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Arc: The Clone Wars

Arc: The Clone Wars

The Arc browser, even when it was in beta back in 2023, struck a chord with me and many of its early users. Certainly, it was designed for power users: robust tab management (Split views + folders), workflow- and cookie-segmented…

Democratizing Access

Democratizing Access

I've spent the bulk of my career in a peculiar cross-section between finance and tech—Fintech, for short. It was an area in vogue in the 2010s: I ended up at Square and Affirm, but I could…

Review: Never Enough

Review: Never Enough

Our oldest child started 8th grade this year. For our school district, this is also the last year of middle school; next year, they'll make the leap to high school proper. It's about the age when…

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Second Violin Advisory

Second Violin Advisory

I'm trying something new: Second Violin Advisory | Engineering leadership coaching and advisoryCoaching and advisory for engineering leaders: executive coaching, engineering organization reviews and fractional leadership, from Allen Cheung.Second Violin Advisory This is the executive coaching and advisory…

Novelty at Home

Novelty at Home

There is an unusual landmark a 20-minute drive away from our home: the Pulgas Water Temple. With classic Roman architecture and a grandiose name, you'd think this was a monument displaced halfway around the world, built by…

Too Long; Still Read

Too Long; Still Read

Since its launch in 2008, I've been an avid user of the read-it-later app Instapaper[1]. In 18 years' time, the app has saved some 47k articles, which comes out to around 7.2 articles…