Waffle House—An American institution you can trust Waffle House is more than just a breakfast restaurant. It's a symbol of America itself.
Looking for my orange One ordinary orange, one extraordinary moment of clarity, and a reminder that healing sometimes tastes sweet
AI vs augmented intelligence—A post about marketing semantics in the tech industry 'AI' puts the machines front and center, while 'augmented intelligence' leaves the spotlight on the human.
Will either presidential candidate challenge Big Tech? If I were a single-issue voter in 2024, I’d vote solely on how I felt the presidential candidates would handle antitrust cases against Big Tech, not because I think tech antitrust is America’s greatest issue but because it’s one of the few issues we have long-overdue positive
Why we hate the tech industry even though we love tech So many of us love tech yet have fallen out of love with the companies which comprise the tech industry. But how can that be? Data We’re tired of tech companies exploiting our data. ‘If you’re not paying for the product, then you’re the product’ suggests you
Is generative AI the best use of the world's electricity? In a clip that starts a recent episode of the podcast Tech Won’t Save Us, Sam Altman acknowledges generative AI’s Achilles’ heel: energy. Generative AI needs a ton of energy, at a time when tech companies are supposedly pushing to curb carbon emissions to address climate concerns. Seeing
Living in a post-growth world Economic growth is a hell of a drug. But what do you do when the well’s run dry? The American economic system is built around the assumption of growth. Our unofficial motto regarding the economy is If it ain’t growin’, it must be dyin’! Policy makers will jump
Simplicity - The lost art we must discover 21st-century living is complicated. But must it be? When you look around you, it’s easy to feel as if complexity is a requirement of the modern world. Most workplaces run via series after series of overcomplicated processes. To ‘exist’ today requires an ever-growing number of online profiles. Life seems
Writers should kill more trees Writing by hand is the best. There’s nothing like finding that perfect combination of pen and ink and paper. That tactile feedback as your pen scratches across the page. The shimmer of the ink making your words shine. The joy of distraction-free creation. These are just a few reasons
Maybe businesses should kick it old school Why is business so hard? I mean, why do so many businesses struggle with basic tasks? Why do companies of smart and accomplished people seem to get bogged down on the way to success? Here’s the simplest answer I can come up with: Employees have to wade through oceans
The thing about the cherry on top What will be your life’s sweetest dessert? I recently rewatched a video related to the prolific band The Cure being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. No, it wasn’t a video of Trent Reznor’s flattering induction speech. It was the one of the overly
Simplicity is hard If there’s one thing I’ve come to value after the last 16 years full-time in the workforce, it’s simplicity. ‘Simplicity’ is not the same as ‘easy’. Something simple may still be hard. (Some of the hardest truths may be the simplest.) Simplicity means you’ve removed as
The right fit vs. the qualified candidate My son is in his final year of reg-league baseball. This fall season is his next-to-last season, with his last being in the spring. It’s a bittersweet time. The bitter part of that equation is obvious—what if he never plays baseball again? What if this is all she