO of Zoom sounds like he’s completely lost his mind. You should read this whole Verge interview to experience his bizarre, dystopian, AI-double fantasy for yourself, but also to witness the perfect example of zero-accountability AI-fueled investment hype, pictured here: “It’s someone down the […]

Anti-Social Media

Quitting social media over the last five years has been a net positive for me, but I do miss having a place for quick observations and small rants. Turns out it’s not the audience that does it for me, it’s just the therapeutic exercise of documentation. Crazy, huh? Anyways, I’m adding a feed here for […]